Gibson Explorer Steel String Acoustic.

[Mitch]

Would it work? I know the shape of an acoustic guitar affects the sound quite a lot more than on an electric. Would it sound crappy? what kind of problems would I face?

Thanks in advance.

[dpm99]

What do you want it to do? Are you looking for a pure acoustic sound, or do you want it to sound good plugged in? And what do you want to use it for? An acoustic Flying V has been done, and I don't think it'd be much better or worse than that:

If you're looking for a good sound plugged in, and you're ok with a piezo pickup, my guess is that it'd work fine. If you go that route, you might just consider something like an LR Baggs X-Bridge that has a piezo element build in. (A number of companies make similar things.) That way it doesn't even have to be a hollow body.

If what you're looking for is a guitar that will sound good unplugged, that's going to be a little more difficult.

DISCLAIMER: I've never actually done any of these things. I've just researched the topic and played around with some things. So take my advice for what it's worth.

-Dave

[psw]

Danny Ferrington has made lots of explorer-like acoustics...most look better than the above kramer-ferrington...but it is the ability to make a decent sound with piezos that really make some of these things possible.