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Gibson ES-335 Supreme Figured Top Guitar with Case
$4,299.00Gibson ES-335 Supreme Figured Top Guitar The Gibson ES-335 Supreme Figured Top Guitar is what happens when a legendary workhorse puts on a tuxedo. The ES-335 has always been the Swiss Army knife of the guitar wor...12 Payments of $250.00
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Epiphone Exclusive Run Shinichi Ubukata ES355 Custom Olive Drab with Case
$999.00 - $1,099.00Developed with input from highly respected Japanese guitarist and songwriter Shinichi Ubukata, the Exclusive Run Shinichi Ubukata ES355 Custom guitar offers a range of sounds perfect for honing your skills. Whether ...12 Payments of $83.25
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Fender Tom DeLonge Starcaster Guitar Rosewood Neck
$1,349.99Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge has teamed up with Fender once again to design a truly otherworldly phenomenon - the Tom DeLonge Starcaster. Whether you’re a Blink-182 fan looking to bottle the band’s signature ...12 Payments of $112.50
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PRS S2 Vela Semi-Hollow Satin Guitar with Gig Bag
$1,549.00 - $1,789.00<p>The S2 Vela Semi-Hollow Satin is a vintage-inspired, offset guitar with loads of personality and tonal textures. The all-mahogany body brings warmth and an organic tone, while the semi-hollow construction a...12 Payments of $149.08
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Gretsch G2622 Streamliner Center Block V Stop Guitar
$549.99The 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 G2622 Streamliner ...8 Payments of $68.75
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D'Angelico Premier DC Electric Guitar
$799.99 - $999.99Equal parts modern and classic, the Premier DC is a versatile double-cutaway semi-hollow offering a huge range of tones. Custom-voiced humbuckers provide sweet, focused mid-range and vivid high-end, yielding balance...12 Payments of $66.67
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Gretsch G5655TG Electromatic Center Block Jr with Bigsby
$699.95 - $999.99Live and loud, the G5655TG Electromatic Center Block Jr. guitars are designed for that pure and powerful Gretsch sound at high volume. Painstakingly crafted with essential Gretsch sound, style and playability, these...12 Payments of $83.33
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Gretsch G5622T Electromatic Center Block Guitar
$889.99Painstakingly crafted with essential Gretsch sound, style and playability, the G5622T is alive and loud. The Electromatic Center Block guitars are designed for that pure and powerful Gretsch sound at high volume. Th...12 Payments of $74.17
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EVH SA-126 Standard Centerblock Semi Hollow Body
$999.99 - $1,199.99In 2025, we will once again challenge the “norm” with the introduction of the SA-126 Standard. SA-126 is the very definition of innovation incarnate. It’s a hybrid between semi-hollow and solid body guitar: think ch...12 Payments of $83.33
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Gretsch G5622 Electromatic® Center Block Semi-Hollowbody Guitar
$789.99Alive and loud, Electromatic® Center Block guitars are designed for that pure and powerful Gretsch sound at high volume. The G5622 Electromatic® Center Block Double-Cut with V-Stoptail features a double-cutaway ...12 Payments of $65.83
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Ibanez Artcore Expressionist AS93FM Semi-Hollowbody Transparent Cherry
$799.99The semi-hollow AS93FM features flamed maple top, back, and sides, and handsome ivory binding on the body, headstock, and fingerboard. An expertly crafted 3-Piece Maple/ Mahogany set-in neck ensures body liveliness ...12 Payments of $66.67
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Gretsch G2655T Centerblock Jr Double Cut Guitar with Bigsby
$549.95 - $649.99The 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 G2655T Str...12 Payments of $54.17
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Semi Hollow Body Guitars
The incredible semi-hollowbody electric guitar has cemented its legacy as big, bold instrument ready to bring your vibrant rock-and-roll, blues, rockabilly, and alternative rock tones to life! Blaze new musical paths with one of these guitars - they take the deep, colorful tone of a hollowbody and pair it with the confidence and sonic fire of a solid electric. AMS has a wide selection of these instruments in different layouts, flavors, and styles - they will help you rock the stage and make you look incredible the whole time you're doing it!
American Musical Supply is excited to be your stop for Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars from top brands! We offer True 0% interest payment plans - applying is easy. Use your own debit or credit card, enjoy fast and free shipping, and add a Semi-Hollowbody to your creative setup.
We make buying a Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitar quick and easy - in-stock items that are ordered before 5PM will ship out the same day! (see our Shipping Information Page for more details) Do you have questions about Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars and want to know which one would be best for you? Give us a call at 800-319-9043 - our experts are standing by.
The standard solidbody guitar might get the lion’s share of the attention, but the big, bold semi-hollowbody guitar is a giant in its own right – these electric guitars are what really took rock’n’roll and popular music to a whole new level back in the late 1950s and early 1960s! What’s the difference between a solidbody guitar and a semi-hollowbody guitar? While the body of the first is fashioned from a solid block of wood, the second is constructed to have a chambered open interior enclosed by multiple pieces of wood. The pickups and electronics interact with these bodies differently, making each suitable for different types of music at different levels of volume.
Unlike those very first true ‘hollowbody’ guitars with a completely open interior chamber, a ‘semi-hollowbody’ instrument has smaller internal sections that are commonly separated by a solid center block. Why the difference? Well, mounting the pickups to the interior of a fully hollow instrument came with its own set of challenges. Overdriven high-gain signal was much more likely to lead to unpredictable distortion and feedback. Simply put, the center block added a more secured housing for the pickups. In 1958, the first semi-hollow - the Gibson ES-335 - was released and players in the hollowbody tradition were now able to power up their performances.
This family of guitars is often described as having ‘the best of both worlds’ – the increased stability of a solidbody with the characteristic clean tones of a hollowbody, tweaked slightly for an extra amount of edge and presence. As a result, this wonderfully complex and versatile sound makes the semi-hollowbody the ideal choice for jazz, blues, folk, country, rockabilly, alternative, and of course the vintage 50s-style rock n’ roll. We’re stocked with semi-hollow guitars from historic brands like Gibson, Epiphone, Gretsch, and Ibanez.