Bruton Universal

Like most traditional arch tops, The Universal uppercut and doublecut are based on the same construction principles as that of a cello. The carved top and back plates act like diaphragms; vibrating, resonating and ultimately projecting a sound unique to this type of instrument...

Comins Chester Avenue

Considered by many to be the Comins flagship model, the Chester Avenue is adorned with master grade tone woods and meticulous detail throughout. While the design has been refined and redefined over the years, it continues to be the model that most represents the tradition of ornate arch top artistry.

Comins Classic

Traditional styling with a contemporary flare, the Classic Model is offered as a straight-ahead jazz box. While the standard model is furnished with a floating pickup, a built-in pickup is also a popular approach.

The Concert Model, with is modesty in appointments and violin style shading, has an aura of timeless simplicity. Hand carved from solid woods, it possesses the same high standards of tone, playability and workmanship as the Chester Avenue and the Classic, though it presents an understated alternative.

Comins F Master

Initially conceived as a modern electric jazz guitar, this model possesses qualities that suit it to many styles. It can facilitate much of the subtlety and richness one would appreciate in intimate and expressive playing situations while still being amenable to higher volume settings. The electric sound is evenly responsive, controllable, and versatile. Even when used in combination with overdrive effects, the issue of feedback is quite manageable.

Comins Heirloom

These instruments are uniquely personalized one off pieces, borrowing or inspiring design elements that signify special events, personal interests, or important achievements. Toward this endeavor, additional time is allocated to accommodate the necessary collaborative exchange of ideas, as well as the anticipated custom design work and tooling required to bring the concept into being. Clients will be asked to participate in a process that considers how components and materials can be utilized to express the initial inspiration.

Comins Renaissance

The Renaissance model is born out of a full pallet of decorative woods whereas infinite choices of color schemes can emerge. Although it comes standard with chamfered f-holes, it is a good choice for unique sound hole designs as well as other aesthetic interpretations. An optional floating pickup is available at additional cost.

Dagmar Archtop

The Dagmar design is unique only unto itself. It is a design where form and function are fused as the result of one another. The rounded sides are extremely ergonomic and the concave insides create an amphitheatre effect, which helps focus the inside air pressure and sound waves, making for an incredibly responsive instrument. The sides are made up of pie shaped pieces that act like keystones in Roman architecture. These compound curved keystones, when laminated with two layers of carbon fibre, make for an incredibly strong, stable and lightweight instrument. . .

Gene Baker / Fine Tuned Instruments b3 "WATER" MODEL

Say hello to 6 stunning pounds of eye and ear candy courtesy of Gene Baker as we unveil his b3 "Water" model. With it's carved top, 2 1/14" maple sides, carved mahogany back and mahogany neck the tones that pour forth from this guitar are truly the stuff dreams are made of...

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Hopkins Contessa

The Contessa is the distilled essence of the classic archtop guitar. Unadorned and understated, it's elegant simplicity, sensuous edges and purity of form allow the senses to appreciate the downright sexiness of a hand carved archtop guitar. It's visual purity is echoed by the purity of tone. Clean, rich tonality springs forth in both acoustic and electrified configurations.

Hopkins Marquis

The Marquis is the distilled essence of the classic archtop guitar. Unadorned and understated, it's elegant simplicity, sensuous edges and purity of form allow the senses to appreciate the downright sexiness of a hand carved archtop guitar. It's visual purity is echoed by the purity of tone. Clean, rich tonality springs forth in both acoustic and electrified configurations.

Hopkins Monarch Regal

The Monarch Regal makes a bold visual statement to match the boldness of its tone. Dramatic art deco tailpieces and pickguards feature 5-ply fine line binding and gloss lacquer finish.

Hopkins Tessa Nova

Peter Hopkin's Tessa Nova is a beautiful contemporary interpretation of the traditional archtop's timeless lines. The graceful sweeping forms of pickguard, tail piece, sound holes and pickup, intersect and merge in a rhythmic flow. The Tessa Nova's tone is unmistakeably archtop, but with a clean, open and percussive voice that lends itself well to chord, melody, and solo playing...

Koll Archtops

Bridgetown: The Bridgetown archtop is a 17" art deco beauty. Bridgetown-7: The Bridgetown-7 top is parallel-braced select Alaskan Sitka, hand carved. Rose City: The Rose City arch top features an x-braced fine Alaskan Sitka carved top, Pacific Northwest BigLeaf Maple back and sides. Honduran Mahogany neck with Ebony fingerboard. Rose City-7:The Rose City arch top features an x-braced fine Alaskan Sitka carved top, Pacific Northwest BigLeaf Maple back and sides. New Rose: This is the latest incarnation of the Rose City.

Koll RE7/6 and RE7F

The RE7 or 6 and RE7F is an asymmetrical, ergonomically designed, carved top, headless wonder. The original was made for Ron Eschete. He had played a Klein electric owned by one of his students. He loved the neck angle and how it sat on his leg. He wanted Saul Koll to make him something like it, only in a 7 string. At this time he was playing large traditional arch tops.

Monty Erica

Solid Carved seasoned spruce top, Solid carved seasoned curly birch back, Solid bent curly birch sides, Mahogany neck, Ebony fingerboard, bridge, tailpiece, and pick guard, Split block mother of pearl inlays, Double bound, Natural or sunburst finish, Nitrocellulose lacquer finish, Scale 25 11/32”, Lower bout 16 1/2”, Gaglio Phantasma pick-up, Hard shell case included. . .

Monty Montrealer

Solid carved seasoned spruce top, Solid carved seasoned curly maple back, Solid bent curly maple sides, Curly maple neck, Ebony fingerboard, bridge, tailpiece, and pick guard, Split block mother of pearl inlays, Triple bound, Natural or sunburst finish, Nitrocellulose lacquer finish, Scale 25 11/32”, Lower bout 18”, Hard shell case included. . .

Myka Custom

Myka offers both electric and acoustic instrument designs. The styles in this gallery can be used as a starting point for a new instrument or modified to fit your particular needs or something entirely new can be designed..

Ribbecke Guitar Corporation Halfling

Picture a guitar that could replace both your, D28 Flat-top and L5. An instrument where your hands and pick attack as well as your string selection, be it flatwounds, roundwounds, electric or bronze and combinations thereof, can take you to all those familiar places while delivering a level of exquisite tone and clarity superior to what you've had before.

Ribbecke HJG Thinline

"THIN IS IN!" The Thinline is an offshoot of the HJG-1 "Halfling Jazz Guitar" which is the result of over 25 years of Tom Ribbecke's unique understanding of carved top design. True crossover instruments, they combine the sensitivity of steel string guitars, with their flatter soundboard on the bass side, and the articulate sound of true jazz guitars.

The Kiso-Ribbecke Archtop

After five years in development the Kiso-Ribbecke, a collaborative effort between Tom Ribbecke and Kiso, is now available through Ribbecke Guitar Corporation & Destroy All Guitars.com! We are pleased to announce that we are the only authorized United States dealers!

The Schaefer 15

*25" fret scale *14 3/4" lower bout *2 3/8" side width *split-block MOP inlay *siderail dots *three-piece flamed maple neck *select European maple back and sides *single-ply (.060) ivroid bound body, headstock, neck, f-holes, pickguard, tailpiece, and trussrod cover *art deco inlay on headstock *gold/ebony knobs Waverly tuners *Kent Armstrong 12-pole humbucker *custom-fitted Cedar Creek Case (black/burgundy)

Schaefer Freddy

*25" fret scale *14" lower bout *2" side width *solid ebony fingerboard *siderail dots *three-piece flamed maple neck *select European maple back and sides *single-ply (.060) ivroid bound body, headstock, neck, f-holes, pickguard, tailpieced, and trussrod cover *Schaefer inlayed snakehead headstock *gold/ebony knobs Waverly tuners *Kent Armstrong 12-pole humbucker *custon-fitted Cedar Creek Case (black/burgund)

Schaefer Swingmaster

*25" fret scale *17 3/8" lower bout *3" side width *split-block MOP inlay *siderail dots *three-piece flamed maple neck *select European maple back and sides *single-ply (.060) ivroid bound body, headstock, neck, f-holes, pickguard, tailpiece, trussrod cover *art deco inlay on headstock *gold/ebony knobs Waverly tuners *Kent Armstrong 12-pole humbucker with vol./tone *Custom-fitted Cedar Creek Case (black/burgundy)

Scharpach Archtop

Scharpach is proud to build a guitar as desirable and exciting as the Vienna Archtop. They are just as proud of the people who play them. The Vienna is built for the most passionate guitar lovers. Scharpach believes that design details should enhance the beauty and the basic shape of the guitar. You can see that all proportions are perfectly balanced, a dynamic powerful elegance. Yet this is done without any overt features that would distract the eye. The architectural purity of the design gives the guitar a clean shape that represents the essence of the sound.

Thorell Gianina

This beautiful model was born out of a commission and a desire to create a guitar that combines the drive and thump of an archtop, the warmth and depth of a nylon, and the breathy throaty sustain of a Selmer-Maccaferri. The result is amazing! With a unique bracing and graduation technique that Ryan developed, the tone is an exciting extraction of the above guitars. The top is of an aged hand-selected spruce, the back and sides are European maple. The aesthetic is very striking with the rich, dark cocobolo against the black ebonies and white soundboard and maples. The neck is slightly narrower then a classical guitar at 1 7/8”. The action and playability is very smooth. It works great for fingerstyle or plectrum playing.

Thorell Legato

Walnut and Cedar bring their warmth and depth as a starting place for this fresh take on the archtop guitar. More full bodied and open sounding like an acoustic guitar, yet it still has the meaty thumpy tones of an archtop. The Cedar and Walnut contribute a certain darkness to the tone that sounds fantastic with bronze strings. Aesthetically this guitar has a very organic and contemporary look yet still relates to and plays off of the archtop tradition..

Thorell Sweet E

This is a traditional archtop guitar, descended from the great makers of the genre. The Sweet E has a traditional x-brace, is fully acoustic, and has a floating pickup. Built to withstand feedback issues, each guitar is voiced around an individual's particular needs and desires. Players typically describe sound and physical parameters, and Ryan designs the guitar to suit those requirements and goals...

Thorell Frank Vignola Model

This groundbreaking guitar brings the beautiful clarity and immediacy of the Viennese guitar tradition into contemporary archtop design. This guitar was designed in collaboration with guitarist Frank Vignola to showcase the unique vision and style he is renowned for.

Thorell Wysteria

The Wysteria is uncompromising elegance. Aesthetically, this guitar pays homage to the great lineage of the archtop jazz guitar. From its hand-crafted Loyd Loar era inspired sunburst finish, to it’s contemporary bocote and ebony natural wood appointments, this is an unapologetic and pinnacle guitar.

Tom Bills Autumn

The Autumn archtop guitar incorporates many of the finest tonal qualities of a flat top guitar while retaining the traditional roots of its heritage as an arched instrument. The Autumn's unique blend of warmth and clarity is what lead Tom Bills to choose its name. It reminded him of wearing a warm sweater on a cool autumn day.

Tom Bills Natura Deluxe

The Natura Deluxe is an Archtop guitar that is free from limits. It goes far beyond the typical Archtop Jazz sound and is a true acoustic instrument. It has a sparkling, clean, liquid treble quality and adds a fat, punchy bass to bring a dynamic balance with power on demand and excellent sustain. The lightest touch or the heaviest attack is met with balanced sensitivity, clarity, and responsive power.

Victor Baker Archtops

Victor Baker is currently making 6 different models of archtops, the Gig Pro, the Bop, the Black Beauty, the Ensemble, the Classic, and the Special.