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  1. 12-01-2022, 05:11 PM #1
    Trevor Davies
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    Quote Originally Posted by Simon Barden View Post
    Do you need any sort of F-hole at all? Just have it internally chambered for weight relief. Acoustically that small chamber in a thinline is supposed to do nothing for the amplified sound (well, I've seen a lot of videos from different people I trust, including a Fender custom shop worker IIRC, that say that there is no difference in the sound, as I can't speak from my own experience).
    True, and some hollow bodies do not have an f-hole (like Malcom Young's Gretsch).
    However, I do like the decorative side of a f-hole even if it makes no difference. Ha ha
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  2. 12-01-2022, 05:14 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by Trevor Davies View Post
    True, and some hollow bodies do not have an f-hole (like Malcom Young's Gretsch).
    However, I do like the decorative side of a f-hole even if it makes no difference. Ha ha
    Im choking back some VERY risqué decorative f-hole material lads…. Shall we move on?
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