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PRS S2 Special Semi-Hollow Reclaimed LTD Guitar with Gig Bag
$2,699.00PRS S2 Special Semi-Hollow Reclaimed LTD Guitar When PRS unleashes a limited edition, you know something special is brewing. The S2 Special Semi-Hollow Reclaimed LTD isn't just another guitar — it's a 700-piece c...12 Payments of $224.92
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Gibson ES-335 Figured Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitar with Case
$3,999.00The Gibson ES-335 Figured is a classic design that is both visually stunning everything you’d want in a great ‘335’! Crafted with a thermally engineered maple centerblock, and thermally engineered quarter-sawn Adiro...18 Payments of $222.17
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PRS CE 24 Semi-Hollowbody with Gig Bag
$2,379.00 - $2,799.00Both familiar and refreshing, the CE 24 Semi-Hollow is a masterfully-built PRS, combining the snap and sustain of a bolt-on guitar with the airy resonance of a semi-hollow body! This is a truly unique addition to th...12 Payments of $233.25
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Squier Classic Vibe 60s Tele Thinline Semi-Hollowbody Guitar Maple Neck
$529.99Warm sound, plays like a dream, gorgeous looks! The Classic Vibe ‘60s Telecaster Thinline is a nod to the early semi-hollow Tele models from the 1960s, creating incredible tone courtesy of the Fender-Designed alnico...8 Payments of $66.25
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Fender Jim Adkins JA90 Telecaster Thinline Electric Guitar
$1,249.99Sweetness … In collaboration with Fender, Jimmy Eat World guitarist and frontman Jim Adkins helped in designing his perfect guitar, his signature JA-90 Telecaster® Thinline guitar. Fender craftsmen sat down with...12 Payments of $104.17
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Epiphone Sheraton Semi Hollowbody Guitar Natural with Gold Hardware
$749.00 - $899.00Guitarists, if you're looking for an instrument that oozes class and packs tons of tone, the Epiphone Sheraton Semi Hollow body is for you. This storied instrument has been resurrected with a classic blend of maple ...12 Payments of $74.92
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Epiphone Sheraton Semi Hollowbody Left-Handed Guitar Gold Hardware and Bag
$749.00 - $899.00Epiphone brings back the legendary Sheraton semi-hollowbody guitar for a new age of players. The versatile Sheraton semi-hollowbody guitar is crafted from layered maple and includes a center block for superior feedb...12 Payments of $74.92
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Gretsch LE Electro Broadkaster Jr Flame Okoume
$1,579.99Elegant and powerful, our Limited Edition Electromatic Broadkaster® Center Block Jr. guitar delivers uncompromising Gretsch power and fidelity in stunning style. Featuring a beautiful flame okoume single-cutaway...12 Payments of $131.67
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Ibanez Artcore Expressionist AM93ME Semi-Hollowbody
$799.99Ibanez selects gorgeous tonewoods and pro-grade electronics and hardware for the Expressionist AM93ME, providing players with a semi-hollowbody guitar that is hard to put down! The AM93ME features a Macassar Ebony t...12 Payments of $66.67
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Michael Kelly 58 Thinline Semi-Hollow Spalted Maple
$479.99 - $569.98Step into the semi-hollowbody world with this incredible guitar from Michael Kelly! The 58 Thinline combines the warm, vintage sound of a semi-hollow body with the fat tone of two Rockfield SWC humbucker pickups. It...8 Payments of $60.00
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Michael Kelly 58Â Thinline Left Handed Electric Guitar Spalted Maple
$479.99The 58 Thinline combines the warm, vintage sound of a semi-hollow body with the fat tone of two Rockfield® SWC humbucker pickups. Its carved top, chambered mahogany body is both balanced and lightweightd. A rock map...8 Payments of $60.00
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Michael Kelly 59 Thinline Electric Guitar Flame Maple
$429.99The 59 Thinline from Michael Kelly Guitars strikes all the right chords both visually and sonically. The semi-hollow body design with accompanying f-hole gives this guitar a tone that is instantly desirable and reco...8 Payments of $53.75
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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!
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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.