I have the black one. Most people find them to be a love it or hate it type guitar. I go back and forth.
On the plus side, it's my best player by a mile. I had the action so sick low at one point it was like a Jackson. Have since raised it some and I'll tell you why.
The sound that comes out of any archtop is not particularly subtle. They were made to bang out chords in a big band and cut through. You gotta play em hard and use some heavy string to really get em going. When you do, they will bark out a lovely punchy fundamental sound. There's not much going on in the way of thumpy bass or overtones though. I like the sound, but if you're only going to have one acoustic, it's not the most versatile guitar on the planet. It won't shimmer like a Taylor or thump like a Martin dread. It WILL drown out a dread if it comes to a strumming contest, though. They can get absolutely LOUD when you get after em.
So, it's loud and a little rude. Very percussive. If you're a real archtop snob, you'll look down your nose at the laminate top, but that also makes it damn durable and pretty insensitive to temp and humidity changes.
If you like the sound, it's great. If you don't you'll hate it.
Godin necks seem to be the same way. The 5th has a very skinny neck compared to the old archtops with tree trunk necks. I was on the fence for a while, but I've come to like it a lot. The satin finish is really slick and the rolled edges are comfortable.
When it comes to archtops, only you can judge if you like it or not. Don't judge, however, based on a couple of minutes of light strumming. Bang the hell out of it to see what it can do. I damn near nead earplugs when I play mine. I got it set up with 13s now and that SOB is LOUD.
EG