Why are guitar cavities not "filled"?

[Rockstar216]

Re: Why are guitar cavities not "filled"?

To keep the electronics accessible and, hence, possible to service.

This right here.

 

[Dr. Vegetable]

Re: Why are guitar cavities not "filled"?

Hmm - doesn't your dentist still call them cavities after they are filled?

No, he calls them "Lake House."

 

[The Dali]

Re: Why are guitar cavities not "filled"?

Thanks for the responses everyone... with so much talk about wood and glue and minor changes in tone it was something that was on my mind when thinking about strats that have large pickup routes that sit empty.

 

[AlexR]

Re: Why are guitar cavities not "filled"?

Any filling would do nothing.

Having wood unrouted and/or no pickup would potentially make a difference. Construction certainly changes nuances in tone. Those who have esquire teles and single p90 juniors feel those guitars are raunchier. Maybe there's something in having more unadulterated wood near the neck join.