Paul Harmer Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Hi there, I'm really keen on buying a 335 with P90's and have found a couple of used ones that look good, but they're subtly different and I wonder if anyone can help me understand the variants? One has "ES-335" text on the truss rod cover and black/silver top-hat knobs while the other has the Memphis "f" logo on the truss rod cover and has black clear perspex knobs. The latter is model HB084M but I don't know the model number of the first one. Otherwise the two instruments look superficially identical. But if anyone knows if one is "better" than the other I'd be really grateful! Or are they the same? Thanks, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacificaChris Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Hi there, I'm really keen on buying a 335 with P90's and have found a couple of used ones that look good, but they're subtly different and I wonder if anyone can help me understand the variants? One has "ES-335" text on the truss rod cover and black/silver top-hat knobs while the other has the Memphis "f" logo on the truss rod cover and has black clear perspex knobs. The latter is model HB084M but I don't know the model number of the first one. Otherwise the two instruments look superficially identical. But if anyone knows if one is "better" than the other I'd be really grateful! Or are they the same? Thanks, Paul AFAIK, 335s only came with humbuckers. 330s, which are fully hollow, always came with P-90s. Check this out: http://guitarhq.com/gibson4.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/ES/Gibson-Memphis/Luther-Dickinson-ES-335/Specs.aspx None of the specs you're referring to but an awfully tempting looking guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Harmer Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 Thanks guys! The Luther Dickinson is gorgeous (although I'm not so keen on having a Bigsby), but they're impossible to find used - I think people are hanging on to them! This is the model I'm interested in, from 2011. I've found a couple in the UK but they have slightly different specs (knobs and truss rod cover as mentioned above): https://reverb.com/item/53452-gibson-es-335-p90-custom-shop-2011-red-w-coil-tap-gloss-top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacificaChris Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Thanks guys! The Luther Dickinson is gorgeous (although I'm not so keen on having a Bigsby), but they're impossible to find used - I think people are hanging on to them! This is the model I'm interested in, from 2011. I've found a couple in the UK but they have slightly different specs (knobs and truss rod cover as mentioned above): https://reverb.com/item/53452-gibson-es-335-p90-custom-shop-2011-red-w-coil-tap-gloss-top Hmmm. So that one sold in 2014. You might get in touch with the seller there but 'coil-tapped P-90s' doesn't sound right to me. Aren't P-90s single coil pups? And those tuners look nothing like any Grover locking tuners I've seen. But Gibson customer service has been good about getting back to people if you send them that model # and S/N. The seller seems legit but the guitar seems fishy to me. Let us know what you find out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I have the exact same guitar as referenced in the Reverb link (which has since been sold). It is a 335 with P90s that was made in 2011, and sold exclusively thru Guitar Center. Mine is red, and has an ebony fingerboard. There was also a dark brown & sunburst. This model does indeed have coil tapped P90s. I never use the coil tapped setting, but it essentially cuts down on output to offer a different tonal palate. Other features of this model include self-locking chrome tulip Grover tuners, black top hat knobs, chrome hardware, a vintage style truss rod cover with "ES-335" in white lettering, a slim '60s neck profile, and a gloss top finish combined with a very smooth satin finish on the rest of the body. It is a stellar instrument, imho. Note that there have been a number of other limited run releases of P90 equipped 335s over the years. Gibson hasn't done them too often, but they're out there & come up for sale periodically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Tucci Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 I also got one of the 335's from Guitar Center. It came with P90 pickups with coil tap. I like it and it plays great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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