A semi-acoustic guitar or hollow-body electric is a type of electric guitar that originates from the 1930s. It has both a sound box and one or more electric pickups. This is not the same as an acoustic-electric guitar, which is an acoustic guitar with the addition of pickups or other means of amplification, added by either the manufacturer or the player.
History
In the 1930s guitar players and manufacturers were attempting to increase the overall volume of the guitar, which had a hard time competing in loudness with other instruments—especially in large orchestras and jazz bands. This led makers to try a series of designs that focused on amplifying a guitar electrically through a loudspeaker. In 1936, Gibson made their first production run of electric guitars. These guitars, known as ES-150s (Electric Spanish Series) were the first manufactured semi-acoustic guitars.
Gibson based them on a standard production archtop, with f holes on the face of the guitar's soundbox. This model resembled traditional jazz guitars that were popular at the time. The soundbox on the guitar let limited sound emit from the hollow body of the guitar. These guitars, however, could be electrically amplified via a Charlie Christian pickup, a magnetic single-coil pickup that converted the energy of the vibrating strings into an electrical signal. The clear sound of the pickups made the ES series immediately popular with jazz musicians. The first semi-acoustic guitars are often thought of as an evolutionary step in the progression from acoustic guitars to full electric models.
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... of an acoustic guitar ... College, he borrowed $600 to open “FenderRadioService.” First he built public address systems for bands, then designed pickups for semi-acoustic guitars and lap-steel guitars.
As perhaps befits a designer who made his name with acoustic guitars, the A-Type is also internally different to most semis and hollowbodies – rather than a solid centre block or similar construction, the A-Type has a trussed hollowbody design.
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Martin partners with Reverb for super-limited run of sophisticated Custom M/0000 Satin Black acoustic guitars ...Controls consist of a single master volume combined with a treble bleed circuit that preserves the guitar’s natural high-end.
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I didn’t think past it, but of course it’s because it’s not him!” he laughs over Zoom where the 77-year-old just finished up his daily guitar practice ... “I had a guitar that was semi-acoustic and unless you had a lot of space, it would howl.
The two singers appeared together on acoustic guitar at the Nearest Green Distillery in Shelbyville, Tennessee as part of Reportin’ For Duty, a tribute event for the actor and comedian Leslie Jordan.
Back in 1982, during my first year at university and separated from the other members of my band Marine Girls, I recorded some demos – seven songs performed solo, just me and my semi-acoustic guitar ...Classic late-night listening ... [See also ... [See also.
Schecter‘s new guitar has some interesting features – including a tri-coil pickup ... Two months ago, Schecter announced two new guitars, both half-electric, half-acoustic, semi-hollow updated versions of the original C-1E/AClassic design.
Centre-block semi-acoustic guitars can be wonderful things – allowing the player to push the volume and gain to levels that would make a fully hollow body howl off into the distance like a feedback missile.
We also took care to represent different body shapes, pickup configurations, and other factors that affect a guitar’s overall tone and genre suitability by including acoustic-electric, solid body, and semi-hollow designs.
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The new store will bring with it expanded instrument ranges, such as Pearl flutes, Yanagisawa saxophones, Blackstar acoustic amplifiers, Faith guitars and several instruments from Conn Selmer, ...
Omaha World-Herald
23 Nov 2022
Omaha World-Herald
23 Nov 2022