New to semi hollow guitars
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beaubrummels
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Re: New to semi hollow guitars
If there’s no center block, it’s a hollow body.
If it has a center block or is routed out with chambers to nearly hollow, it’s semi-hollow.
If it just has a few routes for weight relief, then it’s just weight relieved, though some companies push weight relief almost into the territory of semi-hollow.
If there’s no center block, it’s a hollow body.
If it has a center block or is routed out with chambers to nearly hollow, it’s semi-hollow.
If it just has a few routes for weight relief, then it’s just weight relieved, though some companies push weight relief almost into the territory of semi-hollow.
ehdwuld
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Re: New to semi hollow guitars
a chambered body isnt really a semi hollow
semi hollow is the bent plywood top and back attached to a center frame
the full hollow are usually thicker and more like an acoustic with F holes
semi hollow has a center block on the same kind of frame
a chambered body is more like the thin line tele with the solid wood body with chambers under an F hole
a chambered body isnt really a semi hollow
semi hollow is the bent plywood top and back attached to a center frame
the full hollow are usually thicker and more like an acoustic with F holes
semi hollow has a center block on the same kind of frame
a chambered body is more like the thin line tele with the solid wood body with chambers under an F hole
chadd
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Re: New to semi hollow guitars
A fully chambered guitar most certainly is a semi-hollow guitar, though I agree that it sounds different than a traditionally layered semi-hollow. Chambered guitars will generally sound closer to a solid body and reject feedback much better than a traditionally constructed semi-hollow. My chambered Schecters have carved tops to reject feedback, but still ring out much more than a solid body, like a Gibson Midtown.
Also, calling the traditional construction method "plywood" is misleading. While Gibson uses three layers to construct their semi-hollow guitars, it's very different than what is commonly referred to as "plywood".
A fully chambered guitar most certainly is a semi-hollow guitar, though I agree that it sounds different than a traditionally layered semi-hollow. Chambered guitars will generally sound closer to a solid body and reject feedback much better than a traditionally constructed semi-hollow. My chambered Schecters have carved tops to reject feedback, but still ring out much more than a solid body, like a Gibson Midtown.
Also, calling the traditional construction method "plywood" is misleading. While Gibson uses three layers to construct their semi-hollow guitars, it's very different than what is commonly referred to as "plywood".
bigcupholder
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Re: New to semi hollow guitars
If you play with distortion, you don't want a full hollow body. I plugged a full hollow body into a 5150 lbx for fun and I could get controlled feedback at normal talking volume. It would be uncontrollable with any normal kind of volume.
A chambered guitar, where the top, back and sides are thicker than a semi hollow but where it still has a single large chamber on either side of the center block, is the ideal guitar IMO. It has more volume unplugged than a solid body electric so it's great for practicing unplugged, but it can also handle high gain at gig volumes.
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If you play with distortion, you don't want a full hollow body. I plugged a full hollow body into a 5150 lbx for fun and I could get controlled feedback at normal talking volume. It would be uncontrollable with any normal kind of volume.
A chambered guitar, where the top, back and sides are thicker than a semi hollow but where it still has a single large chamber on either side of the center block, is the ideal guitar IMO. It has more volume unplugged than a solid body electric so it's great for practicing unplugged, but it can also handle high gain at gig volumes.
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Re: New to semi hollow guitars
Yeah, chambered guitars and semi-hollow guitars don't really sound the same but can look the same from the front. The standard 335-type can be made either way and will feel and sound different depending on which construction method is used. Generally, solid wood, chambered versions would be more expensive, but that doesn't mean they sound better, just different.
Yeah, chambered guitars and semi-hollow guitars don't really sound the same but can look the same from the front. The standard 335-type can be made either way and will feel and sound different depending on which construction method is used. Generally, solid wood, chambered versions would be more expensive, but that doesn't mean they sound better, just different.
ehdwuld
A Ficus
Re: New to semi hollow guitars
my Epi Florentine and Ehdwuld Branded Chinese build are carved out bodies
my Dean is bent Plywood construction like a 335
and just because its used in guitar building doesn't make it "not" plywood
its poplar and maple veneer glued together together then heated and bent
my Epi Florentine and Ehdwuld Branded Chinese build are carved out bodies
my Dean is bent Plywood construction like a 335
and just because its used in guitar building doesn't make it "not" plywood
its poplar and maple veneer glued together together then heated and bent
ehdwuld
A Ficus
Re: New to semi hollow guitars
>>> if AceBob were here he would post this
as long as it sounds good it is good
and thats whats important
>>> if AceBob were here he would post this
as long as it sounds good it is good
and thats whats important
chadd
Well-known member
Re: New to semi hollow guitars
That's pretty much my point. When the vast majority of people hear plywood, they think of those low end junk guitars. That's why manufacturers use "laminated" for acoustics, hollows and semi-hollows.
