Cole Clark Hollow Baby HSS Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar MOP Guard

Cole Clark's Hollow Baby HSS is a semi-hollow electric built on the brand's patent-pending True Balance technology, originally developed to equilibrate magnetic pickups across hybrid instruments. The approach has been refined here for even output across all six strings, addressing a common weak point in three-single-coil configurations. This Sonic Blue model pairs HSS pickup architecture with Australian-sourced timber construction and abalone fretboard markers.

The guitar features a humbucker and two single-coil pickup layout optimised through Cole Clark's balancing process for consistent volume response. The body is crafted from sustainable Australian hardwoods—options include Bunya, Blackwood, Quandong, Silky Oak, or Queensland Maple. A rosewood fretboard with 6mm abalone dots provides both tactile reference and visual definition, while the mother-of-pearl scratch plate complements the Sonic Blue finish and signals build quality beyond student-level instruments.

The semi-hollow construction sits between a solid-body's sustain and an acoustic's resonance, making it suited to genres ranging from jazz comping to indie rock. This particular configuration—one humbucking voice paired with two single coils—delivers tonal range without excessive noise, particularly useful for both clean amp work and moderate gain.