NS M75 Aristocrat?

[Walter Broes]

But the non back bound ones are milled out of a big chunk of wood right? While the double bound are actually built like an acoustic guitar or an ES330 etc...?

No, they're not, they have a laminated spruce top, laminated sides AFAIK, and an acoustic-guitar-like flat solid mahogany back.

 

[Smiert Spionam]

But the non back bound ones are milled out of a big chunk of wood right? While the double bound are actually built like an acoustic guitar or an ES330 etc...?

The M-75 (as Walter says) is built like a full-size fully hollow archtop. The ES-330 is not -- it has a kerfed center section (like a 335 with the kerfing, but without the solid block), which makes it stiffer. It's hard to describe, but you can look up a picture.

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how acoustically responsive an M-75 is.

 

[steveintampa]

No, they're not, they have a laminated spruce top, laminated sides AFAIK, and an acoustic-guitar-like flat solid mahogany back.

Spruce top is an interesting feature in a hollow body.

 

[Default]

Not sure if it's all spruce, or just the top layer.

 

[swiveltung]

The M-75 (as Walter says) is built like a full-size fully hollow archtop. The ES-330 is not -- it has a kerfed center section (like a 335 with the kerfing, but without the solid block), which makes it stiffer. It's hard to describe, but you can look up a picture.

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how acoustically responsive an M-75 is.

I'm confused. Are you saying the non double bound M-75 are built like an acoustic from separate top, back and sides, but the back just glued on and rounded off without binding on the back?
My 69 M-75 Bluesbird full hollow and one I had later was like this '69 (only black):

 

[BradHK]

Are you saying the non double bound M-75 are built like an acoustic from separate top, back and sides, but the back just glued on and rounded off without binding on the back?

Yes, on the vintage hollow M75s (Aristocrats and a Bluesbirds). Some of the newer Aristocrats are chambered and have access panels on the rear. The original Aristocrats are fully hollow and built like an acoustic with only binding on the top. These had spruce laminated arched tops and mahogany laminated sides and solid mahogany flat backs. There were some Aristocrats from the early 1960’s that had mahogany tops and a cherry finish. When the M75 was reintroduced in 1967 this same formula was used with spruce tops and mahogany sides and back. When they switched to maple laminated bodies (top, sides and back) they started binding the backs.

 

[Smiert Spionam]

Yup. What he said.