The modern semi

[jaywalker]

I've been hit by the semi bug. Just managed to get the fuzz bug under control and then this comes along.....

I have a few great semis - Sheraton II, Vantage 635, a few cort jazzers - but I'm looking for something a little more modern. Something with say a bigsby and a piezo pickup, coil tap options and switching options too..
Definately need F-holes of course :-)))))
Anybody got any fancy modern semis they would like to share? (pics at least)

[StockRock]

It's not got a Bigsby or a Piezo, but the PRS Custom 22 Semi-Hollow Ltds are out of this world. One of the best guitars I own, and it's stock. It has a great trem, the 57/08 pickups, and a coil tap. Nothing like the typical PRS.

[CJDM]

Any of the PRS HB models with piezo are well looking at if trem is not critical.

[custom53]

Hole about 3 holes instead of F holes...

[Virtual Pariah]

Ibanez used to make a small bodied semi with a trem.

Looked kinda good.

[diagrammatiks]

why a semi? why not go all the way?

i think these are technically semis though.



semi is neck to bridge tone block?

hollow can have tone posts under the bridge?

[jaywalker]

What do you guys think of things like the Epi wildcat or Deusenberg gear from Germany? Definately quirky, and the Epi looks pretty easy to mod and features a small body.

[IPLAYLOUD]

Robin Savoy. Found on Ebay and Gbase often. Carved Top, hollowed body, easy fret access, MIA! Some have coil taps. Rock-solid all the way. I enjoy this one greatly.

[jaywalker]

Yummy. :-) Is that a varitone switch I see there?

[Radagacuca]

this could be interesting for you...

yamaha SA503 TVL

[jaywalker]

That's sweet....hmm.......

I've just picked up a cheap Stagg (don't laugh) 335 copy with a Bigsby, I'm gonna use it as a crash test dummy for some pick up experimentation. Seems solid enough and stays in tune well.... I'm a real sucker for junk guitars btw...