|
 |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A "Full Hollowbody"
guitar is considered an electric guitar today, not an "acoustic electric." While its body design
follows the jazz guitars of the early 20th century that were not amplified, today it uses pickups similar to solid body
electrics (electromagnetic pickups). The body wood is about twice the thickness as an acoustic (western or folk type)
which helps limit body boom (feedback from speakers). Note that the early unamplified archtops were a thin wood similar
to an acoustic because they needed to maximize the volume. Now you need to look for a retro or vintage design to find
that type guitar. It may be argued that my Hagstrom guitar in the montage is not a Full Hollowbody because it has something
like struts approximately centered in the body. I actually considered cutting them out. After being scorned by
some guitar forum know it all I chose to try something else first that could be reversed. An interesting solution ...
I have no pics yet but I made a custom bridge that has a broad contact foot. It is basically an arched piece of wood
that extends a couple inches fore and aft of the regular bridge (which sits on it). Therefore I'm picking up sound
from the free, unsupported area of the top. I also converted to a single coil pickup (marketed as a "Gretsch type").
Enter supporting content here |
