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  • This is a way of whipping out cultural capital, but not in the same way as leaving guests in the living room to retrieve a hollowbody guitar or a first edition of To The Lighthouse.

    From the BSNYC Culture Desk: Nerds and Bikes BikeSnobNYC 2008

  • This is a way of whipping out cultural capital, but not in the same way as leaving guests in the living room to retrieve a hollowbody guitar or a first edition of To The Lighthouse.

    Archive 2008-05-01 BikeSnobNYC 2008

  • For his exuberantly raw, back-to-basics blues style, White goes with straight-ahead guitars, such as a Kay hollowbody tuned to an open-A, an anonymous Japanese electric and his main guitar shown here, a plastic '64 Ward's Airline, which--as he told Guitar Player in 2003--"Makes me feel like I have to take something that's broken and make it work."

    Guitars Of The Stars © Getty... 2006

  • Long known for his beloved Ovation GP electrics of which he has a few, Homme relies on a range of guitars on stage, including the Custom Maton shown here, which is based on the Victoria, Australia-based guitar maker's BB1200 hollowbody electric.

    Guitars Of The Stars © Getty... 2006

  • Trey had three Warr Guitars on stage, including a hollowbody semi-acoustic half-fretless that I believe was strung as a bass and bass.

    the Red King reopens His court: King Crimson in Asheville NC badger 2003

  • White stumbled upon the riff while warming up his hollowbody guitar.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • Right from its introduction in 1958 as the world's first semi-hollowbody electric guitar it has been

    Where's Eric! News 2010

  • Melding the sleek lines and shape of the T5 into a semi-hollowbody, the T3 features an expertly crafted body of sapele, topped with quilted maple.

    Modern Guitars Magazine 2009

  • Following the success of the T5 and SolidBody models, and born from a love of innovative design and classic electric tone, Taylor Guitars is expanding its electric line with the company's first purely electric semi-hollowbody guitar, the T3.

    Modern Guitars Magazine 2009

  • One reason is that making a copy of an expensive hollowbody can require too many compromises, as craftsmanship is just as important as materials.

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2009

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