Thanks to this, musicians can practice with headphones without disturbing people around them,[1] or obtain an acoustic tone under heavy amplification without feedback.
Las Vegas Academy has used silent guitars in a classroom setting, with students wearing headphones to hear their instrument's sound.
[2] A successful early silent guitar with a full-sized body was the Gibson Chet Atkins SST.
Reducing the body size of a silent guitar has little effect on the sound.
The portability of a small bodied guitar, as well as the ability to practice silently, is an advantage to travelers.