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The electric guitar started right here! In the early 1930s, Hollowbody Guitars were the very first electrics to be made, incorporating pickups that were mounted to the inside of an archtop instrument specially designed to be amplified. These are the instruments that have been popularized by jazz icons, singer-songwriters, and sonic travelers who seek to incorporate their wonderfully pristine sounds to genres ranging from electronic to fusion and all stops in-between. AMS carries hollowbody guitars of all types from the biggest brands in music - find yours today with the help of our True 0% interest payment plans!
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Gretsch G6136TG Players Edition Falcon Hollow Body Guitar with Case
The Gretsch 6136TG Players Edition Falcon Hollow Body with String-Thru Bigsby and Gold Hardware is one of the most desired guitars in history. From the classic standout aesthetics to the deep, complex sound, this ...
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Godin 5th Avenue CW Kingpin II HB Guitar Cognac Burst
Godin crafts this hollowbody from Canadian Wild Cherry, yielding a fast attack with clear and defined tone. The body of the 5th Avenue features a molded arched top and back, as well as an adjustable bridge, classic ...
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Epiphone Broadway Wine Red Left Handed Electric Guitar with Bag
For over 70 years, the classic Epiphone Broadway has been considered the ultimate hollowbody jazz guitar, but it's also excellent for roots rock and other genres. Now, this legacy-rich instrument has returned with ...
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Gretsch G5422TG Electromatic Classic Hollow Body Double-Cut with Bigsby
The G5422TG Electromatic Classic Hollow Body Double-Cut with Bigsby and Gold Hardware features a laminated maple body with vintage-inspired perimeters and refined arches, as well as all-new trestle block bracing to ...
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Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor II Pro Electric Guitar
The Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor-II PRO honors the ‘President of Bebop Guitar’ and one of the most prolific and groundbreaking electric guitarists in the history of jazz. The Joe Pass Emperor II PRO is a ...
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Godin 5th Avenue Jumbo P-Rail Archtop Hollowbody Guitar
The 5th Avenue hollowbody guitar is crafted with the soul of a 1950s archtop, this vintage instrument has been modernized to give you more playability than ever. It offers more projection and volume in its low-mids ...
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Taylor T5z Custom Koa Armrest Electric Guitar Shaded Edge Burst with Case
The T5z Custom Koa Armrest electric guitar features endless versatility, perfect for jazz chords or just jamming out. This hollowbody design is lightweight and comfortable to hold, thanks to the beveled armrest ...
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Ibanez LGB30 George Benson Hollowbody Guitar with Case
The Ibanez LGB30 George Benson Hollow Body Guitar is an exciting instrument designed in collaboration with the one and only George Benson and Ibanez! As the first Signature Model of the Ibanez Artstar Series, the ...
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Gretsch G5420T Electromatic Classic Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby
Get classic ‘50s & ‘60s -inspired Gretsch sound and style with the all-new Electromatic Classic Hollow Body guitars. Crafted with essential Gretsch hollow-body sound, style and playability, these ...
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Epiphone Casino Archtop Hollowbody Left-Handed Guitar with Gig Bag
For the ultimate in sound and style, left-handed players everywhere will love the legendary Epiphone Casino Archtop Hollowbody guitar. It has been an iconic centerpiece of rock ‘n’ roll since it was ...
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Gretsch G2420T Streamliner Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby Guitar
The G2420T Streamliner Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby is designed for the modern guitarist who yearns for something beyond the norm. A commanding guitar for powerful players, the G2420T’s modern sonics, ...
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Gretsch G6118T Players Edition Anniversary Hollow Body with Case
The world’s greatest hollow body guitars just got even better. Designed for the working professional, the Gretsch Players Edition Hollow Body preserves the authentic Gretsch sound and style while ...
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Epiphone Casino Coupe Hollowbody Electric Guitar
Epiphone Casino Coupe Hollowbody Electric Guitar Vintage Sunburst Features Outline: Body: Laminated maple with ivory binding on top and bottom Neck: Mahogany, SlimTaper Shape; Scale Length 24.75'; ...
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Epiphone Casino Hollowbody P90 Electric Guitar
Featuring a unique tone, the Casino hollow body is a comfortable lightweight guitar with plenty of loudness. Since 1961, the legendary Casino has been Epiphone’s best-selling archtop and a rock ...
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Gretsch G5422GLH Electromatic Hollow Body Left Handed Guitar
It’s the sound of honor itself—play proud. The left-handed G5422GLH Electromatic® Classic Hollow Body Double-Cut with Gold Hardware features a laminated maple body with vintage-inspired perimeters ...
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Ibanez AR520HFM Hollowbody Electric Guitar
The Ibanez AR520HFM guitar is built for players of all levels—from beginners to the most demanding masters of the instrument. The AR is a classic among Ibanez guitars. It was one of the first original designs ...
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Ibanez George Benson GB10SEDM Guitar with Case
An exciting instrument, the George Benson GB10SEDM guitar exemplifies Ibanez expertise in creating high-quality instruments for any musical genre. Super smooth performance with enriched resonance, the GB10SEDM ...
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Epiphone Emperor Swingster Hollowbody Electric Guitar
A serious twangin', rock-a-billy slingin', country flingin' machine! The Epiphone Emperor Swingster is a way-cool guitar that excels in a wide range of genres, including jazz, blues, rockabilly, country and rock. ...
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Ibanez Artcore AF75G Hollowbody Guitar
The AF75G features a select-grade Maple hollow body, a set-in Mahogany neck and bound Walnut fretboard contribute to the warm-sounding characteristics of the AF75G. Ibanez designed the Classic Elite pickups to ...
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Ibanez Artcore AF75 Hollowbody Electric Guitar
The Ibanez AF75 Artcore Hollow Body Electric Guitar brings the traditional hollow body electric guitar to a completely new level of tone and playability. If you thought the only good full or semi hollow guitars ...
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The acoustic guitar has always been a solo instrument and a singer-songwriter’s trusty companion. In the early part of the 20th century, they also served as both a vital rhythm and chording instrument in jazz combos and dance bands. As musical groups got bigger, played louder, and performed in larger venues, the guitar quickly got overwhelmed in the texture by the horns and percussion. What was the solution to this problem? Why, electrify the guitar and project the sound through an amplifier and speaker! Early builders and tinkerers started by mounting a pickup (a carefully constructed magnet wrapped in wiring that generates a current in coordination with the vibration of guitar strings) and the requisite electronics inside hollow archtops and the first electric guitars were born!
While the first hollowbody guitars were built and marketed in the early 1930s, it was during the middle of the decade that numerous companies released production models and manufacturing was scaled up. Gibson’s very first production hollowbody electric guitar – the ES-150 – was released in 1936. ES was short for ‘Electric Spanish,’ referencing an electric version of a traditional ornate archtop guitar built in the style of an instrument of Spanish origin, complete with violin-style F-holes and fine-finished appointments. Jazz guitarist Charlie Christian was the first to perform with the Gibson ES-150 and he quickly took the new guitar in exciting directions. Armed with that extra volume and a collection of fresh new tones, he was able showcase the guitar as both a solo instrument and more colorful accompaniment. That meant that commanding improvisations and lead melody lines quickly became available to a generation of players.
The biggest challenge facing those early hollowbody guitars was uncontrolled feedback at extremely high volumes. Guitar companies began working to tackle this challenge and sought to improve the instrument. Over the following decades, this spurred a rapid evolution in the guitar world, also leading to the creation of the solidbody guitar and semi-hollowbody guitar. Today’s full hollowbodies are remarkably consistent and versatile but remember . . . they are based around utilizing pure cleans and crisp attacks. If you’re looking for something that can handle mega distortion, tons of volume, and is able to drench your music in overdriven sound, a solidbody electric is going to be more of your style.
We carry a wide variety of hollowbody guitars from the biggest names in music - Gibson, Epiphone, D’Angelico, Gretsch, and Ibanez have wonderful offerings available! Their clear, focused cleans are some of the most pristine and complex guitar sounds in existence and it’s no wonder that they are sought after for their use in jazz, dub, atmospheric EDM, fusion, folk, and numerous singer-songwriter genres.
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