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

[elelpe]

That's the best Gibson headstock I've ever seen.

 

[Mincer]

I think if they didn't try to incorporate the 'open book' swoop at the top that it might look a little better.

 

[Dave Locher]

With a drill, router, and/or jigsaw ANY hollowbody or semi can have a rear access hole!

 

[The Dali]

The Gibson midtown series have backplates.

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[Mincer]

The Gibson midtown series have backplates.

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Oh wow, I didn't know that.

 

[The Dali]

Yeah, they are essentially chambered mahogany bodies with maple tops and F-holes. A great combo between a Les Paul and an ES335. They have an access plate on the back for the electronics so a ton easier to work on/swap pups.

 

[Mincer]

Not ever having played one, my guess is that they are closer to an LP than a 335 sound.

 

[alex1fly]

Thinline Teles are pretty righteous and can cop some 335ish tones with HBs.

 

[Benjy_26]

Not ever having played one, my guess is that they are closer to an LP than a 335 sound.

I've got an Epi Alleykat with similar construction to those midtowns.

It's definitely got its own sound. Less more lows than a 335 and more midrange honk than a LP. Even with a SM-1n/Demon combo, it's easy to get dark, smokey tones, clean or dirty.

 

[Benjy_26]

Thinline Teles are pretty righteous and can cop some 335ish tones with HBs.

I really dig my '69 Thinline RI. Even with singles, it can cop some pretty juicy tones.

 

[Benjy_26]

Update:

I am now on the hunt for an old Guild Bluesbird 90.

 

[Ascension]

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.

Really? Good to know as they are one of the few Carvin Kiesel models i haven't played. Wonder what the pickups were on the ones at NAMM? In suspect the A2 Beryllium as they are the standard default pickups. A semi hollow is something i don't have and was looking at those. Was thinking building a pretty basic one and sending them a set of the Psyclone full size pickups to go in it.

 

[Mincer]

Really? Good to know as they are one of the few Carvin Kiesel models i haven't played. Wonder what the pickups were on the ones at NAMM? In suspect the A2 Beryllium as they are the standard default pickups. A semi hollow is something i don't have and was looking at those. Was thinking building a pretty basic one and sending them a set of the Psyclone full size pickups to go in it.

They were just in a rack with no specs listed. I really considered ordering one, until I played one.