hollowbodies
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Marty Horne
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I've always liked hollowbody guitars because to me, you get more of the sound of the wood as opposed to all electronics. They have more resonance and a warmer sweeter tone. If I was gonna do a metal gig, I'd definitely go with a solidbody. I don't have use for a big archtop jazz box but 3 of my 4 guitars are chambered or semi-hollow and they sound great.
I've always liked hollowbody guitars because to me, you get more of the sound of the wood as opposed to all electronics. They have more resonance and a warmer sweeter tone. If I was gonna do a metal gig, I'd definitely go with a solidbody. I don't have use for a big archtop jazz box but 3 of my 4 guitars are chambered or semi-hollow and they sound great.
NathanCahill
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For me hollowbodies just seem to have a warmer more natural vibe to them. Sweet!! They can also rock Hard so don't count them out.
For me hollowbodies just seem to have a warmer more natural vibe to them. Sweet!! They can also rock Hard so don't count them out.
Bludave
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All the great Jazz players past and present play hollow body archtops. There are two specific types of hollow bodies, Laminated and solid woods. A Gibson 175 is a laminated body where a Gibson L5 is a solid wood guitar. A L5 is more of an acoustic guitar with floating pups that allow it to be amplified. The 175 has the pups mounted directly in the top. The pup holes iterupt the sound waves when it is played acoustic. So in a very strong sense the 175 is an electric guitar from the start. There are pros and cons to everything. The pros to a laminated arctop is they are much easier to control feedback, which is a constant problem performing with an archtop guitar. The Cons is they don't sound as good as a solid wood guitar does acousticly. A solid wood Archtop guitar in the hands of a real Jazz player is an amazing instrument. I have had the pleasure of playing many D'Angelicos and D'Aquistos. These guitars today sell for somwhere between 30K to 50K!!! When you hold a guitar like this in your hands you really begin to appriciate the artistry the craftsmen who built it used, and the artists who play them. So in response to your friends comments about an Archtop...... He has probably never really sat down and played a great archtop, and has certainly not listened to some of the worlds finest guitar players who play these instruments on a regular basis. People like Joe Pass, Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery just to name a few.
All the great Jazz players past and present play hollow body archtops. There are two specific types of hollow bodies, Laminated and solid woods. A Gibson 175 is a laminated body where a Gibson L5 is a solid wood guitar. A L5 is more of an acoustic guitar with floating pups that allow it to be amplified. The 175 has the pups mounted directly in the top. The pup holes iterupt the sound waves when it is played acoustic. So in a very strong sense the 175 is an electric guitar from the start. There are pros and cons to everything. The pros to a laminated arctop is they are much easier to control feedback, which is a constant problem performing with an archtop guitar. The Cons is they don't sound as good as a solid wood guitar does acousticly. A solid wood Archtop guitar in the hands of a real Jazz player is an amazing instrument. I have had the pleasure of playing many D'Angelicos and D'Aquistos. These guitars today sell for somwhere between 30K to 50K!!! When you hold a guitar like this in your hands you really begin to appriciate the artistry the craftsmen who built it used, and the artists who play them. So in response to your friends comments about an Archtop...... He has probably never really sat down and played a great archtop, and has certainly not listened to some of the worlds finest guitar players who play these instruments on a regular basis. People like Joe Pass, Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery just to name a few.
RiffRaff
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I play my Heritage 535 (semi hollow but it does fall into the overall category) plugged into a 100 watt head through 2x12 screaming loud and I'll take it over any solid body any day - if you don't know how to play one then I guess they can sound like crap - but it's in your hands not the guitar.
I play my Heritage 535 (semi hollow but it does fall into the overall category) plugged into a 100 watt head through 2x12 screaming loud and I'll take it over any solid body any day - if you don't know how to play one then I guess they can sound like crap - but it's in your hands not the guitar.
MikeRocker
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There's nothing like the sound of a Gretsch 6120 through a Fender amp. Add a little slapback, rockabilly heaven.
There's nothing like the sound of a Gretsch 6120 through a Fender amp. Add a little slapback, rockabilly heaven.
