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.
Gagnon 17″ Carved 2002 DeVant Archtop Guitar floating pickup as new condition
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
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
August 28, 2023 By
A Parker J14 carved archtop is difficult to beat in tone, playability, projection and value!
Peerless Cremona 17VC ARCHTOP ELECTRIC JAZZ GUITAR w case #2026
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
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
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
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 2.5″ 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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Peerless Cremona 17VC-CES 2 Set Humbucker Carved Archtop Electric Guitar #8334 w case
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.