Epiphone Archtop
An "Archtop" guitar is one that has steel strings and is either semi acoustic, or acoustic. Archtops are popular amongst jazz and blues musicians. In general, Archtops have humbucker pickups and F holes (similar to violins). Gibson hired Lloyd Loar in 1922 when sales started to drop on their previous lines. The model didn't catch on, but Archtops become popular with the 1951 release of the Gibson L5, a guitar that could be player either as an electric guitar or an acoustic. Archtops are very commonly used with Jazz and early rock and roll music and will stay in production until interest in this genres slows down. Epiphone are one of many manufactures which sell affordable Archtops.Gibson first started producing guitars like this in 1958. Epiphone's (owned by Gibson) version makes this iconic model affordable for every guitarist. This model has Dot inlays that make the guitar comfortable to play, two Epiphone humbuckers that help create the jazz tones. The neck profile is very fast and comfortable.
This guitar put Epiphone on the map when in 1964 The Beatles ordered three. The Casino Semi offers two vintage P-90 single-coil pickups with its maple body.
