Semi-hollow body guitar woods?

[grikukan]

Hello!
I'm building a semi-hollow body guitar(like es-335).What wood should I use?
Thank you!

 

[bagman67]

Well, the original item is made of maple plywood front and back, with a maple block up the middle.  THe maple plywood thing is only partly a joke - they laminated layers of maple in a press to mold the arch shape.

 

[greywolf]

Maple or Mahogany  .  My Gibson CS-356 uses Mahogany body/neck and a flamed maple carved top.
My ES -339 like all ES's is laminated maple , as is my Gretsch 6122-1959 Country Gentleman .

The mahogany gives a bit more warmth and sustain .

 

[line6man]

For what purpose? Tone? Weight? Aesthetic? What?

 

[riarojr]

personally, i've always wanted to try a semi-hollow using bubinga.  Something about the idea just seems magical.  XD

 

[TBurst Std]

I have 3 semi-hollow bodies

Godin Flat Five X
Body - Maple center block with popular sides and a carved maple top
Neck - Mahogany with rosewood

Dusenberg Starplayer TV
Body - lam maple body maple center block with a spruce top
Neck - maple with rosewood

Gretsch White Falcon
Body - lam maple with maple center block
Neck - maple with ebony