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Gibson ES-345 Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitar with Case
$3,799.00The legendary ES-345 is unrivaled in classic visual presence and that unmistakable semi-hollowbody tone. Crafted with a thermally engineered maple centerblock and thermally engineered quarter-sawn Adirondack spruce ...12 Payments of $316.58
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Gibson ES335 Dot Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitar with Case
$2,549.00 - $2,999.00Gibson ES335 Dot Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitar The Gibson ES-335 Dot transports you straight to the heart of rock, blues, and jazz. This legendary semi-hollowbody electric guitar delivers the perfect marriage o...12 Payments of $224.92
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PRS Special Semi-Hollowbody 10 Top LTD Electric Guitar with Case
$4,999.00 - $5,840.00The foundation of the Special Semi Hollow LTDÂ guitar is very much like a Custom 22 but the versatile electronics truly carry it to new sonic territory. The PRS Special Semi-Hollow makes its debut at Experience PRS 2...12 Payments of $250.00
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PRS SE Custom 24 Semi-Hollow Piezo Electric Guitar with Gig Bag
$1,599.00PRS SE Custom 24 Semi-Hollow Piezo: The Ultimate Two-for-One Deal Let's face it, hauling both an electric and an acoustic to a gig is a special kind of punishment. The PRS SE Custom 24 Semi-Hollow Piezo isn't jus...12 Payments of $133.25
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PRS S2 Special Semi-Hollow Guitar with Gig Bag
$2,599.00PRS S2 Special Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar The PRS S2 Special Semi-Hollow isn’t just eye-catching — it’s a versatile instrument built to shine in any session. If you struggle to choose between the rich tone of a ...12 Payments of $216.58
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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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Gibson ES-339 Figured Electric Guitar with Case
$3,499.00A modern design blends with classic build techniques in the gorgeous Gibson ES-339 Figured! For players seeking the tone and look of an ES-335, but desire a slightly smaller, lighter instrument, this is the ultimate...12 Payments of $291.58
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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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Guild Starfire I DC Semi-Hollowbody Guitar with Vibrato California Burst
$639.95 - $749.99The iconic Guild Starfire I DC has set the standard for semi-hollow guitar design since it's original release in the early 60's. Guitarists, it is sure to enchant with its classic feel and vintage tones. Every inch ...12 Payments of $62.50
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Ibanez Artcore Expressionist AS93QMSP Semi Hollow Body Guitar
$999.99The AS is a semi-acoustic guitar built to tackle just about any genre of music you throw at it. The pickups are mounted directly to the center block for increased sustain and feedback elimination. Â Over a lon...12 Payments of $83.33
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Gretsch G2622 Streamliner Center Block V Stop Guitar
$466.95 - $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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Epiphone ES335 Figured Semi-Hollowbody Guitar
$479.95 - $699.00The thin semi-hollow archtop that brought archtop class to the rock era. Featuring a solid maple center block for added sustain and feedback resistance, Alnico Classic PRO humbuckers, Grover Rotomatic tuners, and a ...12 Payments of $58.25
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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.