electric archtops

We trace the evolution of these superlative guitars with jazzbox expert and author Dr Thomas A. Van Hoose

As the L-5 celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, we take a look back at the evolution of Gibson’s seminal f-hole jazzbox with archtop historian Thomas Van Hoose and examine how this watershed design set benchmarks in guitar building

The hollowbody equivalent of the original Les Paul Goldtop, this rare electric archtop helped start the rock and roll revolution