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Looking for thin hollow body guitar
I am a total naif about electrics.
I love my Gibson acoustic, but a ES-335 may be a bit much on the budget. Any recs on hollow body alternatives to an ES 335 but is LIKE an ES 335? |
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Washburn HB-30. VERY 335ish.
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Semi or full hollow body? Eastman made an el rey EL0 for a while that was a very cool instrument! The entire el rey line are real hollowbodies I believe (not semi).
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Here's a few threads that might help:
http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=348581 http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=345371 http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=344407 http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=324350 http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=327587 http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=341373 FYI the new Gibson 335 Studio comes in at less than half the price of the standard model - if you can stretch your budget a bit above the Epiphone/Ibanez/Washburn/Yamaha bracket you can have the real thing... |
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Eastman makes some nice ones for just under $1k. Maple laminate, maple center block, and pretty good pickups. Nice thin nitro finish, too.
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Here's one for you!
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Keep a look out for early 80s semi`s from the likes of Ibanez, Yamaha, Aria Pro II etc. The Ibanez Japanese made AS-80/100/200 models are all highly rated, as are the Yamaha SA series.
For a really good but cheap 80s semi, I would look no further than the Westone Rainbow I/II guitars. Good luck searching. Steve.
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You have a lot of choices. First though, when you say hollowbody do you mean semi-hollow? Semi hollow are what a 335 really are: there is a solid block running under the strings the length of the hollow body. This combats feedback and helps sustain. I have an ES359 and it's semi hollow and is what I wanted for these two reasons.
Epiphone, Eastman and others make semi hollows and hollow bodies that are a lot less than a Gibson, and will get you close. |
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Reverend Tricky Gomez....great tone, and very well made, for way less than a ES335
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Epiphone 335 Dot
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check out an old gibson es125t. they come with a p90 that can be clean but can also be quite crunchy!
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