Hollow and Semi tones.

[AmericanWeiner]

Hollowbodies are naturally supposed to have really bassy and warm tones, right?

Do semis lose any of the bass?

I've got a hollow and the thing could punch a hole in a wall, but it gets drowned out by the bass (that is, its own bassiness), regardless of my EQ settings. :(

EDIT: ARG. How did this get in the beginner forum?

[Diatonic Dissonance™]

Semitones?

[AmericanWeiner]

Semitones?

:eek: Hollowbody and Semi(hollow) body tones.

[Diatonic Dissonance™]

Oh, my bad.

I thought you meant semitones as in C to Db.

[guitarfreakguy101]

turn down the bass on your amp?

[dyermaker0712]

what kind of guitar is it?

[AmericanWeiner]

turn down the bass on your amp?

but it gets drowned out by the bass (that is, its own bassiness), regardless of my EQ settings.

what kind of guitar is it?

It's an Ibanez Artstar AF120.

http://www.musicworkshopsydney.com/images/products_im/ibanez_af120_semi_acoustic_lge.jpg

Despite the what the link says, it's a full hollowbody without soundblock or anything. Feedback, rosewood bridge, etc.

The thing is, I'm thinking about trading it for an AF105, which is basically a newer rendition of my guitar-
http://www.kurosawagakki.com/sh_ocha/pix/ibanez/af/AF105-NT-12-01.jpg

Or perhaps an Epiphone Lucille. That's why I'm asking about what differs, tonally, between Semis and Hollowbodies.