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1930’s Regal Le Domino Big Boy – £999
NEW ARRIVAL This Le Domino guitar from the late 1930s, was made by Regal of Chicago, and was the biggest and boldest-looking archtop in that line of instruments. It's roughly 000-sized with deeper...
1964 Hofner Verithin Stereo – £999
NEW ARRIVAL The Hofner Verithin was introduced in 1960, and quickly became their most popular model. As US imports were very thin on the ground in the 60’s, the Verithin took the place of Gibson’s...
1994 Crow Archtop – £999
ON HOLD Arthur Crow was a little known luthier of fine archtop guitars, based in Longmont, Colorado. One of his unique touches was the beautifully inlayed headstock logo of the Twin Peaks, Rocky...
1947 National 1140 Archtop – £1249
ON HOLD Most famous for building resonator guitars, National also made archtop guitars in the 40’s and 50’s. This was because there was a dip in the resonator market, so they decided to enter the...
1959 Pre Vox Jennings (JMI) Archtop – £499
NEW ARRIVAL This is an interesting example of a JMI produced guitar before they put a Vox badge on their headstocks and produced some of the 60’s most extravagant electric guitars. Most famously...
2012 Eastman AR503 CE – £999
SOLD Eastman have become a major player in the archtop world, and the AR503CE is the most sought after model from the whole family. It’s a hand built Nitro finished carved spruce top archtop, in a...
1988 Dobro DM33H ‘Hawaiian’ – £1699
NEW ARRIVAL There are few guitars that look more suited to play the blues than a Dobro resonator. The inverted resonator cone gives power and punch, and is perfect for players who focus on open...
1957 Hoyer Archtop – £499
NEW ARRIVAL Post second world war West German archtops have become renowned for their stylish looks and great value for money. Arnold Hoyer in particular produced some strikingly good looking...
2004 Gretsch 6120 DSW – £1599
SOLD Few electric guitars are as recognisable as a Gretsch, and in a classic orange finish the Nashville 6120 has to be the most identifiable of them all. It first appeared in the mid-1950s with...
1950 National 1100 California – £1399
NEW ARRIVAL National guitars have become a bit of an institution for making resonator guitars, but it’s less known that for a short period they made archtops, and these have become quite desirable...
1967 Hofner Verithin – £799
NEW ARRIVAL Introduced in 1960 the Verithin, like so many other Hofner models, is clearly inspired by Gibson guitars, and with a hollow body closely resembles the ES330. Then in late ’65 early ’66...
1969 Ventura V-1400 Barney Kessel – £999
The Ventura V-1400 is a faithful recreation of the Gibson Barney Kessel Custom, made in Japan's famed Matsumoku factory. This was Ventura's top of the line offering in the 1960’s and the quality...
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