I missed the word "budget"
Ibanez Artcore AF75D, quite value for money..
and not forgetting AF75TDB, white & gold with Bigsby
also the ultimate AF105NT Custom with maple body, natural finish very nice!
Try some Ibanez? They have some really nice and well-awarded hollow-bodies and semi hollow-bodies.
Prestige has Les Paul style hollow-bodies and semi hollow-bodies, but if you can afford a Prestige... good for you. Same goes to Hagstrom and Framus. These are the high-end ones.
You could try Rally which is not bad, but do look at the center block though, 'cos the other time I saw it wasn't really nicely made. Definitely look at the Hamer Echotone over at CityMusic. Slightly more expensive but should be worth a look.
Also, these models are actually Semi-Hollow which has a center block, but if you are looking for a pure Hollow-Body, you could look more into Ibanez.
hmmm in that case my apologies. =/ but that sounded quite nice, not as smooth as a standard hollow body sound but hey what do i know abt hollow bodies? i havent even tried one myself haha
A new AF75? Is it a discontinued model? I didnt see it @SL recently so dont quote as me I may be wrong..
Just for ref, AG75 estimate retail abt $700+? street would be in range of $500-$600+? during sale maybe $300-$400+?? hehe..