Riccardo Ros
Experienced
Hi everyone!
I'm in the mood of building a custom guitar from an Italian luthier and one of the options is to have a lightened / chambered body.
The advantages should be a 25% weight reduction and a brighter tone with more sustain for the lightened, up to 35% on the chambered and more acoustic of course.
My only experience with chambered bodies is a Strandberg... I love the resonance and the vibrations while unplugged but I cannot say if the chambered body has a true impact on sound when plugged.
So I'm asking your advice if you have a direct experience!
Bottom line
I'm not looking for a "classic / authentic" sounding guitar, I'm just building a modern guitar tailored on my needs.
There's a price difference for the lightened body so I'm just collecting "knowledge"
Pictures for reference
I'm in the mood of building a custom guitar from an Italian luthier and one of the options is to have a lightened / chambered body.
The advantages should be a 25% weight reduction and a brighter tone with more sustain for the lightened, up to 35% on the chambered and more acoustic of course.
My only experience with chambered bodies is a Strandberg... I love the resonance and the vibrations while unplugged but I cannot say if the chambered body has a true impact on sound when plugged.
So I'm asking your advice if you have a direct experience!
Bottom line
I'm not looking for a "classic / authentic" sounding guitar, I'm just building a modern guitar tailored on my needs.
There's a price difference for the lightened body so I'm just collecting "knowledge"
Pictures for reference