2006-12-01 05:27:09 · 7 answers · asked by Tambo 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
not to say that everyone else is a bit off.....
but really, it's just a different sound. The pickups are NOT mounted inside the guitar always....they're mounted to the top. A hollowbody has an obviously more "hollow" sound, but here's what you get:
-darker, fuller tone
-prone to feedback when played at high volumes
-larger body size/shape
-lighter (it IS holow)
-greater tonal variation than a solid body
These guitars suit themselves well to jazz, blues, funk/soul, and rock (the genre that cannibalizes everything). But watch out - as they are more of a "special interest" instrument (not all that poplular across the gamut of guitarists) fewer makers mass-produce them. That means the nice ones are NICE, and the cheap ones can very easily SUCK. Play it before you buy, try everything you could want to do with it, and make sure you love it....
2006-12-01 05:48:13 · answer #1 · answered by mydogchlamydia 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
gives more of a residual sound as the pick-ups are inside the body and not mounted to it (outside) plus it gives you the sound of an acoustic instead of an electric.
2006-12-01 05:35:45 · answer #2 · answered by Michael J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no such thing as an advatage when it comes to guitars,dude they all sound differant and who ever plays them sounds different.but they do sound really beautiful but only if you have the right amp and the right guitarist and it doesnt hurt to put in some effects.
Rock & roll
2006-12-01 05:51:57 · answer #3 · answered by d4rkprincess84 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lighter.
2006-12-01 05:29:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
U can fill it with vodka or peanut butter just in case.
2006-12-01 05:29:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
umm, its lighter than a full body?
2006-12-01 05:30:27 · answer #6 · answered by desertskieswoman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
longer sustained notes/resonance
2006-12-01 05:29:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋