I haven't seen a review in the acoustic section, haven't looked in the electric as I consider it an acoustic guitar.
How long have you owned the AA: 4 years
Year & specific model: 1975, natural finish
Purchased new or used: used
Price paid:$5000
Owners rate 1 (least appreciated) to 10 (most appreciated) in following categories with comments as desired:
Build quality-10
Looks-10
Projection-10 (I've been told and the one video I've seen confirms this)
Bass-8 (it's an archtop, bass not a big feature)
Mids-10 (it's an archtop, mids important)
Highs-8
Sustain-7 (good for an archtop)
Playability/comfort-10
Dependability-10
Fingerstyle-3
Flatpick-8
Strum-10
Condition (Mint/Excellent/Good/Fair/Poor): Excellent, bordering on mint
Favorite Strings (one selection only):Still undecided
Would you buy another if lost/sold: Not sure, depends on price and condition
Overall Assessment: It's an Artist Award, hard to find a factory built archtop any better, or even as good, IMHO.
Most Appreciated Characteristic: Playability
Least Appreciated: What's not to appreciate?
Favorite AA Story/Moment: Nothing specific, maybe the looks I get when I bring it to my Folk Society and people realize that it really is an acoustic instrument.
Other observations/comments: When I first got it and strung it up, it almost begged me to play swing rhythms. I've had a pile of archtops over the last 40 years, acoustic, electric, semi-acoustic, and none of them come close to this one.
How long have you owned the AA: 4 years
Year & specific model: 1975, natural finish
Purchased new or used: used
Price paid:$5000
Owners rate 1 (least appreciated) to 10 (most appreciated) in following categories with comments as desired:
Build quality-10
Looks-10
Projection-10 (I've been told and the one video I've seen confirms this)
Bass-8 (it's an archtop, bass not a big feature)
Mids-10 (it's an archtop, mids important)
Highs-8
Sustain-7 (good for an archtop)
Playability/comfort-10
Dependability-10
Fingerstyle-3
Flatpick-8
Strum-10
Condition (Mint/Excellent/Good/Fair/Poor): Excellent, bordering on mint
Favorite Strings (one selection only):Still undecided
Would you buy another if lost/sold: Not sure, depends on price and condition
Overall Assessment: It's an Artist Award, hard to find a factory built archtop any better, or even as good, IMHO.
Most Appreciated Characteristic: Playability
Least Appreciated: What's not to appreciate?
Favorite AA Story/Moment: Nothing specific, maybe the looks I get when I bring it to my Folk Society and people realize that it really is an acoustic instrument.
Other observations/comments: When I first got it and strung it up, it almost begged me to play swing rhythms. I've had a pile of archtops over the last 40 years, acoustic, electric, semi-acoustic, and none of them come close to this one.