AS71 - Misty - vintage acoustic archtop comparison

Hey guys, today’s the big comparison day : i’m playing the A part of Misty, the great Erroll Garner standard on 8 vintage high end acoustic archtops : -1936 Epiphone Deluxe -1937 Epiphone Deluxe -1938 Epiphone Deluxe -1939 Epiphone Emperor -1946 Epiphone Deluxe -1934 Gibson L5 -1978 Guild Artist Award -1942 D’Angelico Excel I’m using the same pick on all (purple Dunlop ) and they all have bronze strings except the Guild AA that has nickel round 13s, and the Epiphone blonde Deluxe 38 that has flats 13s. The sound is recorded with a Neumann TLM 103. Feel free to comment and share your thought, although it’s hard when there are so many to compare (it’s like comparing 8 perfumes in a shop, you loose your nose after 3 or 4). If you want to hear a full song on each guitar, check the channel, all the guitars are featured there, with at least one full song. My opinion is that they all are great archtops, with each its own specific voice. I can&#
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