It especially is a bit to handle since you get to play with controlled feedback which contributes more to the tone. I prefer the Gretsch for its overall tone, but the Casino is an interesting guitar. I have a a few semi-hollows at home and 2 hollow bodied guitars, and they really are quite a bit different in tone.įor hollow bodied guitars, I have an Epiphone Elitist Casino and a Gretsch G6120SSLVO. Open your wallet and dig deep.Īlready a lot written here, but I'd say, if you want hollow body, get a hollow body. Last but certainly not least, PRS and Collings make very fine hollowbodies. Believe me they have made ES 175's a long time and I very sure they will continue to make them. Don't be in a hurry to buy anything and be willing to walk away from it all to digest it all. I like to hit shops and line up a fleet of what I think I like and give em a test drive, working my way up the line and weeding out what I like and don't like.įigure out the style of music you are playing, the amp you will be using, and how much you are willing to part with. So if you buy it off the net, make sure you can return it with no questions asked. They key to selecting any guitar is to get it in your paws, and see how it feels to you.
Look at the Artcores and see how they feel. Not inexpensive either, but they have lower priced models too. Pat Metheny, Joe Pass, and George Benson all have Epiphone models they have played for decades. Gretsch MIK stuff ain't bad either, but it's a different breed than the Gibson or Epiphone stuff.įor the coin you can't go wrong with the Ibanez hollow bodies. A Pick up swap and some detail work and you have an amazing player. There's plenty of low cost Epiphones including the Wildkat. Guild use to make the Starfire III and they still do, but I have not played the new ones. I try to choose wisely and make it something special.Īlso there Heritage guitars, they make a very nice hollowbody and semi hollowbody. Just about every year I choose one guitar, buy it and never sell it. I'm sure you are not looking at Ricks, but I always mention them. I will tell you this, there's no other company that does Rickenbacker like Rickenbacker. My Rickenbackers are semi hollowbodies, but are way different than anything else I mentioned.One will either love the Ricky feel and sound or you don't.
GODIN 5TH AVENUE KINGPIN VS GIBSON ES 125 TV
As nice as there Hi Filtertron pups are ,the TV Jones pus are even better. The Tenny Rose is a hollow body and is amazing, the G6120. Now also in my collection of stuff is a couple of Gretsches. This year I think I'm gonna grab a Epiphone Casino Elitist. They have kind of a 50's style chubby neck. The ES 135 came with different pup configurations including the 57 classic, which mine has and as P100's. Gibson used to make a CS-336 too.I believe the CS-336 is geared more towards the LP sound and player.Ī long time ago I picked up a ES 135. The ES 339 should have a similar vibe, but with a smaller body. Then when you go back to LP's SG's Tele's and Strats they feel like toys. If you are use to small body guitars it will take a day of so to get used to the larger body. I also have a ES 335, that in my opinion is probably the nicest guitar Gibson makes the 57 Classic sing.
It has a nice neck, but can be a bit of a pain in the butt to control feedback at higher volumes. One of the hollowbodies I own is a Godin 5th Ave, with the single pick up. I own quite a few semi Hollowbodies and only 2 hollowbodies I couldn't figure out which one I liked more, so I came here.Īny suggestions for me that wouldnt break my bank or break my fingers? Thanks guys! But when I went to Sam ash, I really fell for three guitars: A Gibson Es-175, an Epiphone Es-175 and an Epiphone Riviera P93. I really love the tone of the Gibson's and epiphones, but I would be willing to look at some great Ibanez hollowbody guitars. So, I did some looking around for hollowbodies, and played a few as well.
For instance, every song on the fourth Yes album, Fragile, is great for my Strat, even though Steve Howe used an Es-5 switchmaster, and vice versa. But since I have these, I have a wide range of tones to choose from. I own a Strat, Les Paul, SG, and an 84 Squier Bullet, and am very happy with my collection.
It's not anything I'm going to go out and buy tomorrow by any means, but I would like to have a few recommendations before I buy one. I LOVE Prog rock, and now that I'm learning all of these new songs, I kind of want a hollow body in my collection. Hello everyone! So I've been playing guitar for a good while, and just recently started playing songs from Yes.
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