The Archtop guitar is the typical jazz guitar, having steel strings and an "F-cut" body. The bridge is an adjustable one so as to fix it when warped or to even increase or decrease the action on the guitar. Gibson was one of the first brands for Jazz guitars and has been one of the best brands ever since it manufactured its first solid bodied electric. Every player knows the quality of a Gibson and that it is one of the best guitars around. Other Jazz guitar makers were Epiphone, D'Angelico and Stromberg. Guitar brands like Kramer and Ibanez mostly make guitars for rock music since the tone of their pickups suit it.
Manufacturers are continuously trying to make their guitars better and better with a considerable amount of features. The new designs are fabulous and the designs themselves are said to help with the quality of the guitars sound. For Instance, Les Paul guitars are known to have good quality sound because of their shape and not because the wood used. The high end guitars come with pickups with hand wound magnets and exotic woods like maple and spruce are used to make their body.
