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Ibanez George Benson GB10SE Electric Guitar Brown Sunburst With Case
$1,279.00 - $1,599.99The GB10SE which is inspired by the popularity of George Benson’s GB10 signature model exemplifies Ibanez expertise in creating high-quality, affordable signature instruments capable of meeting the artists exacting ...12 Payments of $133.33
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Gretsch G2420 Streamliner Hollowbody Guitar
$549.99The all-new Streamliner Collection revitalizes the best elements from the past and combines them with exciting new features to deliver exceptional performance, sound, and style at an incredible value. The G2420 Stre...8 Payments of $68.75
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Ibanez AF55 Artcore Hollowbody Electric Guitar
$399.99Providing rich, complex full-hollow tone, the Ibanez AF55 Artcore Hollow Body Electric Guitar is for the purist in all of us. The traditional full-hollow construction means there are no sound blocks in the body as...8 Payments of $50.00
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Epiphone USA Casino Hollowbody Guitar P90 Pickups with Case
$3,499.00The Epiphone Casino of the USA Collection is now made in the USA for the first time in over 50 years! Since its introduction in 1961, the Epiphone Casino has been the choice of countless musicians including Paul McC...12 Payments of $250.00
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Ibanez Artcore AF75 Hollowbody Electric Guitar
$499.99The Ibanez AF75 Artcore Hollow Body Electric Guitar brings the traditional hollow body electric guitar to a completely new level of tone and playability. If you thought the only good full or semi hollow guitars wer...8 Payments of $62.50
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Ibanez Artcore Expressionist AF95FM Hollowbody Electric Guitar
$799.99the Expressionist AF95FM is built with tone woods selected for their beauty as well as their musicality. The full-hollow AF95FM features flamed maple top, back, and sides, and handsome ivory binding on the body, hea...12 Payments of $66.67
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Ibanez George Benson GB10EM Electric Guitar
$799.99For nearly 60 years, George Benson has captivated audiences the world over as one of the best performers and recording artists of all-time. Crossing into multiple musical genres during his storied career, George has...12 Payments of $66.67
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PRS Hollowbody II Piezo Electric McCarty Sunburst with Case
$7,760.00The Hollowbody II 10-top produces brilliant acoustics and a vast array of tones. The PRS Hollowbody II has been a constant favorite in our dynamic lineup of semi-hollow instruments. The combination of the McCarty Su...12 Payments of $250.00
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PRS McCarty 594 Hollowbody II 10-Top Guitar with Case
$7,230.00The McCarty 594 Hollowbody II brings a new set of features to one of our most beloved models: the Hollowbody II. With fully-hollow construction, the Hollowbody II is a resonant guitar with warm, woody tone. The deta...12 Payments of $250.00
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PRS McCarty 594 Hollowbody II 10 Top Electric Guitar with Case
$4,299.00 - $7,230.00The McCarty 594 Hollowbody II is a true showstopper with effortless playability, articulate vintage tone, and a jaw-dropping aesthetic. The PRS McCarty 594 Hollowbody II with a 10-Top brings a new set of features to...12 Payments of $250.00
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PRS McCarty 594 Hollowbody II Guitar with Case
$4,499.00The PRS McCarty 594 Hollowbody II in Black Gold Burst brings a new set of features to one of our most beloved models – the Hollowbody II. With fully-hollow build construction, the Hollowbody II is a resonant guitar ...12 Payments of $250.00
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Taylor T5z Custom Koa Armrest Electric Guitar Shaded Edge Burst with Case
$3,799.00The T5z Custom Koa Armrest electric guitar features endless versatility, perfect for jazz chords or just jamming out. This hollowbody design is lightweight and comfortable to hold, thanks to the beveled armrest whic...12 Payments of $250.00
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Hollow Body Electric Guitars
The electric guitar started right here! In the early 1930s, Hollowbody Guitars were the very first electrics to be made, incorporating pickups that were mounted to the inside of an archtop instrument specially designed to be amplified. These are the instruments that have been popularized by jazz icons, singer-songwriters, and sonic travelers who seek to incorporate their wonderfully pristine sounds to genres ranging from electronic to fusion and all stops in-between. AMS carries hollowbody guitars of all types from the biggest brands in music - find yours today with the help of our True 0% interest payment plans!
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The acoustic guitar has always been a solo instrument and a singer-songwriter’s trusty companion. In the early part of the 20th century, they also served as both a vital rhythm and chording instrument in jazz combos and dance bands. As musical groups got bigger, played louder, and performed in larger venues, the guitar quickly got overwhelmed in the texture by the horns and percussion. What was the solution to this problem? Why, electrify the guitar and project the sound through an amplifier and speaker! Early builders and tinkerers started by mounting a pickup (a carefully constructed magnet wrapped in wiring that generates a current in coordination with the vibration of guitar strings) and the requisite electronics inside hollow archtops and the first electric guitars were born!
While the first hollowbody guitars were built and marketed in the early 1930s, it was during the middle of the decade that numerous companies released production models and manufacturing was scaled up. Gibson’s very first production hollowbody electric guitar – the ES-150 – was released in 1936. ES was short for ‘Electric Spanish,’ referencing an electric version of a traditional ornate archtop guitar built in the style of an instrument of Spanish origin, complete with violin-style F-holes and fine-finished appointments. Jazz guitarist Charlie Christian was the first to perform with the Gibson ES-150 and he quickly took the new guitar in exciting directions. Armed with that extra volume and a collection of fresh new tones, he was able showcase the guitar as both a solo instrument and more colorful accompaniment. That meant that commanding improvisations and lead melody lines quickly became available to a generation of players.
The biggest challenge facing those early hollowbody guitars was uncontrolled feedback at extremely high volumes. Guitar companies began working to tackle this challenge and sought to improve the instrument. Over the following decades, this spurred a rapid evolution in the guitar world, also leading to the creation of the solidbody guitar and semi-hollowbody guitar. Today’s full hollowbodies are remarkably consistent and versatile but remember . . . they are based around utilizing pure cleans and crisp attacks. If you’re looking for something that can handle mega distortion, tons of volume, and is able to drench your music in overdriven sound, a solidbody electric is going to be more of your style.
We carry a wide variety of hollowbody guitars from the biggest names in music - Gibson, Epiphone, D’Angelico, Gretsch, and Ibanez have wonderful offerings available! Their clear, focused cleans are some of the most pristine and complex guitar sounds in existence and it’s no wonder that they are sought after for their use in jazz, dub, atmospheric EDM, fusion, folk, and numerous singer-songwriter genres.