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Dhart...
I actually sold my Epiphone as a "condition" of getting the Heritage, but yes...it played excellently! I had commented that it played as well as my Les Paul which cost about nine times as much. My decision to move into a nicer upgrade was based the feeling of playing that semi-hollow, which I had no idea originally that I would like so much. Obviously every guitars going to be different but the example of this Epiphone dot Studio that I had was great and hard to beat for the money. Cheers... Todd in Chicago |
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Heritage and D'Angelico were 2 of the companies on my hollow body short list. Neither had a small laminate fully hollow body, so I didn't go further, but those are great guitars, imo. The D'Angelico I was considering, EXCEL-SS, is made in Korea (whose quality I like), though others in their line are custom built in the USA (preferred, when I can do it).
I didn't start out looking for the semi/hollow sound, but once I A/B'd stuff I liked on both and came to appreciate the differences between solid body and semi/hollow, I knew I had to get one. This was part of my inspiration: |
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Semi-Hollow and Full-Hollow electrics are awesome instruments. My D'Angelico is an EX-SS, I paid $1500 for mine. The only internal block inside the guitar is directly under the bridge. Great build quality, playability, and tone. He's playing it with an overdriven style that may be, perhaps, more appropriate with a Strat or a Les Paul, but it does demonstrate that even with a more jazz-oriented guitar like this, one can rock out in overdrive. Last edited by DHart; 08-25-2017 at 02:54 PM. |
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Ohhhhh...thats a beauty!
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You mention there being an internal block under the bridge. When I've seen the 335 assembly process, there's much longer internal center block that runs down from where the neck attaches, and the bridge attaches to the bottom of that block. You're suggesting the Excel doesn't have that center block, only a bridge mounting block. The Excel description from the site says: "Semi-Hollow with Center Block, Semi-Hollow with Bridge Post" and I'm not sure what means with respect to what I saw with the 335 construction. They mention semi-hollow twice, once with respect to "center block" and once with respect to "bridge post," as if those are 2 different things?? Any thoughts on that one appreciated. The Excel's still on my short list, so I need to know it all. |
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Todd it looks like your amp is built out of a tone generator. True?
Bob
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:-) Todd in Chicago |
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The D'Angelico EX-SS is fully hollow, except for a small center block sitting directly under the bridge, about 3" wide and perhaps 1 3/4" to 2" long. The EX-SS is an exceptional guitar and (I paid $1500 on sale) a bargain for what you pay. Build quality is top notch, fit and finish top notch, playability and tone top shelf. I especially like the version that I got, with all the hardware blacked out. Keeps it from being over-the-top bling. Lower bout is 15", so slightly wider than 339, slightly narrower than 335. Body is thin, a little under 2", I estimate. |
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Bob
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I found a pic of the 335 center block, here, at the 6 minute mark: At the D'Angelico site for the SS - https://dangelicoguitars.com/guitars.../#DAESSHNBGSCB it says, "Now available with both our signature D’Angelico Stairstep trapeze-style tailpiece or a traditional stop tailpiece with full center block." When I read that, I assumed the SS had the same center block as the 335, but that the guitar was available with either the trapeze-style tail or stop tailpiece (more of an appearance feature, than a functional one). From what you're saying, however, yours (with the trapeze) does not have a center block, but rather just a small floating block under the bridge, only. That suggests the guitar comes in 2 versions, center block, or not, depending on which tail piece is spec'd, which to me means the guitar comes as a semi-hollow or a fully hollow guitar, your choice. Am I reading that correctly? I didn't get that from their site materials, based on their presentation, and I think I'd have stressed that distinction more. Sounds like you only get the "full center block" if you choose the stop tailpiece?? Additional confusion ensues from all of the Excel SS ads on Reverb using "semi-hollow" even for trapeze guitars. Thanks for any clarification. The wife will kill me in my sleep if another guitar crosses the threshold in the near future, but it never hurts to keep an eye open. Last edited by ChrisN; 08-26-2017 at 12:55 PM. |
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I ordered my custom Heritage H-555 through a dealer, but picked it up in person at the Heritage factory in Kalamazoo MI, at the historical 225 Parsons street location where, more or less, the Gibson company was created.
I went on the factory tour while I was there (highly recommended if in the area), and saw how their semi-hollow body guitars like my H-555 are made. In these pics you will see master luthier Pete Farmer showing some of the process. When they put the the top and backs on, because they are arched, a shim is placed between the top or backs to close the gap. You can see some of the glue on the benches that speaks to how long guitars have been made here. As Pete said, glue like that doesn't accumulate in 20 years....lots of history there, really neat tour. Todd in Chicago Last edited by TheChicagoTodd; 08-26-2017 at 09:07 AM. |
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