[jtkung]

Okay -- here's much better sound recordings of KP's Archtops. 

https://kenparkerarchtops.com/lyle-brewer

Comments

• When the recordings say only stereo mics -- it doesn't sound like a live recording at all -- it sounds like from the pickup with EQ and effects like reverb.  
  
• The sound when it says "stereo mics" is pretty tremendous. The bass is clear, not muddy, and the trebles are sweet with a crispness and clarity that are exceptional. 
  
• There's no way those recordings don't have reverb added since he seems to be playing in a small room
  
• All the guitars sound very much the same, which is surprising since they have body woods and some with a different body shape.
  
• Archtop #4 "Larry" though has no mag pickup, so it's an acoustic recording but does not sound dry at all. There's reverb added for sure. 
  
• I definitely would like to know more about how the stereo mics and recording were done. It sounds like some EQ and effects were added.
  
• You can see he is not picking hard, but the sound is loud and clear, but the mics are not that close. 
  
• Listen to Loretta at the beginning ... which sounds like the mag pickup direct with some reverb and maybe stereo mics mixed in, and the end which they say is mics and sounds much more like an acoustic recording. The latter has that more characteristic Macafferi sound you hear on previous recordings of KP Archtops.
  

Finally -- hmmm you wonder why all 6 guitars were visiting his shop at the same time. Do they have issues that need to be dealt with? One of his past archtops -- Penguin -- had a top crack that had to be repaired.