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nmguitars · 12-08-2007, 07:54 PM

I decided to take a slightly different route (pun intended

) than gibson with the chambering. I left wood for the stap screws, pigtail wraptail, and neck tennon. Everything else went. I am interested to hear how the pickups will sound with no wood under them. I wanted to get as close to semi-hollow tone as I could (I realize that semis have maple blocks running through the center). I am going to also carve the back of the maple top in select spots to increase the volume of the chamber. Here is a shot of the gibson CR reissue chambering:

12-08-2007, 07:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
nmguitars V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 225 Parsons Street Posts: 662	Re: Building a Chambered LP I decided to take a slightly different route (pun intended ) than gibson with the chambering. I left wood for the stap screws, pigtail wraptail, and neck tennon. Everything else went. I am interested to hear how the pickups will sound with no wood under them. I wanted to get as close to semi-hollow tone as I could (I realize that semis have maple blocks running through the center). I am going to also carve the back of the maple top in select spots to increase the volume of the chamber. Here is a shot of the gibson CR reissue chambering: Last edited by nmguitars; 12-09-2007 at 08:45 PM.