Hollow body electric guitar

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A hollow body electric guitar is by design an electric guitar with a sound box. Contrast this to an electric acoustic guitar, which is conceptually an acoustic guitar with the addition of pickups.

Hollow body electric guitars are further classified into arch-top and thinline guitars.

Generally, hollow body electric guitars are usually lighter than a solid body guitar of comparative size because its body mass is reduced as a result of the addition of sound chambers. However, they face problems in high-gain amplification, as the sound chambers also induces unsavory feedback.

A few of the most famous manufacturers include Gibson, D'Angelico, Gretsch, Ibanez and Epiphone.

There are many well-known hollow body guitars. a few examples would be:

• The Gibson L5, the first electric guitar
• The Gibson ES-335 Jazz electric guitar
• The Gretsch White Falcon Electric Guitar