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EVERY GUITAR PLAYER, AT SOME point in his or her life, has put serious thought into owning a hollow or semi-hollow electric. It’s a perfectly understandable inclination; visually, there’s a lot going on, thanks to their oversized bodies, ample curves and eye-catching f-holes. Then, of course, there are the tonal differences to solidbody electrics, which are often considered thicker and more direct, though less open, airy and dynamic. And while semi-acoustics — a term that, confusingly, includes semi-hollow and hollowbody guitars — have often been regarded as jazz or blues instruments, these guitars have been wielded by players in just about every genre. Mastodon’s Brent Hinds has been spotted playing a Gibson B.B. King Lucille, while Nirvana/Foo Fighters legend Dave Grohl and much-missed Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell went so far as releasing their own Gibson ES-335 signatures.

As we know, guitars built this way are more prone to feedback — which, depending on the player, can be a blessing or a curse — though newer models