Members NEWYORK Posted September 27, 2008 Members Share Posted September 27, 2008 +1I checked out your playing too in the pure volume music link.Just thought I'd let you know that I really, really enjoyed it.Thought it was awesome !You da man ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Glenn F Posted September 27, 2008 Members Share Posted September 27, 2008 My first thought is that they tend to sound more "woody". Kind of like that "knocking on wood" tone comes through with a semi-hollow. That's partly what makes them good for rockabilly tone. Well, I agree with your assessment. I bought an Artcore AS103NT Custom last year, and I can certainly hear the difference between that and my solid body guitars. So much so, in fact, that I probably won't ever buy another solid body (my next will be a Casino with a Bigsby). It seems to me that semi and hollow body guitars are having somewhat of a renaissance these days. Cheers, Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Highway_61 Posted September 27, 2008 Members Share Posted September 27, 2008 I checked out your playing too in the pure volume music link. Just thought I'd let you know that I really, really enjoyed it. Thought it was awesome ! You da man ! Thank you. I appreciate it more than the words can express. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members darthyahya Posted March 12, 2012 Members Share Posted March 12, 2012 I was thinking the PRS SE Soapbar Semi-Hollow I'm just seriously GAS'sing and I can get the guitar on a 10 month interest free loan so I'm getting one My only problem is finding somewhere I can try it out. And without the other half working it out You haven't met my other half. Finding the guitar is the easy part I'm going to get hours of "Which one are you selling?" i got, " the guitar can stay but you have to go". well i did have 30 at the time. my arguement was, "whats one more?!?!" didnt work. i had to thin the herd by 5 to get the one i wanted. i picked up 5 of the dustiest, read unplayed, guitars i could find and sold em on CL. if it has tits or tires your gonna have problems with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted March 12, 2012 Members Share Posted March 12, 2012 This thread needs a cane. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members roughtrade Posted March 12, 2012 Members Share Posted March 12, 2012 Wut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoneNut Posted March 12, 2012 Members Share Posted March 12, 2012 No kidding. I don't even have that black Sheraton anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diceman1000 Posted March 12, 2012 Members Share Posted March 12, 2012 I was thinking the PRS SE Soapbar Semi-Hollow I'm just seriously GAS'sing and I can get the guitar on a 10 month interest free loan so I'm getting one My only problem is finding somewhere I can try it out. And without the other half working it out You haven't met my other half. Finding the guitar is the easy part I'm going to get hours of "Which one are you selling?" Are you secretly married to my wife I only own one semi, an Epiphone DOT worn Sunburst, to me semis sound bigger. I absolutely love mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members STRANDMAN Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 In my experience (and yes, I have 3 semis) not a ton of difference between a semi and a solid. In fact I'd suggest they were way closer sonically to a solid than most of the uninitiated realize. They do resinate quite well and their sustain under high volume is one of the best kept secrets in rock'n roll. but really not that different than a solid. If you slap some flats on them they can do a pretty good imitation of a jazzbox but an actual full hollow jazzbox is a whole 'nother beast altogether. In fact that is the big advantage with semi hollows. They are able to go both ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twofoolsaminute Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 I don't hear half the crap most people on this board claim. I do know this much. I started on a big semi and having done so I have never been able to really enjoy playing a humbucker equipped solid body. In fact, the only sold body I really like is the Telecaster. I don't really think a semi and a solid sound all that different. I can interchange them when recording and it sounds pretty much the same, but I can do so much more with a semi-hollow. Hell, I always had to deal with the feedback. After I got a Les Paul, I was pissed that I could not summon the feedback. 335ish guitars are the best. Love them and always have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoneNut Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 If you can't hear the difference between your semi hollow and your solid body, it's time to get a better semi hollow. Most semis are over build and I agree they sound practically the same as a solid. Get a full body, well built 335 type though and it will have a much wider range of sounds than a solid body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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