The Goldtop Les Paul and the Les Paul Custom were a significant new direction for a traditional archtop guitar manufacturer ...

Credit: Future/Phil Barker “These guitars are among the most sought-after ... epitomised by a power and projection unsurpassed by any other archtop acoustic.” “You’ll not be playing ...

D’Aquisto was a teenager when he started learning the art of building archtop guitars in the 1950s, when he became an ...

The Rocky Mountain Archtop Festival also features several luthiers (instrument-makers) who create custom guitars by patiently carving the arched shape from a solid piece of wood. The guitar ...