Hollowbody or Semi-Hollow guitar– Which is for You?

Hollowbody and semi-hollow guitars respond differently to playing dynamics, feedback, and amplification. This comparison examines three vintage Greco guitars: the SA-900 with a center block (ES-335 construction), the SA-550 fully hollow (ES-330 construction), and the S-55 deeper hollowbody (ES-175 construction). Focus is on how construction affects tone, feedback behavior, and the interaction between low-output Maxon PAF pickups and resonant bodies. Guitars: 1978 Greco SA-900 – semi-hollow, Maxon U-4000 PAF 1977 Greco SA-550 – hollowbody, Maxon U-1000 PAF 1974 Greco S-55 – hollowbody, Maxon U-1000 PAF Amps: Headstrong Royal Reverb (Celestion G12-65 Heritage) Pedals: Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive Deluxe Fulltone Supa-Trem v1 Strymon El Capistan dTape Echo v1 00:00 Tones from the two types of guitar 01:22 Presentation of the guitars 01:52 What am I doing today? 02:11 Tones from the semi-hollow (ES-335 style) 03:57 Tones from the hollowbody (ES-330/Casino type) 05:15 What are the differences in tone? 08:23 Let's have a look at the pickups 09:41 Challenges with the hollowbody guitars 13:48 What about a thick ES-175 type hollowbody? 15:25 Which one should you get? 16:55 Tones from the the two guitars #HollowbodyGuitar #SemiHollowGuitar #ES335 #ES330 #ES175 #GrecoGuitars #MaxonPickups #VintageJapaneseGuitars #JazzGuitar #BluesGuitar #GuitarComparison #PAFPickups #GuitarTone #CenterBlock