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Archie · May 7, 2024

The first and last Artist Award.

Archie · May 7, 2024

The JSAA is 10mm thinner, the waist is 10mm narrower, the f-holes are 3mm narrower, the scale length is shorter, the nut width is narrower.
The width at lower and upper bout are the same. The length of body are the same.
The JSAA feels significantly smaller; a testament to its design.
The back carve on the standard artist award is very reminiscent of the top carve on the JSAA.
The top carve on the AA is very similar to the back carve on the JSAA.

The carving on the top of the JSAA is very in line with the Hoboken style. Flat around the perimeter with a pronounced arch in the middle. Very pinched at the waist of the arch.
The Top on the AA is different. It’s not fully carved into the cutaway. It's more like a Gibson/Heritage style.

I would say the AA is trying to be a more acoustic guitar where the JSAA is more electric. The AA is louder and more inline with a Gibson L5C.

I’m making a 70’s style pickgguard for the AA today and I have a Dearmond RC1100 and 1000 coming tomorrow or thursday.

GGJaguar · May 7, 2024

A nice pair! What year were they made?

GGJaguar · May 7, 2024

Archie said:
The first and last artist Award.

Does the JSA have parallel or X-bracing?

Archie · May 7, 2024

GGJaguar said:
A nice pair! What year were they made?

61 and 94

chazmo · May 7, 2024

Archie, those are a beautiful pair. Good luck with the repair and refin.

By the way, I'm not sure what you mean by first and last, but I'm pretty sure there were Artist Awards built after 1994.

Archie · May 7, 2024

chazmo said:
Archie, those are a beautiful pair. Good luck with the repair and refin.

By the way, I'm not sure what you mean by first and last, but I'm pretty sure there were Artist Awards built after 1994.

Hi Chaz.

There was a reissue Artist Award I remember being introduced briefly after Guild left Westerly but my idea was more along the lines of

‘Here's the first ever artist award model, and the last model’. Not the esact year, as my 61 JSAA is actually the last of that model run.

I think it's fair to say although happy to be corrected, that the final iteration of the Artist Award, was the 90’s example I have in the pictures.
You could be a purist and say ‘the only artist award is the non JS ones’ but the JSAA was the birth of the AA category.
You could also argue that the Benedetto Artist Award, is the last AA model but I consider that to be more along the lines of a reissue.

Although I have the Benny too, so I can always swap the AA out.

I’m going to do all three together. Something I don't think I've seen anyone do before.
So then the set will be complete.

The Original JSAA
The Standard AA
The Benedetto AA.

You could include the vintage reissue, and the short scale standard AA in there but I don’t think them not being there breaks the idea.

Does that all make sense lol

chazmo · May 7, 2024

First model and last model... OK, Archie, I get what you mean now.

Archie said:
I’m going to do all three together. Something I don't think I've seen anyone do before.
So then the set will be complete.

That'd be cool! I think that if you include the Benedetto version you'll show off your complete set.

walrus · May 7, 2024

Wow! Two beauties! "Family Reunion", indeed!

hansmoust · May 7, 2024

Archie said:
61 and 94

The blonde Artist Award is from 1993.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

Archie · May 7, 2024

hansmoust said:
The blonde Artist Award is from 1993.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

Thanks Hans

Archie · May 8, 2024

I’ve made a new pick guard for the AA in anticipation for the arrival of a Dearmond RC 1000

Archie · May 8, 2024

Pickguard is on

GGJaguar · May 8, 2024

Looks good!

Archie · May 8, 2024

GGJaguar said:
Looks good!

I’m going to make a slightly smaller one tomorrow. I tried to make it a little bit bigger than the original, which I thought looked a touch small but seem to have got a bit carried away. I don't want it taking up so much of the F-hole.
I’m hoping my Dearmond RC1000 arrives tomorrow so I can put them together.

chazmo · May 8, 2024

Archie said:
I’ve made a new pick guard for the AA in anticipation for the arrival of a Dearmond RC 1000

That's really slick, Archie!!!!

Archie · May 11, 2024

Here's a video of the pickguard being made.

Harp Tail · May 11, 2024

Phenomenal "twin set", Archie - thanks for sharing!

And I like the custom pickguard you made much better than the stock one - bravo!

jp · May 12, 2024

Nice job, Archie. You have some great toys!

Archie · Monday at 2:14 AM

Harp Tail said:
Phenomenal "twin set", Archie - thanks for sharing!

And I like the custom pickguard you made much better than the stock one - bravo!

Thanks Harp tail.

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