Cole Clark Hollow Baby HSS - Natural Blackwood

Cole Clark Hollow Baby HSS Hollowbody Electric Guitar – Natural (HB-HSS-B-NAT)

The Cole Clark Hollow Baby HSS is a uniquely Australian take on a familiar classic: a hollowbody, Strat-style electric guitar that blends airy resonance with modern playability and stage-ready versatility. Finished in a smooth nitro satin and built from Australian sustainable timbers, the Hollow Baby is designed for players who want that immediate “alive in your hands” response—without sacrificing tuning stability, intonation, or the ability to cover a wide range of tones.

The hollowbody construction adds a natural openness and dynamic feel that you can hear and feel straight away. Chords bloom with extra dimension, clean tones have more depth, and driven sounds stay articulate with a touch of natural compression. It’s a brilliant fit for players who jump between home practice, studio sessions, church gigs, and weekend covers—especially if you want a guitar that reacts to touch, pick attack, and volume-knob changes in a satisfying, musical way.

True Balance pickups with HSS versatility

This model, HB-HSS-B-NAT, features Cole Clark’s True Balance Magnetic Pickups in a flexible HSS configuration: 1 humbucker and 2 single coils. The True Balance design is built to keep output even from string to string, which helps chords stay clear, lead lines stay consistent across the neck, and complex pedalboards behave more predictably. Practically speaking, you can move from punchy bridge-humbucker drive tones to crisp, glassy single-coil cleans without fighting sudden volume jumps or weak strings.

Australian timbers and a familiar feel

Like Cole Clark’s other Australian-built electrics, the Hollow Baby leans into local tonewoods and craftsmanship. The body is offered in a range of Australian sustainable timbers including Bunya, Blackwood, Quandong, Silky Oak, and Queensland Maple, giving each instrument its own personality while staying true to the Hollow Baby’s lively, resonant voice.

The Australian Blackwood neck provides clarity and stability, paired with a rosewood fretboard featuring tasteful abalone 6 mm dot inlays. The 44 mm nut width offers comfortable string spacing for modern technique, while the 12" radius keeps bends smooth and chord work relaxed. With a 25.5" / 648 mm scale length and factory 10–46 strings, you get a balanced tension that suits everything from clean rhythm to expressive lead playing.

Gig-ready hardware and tremolo control

Hardware choices are all about reliability: a Wilkinson tremolo bridge for expressive vibrato, Grover Kluson-style machine heads for stable tuning, and a Graph Tech TUSQ nut to help keep the strings moving smoothly and returning to pitch. Supplied in a rectangular tweed hard case, it’s a premium instrument that feels purpose-built for working musicians and serious enthusiasts alike.

Key features

• Hollowbody Strat-style electric guitar design
• HB-HSS-B-NAT model: Natural finish with HSS pickup layout
• True Balance Magnetic Pickups for even string-to-string output
• Pickup configuration: 1 humbucker + 2 single coils
• Nitro satin finish
• Australian Blackwood neck, rosewood fretboard with abalone 6 mm dots
• Wilkinson tremolo bridge, Grover Kluson-style tuners, Graph Tech TUSQ nut
• Supplied with a rectangular tweed hard case