Semi-acoustic guitar
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A semi-acoustic guitar, also known as a hollow-body electric guitar, is a type of electric guitar designed to be played with a guitar amplifier featuring a fully or partly hollow body and at least one
Epiphone Casino, a thinline hollow-body
Gibson ES-335, a semi-hollow-body with sound holes
Comparison of the design and size of a hollow body versus a solid body.
Solid body
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A solid-body musical instrument is a string instrument such as a guitar, bass or violin built without its normal sound box and relying on an electromagnetic pickup system to directly detect the vibrat
Fender Esquire 1st prototype in 1949 at Fender Guitar Factory museum
Example : Mid-1970s "Lawsuit Era", solid-body, set neck, Mann/Ibanez electric guitar