Episode 2: Moonglow & Sunday
Archtop expert Jonathan Stout and friend Nick Rossi put a couple of early Gibson L5s and Epiphone Emperors through their paces. Jonathan also gives us some great insight into archtop guitar construction through the 1920s, 30s and 40s.
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