Hamer Duotone body routing....

[ghamerinfrance]

Just wonder if someone knows how the body route is for a Duotone ?

Does the model sound already like a thinline guitar and can it be used at home without amp or is this really more like a solid body like an Artist with a small chamber ?

Thanks for the info

[Studio Custom]

It needs to be plugged in

[gorch]

The actual routing would be interesting. No acoustic playing for sure. More like a Newport with piezo acoustic tone option I would expect. It doesn't have a spruce top, does it?

[BubbaVO]

Gotta plug it in to make the most of it. It's not a true acoustic guitar.

[ghamerinfrance]

thanks for the info.

Dirk, yes, this is a spruce top apparently

[bubs_42]

Yes they were almost always spruce.

[ghamerinfrance]

The idea is :

Is it like a Newport (almost full chambered) or more like an Artist (small chamber, F_Hole) but I guess the answer is the last one.

[django49]

At least some had different tops and configurations.....This one is cedar. Sorta the "ultimate" Duotone, I suppose.

[Studio Custom]

A Newport has a solid rear, no metal cavity plate, and is routed from the top side only.

The Artist and Duotone have rear cavities for wiring, and metal back plates.

In the end all have a somewhat similar amount of removed wood, the difference is: it all from the topside or top and bottom.

[G Man]

If a more acoustic tone is what you are after with a Duotone, try running a wound G string.

[burningyen]

I'm guessing the rout is the same as the Artist's:

[gorch]

Lots of guesswork. What's the truth? Would Northfield be willing to testament?

[veatch]

If a more acoustic tone is what you are after with a Duotone, try running a wound G string.

Agreed. The DR Zebra strings worked really well for me. Didn't sound as good on the electric side, but the acoustic side was more realistic.

A good acoustic amp helps a *lot* (Fender Acoustisonic was two thumbs down fer me...) I used an SWR California Blonde with good results. Very good bottom end on that one.

[L Nutter]

I like the way my Marshall AS50D sounds with my Duotones - both the bullet hole & custom versions. I like the zebra strings with the wound G as well - but be careful - if your nut slot is not big enough to accommodate the wound G it can get stuck and cause tuning nightmares....

[tomteriffic]

Mine's a spruce top. Between the chambering and the oversize control cavity there's a pretty fair amount of wood taken out. Still, it's no Newport in that respect.

I use mine primarily for a beefed-up acoustic sound, although the pure acoustic sounds pretty doggone good if you take the time to tweak it to work with your setup. FWIW I use regular D'Addario 10's with a wound third. The essential ingredient is the wound third on those.