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Old 02-18-2008, 03:00 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Re: Now itīs official: chambered bodies

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Originally Posted by les strat View Post
I have played many of the new chambered ones, and 9although they do sound good, they do sound different to me.... a tad spongier than the more focused sound of a solid body or even the 9 holers ("swiss cheese"). They are routed out at least 80% with not even a center block for sustain like the Cloud 9's had.

If it was all about "advancing", why did they hide fact this until guitarists folks started x-raying them and asking questions?

I just wish you had an option between the solid body and chambered in the USA Standard line, especially since it is the iconic "solid body" guitar.
Dude, actually the body blank of the standards has more wood than the cloud 9.
Some discussion about the chambering and pictures of the chambering pattern:Gibson Forums
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