Archtop Rhoads ?

[Hellswrath]

I've searched the forum quite a bit and maybe I'm not gifted for board searches, but I didn't find anything about archtop Rhoads... Is there somewhere in the world wide web (haha) a picture of such an axe?
It would have to be pickguardless and bound (no bevels)...
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Thanks for the knowledge people!

[IrfaanSE801]

Re: Archtop Rhoads ?

Ya know I've never even heard of one being made...But nothing surprises me, someone will always know on these boards

[veliyasin]

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I know there was an Archtop KV.

[Hellswrath]

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That should be intersting too...
Show yourself! [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[neilli]

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I guess the closest was the Roswell....

[dinkyjacksonman]

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Not a Jackson but KV Archtop would look like this?
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[GodOfRhythm]

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Is that a Ran, Toru?

[neilli]

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From the shaping at the rear and the ESP logo on the pickups, I don't think so!.... [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

[shreddermon]

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Interesting. I've had this idea for a while. Might do it someday. I think it'd turn out killer, if it were done as a soft archtop, rather than a carved top. Flamed maple top, too. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[Hellswrath]

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Nice pic there dinkyjacksonman, too bad it's not a "simple" archtop, I think the shape on top kinda ruins it.

shreddermon > what do you mean by soft archtop rather than carved top?

[toejam]

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BC Rich did some cool archtop V customs. I always thought it would be neat if Jackson did a King V or Rhoads like that, too. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[veliyasin]

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Unfortunately I don't have a pic of the Archtop KV, I just remembering reading from Guitar Asylum's site that one was built for NAMM 2002 or something like that...

[Charlz]

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I think I actually like that! No, wait a minute,... Yes!! [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] I really like it!!!

[shreddermon]

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shreddermon > what do you mean by soft archtop rather than carved top?

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Not the greatest examples, but here's what I mean.

SLATQH is more like a carved top. Notice the "hard edges", if you will, to the top? The arch angles up sharply, and reaches an almost flat plateua on top.



Custom Soloist w/soft arch top. Think Les Paul-like, with a soft curving arch to the top. No plateau, no hard edges. Just a uniform soft angle like a shallow hill:



Totally just a style and preference thing but, IMHO, a soft arch would lend itself to a V shape much better than a carved-like top.

(And props to the MusicZoo's website for the cool pics.)

[dinkyjacksonman]

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Is that a Ran, Toru?

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Edwards( produced by ESP).
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