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  1. The information in that link structurally is along the lines of what I've been told (and tested).
  2. My custom is actually a very similar shape to that one, with a more pronounced upper horn and a les paul shaped rear bout. It is a neckthrough. The top is routed for a sound chamber much like in the picture, with a little bit of meat left towards the backside but otherwise almost exactly like that. It is a routed wing with a cap. The bottom side, though not having a sound chamber per se, has a very large rear routed control cavity (which all control cavities change the tone), which currently has a plastic cover, but will be switched to wood, because of the prior comment. The guitar also has a 2Tek bridge. Though the rear does not have the "through" channel, there is more wood removed in a similar place to your picture (though further back because of the Les Paul style rear bout) for a dual battery cavity, which definitely changed the sound to the point where it was backfilled for a tight fit with the battery compartment. I left plenty of room behind the bridge cavity however. I would NOT remove wood right behind the bridge though.. most people (I remember an old EVH interview about him butchering an Explorer type if I recall), will agree that this is a negative for the tone, and sustain. I am from the school that believes that the unplugged acoustic tone of an electric guitar contributes greatly to its plugged in sound, and that it's not all pickups and electronics. The semi hollow design sounds great. It is very loud acoustically, and is so tonally "efficient" that I am leaning towards a piezo system to really let you hear how great it sounds (I use APC pickups for my normal pickups which I swear by). Now some other stuff I was told about 10 years ago when I was building it by the guys at Tom Anderson, PRS and by John Suhr. Larger deeper cavities will contribute to your bass response, shallower to mids and treble. You also may not want SO much free space in your design as it may make the guitar sound a bit "dead". that much nonmoving air does change the sound (and this will of course be different if you decide to F-hole it, I did not). As for weight, my guitar is a maple neckthrough with a 1/4"+ maple cap and mahogany wings. It's a bit larger than most guitars as I described, so it's still quite weighty.. however I can't imagine how heavy it would be without the wood that was removed. I have had my guitar played by many professionals and they all are very impressed with the sound and tonality.
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