Semi-hollow Owners!

Dogma Hollow · Post by **Dogma Hollow** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:20 am

How bad are feedback problems using overdrive with semi-hollows? I've heard that they're prone to feedback, but since I've never owned one, nor had the chance to crank one up with some overdrive, I have no idea. I've toyed with the idea of picking up a Gretsch or a Thinline Tele recently.

Ty · Post by Ty » Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:32 am

I have a Ibanez artcore
This model to be exact

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I get no feed back what so ever using distortion, overdrive or fuzz.
It sounds great no matter what effects I use.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:22 am

I think that's hollow bodies that are prone to feedback. I think part of the reason semi-hollows were created was to solve that problem.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:06 am

What Mage said. Hagstrom Viking/ Fender Coronado/ Gibbo ES330 = feedback. Center-block semis/ Tele thinline = less/no feedback.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:21 am

Nah I wouldn't say so. I owned a Semi Hollow Riviera and that squealed a bunch.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:23 am

my artcore doesn't do the nasty squealy stuff, it will do the nice controllable stuff though.

i had a strat that squealed more than that.

Jazzmasterfan · Post by **Jazzmasterfan** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:46 am

I've got a Rickenbacker 360 and have no feedback problems at all...unless of course I'm trying to do it deliberately!

Sublimedo · Post by **Sublimedo** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:06 am

One day I wanna get a crappy acoustic and slap a dimebucker by the bridge. Think it'll get noisy?

Post by **Mike** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:07 am

Seymour Duncan Invader.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:07 am

Sublimedo wrote:One day I wanna get a crappy acoustic and slap a dimebucker by the bridge. Think it'll get noisy?

hahaha, quite possibly.

i enjoy putting my crappy acoustic with a piezo through the fuzzes and messing about with the feedback.

Sublimedo · Post by **Sublimedo** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:18 am

google wrote: Information No results found for "dimebucker on an acoustic".

I WILL BE FIRST!

Post by **Mike** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:25 am

You'll be a Googlewhack!

Well not really.

brambleperro · Post by **brambleperro** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:14 pm

I used to own an Epiphone Casino, and that would feedback a lot quicker than any of my other guitars. Like Zaphod said, though, it was manageable, and I could control it as long I didn't ring out notes for too long.

Ty · Post by Ty » Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:20 pm

Sublimedo wrote:
google wrote: Information No results found for "dimebucker on an acoustic".

I WILL BE FIRST!

And we shall name it after you.

Dogma Hollow · Post by **Dogma Hollow** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:28 pm

Sublimedo: Dimebucker on an acoustic...DO IT!!

I might make a trip to Fucktard Center today & see if they have one of these I can test drive:

For under $500, the features look great, and I've dug the few Gretsches I've tinkered with before. This one has had me sportin' wood the last few days.

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:14 pm

those are awesome looking guitars. I've only owned really cheap japanese semi hollow body guitars, which all made terrible noise.
They were great, but im assuming nicer ones dont feed back so much.

Dogma Hollow · Post by **Dogma Hollow** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:46 pm

holyCATS1415 wrote:those are awesome looking guitars. I've only owned really cheap japanese semi hollow body guitars, which all made terrible noise.
They were great, but im assuming nicer ones dont feed back so much.

Yeah, loving the look. An LP look, but different enough that I like it. There's also a solidbody in that price range, the Corvette, that I want to check out.

They're made in China, but the reviews I've read say the workmanship is really good.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:34 pm

^ I tried one of those out, HEAVY AS FUCK. Like it was 50lbs or some shit. I didn't really like the way the neck felt, so i never got around to plugging it in.

I've got an artcore and the feedback is controllable and i love feedback+bigsby.

Will · Post by **Will** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:48 pm

The sqeally sound is more the PUPS then the body. It's just more noticeable with hollow bodies because the sound can attack the PUP from all angles.

The big roar noise is what mostly happens with hollow bodies - I've never had it happen with my 335 or any other semis. My '57 U1 and Eko can howl pretty loud, though.

Dogma Hollow · Post by **Dogma Hollow** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:22 pm

Sloan wrote:^ I tried one of those out, HEAVY AS FUCK. Like it was 50lbs or some shit. I didn't really like the way the neck felt, so i never got around to plugging it in.

I've got an artcore and the feedback is controllable and i love feedback+bigsby.

It looks like a heavy bitch. I probably won't mind the weight so much though. My Lakland bass was a fucking tank, and it never really bugged me. Only thing that would bother me about weight is if it's really head-heavy and tends to take a nose dive. That'll ruin it.