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Originally Posted by ChrisN
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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Heritage's 'Prospect' is a smaller, laminate top/back semi hollow that might work for you. It has a 15" lower bout. Then, there's the H-530 with the same dimensions a Gibson ES-335 but Laminated top and back -and fully hollow.
I have a Heritage H-535, an H-155 Millennium, and their version of the Gibson Les Paul Standard, an H-150. There's a level of craftsmanship you feel when you pick them up. Every one is comparable to Gibson Custom Shop product.
IMO, they're the most overlooked gems in the guitar industry.