About
Engel Guitars are built to have minimal or no feedback yet still give the player that hollow body sound and vibe. They are made so playing in a modern setting at a high volume level isn’t an issue. The Engel Guitar hollow body has a traditional shape with a modern appearance and without the feedback most hollow bodies suffer from.
It is not your typical hollow body.
Hollow bodies are available in 14 inch, 15 inch and 16 inch (measured across the bout).
Also available: Solid bodies, Engel Ruff Neck, Engel Jr.
I’ve been making guitars for over 30 years. In 1991 I started out working for guitar and pickup maker Tom Doyle in New Jersey and later opened my own shop. The guitar started as a collaboration between guitarists Lenny Argese and Bob DeVos, and me. Bob was working with organist Charles Earland and Charles played loud. Bob needed a guitar that could compete with the organ, sax, and drums at the volume levels that Charles played. And so the first Hollow Body was created which Bob still plays today.
The guitar is suited equally well for the traditional jazz, blues, or rock players.
See Rob in Tom’s shop in this news report from the 1990s.
Read more about Rob and Engel Guitars in the November 2010 Just Jazz Guitar article.
Sandy Cory, Tom Doyle, and Rob Engel