Archtop Guitar Vs Flat Top. Oh one other benefit is the ease of setting string height with the archtops adjustable bridge. This is a forum where guitarists from novice to.
Cut the bass below 500 cycles by 5 db cut the top after 10k by 5 db add 5 db around 6k. Build to a lower humidity versus where the guitar will live ensure the guitar stays hydrated and it will be happy. On an archtop these sound holes are actually called f holes and are borrowed from the same holes found on violins.
If you listen to a stratocaster plugged into a pa with no effects and play the first four frets the sound is quite deeper.
Both terms are really quite self explanatory. If you listen to a stratocaster plugged into a pa with no effects and play the first four frets the sound is quite deeper. The archtop is named for the arched top which distinguishes it from a flat top guitar. They are not as loud and they sound thin but they typically have a lot more cut than a flattop.