Can a G&L BB no F hole be semihollow?

Sat Aug 05, 2017 3:08 pm

I bought a G&L BB beautiful. No f hole. They advertised it as semihollow. I assumed they didn't know what they even had as they weren't very knowledgeable.

I saw others advertise same thing (semihollow it it was a BB no F hole no obvious relief), but I think it's hard to believe... is there any chance my solid looking BB no F hole is semihollow and routed inside somehow?

Re: Can a G&L BB no F hole be semihollow?

Sat Aug 05, 2017 5:50 pm

brazosguitar wrote:I bought a G&L BB beautiful. No f hole. They advertised it as semihollow. I assumed they didn't know what they even had as they weren't very knowledgeable.

I saw others advertise same thing (semihollow it it was a BB no F hole no obvious relief), but I think it's hard to believe... is there any chance my solid looking BB no F hole is semihollow and routed inside somehow?


If it was semi-hollow, wouldn't it be noticeably lighter?

Re: Can a G&L BB no F hole be semihollow?

Sat Aug 05, 2017 7:31 pm

brazosguitar wrote:I bought a G&L BB beautiful. No f hole. They advertised it as semihollow. I assumed they didn't know what they even had as they weren't very knowledgeable.

I saw others advertise same thing (semihollow it it was a BB no F hole no obvious relief), but I think it's hard to believe... is there any chance my solid looking BB no F hole is semihollow and routed inside somehow?


As you said, there are others advertised this way, such as this https://reverb.com/item/2245048-g-l-asat-classic-bluesboy-semi-hollow one, but I would think it must be a mistake. If you see the body type listed below, it just says swamp ash, rather than semi-hollow swamp ash, as is described on the G&L site http://www.glguitars.com/instruments/USA/guitars/asat-classic-bluesboy-semihollow/index.asp.

Re: Can a G&L BB no F hole be semihollow?

Sat Aug 05, 2017 7:50 pm

brazosguitar wrote:I bought a G&L BB beautiful. No f hole. They advertised it as semihollow. I assumed they didn't know what they even had as they weren't very knowledgeable.

I saw others advertise same thing (semihollow it it was a BB no F hole no obvious relief), but I think it's hard to believe... is there any chance my solid looking BB no F hole is semihollow and routed inside somehow?


Sorry for the multiple replies, but I also just saw this http://www.guitarsbyleo.com/FORUM/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=14325 so maybe it is possible, but now I'm confused.

Re: Can a G&L BB no F hole be semihollow?

Sun Aug 06, 2017 4:02 am

IIRC, louis (a former member) had a semi-hollow no f-hole BB for a while.

Re: Can a G&L BB no F hole be semihollow?

Sun Aug 06, 2017 6:07 am

I have a 2012 BB semi-hollow ash body with no fhole.
Weighs in at just under 7lbs.

Re: Can a G&L BB no F hole be semihollow?

Sun Aug 06, 2017 7:55 am

Yes, from G&L facebook page, and I must say it's stunning!

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... %2As%2As-R

I believe f hole delete is an option on all USA G&L semi hollows.

Cheers, Dan

Re: Can a G&L BB no F hole be semihollow?

Sun Aug 06, 2017 2:11 pm

Yes, they make the semi hollow guitars with and without the f hole. Knock or tap on the guitar. You should be able to tell if it is solid or hollow on the inside.

Re: Can a G&L BB no F hole be semihollow?

Sun Aug 06, 2017 4:32 pm

I also found this http://www.guitarsbyleo.com/FORUM/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=14394 page in the forum, which discusses this issue.

Re: Can a G&L BB no F hole be semihollow?

Sun Aug 06, 2017 4:36 pm

I have a few semi-hollow no "F" hole. A very nice option if you ask me.

Re: Can a G&L BB no F hole be semihollow?

Sun Aug 06, 2017 6:45 pm

Here's my ASAT Z3 Semi Hollow no F Hole, (with Will Ray bridge pup) one of my faves :thumbup:

Promo shot from Daves Guitars before I purchased

[url][url=https://flic.kr/p/Xe2XhW]Image[/url]ASATZ-3 SH by asatsam, on Flickr[/url]

Shot at home, this does not show the red color as well though due to shadow
[url][url=https://flic.kr/p/Wd6n3S]Image[/url]ASATZ3_2jpg by asatsam, on Flickr[/url]

Re: Can a G&L BB no F hole be semihollow?

Mon Aug 07, 2017 12:29 pm

Sweet Z-3 Sam. And yes, plenty of no F-Hole semi hollow models out there. No mistake if true on the description.

Tom

Re: Can a G&L BB no F hole be semihollow?

Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:51 am

brazosguitar wrote:I bought a G&L BB beautiful. No f hole. They advertised it as semihollow. I assumed they didn't know what they even had as they weren't very knowledgeable.

I saw others advertise same thing (semihollow it it was a BB no F hole no obvious relief), but I think it's hard to believe... is there any chance my solid looking BB no F hole is semihollow and routed inside somehow?



Yes, all standard Semi-Hollow models can be selected with or without the F-hole. See: February 1, 2017-present G&L U.S. Specifications and Options.

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