Show Me Your Black Archtop

[man-argentina]

Just for fun, if this kind of topic is not ok for the forum sorry.

I became a fan of black guitars in general, if you have a black archtop I wanna see it!

[Stringswinger]

Years ago I passed on a Black L-5C (I went home to sleep on it and when I went back the next day to buy it, she was gone)

But I do have a Black Les Paul Studio (which has an arched top)

[Gitfiddler]

Not mine, but I've always liked the Ibanez PM100BK model.

[Cunamara]

Years ago I passed on a Black L-5C (I went home to sleep on it and when I went back the next day to buy it, she was gone)

But I do have a Black Les Paul Studio (which has an arched top)

You have a vineyard on your boulevard?

[Fred Archtop]

1937 L50 turned into an ES-150 by Dutch luthier Daniël Slaman.



This guitar is identical to the first 10 electric guitars ever produced by Gibson in 1936, as a demonstration batch of the ES-150s that were released in 1937. It is equipped with a Charlie Christian mic' from CC UK. Wide neck but very easy to play.
And it sounds like this:

Cheers

[medblues]

Not mine but I have one exactly like it:

[A440]

Here's my monster. Old and beaten up, but a joy to play.

[Rhythmisking]

My HRF III
I think it's the only black guitar I currently own.

[rlrhett]

Here are mine:


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[GNAPPI]

Years ago I passed on a Black L-5C (I went home to sleep on it and when I went back the next day to buy it, she was gone)

But I do have a Black Les Paul Studio (which has an arched top)

I went to an audition with a black 335 dressed like you (minus the hat) and even though I aced their test sets, they never called me back.

I wonder if the fact that it was a religious organization had anything to do with it? :-)

I wear a lot of dark (Blue, black, green, grey) clothes. A GF once asked me to wash some of her clothes in my "delicate" wash, I explained I only have two loads, whites and everything else... she took her Victoria's Secret stuff home :-) Since then I threw away all of my whites and now only have an "everything" wash. Ah, the simple life.

[Easy2grasp]

1996/1997 Lacey Premier Black Archtop Electric Guitar, Serial | Lot #85022 | Heritage Auctions

Shameless promotion - great starting price, beautiful guitar built in the spirit of a vintage d'angelico by a noted master luthier, minty condition, ladder bracing, pickup rebuilt by Lindy Fralin, Mark Lacey was one of the luthiers selected to make a blue guitar in the Scott Chinery collection. I'm reducing my guitar collection and thought I would try Heritage Auctions. I am probably going to lose my shirt and my Lacey. But this very playable guitar needs to be in the hands of a player and not mostly stored in a display case (It is a piece of art, though).

[John A.]

Here's mine:



John

[vinnyv1k]

WOW Easy !!! How come you didn't list that beauty here ? Gorgeous.

[Gitfiddler]

1996/1997 Lacey Premier Black Archtop Electric Guitar, Serial | Lot #85022 | Heritage Auctions

Shameless promotion - great starting price, beautiful guitar built in the spirit of a vintage d'angelico by a noted master luthier, minty condition, ladder bracing, pickup rebuilt by Lindy Fralin, Mark Lacey was one of the luthiers selected to make a blue guitar in the Scott Chinery collection. I'm reducing my guitar collection and thought I would try Heritage Auctions. I am probably going to lose my shirt and my Lacey. But this very playable guitar needs to be in the hands of a player and not mostly stored in a display case (It is a piece of art, though).

Let's get a closer look at your black beauty...

[Michael Neverisky]

It's black and has a carved arched top.

[xavierbarcelo]

Here’s mine. Rodebald Hoyer all solid , with a bit of a dodgy restoration. It sounds wonderful, loud and balanced.




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[man-argentina]

Thanks for share your beuties folks, Im designing my archtop and I want it black, but so hard to pick the body shape !!

[Little Jay]

Another body shape to consider:

[Little Jay]

Or this:

[man-argentina]

Or this:

Yeap, I cant decide, Im thinking in a Tele-ish style, but also tempted about a L5 or L4 style, I preffer singlecuts. So hard to pick just 1 model, no budget for more !!

[Soccerpoodle]

Just got this 3 weeks ago and cannot put it down.

[archtopeddy]

1935 L-30. Original black, heavy road-worn with stories I'll never fully know...

[Woody Sound]

Not mine, but pretty cool.

[zizala]

A couple old favorites with original black finishes.
My '45 L-7 and '52 ES-150.