DThomasC
Senior Member
That's interesting about your ES 335. I'm sure I've never heard of one like that before, but I'm no Gibson history buff.
I think routed out of a solid block can be ok. To my ears the solid top can be more organic than plywood with a massive center block. My Corona Bluesbird sounds (to me) distinctly more vibrant than a slab of maple on a solid block of mahogany, and I'd like to find that approach taken even farther. I love my Nightbird, but I think they really chickened out when it came to removing material for chambering.
I think routed out of a solid block can be ok. To my ears the solid top can be more organic than plywood with a massive center block. My Corona Bluesbird sounds (to me) distinctly more vibrant than a slab of maple on a solid block of mahogany, and I'd like to find that approach taken even farther. I love my Nightbird, but I think they really chickened out when it came to removing material for chambering.