cherryburst
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I'm looking for opinions from anyone that has owned or have tried guitars with the SEB construction. Have you noticed an increase in resonance, or is it just a gimmick or a cost saving exercise like the 70's Gibsons with their pancake bodies?
I'm no expert, but I would think that although Tokai could save money by using smaller cuts of mahogany, this would be outweighed by the additional clamping and glueing involved at the construction stage.
This whole subject intrigues me, especially considering Gibson's recent chambering of Les Pauls and addition of weight relief holes etc. The original Les Paul design is of course a solid mahogany body, and for a long time everyone seemed pretty happy with that (with the obvious exception of the weight issue). Now Gibson and Tokai are screwing about with a classic formula, and I'd be interested to hear any and all opinions on the subject.
My own very limited experience has involved comparing my SEB Love Rock to my Gibby LP Classic, and for what it's worth the SEB seems slightly more resonant (accoustically) and the guitars are of similar weight.
So what's your opinion/experience/take on the whole issue, which is a pretty fundamental one as it goes right to the heart of the Les Paul design.
I'm no expert, but I would think that although Tokai could save money by using smaller cuts of mahogany, this would be outweighed by the additional clamping and glueing involved at the construction stage.
This whole subject intrigues me, especially considering Gibson's recent chambering of Les Pauls and addition of weight relief holes etc. The original Les Paul design is of course a solid mahogany body, and for a long time everyone seemed pretty happy with that (with the obvious exception of the weight issue). Now Gibson and Tokai are screwing about with a classic formula, and I'd be interested to hear any and all opinions on the subject.
My own very limited experience has involved comparing my SEB Love Rock to my Gibby LP Classic, and for what it's worth the SEB seems slightly more resonant (accoustically) and the guitars are of similar weight.
So what's your opinion/experience/take on the whole issue, which is a pretty fundamental one as it goes right to the heart of the Les Paul design.