Members inscho Posted December 31, 2006 Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sense_of_henry Posted December 31, 2006 Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 Originally posted by inscho I will take mine (haven't yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZeppelinPie792 Posted December 31, 2006 Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 If I had one I would take it. I love casinos and ES-335s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaSkip Posted December 31, 2006 Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 Do you mean hollow or semi-hollow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members inscho Posted December 31, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 Originally posted by DaSkip Do you mean hollow or semi-hollow? hollow...not so much jazz guitars....but more like casinos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted December 31, 2006 Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 you mean if i'm playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roy Brooks Posted December 31, 2006 Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 I take hollowbody guitars to gigs. Over the past few months I have played a Gretsch Country Classic, a 1956 ES-175D, a Heritage H575, and a Gretsch Clipper on gigs. I dig that sound. My Danelectros are hollow but with no f holes. I have two U1s, a shorthorn six string bass (not a reissue), an amplifier in case model, and a 56U2 reissue. I have gigged with both U1s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members inscho Posted December 31, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 Originally posted by Roy Brooks I take hollowbody guitars to gigs. Over the past few months I have played a Gretsch Country Classic, a 1956 ES-175D, a Heritage H575, and a Gretsch Clipper on gigs. I dig that sound.My Danelectros are hollow but with no f holes. I have two U1s, a shorthorn six string bass (not a reissue), an amplifier in case model, and a 56U2 reissue. I have gigged with both U1s. how loud is your stage volume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElviraG Posted December 31, 2006 Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 I'm mainly a singer and k/board player but if I use a guitar it's almost always my 335. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members inscho Posted December 31, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 Originally posted by evil_online I'm mainly a singer and k/board player but if I use a guitar it's almost always my 335. isnt the 335 semi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fourth Floor Posted December 31, 2006 Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 Semis: We've gigged with Ric 330/6 and the other guitarist in my band often used a 335 for a long period. We were quite loud. No feedback issues that got in the way. I belted the hell out of my Ricky and only got good feedback from it. We're not a super high gain band (see myspace) but some high level drive and occasional fuzz. But lots of gig with those guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members inscho Posted December 31, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 i just picked up an old MIJ epiphone ea-255 hollowbody....that I really like a lot. but I haven't had a chance to play it with a cranked amp. i had a casino a couple months ago...a newer korean one and the pickups squealed like crazy...I traded it away when I realized it was unusable in a gig situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted December 31, 2006 Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 Originally posted by inscho i just picked up an old MIJ epiphone ea-255 hollowbody....that I really like a lot. but I haven't had a chance to play it with a cranked amp. i had a casino a couple months ago...a newer korean one and the pickups squealed like crazy...I traded it away when I realized it was unusable in a gig situation. but were the pups squealing or was the resonance causing feedback? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted December 31, 2006 Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 If anything just putting some tape over the f-holes and not standing right in front of your amp with it cranked and an overdrive going you should be fine. I can sit right in front my 15w amp turned up pretty loud with my SA-15 and as long as I don't let the strings just hang loose and hum feedback isn't a problem, so I imagine it should be fairly easy to keep it under control with your setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members inscho Posted December 31, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 Originally posted by GuyaGuy but were the pups squealing or was the resonance causing feedback? not sure, i think a bit of both actually......it shrieked like a banshee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members inscho Posted December 31, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 Originally posted by Wilbo26 If anything just putting some tape over the f-holes and not standing right in front of your amp with it cranked and an overdrive going you should be fine. I can sit right in front my 15w amp turned up pretty loud with my SA-15 and as long as I don't let the strings just hang loose and hum feedback isn't a problem, so I imagine it should be fairly easy to keep it under control with your setup. i taped over the f-holes of my casino and it didn't help very much at all. is the sa-15 fully hollow or semi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted December 31, 2006 Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 Originally posted by inscho not sure, i think a bit of both actually......it shrieked like a banshee. you can tell when it's the guitar feeding back vs. microphonic pups. with a regular feedback the guitar feels like it's slowly being filled with sound and may at some point explode. but squealing sounds more microphonic. i thought casinos had good quality gibson pups? well, the ones after 2000 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members inscho Posted December 31, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 Originally posted by GuyaGuy you can tell when it's the guitar feeding back vs. microphonic pups. with a regular feedback the guitar feels like it's slowly being filled with sound and may at some point explode. but squealing sounds more microphonic. i thought casinos had good quality gibson pups? well, the ones after 2000 or so. guess it was the pups then......a lot of user reviews said they needed to replace the pups or they did something like wax potting? maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted December 31, 2006 Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 Originally posted by inscho i taped over the f-holes of my casino and it didn't help very much at all. is the sa-15 fully hollow or semi? I think its fully hollow.My pickups are fairly microphonice and I do get some mad squealing when I'm close to the amp and fire up a hot boosted signal, but clean its not a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted December 31, 2006 Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 Originally posted by inscho guess it was the pups then......a lot of user reviews said they needed to replace the pups or they did something like wax potting? maybe? yikes.yeah, they'd definitely need to be potted--esp in a hollowbody, which will be even more resonant than a solidbody.silly Epi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members inscho Posted December 31, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 Originally posted by GuyaGuy yikes. yeah, they'd definitely need to be potted--esp in a hollowbody, which will be even more resonant than a solidbody. silly Epi. i didn't like the casino enough to go through all that trouble, but this new guitar is a {censored}ing terrific....but it needs a fair amount of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted December 31, 2006 Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 Originally posted by inscho i didn't like the casino enough to go through all that trouble, but this new guitar is a {censored}ing terrific....but it needs a fair amount of work. yeah, you gotta expect that from older guitars that are under-rated like the 70's Epis. i've had 2 (or 3?) and they were nice but weren't kept up like they should be. mine were ET solidbodies like this one:here's a bit of info on those MIJ Epis btw.:http://matsumoku.org/models/models.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phishmarisol Posted December 31, 2006 Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 It is definitely a skill to be able to control it at loud volumes but if you work on it you can do it. Trey did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fast Frets Posted December 31, 2006 Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 My fully hollow ES-150DC will squeal like a raped tom cat if you're not careful. My ES-335 semi is pretty well behaved unless you get crazy. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ProToneThinline Posted December 31, 2006 Members Share Posted December 31, 2006 I gig with two Epi's - a Dot (semi-hollow), and a Joe Pass (hollow). The bands I work with are primarily Funk, Blues, and R&B gigs, although we do throw a little jazz in from time to time. The bands aren't especially quiet bands, but we don't play at "Death Metal" volumes, either. I much prefer the Joe Pass to the Dot. Playing a hollow body is a unique experience. I guarantee you won't play any guitar that's more alive than a hollow body. When you apply some volume, the hollow takes on a life of it's own. It's extremely responsive and lively, although you have to be careful not to let it get out of control. Does it feed back? Yes, but you need to learn to harness that to your advantage. I would use the Joe Pass exclusively, if it weren't for fret access. The single cutaway and deep body make it a challenge to really dig in to the upper frets. The Dot has much better high register access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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