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The Gibson J-160E is one of the first acoustic-electric guitars produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. The J-160E was Gibson's second attempt at creating an acoustic-electric guitar (the first being the small-body CF-100E [2]). The basic concept behind the guitar was to fit a single-pickup into a normal-size dreadnought acoustic guitar.
An acoustic guitar with pickups for electrical amplification is called an acoustic-electric guitar. In the 2000s, manufacturers introduced new types of pickups to try to amplify the full sound of these instruments. This includes body sensors, and systems that include an internal microphone along with body sensors or under-the-saddle pickups.
Archtop guitars often have Curly maple or Quilted maple backs. Full-sized archtops are among the largest guitars ever made, with the width of the lower bout in some cases approaching 19 inches (47 cm). The original acoustic archtop guitars were designed to enhance volume, so they were constructed for use with relatively heavy strings.
The B-45-12, a 12-string edition guitar introduced in 1961, was the first B-45 model guitar available and the first B series overall. The B-45-12 had a mahogany body and neck, spruce top, rosewood fingerboard, and a cherry sunburst finish, and was made with "round" shoulders for the 1961 – 1962 model year and "square" shoulders until the end of its production in 1979.
Fender marketed an attachable pickup ref. FP-6 for this range and other flat-top acoustic guitars having the 'resonator bar', to which the pickup was attached. It was manufactured by Rowe Industries of Toledo, Ohio. The pickup is electromagnetic with integral volume and tone controls, and is finished in chrome, embossed 'Fender'.
Woody Guthrie used an L-0. Jeff Buckley used an L-1. Sheryl Crow uses a L-00 Blues King. Elvis Costello used a LG-C. Patty Griffin used a LG-2. Gibson makes a LG-2 Americana as a replica. Chris Stapleton uses a mid 1950s LG-2 with the batwing pickguard, and references the LG-0 in his 2015 song, "Outlaw State of Mind." Derek Trucks uses a 1934 L-00.
The first modern Washburn instruments were full-size acoustic guitars imported from Japan by Beckmen Music. The 1974 range included one folk-style guitar (W-200) and eight dreadnoughts of increasing quality and decoration: W-240-12, W-250, W-260, W-280, W-300, W-300-12, W-500, W-600.
The Everly Brothers used these guitars throughout the 1960s, both live and in the recording studio. Paul McCartney also owns and plays an Everly Brothers model , as did many influential artists including George Harrison , Bob Dylan , Cat Stevens , Neil Diamond , Keith Richards , Jimmy Page , Roger Daltrey , Billie Joe Armstrong , Billy Idol ...