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The name Archtop describe guitars commonly known as "Jazz-boxes" or "Hollow-bodies".

The Archtop guitar normally has f-holes (as found on violins/cellos/double basses). Most Archtop guitars have some sort of pickup/microphone system. Most used on modern Archtops are humbuckers in bridge and/or neck positions. The most famous Archtop guitars (and also the most expesive ones) are the Gibson and Gretch models. More ordinary brands (all of them quite good instruments) are Yamaha, Epiphone (owned by Gibson), Eagle, Jay Turser and others.

Some Archtop guitars have Bigsby-tremolo systems. Moveable bridges (aka. "rollerbridge") and tailpieces are found on almost all archtops. Guitarplayers prefer archtops mainly because they offer the warm rich sound of an acoustic guitar and of course a "real" sustain sound. The Archtop will enable the player to combine the magnificent sound with different amplifiers and effects.

Another important thing to remember about the archtop guitar is that an Archtop is a lovely piece of handcraftship.