Semihollowbody guitars

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I am a Bigsby hata because my old bandmate's Washburn - a lovely guitar in most respects - never returned to tuning after using it. Like, never. Anything requiring the Bigsby had to go last in the set.

Coulda been faulty setup or whatever. And I know some people use them to good effect. But that bad experience put me off Bigsbys.

I had an Epiphone 339 that I liked a lot, but it was not really for me. Sold it to a friend, so I get to see it from time to time.

If I go that direction again, I will likely go fully hollow. Hofner Jazzica, like Paul Carrack uses, is a distant dream

balsamic panic (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 24 May 2021 16:44 (two years ago) link

Ah man, what was it? Missed it.

I tried some lower end new gretsches a while back and wasn't thrilled with them.

longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 25 May 2021 19:22 (two years ago) link

it was this guy marked down to like $479: https://dangelicoguitars.com/guitars/premier-series/premier-dc/premier-dc-boardwalk/#DAPDCTCHCSCBEX

call all destroyer, Tuesday, 25 May 2021 19:29 (two years ago) link

yeah it's worth stopping by musician's friend once a day, their "stupid deal of the day" can be really good

This thing is so cool looking. It's actually a full hollow, but I just wanted to post it somewhere

https://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--pbRIThWq--/f_auto,t_large/v1616441697/kxcoegqalpnkmjyqqnto.jpg

(Yamaha SA-15 from the late 60s)

longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 8 June 2021 15:25 (two years ago) link

beautiful

Yamaha is a very underrated guitar company

love the shape of that

call all destroyer, Tuesday, 8 June 2021 15:40 (two years ago) link

I want it even though I have no idea what it plays/sounds like. It's art.

longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 8 June 2021 15:49 (two years ago) link

In seriousness, I tracked down some video demos, and I don't think it's exactly what I would look for soundwise. I wish there was an actual semihollow version of the same thing with higher output pickups.

I do also wonder if the positioning of the tremolo arm vs volume and tone knobs would be annoying, and I read that the pickguard is very fragile. Still though, man.

longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 8 June 2021 18:18 (two years ago) link


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