Semi hollow vs HB ll
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Dusty Chalk
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Hollowbodies are definitely more hollow. Tim Pierce was just waxing eloquent yesterday that he actually paid his own money for a HBII, and it was his current favourite guitar, because it was so light.
veinbuster
Zombie Three, DFZ
Exactly. All of my hollowbodies are noticeably lighter than my semi hollow.
matonanjin
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Hollowbodies are just that, completely hollow. A semi-hollowbody is, well, "semi" hollow. It can have a center block in it and more.
And my HBI, which is a true hollowbody, is way lighter than my Gibson 325, which also, supposedly a true hollowbody. There is a huge difference in weight.
May i ask which video was that?
bodia
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dsenoj
Old dude in a PRS T-shirt
That's probably a good guess. I heard Tim Pierce say that at his session Saturday.
Dusty Chalk
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That was at Experience, and not in a video, although multiple people were recording, so may show up in a future video.
Like a prophecy fulfilled.
Skeeter
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Yea I have a HBII and two SH’s in a 408 and Reclaimed Vela.
PRS SH’s are really cool, cause you get the weight relief and the added acoustic depth of the single F-hole. But if you want to rock out with a lot of gain, the tone and feel isn’t much different than a normal PRS solid body.
The HBII, while smaller than your typical ES-335 or other classic hollow guitars, is a totally different beast than a PRS solid body, or even their SH’s. It’s still very versatile, but it has that inherent sorta scooped plucky tones you’d expect from a hollow body.
And you may have to deal just a tad bit with feedback when playing with a lot of gain. I love mine for what it does particularly well - jazz, fusion, classic 60s rock, acoustic w/piezo - but I wouldn’t say it’s nearly as versatile as PRS SH’s.
PRS SH’s are really cool, cause you get the weight relief and the added acoustic depth of the single F-hole. But if you want to rock out with a lot of gain, the tone and feel isn’t much different than a normal PRS solid body.
The HBII, while smaller than your typical ES-335 or other classic hollow guitars, is a totally different beast than a PRS solid body, or even their SH’s. It’s still very versatile, but it has that inherent sorta scooped plucky tones you’d expect from a hollow body.
And you may have to deal just a tad bit with feedback when playing with a lot of gain. I love mine for what it does particularly well - jazz, fusion, classic 60s rock, acoustic w/piezo - but I wouldn’t say it’s nearly as versatile as PRS SH’s.
dcm_guitar
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No, there's no center block. As the name implies, it's a hollow body. There's a wooden "pillar" inside the cavity for the bridge, but that's it. When you look inside the f-hole you can see all the way through. It's hollow. I love mine.
Kiwi
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Nope. It's completely hollow. The bridge is supported by a "violin post," a small vertical block that connects the top with the back. Other than that … solid air, baby. Thus the HB-II clocks in at less than 5 lbs.
I've also found the HB-II to be surprisingly feedback resistant till things get loud and the gain gets high. My hollowbody Gretsches, bless them all, start to howl at far lower volumes than the HB-II.
One cool thing that other HB-II owners have noticed: When the feedback starts, on certain notes, the upper f-hole begins to breathe gently on your inner forearm. It's quite a sensation.
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what new guitar announced yesterday?
matonanjin
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That is one of the things I was concerned about and people warned me about. But, at least with my HB I, I was pleasantly surprised at how little feedback I experience.
