> Toby Rider wrote: > >> Actually those semi-hollowbodies have a tone that is a bit different >> and >>richer then the solid-bodies, which why people still play them, >>especially those jazz guys, who are all about tone quality. I think it >> might have something to do with how the hollow soundbox allows the >> notes to sustain nicely. >> You've give me some important clues. What I should really do is ask >> one >>of the professors here in the department about this question. >> >>Toby >> >> >> > > They do have a rich tone, but I don't think it is sustain. One of the > attractions of solid bodies is thier sustain. They don't have big moving > acoustic plates designed to convert the string energy into sound > energy. The telecaster I used to have would easily sustain an open > string note for a minute.
Ah yes. You're right.. I just couldn't put my finger on why exactly those hollowbodies have such a nice tone. Why did you sell the telecaster? Toby Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
