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PARKER JAZZ SERIES PJ 12 LIMITED EDITION ARCHTOP GUITAR – CARVED SPRUCE & CARVED MAPLE BACK

May 23, 2026 By

A Parker J14 carved archtop is difficult to beat in tone, playability, projection and value! Modified PARKER JAZZ SERIES PJ 12  – The original width at rims is 3 3/8″, but this one is now 2 1/2 ” at rims with makes it much more comfortable and rivals the trim of a Gibson L5!

2007 Parker PJ24 Carved Archtop w/ OHSC #G07090349 -SOLD-

March 18, 2026 By

A Parker PJ24 carved archtop in excellent condition with original hardshell case.

Peerless Cremona 17VC-CES 2 Set Humbucker Carved Archtop Electric Guitar #8334 w case

January 24, 2026 By

This Custom 17″ Cremona was built in the model of a Gibson L5 CES with 2 set Humbuckers, which is more feedback resistant for the professional musician. With a carved solid top it imparts dark “Gibson like tone” with great chordal note separation and feedback resistance not found in the larger model. This is a Gibson L5ces killer at 1/4 the price.

Peerless Cremona 17 Archtop Jazz Guitar #3017950 -SOLD-

May 29, 2025 By

The Cremona 17 is Peerless other top model with a carved soft maple top, maple laminated back and sides and a set in Humbucker pickup. The Cremona has the tones that resemble a Gibson Wes L5 with a little bit of twang and sustain created by the soft carved maple top that makes those octaves pop!

1977 Ibanez 2461 Johnny Smith Brown Sunburst Archtop w/ OHSC -SOLD-

April 3, 2025 By

Ibanez lawsuits have great quality and are very highly desired and rare to fine in this condition. This Ibanez Johnny Smith has great tone and playability.

2006 Parker PJ14 Carved Archtop w/ OHSC #G06091170 -SOLD-

March 11, 2025 By

A pre-owned Parker J14 carved archtop in excellent condition with original hardshell case.

Ibanez “Lawsuit” Johnny Smith Blonde Archtop OHSC

September 24, 2024 By

Ibanez lawsuits have great quality and are very highly desired and rare to fine in this condition. This Ibanez Johnny Smith has great tone and playability.

Gagnon 17″ Carved 2007 DeVant Imperial Archtop Guitar floating KA pickup -SOLD-

May 28, 2024 By

One of the most artistic builder,  Bill Gagnon produced hand built guitars one at a time, with impressive attention to detail.  Bill’s instruments reflect a performance career going back decades. Artistically designed, handsome and easy to play.

2002 Gagnon DeVant 16″ Carved Archtop Guitar w/ floating pickup

May 25, 2024 By

One of the most artistic builder,  Bill Gagnon produced hand built guitars one at a time, with impressive attention to detail.  Bill’s instruments reflect a performance career going back decades. Artistically designed, handsome and easy to play.

PARKER JAZZ SERIES PJ 14 LTD ARCHTOP GUITAR – CARVED SPRUCE & CARVED MAPLE BACK OHSC-Dark L5 Jazz Tone -SOLD-

October 14, 2023 By

A Parker J14 carved archtop is difficult to beat in tone, playability, projection and value!

PARKER JAZZ SERIES PJ 14 LTD ARCHTOP GUITAR – CARVED SPRUCE & CARVED MAPLE BACK OHSC-Dark L5 Jazz Tone -SOLD-

August 28, 2023 By

A Parker J14 carved archtop is difficult to beat in tone, playability, projection and value!

PARKER JAZZ SERIES PJ 12 LIMITED EDITION ARCHTOP GUITAR – CARVED SPRUCE & CARVED MAPLE BACK (Copy) -SOLD-

August 28, 2023 By

A Parker J14 carved archtop is difficult to beat in tone, playability, projection and value! Modified PARKER JAZZ SERIES PJ 12  – The original width at rims is 3 3/8″, but this one is now 2 1/2 ” at rims with makes it much more comfortable and rivals the trim of a Gibson L5!

Peerless Cremona 17VC ARCHTOP ELECTRIC JAZZ GUITAR w case #2026 -SOLD-

November 27, 2022 By

The Peerless Cremona 17 has the clarity and warmth, and immediately identifiable sustain found only with a Gibsons Wes L5.

PARKER JAZZ SERIES PJ 14 LIMITED EDITION ARCHTOP GUITAR – CARVED SPRUCE & CARVED MAPLE BACK -SOLD-

June 20, 2022 By

A Parker J14 carved archtop is difficult to beat in tone, playability, projection and value!

2016 Custom Florentine Cutaway Palen PERFORMER Sunburst #89 , SOLD

December 14, 2021 By

PALEN ARCHTOPS are among the finest archtop guitars ever built. The Palen Archtop is an “special Parallel A  braced  instrument, descendent from the D’Aquisto school of instruments- very light and acoustic. It features a hand carved and graduated top and back, slightly thicker than many typical archtop guitars, with a very resonant and acoustic tone.

Peerless Cremona 17FC-CES 2 Set Humbucker Carved Archtop Electric Guitar #3018169 -SOLD-

November 14, 2021 By

This Custom 17″ Cremona was built in the model of a Gibson L5 CES with 2 set Humbuckers, which is more feedback resistant for the professional musician. With a carved solid top it imparts dark “Gibson like tone” with great chordal note separation and feedback resistance not found in the larger model. This is a Gibson L5ces killer at 1/4 the price.

Peerless Cremona 17FC-CES 2 Set Humbucker Carved Archtop Electric Guitar #8346 w case -SOLD-

December 1, 2020 By

This Custom 17″ Cremona was built in the model of a Gibson L5 CES with 2 set Humbuckers, which is more feedback resistant for the professional musician. With a carved solid top it imparts dark “Gibson like tone” with great chordal note separation and feedback resistance not found in the larger model. This is a Gibson L5ces killer at 1/4 the price.

Peerless Cremona 17″x 2.75″ CES 2 HB Carved FC Archtop Electric Guitar #8347 w case

November 28, 2020 By

This Custom 17″ Cremona was built in the model of a Gibson L5 CES with 2 set Humbuckers, which is more feedback resistant for the professional musician. With a carved solid top it imparts dark “Gibson like tone” with great chordal note separation and feedback resistance not found in the larger model. This is a Gibson L5ces killer at 1/4 the price.

Peerless Cremona 17VC ARCHTOP ELECTRIC JAZZ GUITAR w case #8387 -SOLD-

November 28, 2020 By

The Peerless Cremona 17 has the clarity and warmth, and immediately identifiable sustain found only with a Gibsons Wes L5.

Peerless Cremona 17VC ARCHTOP ELECTRIC GUITAR w case #8384 -SOLD-

February 25, 2020 By

“This Venetian Cutaway Cremona Jazz Guitar was built at 17” at the lower bout. The CREMONA is PEERLESS’ best jazz guitar and features an all carved maple top back and sides, ebony fretboard, pickguard, tailpiece, bridge. Having a carved flame maple top and laminated flame maple back & sides, Cremona is stronger against feedback and […]

Peerless Cremona 17VC ARCHTOP ELECTRIC GUITAR w case #8386 -SOLD-

February 5, 2020 By

“This Venetian Cutaway Cremona Jazz Guitar was built at 17” at the lower bout. The CREMONA is PEERLESS’ best jazz guitar and features an all carved maple top back and sides, ebony fretboard, pickguard, tailpiece, bridge. Having a carved flame maple top and laminated flame maple back & sides, Cremona is stronger against feedback and […]

Peerless Cremona 17VC ARCHTOP ELECTRIC GUITAR #8141 -SOLD-

February 5, 2020 By

“This Venetian Cutaway Cremona Jazz Guitar was built at 17” at the lower bout. The CREMONA is PEERLESS’ best jazz guitar and features an all carved maple top back and sides, ebony fretboard, pickguard, tailpiece, bridge. Having a carved flame maple top and laminated flame maple back & sides, Cremona is stronger against feedback and […]

Peerless Cremona 17VC ARCHTOP ELECTRIC GUITAR w case #8388 -SOLD-

January 22, 2020 By

“This Venetian Cutaway Cremona Jazz Guitar was built at 17” at the lower bout. The CREMONA is PEERLESS’ best jazz guitar and features an all carved maple top back and sides, ebony fretboard, pickguard, tailpiece, bridge. Having a carved flame maple top and laminated flame maple back & sides, Cremona is stronger against feedback and […]

Pre-owned Peerless Cremona 17VC-CES 2 Set Humbucker Carved Archtop Electric Guitar #8334 w case -SOLD-

September 11, 2019 By

This Custom 17″ Cremona was built in the model of a Gibson L5 CES with 2 set Humbuckers, which is more feedback resistant for the professional musician. With a carved solid top it imparts dark “Gibson like tone” with great chordal note separation and feedback resistance not found in the larger model. This is a Gibson L5ces killer at 1/4 the price.

2016 Custom Florentine Cutaway Palen PERFORMER Sunburst #89 , Near Mint -SOLD-

April 25, 2019 By

PALEN ARCHTOPS are among the finest archtop guitars ever built. The Palen Archtop is an “special Parallel A  braced  instrument, descendent from the D’Aquisto school of instruments- very light and acoustic. It features a hand carved and graduated top and back, slightly thicker than many typical archtop guitars, with a very resonant and acoustic tone.

Peerless Cremona 17FC-CES 2 Set Humbucker Carved Archtop Electric Guitar -SOLD-

September 17, 2018 By

This Custom 17″ Cremona was built in the model of a Gibson L5 CES with 2 set Humbuckers, which is more feedback resistant for the professional musician. With a carved solid top it imparts dark “Gibson like tone” with great chordal note separation and feedback resistance not found in the larger model. This is a Gibson L5ces killer at 1/4 the price.

Peerless Cremona 17FC-CES 2 Set Humbucker Carved Archtop Electric Guitar #301879 -SOLD-

September 17, 2018 By

This Custom 17″ Cremona was built in the model of a Gibson L5 CES with 2 set Humbuckers, which is more feedback resistant for the professional musician. With a carved solid top it imparts dark “Gibson like tone” with great chordal note separation and feedback resistance not found in the larger model. This is a Gibson L5ces killer at 1/4 the price.

Peerless Cremona 17FC-CES 2 Set Humbucker Carved Archtop Electric Guitar #3018169 -SOLD-

September 17, 2018 By

This Custom 17″ Cremona was built in the model of a Gibson L5 CES with 2 set Humbuckers, which is more feedback resistant for the professional musician. With a carved solid top it imparts dark “Gibson like tone” with great chordal note separation and feedback resistance not found in the larger model. This is a Gibson L5ces killer at 1/4 the price.

Peerless Cremona 17FC-CES 2 Set Humbucker Carved Archtop Electric Guitar #3018173 -SOLD-

September 17, 2018 By

This Custom 17″ Cremona was built in the model of a Gibson L5 CES with 2 set Humbuckers, which is more feedback resistant for the professional musician. With a carved solid top it imparts dark “Gibson like tone” with great chordal note separation and feedback resistance not found in the larger model. This is a Gibson L5ces killer at 1/4 the price.

Peerless Cremona 17VC-CES 2 Set Humbucker Carved Archtop Electric Guitar #3018178 -SOLD-

September 16, 2018 By

This Custom 17″ Cremona was built in the model of a Gibson L5 CES with 2 set Humbuckers, which is more feedback resistant for the professional musician. With a carved solid top it imparts dark “Gibson like tone” with great chordal note separation and feedback resistance not found in the larger model. This is a Gibson L5ces killer at 1/4 the price.

Peerless Cremona 17FC-CES 2 Set Humbucker Carved Archtop Electric Guitar #3017977 -SOLD-

September 16, 2018 By

This Custom 17″ Cremona was built in the model of a Gibson L5 CES with 2 set Humbuckers, which is more feedback resistant for the professional musician. With a carved solid top it imparts dark “Gibson like tone” with great chordal note separation and feedback resistance not found in the larger model. This is a Gibson L5ces killer at 1/4 the price.

Peerless Cremona 17FC-CES 2 Set Humbucker Carved Archtop Electric Guitar #3018174 -SOLD-

September 14, 2018 By

This Custom 17″ Cremona was built in the model of a Gibson L5 CES with 2 set Humbuckers, which is more feedback resistant for the professional musician. With a carved solid top it imparts dark “Gibson like tone” with great chordal note separation and feedback resistance not found in the larger model. This is a Gibson L5ces killer at 1/4 the price.

Peerless Cremona 17F-CES 2 SET HUMBUCKER ARCHTOP ELECTRIC GUITAR -SOLD-

March 20, 2018 By

This Custom 17″ Cremona was built in the model of a Gibson L5 CES with 2 set Humbuckers, which is more feedback resistant for the professional musician. With a carved solid top it imparts dark “Gibson like tone” with great chordal note separation and feedback resistance not found in the larger model.

2002 Zimnicki SN #155 GS6N Sunburst Archtop Guitar -SOLD-

December 26, 2017 By

This Ziminicki archtop  has a wider than 1 3/4″ fretboard measuring  1 13/16″ nut, 2 1/8″ t the 12th fret,   25″ scale, lightweight in great condition!

Palen Performer Custom #18 Archtop Guitar -SOLD-

July 13, 2017 By

PALEN ARCHTOPS are among the finest archtop guitars ever built. The Palen Archtop is an “X” braced traditional instrument, descendent from the D’Aquisto school of instruments- very light and acoustic. It features a hand carved and graduated top and back, slightly thicker than many typical archtop guitars, with a very resonant and acoustic tone.

Peerless Cremona 17 Archtop Jazz Guitar 3017950 -SOLD-

May 30, 2017 By

The Cremona 17 is Peerless other top model with a carved soft maple top, maple laminated back and sides and a set in Humbucker pickup. The Cremona has the tones that resemble a Gibson Wes L5 with a little bit of twang and sustain created by the soft carved maple top that makes those octaves pop!

Peerless Cremona 17 Archtop Jazz Guitar 3017951 W case -SOLD-

May 30, 2017 By

The Cremona 17 is Peerless other top model with a carved soft maple top, maple laminated back and sides and a set in Humbucker pickup. The Cremona has the tones that resemble a Gibson Wes L5 with a little bit of twang and sustain created by the soft carved maple top that makes those octaves pop!

Archtop Jazz Guitar Heritage 2006 Henry Johnson L5 Tobacco Sunburst -SOLD-

August 19, 2016 By

Heritage guitars version of an L5 -25 1/2″ scale; 20 fret bound ebony board with mop block inlays, 5 piece curl)! mapie neck, head veneer with mop Heritage, 3 1/4″ rim, 17″ body, 20 114″body length solid carved multiple white bound spruce top, and solid carved multiple white bound back and curly maple rim, single bound f holes, gold parts,

Gibson Vintage L5 CESN Archtop -SOLD-

February 5, 2016 By

A vintage Gibson carved archtop is difficult to beat in tone, playability, projection and value!

Palen Performer Custom Features

February 15, 2012 By

PALEN ARCHTOPS are among the finest archtop guitars ever built. The Palen Archtop is an “X” braced traditional instrument, descendent from the D’Aquisto school of instruments- very light and acoustic. It features a hand carved and graduated top and back, slightly thicker than many typical archtop guitars, with a very resonant and acoustic tone.