In addition to my gigging with an instrumental surf band (oh, Fender is it!), I also play bass with an ukulele group.
I have been introducing less Hawaiian songs and instruments to the uke group, but most members prefer hulas.
I also have an acoustic guitar duet with the guitarist from the surf band. Either two acoustic guitars or one guitar and one acoustic/electric bass.
I have been organizing a junk band (jug band with no jug) around washboard, kazoo, harmonica, guitar, ukulele, accordion, and U-bass. Each member plays more than one instrument so we can switch off (a lot). So far, on guitar, I have been using my Yamaha flat top. Here's an early photo I used while putting together the Uke Stompers:
One thing... before I took up guitar, a cousin of mine was taking guitar lessons, using a 1950's Gibson arch-top acoustic (sunburst). I never heard him play it -- he resented guitar lessons the way some kids resent piano or violin lessons. But, my, that was a pretty guitar.
So I bought an arch top acoustic (with an under bridge pickup).
A while ago, I saw where Epiphone was adding archtops to their Masterbilt collection. Three... a 15" Olympic, a 16" Zenith, and a 17" Deluxe. I listened to YouTube videos and thought the Zenith was the balance of chime and thud I wanted.
I could find no one anywhere near me who would bring one in. I waited nearly a year. On line, Sam Ash and a few others would show them, but they were always out of stock. A buddy had ordered a guitar from Sweetwater, and recommended the quality of their product, service, and shipment. So I asked to alerted when they received a Zenith for sale. (I prefer non-sunburst to sunburst, and they offered a natural.)
Two weeks ago I got the email and I ordered it. They sent photos of the instrument (not a sample instrument, but the one with the serial number they were shipping me).
Upon receipt, I tuned it up, and (as I figured) I did not care for the roundwound bronze strings. I replaced them with an appropriate set of flatwounds and finished the set up.
I am so pleased with the playability, the tone, and the looks of this axe... cannot wait for duet practice tomorrow.