2007 Baker Bop - Archtop Guitar
With just a few moments on this Victor Baker "Bop" Archtop guitar you can tell it was made by a player. Only a builder that is also a great player can achieve this level of feel in an instrument. The neck profile is wonderful, the fretwork is great and everything about the way it fits in your arms is right. This 17" "Bop" Archtop from Victor Baker has a big acoustic voice that is deep and alive, plugged in you get an accurate recreation thanks to the Kent Armstrong handmade humbucker. Volume and tone as well a Delta Series Gotoh tuners with a 21:1 ratio make this a sincere musician's tool for gigging or woodshedding.
With just a few moments on this Victor Baker "Bop" Archtop guitar you can tell it was made by a player. Only a builder that is also a great player can achieve this level of feel in an instrument. The neck profile is wonderful, the fretwork is great and everything about the way it fits in your arms is right. This 17" "Bop" Archtop from Victor Baker has a big acoustic voice that is deep and alive, plugged in you get an accurate recreation thanks to the Kent Armstrong handmade humbucker. Volume and tone as well a Delta Series Gotoh tuners with a 21:1 ratio make this a sincere musician's tool for gigging or woodshedding.
- Woods & Trim
- Back/Sides: Flamed Maple
- Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Neck Wood: Flamed Maple
- Bridge: Ebony Adjustable
- Rosette: F Holes
- Binding: Maple
- Fingerboard Bindings: Ebony
- Headplate: Ebony
- Headstock Bindings: None
- Headstock Inlay: Builder Logo and Deco Pot
- Top Trim: N/A
- Back Strip: None
- Fret Markers: None
- Tuners: Gotoh 510 Delta Series, 21:1 Ratio
- Tuner Finish: Black
- Measurements
- Body Size: Archtop
- Scale: 25 in. (635 mm)
- Nut Width: 1 11/16 in. (42.9 mm)
- String Spacing: 2 1/16 in. (52.3 mm)
- Body Length: 20 3/4 in.
- Upper Bout: 13 1/2 in.
- Lower Bout: 17 in.
- Serial #: 188
- Body Depth @Neck Heel: 3 in.
- Body Depth @Tail Block: 3 in.
- Frets to body: 19
- Extras
- Cutaway: Venetian
- Pickguard: None
- Case: TKL
- Pickup: Kent Armstrong Humbucker
- Condition: Excellent, just light play wear
Player Reviews:
"This is a real player's instrument. Victor Baker is a performer as well as a builder and it shows in his guitars. I particularly like the loud acoustic nature of this Bop Archtop, and plugged in it retains it's lively energy and big voice. Simple appointments, but all the tone...." - Paul Heumiller
"This guitar has a lot of "cool" vibe. The wide body gives it that extra punch when unplugged and when you plug it in the powerful Kent Armstrong pickup gives it a strong electric tone with lots of punch. I also love the dark finish." - Al Petteway
