for once I tot it has an arched top lol.. So little blue burst

and it really bring the feel of Eddie Van Halen...still rmbr he wears those white latex pants just like VH1.

Rare stuff, but I've never liked maple fingerboards, even the 550DY (the 20th/reissue are seriously overpriced too). It's sad to think back that the 5xx series used to be quite affordable and was considered mid-range back in the 80s/90s. But now, they are marketed as the prestige model range which I think is kinda out of most of the hobbyist guitarist's budget. Good instrument, but just too expensive for most people.

As a result we have to compromise and make to with MIK, MIIndo and MIC stuff.

This post has been edited by supercolossal: Nov 11 2007, 11:32 PM

ahh..dont worry RGR 580 JBB was produced in 2001 , right before the prestige era ..

maple fingerboard are the pawners wei ! i think 80% of my guitars are maple fingerboard

actually arch top got what difference in terms or sound?

A fuller bodied sound because the body will actually help to resonate the sound produced by the strings.

hmm...I get your point but then most acoustic guitars should be arched top right? But acoustics are predominantly flat tops
Anyone here care to shed some light?

Hmm.. good point. Let me try to find out
With regards to the similarity between acoustic and archtops, bear in mind that archtops can be played acoustically also

pure human laziness.

archtops are big, especially since most are also arched at the back.
imagine carrying around an archtop to like a campfire? too troublesome right
regular flattops are much smaller and lighter.

there are still a few purely acoustic archtops around tho.