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Fatdog custom archtops from Subway guitars in Berkeley


 

Wondering if anyone out there owns anything like the little beauty I
bought this summer, a custom archtop made by Fatdog of Subway guitars
in Berkeley? I've got a few questions about the P90 pickups ...
wondering if anyone knows the manufacturer of these ...Kent
Armstrong??? Also wondering how you are enjoying your Fatdog archtop.
For the money I don't think they can be beat. Basically it's an L-5
copy, 16" bout, very deep, with amber finish, two P90s, no pickguard,
volume, tone, and selector switch, faux pearl inlays, gold tone
grover staircase tuners, gold tone art deco tailpiece, "Fatdog" name
in mother of pearl on headstock. Anyone else out there own one of
these? Are you playing it live? I've had some great experiences and
reactions to the tone, etc.


 

Hello, I haven't heard of Fatdog Archtops before. It's great to hear about
new archtops from new (to me) luthiers. I have just bought a single pick up
archtop from Ken Walton. Waltone guitars which I bought at the Penrith Guitar
Show on the 26th of August. It has a Kent Armstrong pick up and sounds great.
Ken uses the Bennedetto 'Making an Archtop Guitar' as his guide and has been
making guitars for a number of years now (and violins). I am really pleased
with this my first brand new guitar, although I will continue to use my
Washburn J6 for some of my gigs.

Best Regards

Vernon Fuller
St Helens
UK