So how would you eliminate or incorporate feedback into the natural voice of the guitar. I heard an interview with Brian May where he said that Fender and Gibson (Les Paul) built the guitars in such a way to eliminate feedback only to have the likes of Hendrix, Clapton etc. strive to re-introduce it. He said that on his Red Special he wanted to incorporate feedback i.e. without the use of pedals but as the guitar's natural voice. I think he mentioned acoustic channels but I can't see how this would cause feedback.

I have a genuine interest in this as I have some beautifully seasoned Norwegian maple that I wan't to put to good use.