Archtop Guitars
All Phoenix Guitar Company archtop guitars are hand carved from the finest materials. They are available in 14", 15", 16", and 17" models.
16" Archtop
Shown is a 16" archtop, with a single piece of redwood for the top, with sides and back of quilted mahogany (also a single piece back). The guitar has bindings (and a bevel) of macassar ebony, and macassar ebony is used for the bridge, pickguard, tailpiece, and f-hole bindings. The pickup is from Kent Armstrong, and the volume and tone controls are stealth controls, mounted under the pickguard.
17" Archtop
Shown here is one of our 17" archtops. This one is very traditional with a Sitka spruce top, with flame maple sides and back. It also has a single floating Kent Armstrong humbucking pickup. The finish on this guitar is one of our most popular, called our "Natural Sunburst".
Here is another one of our 17" archtops. This one also has a Sitka spruce top, with flame maple sides and back. However, it has an inset Kent Armstrong humbucker, and a 3-tone tobacco sunburst
15" Archtop
This is one of our 15" archtops. This one also has a Sitka spruce top, with flame maple sides and back. It has a floating Kent Armstrong single coil pickup, and our "Natural Sunburst" This particular guitar is owned by the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ.
14" Archtop "Baby Phoenix"
This is one of our 14" archtops (actually 13 7/8") also known as our "Baby Phoenix". This is a brand new Baby Phoenix design, and we're very excited about it. It has 16 frets from the nut to the body joint. This one is made from figured cherry (top, back, sides, and neck). It has two inset Kent Armstrong humbucking pickups This is not a "chambered" solid body, but a full hollow body. It has a beautiful sound, and is very comfortable, with bevels on both the top and back. The bindings, bevels, pickup rings, knobs, bridge, and tailpiece are macassar ebony.​