F-HOLE, '65.5 neck

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 8:25 pm

They have hollow body JMs too:

I prefer not having an F-hole honestly.

Stupid Fender, cockblocking everyone outside of Japan.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:05 pm

It might work with f-holes that aren't f-shaped, like curved, nearly s-shaped slits. Sort of like the diamond ones on the Dave Grohl guitar. Except not diamonds.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:18 pm

This would also mean you have to wear sports wrist bands to stop the edge shaving skin off your arm whilst playing Iron Maiden riffs.

Not sure if like

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:29 pm

Nah, man. Bleed and then callous.

desertan · Post by **desertan** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:23 pm

Dave wrote:This would also mean you have to wear sports wrist bands to stop the edge shaving skin off your arm whilst playing Iron Maiden riffs.

Not sure if like

Not necessarily. They could have curved the binding to follow the arm-cut, like this:

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:34 pm

desertan wrote:Not necessarily. They could have curved the binding to follow the arm-cut, like this:

... buuuut, it doesn't look like they did, based on any images I've seen of them. They all look to be uncontoured.

I really want to like these, I really do, but I just can't get on with the damn f-hole. It's the only thing I don't like. I can deal with the lack of contour, but, the hole is garrish. I more elegant design would have played off handsomely.