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sinner
01-21-2005, 02:51 PM
So, what is it--an Acoustic Guitar or an Electric Guitar?

My old 1960 Kay Archtop has that 'ol Kay type D'Armond pick-up, and it does sound very very nice plugged in--when I plug her in. Seems I grab this little beauty more than any of my others guitars, which are always carefully put away in their cases at night. But that 'ol Kay is left out and I grab it so easily. It's not too loud (acoustically) but just right for intimate playing. You know, as much as I like the play a Strat, or Les Paul acoustically (sometimes hours on end in the bathroom's satisfying acoustics), this well-worn Kay just feels so good and comes alive with sound with just the slightest touch.

But what is it? An acoustic or an electric?

rockandroller
01-22-2005, 04:18 AM
I used to have a mid-40s "SS Stewart" (Harmony) archtop, and it never struck me as being an "acoustic"... it was more like playing a hollowbody electric unplugged. So I'd probably refer to yours as an "electric" !