An archtop guitar is a steel-stringed acoustic or semi-acoustic guitar with a full body and a distinctive arched top, whose sound is particularly popular with jazz players.
Typically, an archtop guitar has:
- 6 strings
- An arched top and back, not flat
- Moveable adjustable bridge
- F-holes similar to members of the violin family
- Humbucker pickups
- Rear mounted tailpiece, stoptail bridge or Bigsby tremolo
- 14th-fret neck join
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