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The tops and sides are maple. Obviously using this stiff and tight-grained a wood, with such heavy bracing attached firmly to its back side, is going to compromise acoustic resonance. This will have benefits from the standpoint of feedback, but deaden acoustic output, too.

I've seen both early and later F bodies with backs of either solid maple species or hardwood-faced, lumber core plywood.

parker_knoll wrote: interesting. how do they sound? acoustically as well, if possible.

I find my 330MG to be kind of banjolike

They don't sound any less banjo-y then your 330.

sloop_john_b wrote:

parker_knoll wrote: interesting. how do they sound? acoustically as well, if possible.

I find my 330MG to be kind of banjolike

They don't sound any less banjo-y then your 330.

Did someone say Ban Joey?!?

damn, i actually lolled

so maybe they abandoned the F series because they didn't sound any different to smaller hollowbodies like the 330, 360 and 381. No net gain.

I don't think so. I think they were expensive to produce, not big sellers, and the market for thinline sewer-cover guitars was owned by Gretsch.

A recent Sunday afternoon family portrait of "F" models ranging from '58 to '68:

libratune wrote:A recent Sunday afternoon family portrait of "F" models ranging from '58 to '68:

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WOW
that's a beautiful family!

Ron: Outstanding. Thanks for this photo.

+1

Great shot Ron.

libratune wrote:A recent Sunday afternoon family portrait of "F" models ranging from '58 to '68:

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Very very nice indeed Ron thanks for sharing.I could look at the F series all day.I could only dream of owning one one day.....Sigh

the guitar top right what is the finish? Tobacco burst?

Class !

wim wrote:

libratune wrote:A recent Sunday afternoon family portrait of "F" models ranging from '58 to '68:

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WOW
that's a beautiful family!

Yeah ! ! Stunning !