Best Sellers
Top products on Reverb over the past 90 days
Best Sellers in Electric Guitars - Archtop
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Duesenberg Starplayer TV Electric Guitar
65 available from $1,850The Duesenberg Starplayer TV is a luxe guitar with some of the best appointments for the guitar player who only wants the best. Semi-hollow, sporting one custom-wound P-90 at the neck and a vintage humbucker at the bridge, with a modified '60s-style tremolo and floating bridge, the Starplayer TV has pretty much everything you could ask for from a semi-hollow electric. Hop in a time machine and take it back to some of the best years of rock 'n' roll with the vintage-inspired Duesenberg Starplayer TV. - 2
Gretsch G5120 Electromatic Hollow Body 2006 - 2013
23 available from $475Built with the unmistakable look and twang of their legendary hollow bodies in an affordable, modern package, the Gretsch G5120 Electromatic puts a professional guitar within reach of the everyday musician.
- Body: Laminated maple arched top and body in single cutaway design
- Neck: Set five-piece maple in "U" shape with 12" rosewood fretboard
- Electronics: Black Top Filter'Tron humbuckers with master tone and volume, individual volume knobs, three-way pickup selector
- Other Features: Bigsby B60 Vibrato tailpiece, Adjusto-Matic bridge, fretboard and soundhole binding
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Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin
23 available from $550Bringing together features like a Canadian wild cherry archtop, sides, and back, silver leaf maple neck, and rowdy Kingpin P-90 neck pickup, the Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin Hollowbody infuses a modern instrument with classic construction. Robust and resonant, the 5th Avenue Kingpin's moody character blends effortlessly into genres from alt folk to jazz, and no matter what stage you find yourself on, the Cognac Burst will grab any audience's attention. - 6
Godin 5th Avenue CW Kingpin II
17 available from $629Summoning the warm tone and refined presence of '50s archtop guitars, the Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin II Hollow Body Guitar in Cognac Burst is an ideal jazz player ready for duty as a go-to gigging workhorse.
- Body: Canadian Wild Cherry with laminated top and acrylic lacquer sides/back
- Neck: Silver Leaf Maple with 16" radius
- Electronics: Two Godin P90 pickups, master volume/tone knobs, three-way pickup switch
- Other Features: Adjustable TUSQ graphite bridge, cream body binding, trapeze tailpiece, 24.8" scale
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Gretsch 6122 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman 1964 - 1970
29 available from $2,100Following the 1961 - 1963 model, the 6122 Country Gentleman sported one filter'tron and one super'tron pickup until 1970, when Gretsch switched back to using two filter'trons. This model was then renumbered to model 7670 in 1971. - 12
D'Angelico EX-SS Semi-Hollow with Stairstep Tailpiece
21 available from $700Built with illustrious flamed maple, dual Kent Armstrong humbuckers and an immensely comfortable 15" body design, the D'Angelico EX-SS Semi-Hollowbody Guitar marries vintage look and sound with modern appointments for today's player. Featuring a buttery neck and rosewood fretboard which allow for some of the smoothest playing on the market, the EX-SS's pristine sound might only be matched by its incomparable finish in natural, grey black, or sunburst. - 19
The Loar LH-280
2 available from $500The Loar has been offering imported mandolins and guitars designed by Greg Rich since 2005, with most models featuring a hollow body archtop configuration. The company is a division of The Music Link.
The LH-280 features a Florentine cutaway and dual humbuckers with a carved Spruce archtop, similar to the Gibson ES-175.
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Gibson Lucille BB King Signature 2012 - 2019
4 available from $3,900Based off of the lovingly named axe of the legendary B.B. King, the Gibson Lucille draws from the various ES-355s that King used and modified over the years. The semi-hollowbodied Lucille has no F-holes, intended to reduce feedback, and boasts two humbuckers along with a tunable TP-6 bridge. The headstock logo has changed over the years, originally simply saying Lucille but more recently wearing a larger B.B. King emblem. - 28
Grestch 7670 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman
14 available from $2,000Renumbered from the 6122 model, the 7670 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman was produced from 1971 - 1981. This model no longer featured the double mute and had open f-holes, rather than the painted or simulated f-holes from earlier years. - 42
Gretsch Single Anniversary 1958 - 1959
10 available from $1,300The Anniversary series launched in 1958, replacing the earlier Streamliner series. It featured a similar single cutaway body, and stripped down aesthetics, but upgraded the Streamliner's DeArmond single coil for Gretsch's Filter'Tron humbucker. The "Single" Anniversary was also available as a "Double", featuring two pickups. In 1960, the Filter'Trons were replaced with Hi-Lo'Tron single coil pickups. - 43
The Loar LH-309
One available for $590.05The The Loar LH-309 Archtop Guitar combines traditional design with modern construction for an affordable player with plenty of style. Ideal for for the blues or bluegrass player who wants hot output and articulate treble.
- Body: Maple sides and back w/ hand-carved and hand-graduated spruce top
- Neck: V-shape mahogany w/ rounded rosewood fretboard
- Electronics: The Loar P-90 humbucker w/ tone and volume knobs
- Other Features: Gloss finish, Fleur-de-Lis headstock inlay
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Gibson L-5CES "Norlin Era" 1969 - 1985
21 available from $7,850The Gibson L-5 CES is the electric cutaway version of the iconic L-5 acoustic archtop. In the first years of production, it featured P-90 pickups and later Alnico V pickups until humbuckers debuted in 1957, which is still uses. Unlike most other Gibson guitars, it has a 25.5 inch scale. It featured a sharp cutaway between 1960 - 1969, with a rounded cutaway for all other years.
This model is also produced in limited numbers in a natural finish, which creates slightly higher value.
Years of Production: 1951 - present - 46
Washburn J-600 Vintage Matte Sunburst
4 available from $701.03This interpretation of a Super 400-bodied guitar features distressed hardware and a vintage-looking matte finish. It includes a single floating pickup in the neck position, and a true Ebony tailpiece with an Ebony bridge and bone nut.
Years of Production: 2011 - present - 51
Gretsch Chet Atkins Tenessean 1958 - 1960
2 available from $4,500Following up on the success of the 6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body, Gretsch introduced 6119 Tennessean in 1958 as another Chet Atkins endorsed guitar. Upon introduction, the 6119 was somewhat less ornate than the 6120 and included only one filter'tron pickup in the bridge position. In 1961, a second pickups was added. - 52
Godin 5th Avenue Uptown GT
One available for $865The Godin 5th Avenue series of archtop guitars come in a variety of pickup configurations.
The 5th Avenue Uptown GT features dual Godin humbuckers on a fully hollow 16" Canadian Wild Cherry body with a Bigsby. It features a unique 24.84" scale length, with a feel in between that of a Gibson and a Gretsch. The "GT" moniker stands for Gloss Top.
Years of Production: 2011 - present - 53
Gretsch Viking 1965 - 1971
4 available from $2,599The Viking debuted in 1965 as a new ultra-high end archtop electric from Gretsch, featuring the latest in their proprietary hardware. The Viking was equipped with the new Super'Tron humbuckers, which had been introduced the year before, as well as their unique Floating Sound Unit, or "tuning fork" between the pickups and the bridge, as well as their "T-Zone Tempered Treble" treatment on the upper register of the guitar, meant to improve intonation. While these appointments were hot technology for 1965, they found little traction in the market, and were steadily jettisoned from the Viking's design until 1971, when Gretsch moved the bridge closer to the pickups (into the space where the Floating Sound Unit had occupied) and switched to a smaller format "tube arm" vibrato unit. - 55
Gretsch Double Anniversary 1960 - 1971
26 available from $1,350The '60s iteration of the Anniversary model featured Gretsch's single coil Hi-Lo'Tron pickups instead of the original Filter'Tron humbuckers. It was also produced with an optional stereo output from 1961 - 1962, though examples are vanishingly rare. The Double Anniversary ran unchanged until the early '70s, when Gretsch would reorganize their model numbering system. - 58
Gibson Byrdland 1969
6 available from $7,499The Byrdland was designed by Gibson with Billy Byrd and Hank Garland (the model name being a portmanteau of their last names). This guitar is similar to the L-5CES but with a thinner body and shorter scale. At the end of 1957, the Byrdland was graced with PAF humbuckers (replaced by Patent number humbuckers in 1962). In late 1960, the designed changed from a curved Florentine cutaway to a sharp Venetian cutaway. Later models and reissues have been made with either cutaway style.
Body Style: Hollowbody single cutaway
Years of Production: 1955 - 1985 - 67
Ibanez GB10 George Benson Signature 1977 - 1979
One available for $3,499.99Original GB10 models featured 21 frets, and were changed to a 22 fret neck in mid-1979. - 68
Grestch 7660 Nashville 1973 - 1980
2 available from $2,799The 7660 model from 1973 reverted back to open f-holes. Prior versions from 1964 - 1970 , 1961 - 1963 , 1971 - 1972 all featured simulated / painted f-holes. The 7660 Nashville was discontinued in 1980. - 69
Epiphone Zephyr Regent with 2 New York Pickups 1950 - 1958
4 available from $3,599The Epiphone Zephyr was a single pickup hollowbody produced by Epiphone starting in the late '40s, where it was part of the Zephyr series of instrument starter packs. The model underwent significant changes in 1958 when Gibson assumed control of the company and moved production to Kalamazoo.
Years of Production: 1939-1957, 1958-1964 (under Gibson)
Wood Composition: Maple body, Mahogany neck, Rosewood fretboard
Design Elements: Four control knobs, three-way selector switch, two Epiphone New York single coil pickups, full binding - 74
Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body 1961 - 1963
8 available from $3,299Following up on the 6120 from 1960 - 1961, the Chet Atkins Hollow Body received a few notable changes in late 1961. Now a double cutaway model, the 6120 also saw updates such as a smooth leather back pad, simulated / painted f-holes, and a string mute. - 77
The Loar LH-301T
One available for $499.99In the classic style of the Gibson ES-125T, the LH-301T from The Loar uses a fully hollow thinline body to deliver a resonant open tone that works as a bedroom songwriting acoustic or a full-out gig weapon, thanks to its single P-90 pickup. While it won't do twangy chicken pickin', true funk or metal, this guitar is the perfect partner for fingerstyle blues, simple country, jazz and more. It's a great practice axe and role player. We just love the feel of the hollow thinline body and the look of that sunburst finish. In an age of high gain and increasing complexity in music production, it's refreshing to have a simplified instrument like this available to all. - 78
Gretsch 6122 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman 1959 - 1961
6 available from $6,495Following the original version from 1957, the 6122 was updated with a zero fret, bone nut, and Gretsch "V" Bigsby. The signature and signpost were also removed from the pickguard starting this year. - 80
Gretsch Clipper 1958 - 1960
3 available from $1,199In 1958, Gretsch introduced the Clipper Hollow Body in a sunburst finish. In 1959, a blonde finish became available. By 1961, the blonde finish was discontinued. - 82
Epiphone Casino E230TD 1961 - 1969
6 available from $4,800The Epiphone Casino was one of the main thinline hollowbodies produced by Epiphone following the brand's acquisition by Gibson in 1957. Unlike a Gibson ES-335 or an Epiphone Sheraton, the Casino is a full hollowbody and lacks a wood centerblock running through the middle of the body. The Casino’s close association with the Beatles has greatly enhanced its reputation and collectability. Guitars with the optional tremolo bridge are more sought-after than those with regular trapezoid bridges.
Years of Production: 1961 - 1970, 1995 - present
Body Style: Double cutaway thinbody archtop, full hollowbody
Wood Composition: 5-ply laminate maple and birch body
Design Elements: Two single-coil P90 pickups (also available with one pickup), trapeze tailpiece or optional tremolo tailpiece, 16-inch wide, tune-o-matic bridge, single bound
Finish Specifications: Sunburst was a standard finish for '60s Casinos.
Notable Players: John Lennon, George Harrison, Keith Richards, Noel Gallagher - 83
Gretsch Country Club 1954 - 1957
5 available from $6,000The 6192 Country Club was one of the more conventional archtops produced by Gretsch in the late '50s. The Country Club evolved out of the earlier Electro II and sported DeArmond pickups from 1954 until 1958 when a switch was made to Gretsch Filter'Trons. Though not as flashy as some of its counterparts, the 6192 is considered to be one of the finer instruments Gretsch ever made by some collectors. - 86
Gretsch 6120 Nashville Hollow Body 1964 - 1970
19 available from $2,400Previously known as the Chet Atkins Hollow Body, the 6120 was renamed "Nashville Hollow Body" in 1964. In 1971, the model number was also updated to 7660. - 92
Gretsch Country Club 1963 - 1964
2 available from $4,609.43In addition to being updated from the previous 1 7/8" thick model, the 1963 Country Club also saw updates such as a padded back, zero fret, and a mute control. The mute was then dropped in 1965. - 93
Gretsch Country Club 1974 - 1981
3 available from $1,950The 1974 iteration of the Country Club had a wooden tailpiece insert displaying the model name, and the previous model's humptop inlays were updated to Block inlays. The Country Club was discontinued in 1981. - 97
Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body 1960 - 1961
6 available from $7,000While most specs stayed the same from the 1959 6120 , the body thickness was updated in 1960 and 1961 to 2.5" and 2.25" respectively. - 99
Gretsch Chet Atkins Tenessean 1961 - 1970
25 available from $2,000Starting in 1961, the Chet Atkins Tenessean featured simulated / painted f-holes, two HiLo'tron pickups, and a rosewood fretboard with thumbprint inlays. In 1971, this model was renumbered 7655.
