Chamber electric guitars

[ICTGoober]

Re: Chamber electric guitars

Tricky question. If clambering makes a guitar a semi-hollow . . . does a swimming pool route under a strat pick-guard count? Why, why not?

That is the post of a thinking man.

[Lewguitar]

Re: Chamber electric guitars

I think of a chambered guitar as being a solid body chambered to enhance the acoustic quality or resonance of the guitar.

I think of a weight relieved guitar as being a solid body guitar designed with wood removed to make it lighter in weight...not to make it more resonant.

Two different intentions.

A real semi-hollow body has a separate top, back and sides. Like an ES-335. Different intention than chambered or weight relieved and an entirely different design.

[Mincer]

Re: Chamber electric guitars

A chambered body sounds a lot closer to a solidbody than a true semi hollow. I think Warmoth did a comparison of chambered vs solid and I was surprised at how close they sounded.

[beaubrummels]

Re: Chamber electric guitars

Tricky question. If clambering makes a guitar a semi-hollow . . . does a swimming pool route under a strat pick-guard count? Why, why not?

Chambering doesn’t make it semi hollow. Chambers are routed out of a solid block. Semi hollow is separate back, side and top. Swimming pool route is just a cavity for electronics, not non-functional chambers for sound purposes.