JAZZ GUITARS - Archtop vs Semi Acoustic - hollow body vs semi hollow body

I`ll be explaining (incl. professional sound demos) the differeces between a hollow body and a semi hollow body jazz guitar.

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The sound demos are professionally recorded and include:
+ Archtop / hollow body jazz guitar: unplugged and plugged into an amp
+ Semi acoustic / semi hollow body jazz guitar unplugged and plugged into an amp

The jazz guitars in this video are:
+ Eastman AR905 CE (Archtop guitar)
+ Gibson Howard Roberts Fusion (semi hollow body guitar)

Equipment used in this video:
+ For the unplugged hollow body and semi acoustic guitar demos i used a Neumann KM 184 condenser microphone
+ The amped sound demos were miked using a Shure SM 57 into an AER compact 2 acoustic amp.

Archtop / hollow body jazz guitar characteristics:
An archtop`s body is completely hollow inside, hence the name hollow body jazz guitar. When you play a hollow body guitar unplugged, it produces a rich, fat tone with little sustain, but noticeable wood characteristics.
When you plug an archtop into a good amp it, the wood is still recognizable, but it sounds more mellow now. Due to its hollow body, the archtop can produce unwanted feedback when plugged into an amp.

Semi acoustic / semi hollow body jazz guitar characteristics:
Semi acoustic guitars have, what`s called a "sustain block". It makes the tones ring longer - it adds sustain. Also, the semi hollow body jazz guitar produces far less feedback than the archtop does.
When you play a semi acoustic guitar unplugged, it lacks volume and warmth. A semi acoustic guitar is made to be plugged into an amp.
The semi acoustic has super mellow mids and is more versatile. You can not only play jazz with a semi hollow body jazz guitar, but also blues, fusion and even rock.
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