Hollow-Body
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Hollow-Body
The design to choose when you want to have it all.
The new generation of mini amps.
Ported cabinets made with a better sounding injection molded plastic.
Why hollow-body?
The obvious reason is that they look marvelous with the f-holes and the contours. These lines are etched into my psyche along with the finest music I have heard. The only way that these new mini amps actually sound better is to incorporate them together with these arch-top constructions. The vibrations that are transferred through the viola body actually make the amp sound great and the new layout that I am employing allows the user to turn the amp all the way up without unwanted feedback.
Maybe you have the lid from grandma's turkey roaster but you don't have the bottom.
Let's start a project.
Click on a Thumbnail above to find out the story behind each guitar.
Features
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Unique
Hollow-body guitars have always been associated with "Top Shelf" in my mind. Not only did we seldom see a low-priced one around, every time I did get a chance to play one, it was usually a great one. That is always my aim with Rubÿtone guitars. -
Tone
The best tone I have found is when the new generation cabinet is incorporated into the design of the guitar rather than removing the speaker and circuit and mounting them inside the viola body. NU>X makes the best. So now I retain the original enclosures and the sum of these parts arrives at a result that can't be matched by anything else on the market. -
Function
Party in the back... The new design provides the standard electric guitar controls on the front like Volume, Tone, and pickup switching. The amp controls are hidden but easily accessible from the back. -
Rugged
Every guitar that gets played a lot eventually needs someone to help return it back to its original glory because nothing is perfect. I try to eliminate all of the vulnerabilities that I have discovered over the years carrying them with me and playing them on the way through the city. You shouldn't have to worry about it breaking. I take out all of the tedious wear-in period by selecting various parts that have already been weathered by their previous "story" before they were upcycled into an amp-guitar. If you have some pieces leftover in your closet and you want to bring them to life, let's start a project together. I can fill in the blanks and make it into a guitar for you.
Card Gird
TimingChainCover
It's not a mini and it's not like the other Hollow-bodies but it's Rubÿtone.
iPhoneCelloBass
Cello body with four speakers to use as a boombox or for playing the bass in your apartment.
Interstice
A special slotted space was created through the center of the amp enclosure to allow the beam to exist inside the amp.
Hoffner
I have discovered how to make the ultimate Hoffner Viola guitar with built-in-amplification.
TheBlackOne
This is the ONE when I discovered the secret for isolating the amp and the bridge.
BuckBass
Acoustic guitar body, retrofitted with an electric bass neck and floating bridge.
MiniTrucker
The mini version of the standard viola guitar with a wide board and short scale.