I have kind of been dragging my feet on my latest three string build. So when I came home tonight I wanted to get it finished up so I put the tuners on and wrapped some strings on only to realize that I completely forgot to cut any sound holes into the body. DUH! It does have a piezo pick up in it and it is expected to be played with an amp so do I have to add holes? It really does not sound very good acoustically at all though.
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sound holes are over-rated... Artistically they can look great, but they may actually reduce the sound.
Masking tape, a brad-point bit, and a light touch should give you a sound hole. Or mark a hole with an awl & use a spade bit to cut the circle almost all the way through, then finish the cut with an x-acto blade. Or you could drill multiple small holes, like 1/4-inch (less tear-out.) If you are really worried about chewing up the lid, you could put one in the side/top (facing the player.) Good luck!
no real "need" for them , some guits sound better without em.
you could just drill a few tuner size holes in it .. and top them off with the tuner furrels . an eazy fix .
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Wow thats a great looking guitar. What kind of finish or process did you go through to get the wood that burnt look? Beautiful!!
If you intend playing it plugged in to an amp all the time, i dont honestly see why it needs sound holes. They really are only there to let the sound out when played acoustically. Most electric guitars dont have soundholes.
I would just play it as it is mate. Nice looking guitar by the way.
Cheers
Fat Stan
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