Talk to me about semi and full hollows with back plates.

[Benjy_26]

Hey guys!

I love semi and full hollow bodies, but I'm getting tired of wiring stuff through the f holes.

Are there any semi's and full hollows out there (new or used) that use backplates?

Should I stick to thinline teles?

[PFDarkside]

Gibson and Epi Lucille models do.

[Ascension]

Kiesel SH550 and the one I played was amazing!!

https://www.kieselguitars.com/series/guitar/sh550

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Kiesel SH550 and the one I played was amazing!!
https://www.kieselguitars.com/series/guitar/sh550

I tried a few at NAMM really hoping to like them. They were the most boring sounding guitars out of all the Kiesels I tried. I really wanted to like them. But there was no characteristic semi-solid tone there. Sounded like a generic solidbody. They were pretty, but that was it.

[nexion218]

Goob keeps telling that you can move stuff through the pickup holes too, even in semis because they have an opening in the centerblock under the bridge pickup (mine of course doesn't as far as I can see through the F hole...). Have you tried that way?

[Benjy_26]

Goob keeps telling that you can move stuff through the pickup holes too, even in semis because they have an opening in the centerblock under the bridge pickup (mine of course doesn't as far as I can see through the F hole...). Have you tried that way?

I have. Output jacks are the bane of my existence.

[Benjy_26]

Kiesel SH550 and the one I played was amazing!!
https://www.kieselguitars.com/series/guitar/sh550

Those are pretty. They remind me of stuff Hamer used to build.

[Mincer]

Also, old 80s Gibson ES Artists had backplates. And no F holes.

[Ashurbanipal]

The Artcore Ibanez Talman from the early-mid 00s has its electrics accessible via a rear panel. Not made anymore but they can be found used for not too much $$. There were a couple of models in that time, some had a centre block while others were advertised as fully hollow (though presumably with a block for anchoring the bridge and tailpiece).

[stevie_bees]

I'm pretty sure Peerless make one with a backplate and no F holes in a similar style to the Lucille.

[Benjy_26]

The Artcore Ibanez Talman from the early-mid 00s has its electrics accessible via a rear panel. Not made anymore but they can be found used for not too much $$. There were a couple of models in that time, some had a centre block while others were advertised as fully hollow (though presumably with a block for anchoring the bridge and tailpiece).

I dig that. Looks pretty sporty.

[Benjy_26]

I'm pretty sure Peerless make one with a backplate and no F holes in a similar style to the Lucille.

I'll look them up, thanks!

[Benjy_26]

Also, old 80s Gibson ES Artists had backplates. And no F holes.

I'll look them up. Also, looking around, I noticed the old Blueshawks are semis with plates. I just dislike the fact that they have "Blueshawk" printed on the upper shoulder.

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I'll look them up. Also, looking around, I noticed the old Blueshawks are semis with plates. I just dislike the fact that they have "Blueshawk" printed on the upper shoulder.

Yeah, that was a dumb idea.

[Benjy_26]

Yeah, that was a dumb idea.

Might look for one that's beat on the cheap and get a refin.