Properties of Guitar Types Flashcards
Hollow-Body: Brightness character
Typically dark or acoustic guitar-like.
Hollow-Body: Sustain character
As long as, or slightly les than, a similar acoustic guitar.
Hollow-Body: Resonance character
About the same as, or slightly less than, a similar acoustic guitar.
Hollow-Body: Durability character
About the same as a similarly designed acoustic guitar.
Hollow-Body: Overall acoustic tone character
Round, rich, nearly as deep and full as a similar acoustic guitar.
Hollow-Body: Feedback resistance character
Little resistance to feedback.
Semi-Hollow-Body: Durability character
Nearly as durable as a solid-body.
Semi-Hollow-Body: Sustain character
Longer than an acoustic guitar.
Semi-Hollow-Body: Brightness character
Medium bright
Semi-Hollow-Body: Resonance character
Medium resonance
Semi-Hollow-Body: Overall tone character
Full, rich, with some acoustic guitar qualities, and some solid-body guitar qualities.
Semi-Hollow-Body: Feedback resistance character
Moderate resistance to feedback.
Solid-Body: Durability character
Very durable.
Solid-Body: Feed back resistance character
Good resistance to feedback.
Solid-Body: Overall tone character
Thinner compared to other types, but depends on species and densities of woods, any chambering or weight relief, and how the guitar is constructed.
