• danspr
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Topic: Epi. Jazz Archtop

I want to get the sound of an archtop on my Peavey Raptor, but I'm not sure what to do. Any advice would be apriciated.
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Re: Epi. Jazz Archtop

OK, first off switch to the neck pickup, early jazz guitars only had one pickup and it was mounted high, giving a warm tone. On the amp drop any distortion gain/overdrive and turn tone up full (very country). Next drop the guitar tone control to a mid position, now roll off the guitar volume control until you get a 'flat' jazz tone, you may need to work the tone down some more to find the sweet spot.

Getting the exact same tone as an archtop requires a body cavity though, there's a little extra added by 335s and such that comes from the f-holes and body.

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Re: Epi. Jazz Archtop

Thanks, that helped a lot.
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