Archtop Guitars Mega Review - 11 fine Jazz Boxes

[makam]

This the final version of the Archtop Guitar Mega Review, completed with the addition of four fine jazz boxes.
Two Gibsons, one L4, one L5, one D'Angelico EXL 1DP from Korea and one European made Hofner New President Vintage, all puted together in a continuation of the previous Eastman and Heritage Hollow Body Guitar review.
For those who have missed it, now I have include all the Youtube videos here.

I tried to put together some archtop guitars in an as much more objective presentation.

The sound captured professionally, not from the camera mic and the recording have done at the same time, with all the guitars loaded with flatwound 0,12 strings, using the same pick and the same amplifier settings.

There is no audio editing here, just a little reverb from the amp, so to have a real and clear view about this exceptional archtops.

http://www.makisablianitis.com/en/video-clips.html

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Hope you enjoy...

Makis

 

 

Heritage Super Eagle

 

Heritage Golden Eagle with floatin' pickup

 

Heritage Golden Eagle with a built in humbucker

 

Heritage Sweet Sixteen with floatin' pickup

 

Heritage H 550

 

Eastman AR 910 CE

 

Eastman AR 805 CE

 

D'Angelico EXL1-DP

 

Hofner New President Vintage

 

Gibson L4 CES

 

Gibson L5 CES - Wes Montgomery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Genericmusic]

Very nice!

[RhoadsScholar]

Wow. Thanks for taking the time. Great way to compare. I am curious to know which one you like better (I know, subjective) but you got to play them all....

[peterbright]

Thanks!

[Keith7940236]

I actually like the Golden Eagle with the floater the best. I'm impressed with the Eastman 805 also.

[JeffB]

Nice!!!

 

Nice guitars, great playing.

 

I would be happy with any of them if I could play anything like that.

[RhoadsScholar]

I actually like the Golden Eagle with the floater the best. I'm impressed with the Eastman 805 also.

I am with you on that one Keith. I too like the Golden Eagle the best.... (wish I got to play them all though).... Good stuff

[TalismanRich]

The Super Eagle had a definite roll off on the top end compared to all the rest. I wonder what the pickups in that one are.

 

I liked the Sunburst Golden Eagle, the L5 and the D'Angelico best. The Eastmans seemed to be identical to me.

 

The Hofner seems just a bit thinner across the spectrum. There wasn't as much body to the sound.

 

In each case, though, Makis sounds like Makis. His style and phrasing shines! Excellent playing, sir!

[barrymclark]

My fav was the super. One day. One day.

 

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[iim7v7im7]

I just enjoyed the playing....The differences between them, while there, is second order to the player.

[Genericmusic]

I just enjoyed the playing....The differences between them, while there, is second order to the player.