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Epiphone ES-339 Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitar
$549.00All the incredible design and tone of an ES-335, but in a slightly smaller, lighter instrument! The ES-339 is an incredible guitar with hand-rolled C-shaped mahogany neck and a pair of Epiphone Alnico Classic PRO hu...8 Payments of $68.63
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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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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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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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Ibanez Artcore Expressionist AMH90 Electric Guitar
$594.95 - $799.99Though smaller in size than other semi-hollow bodies, the AMH90 guitar provides warm, punchy tone and abundant sustain. It offers the added benefit being compact enough that players more accustomed to a solid body e...12 Payments of $58.33
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Ibanez Artcore Expressionist AS93SP Semi Hollow Body Guitar
$899.99The 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. Over a lon...12 Payments of $75.00
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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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Epiphone Emily Wolfe Sheraton Stealth Black Aged Gloss with Case
$599.00Emily Wolfe has teamed up with Epiphone to create a magnificent axe that is as fun to play as it is to look at! A triple-threat rock & roll singer-songwriter-guitarist from Austin, Texas, Emily is breathing new life...12 Payments of $49.92
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Epiphone Riviera Semi Hollow Archtop Electric Guitar
$589.95 - $699.00One of Epiphone’s original, most enduring classics, the Riviera makes a comeback! First introduced in the early ‘60s, the Epiphone Riviera’s semi-hollow design has been a favorite of players from all genres and gene...12 Payments of $58.25
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Ibanez Artcore AS73G Semi-Hollowbody Guitar
$549.99The AS73G is the kind of semi-hollow that can tackle just about any genre of music you throw at it. The pickups are mounted into a sustain block for increased sustain and feedback elimination while the 17th fret joi...8 Payments of $68.75
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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.