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Little Jay

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  1. Hi everybody, My first post here (didn't even yet introduce myself), stumbled upon this forum while searching for info about the ES-333. I've been owning and playing my ES-333 for about two years now. It's my first Gibson and I love it dearly! Mine's the brown/walnut finish, made in 2004. I bought it used for €1,100 including a brown Gibson case (I live in the Netherlands. For comparison, a used 'standard' ES-335 from the same period goes for around euro 2,000 overhere, a new satin plaintop goes for euro 1,699; a DOT reissue for euro 2,099). A previous owner already installed a pair of '57 Classics and buffed out the satin finish to a nice shine and added a pickguard (that didn't quite have the right shape). I added a correct pickguard and replaced the knobs with witch-hat knobs (to give it a late 60ies look with the walnut finish). So except for the simple decal-logo on the headstock it just looks like an ES-335 (and sounds like one too I suppose). I have played only a couple of ES-335s in my life and I bought this 333 second (or third?) hand so I don't realy know how it compares to a 335, but when I tested it, it sounded lovely and just felt right in my hands so I took it. I've owned a Epiphone Sheraton II since '94 but this ES-333 certainly overshadows the Sheraton. My ES-333 is a very resonant and lively sounding guitar. It reacts very well to the volume and tone-controls. Not a bad tone comes out of it. Playability it better then any other guitar I own. I play mainly jazz and jazz-related stuff (nu-jazz, souljazz, funk) and to me the guitar is perfect for that. It's maybe somewhat darker and sweeter sounding that the average 335? But to me that's a good thing (the .012 flatwounds I put on might have something to do with that). I love this guitar and the relatively low price of it made me enter the Gibson-realm. It's a nice workhorse, sturdy and cheap enought to carry around in a gigbag (a good one though) to jamsessions and pub-gigs. And it's classy enough to shine at the bigger stages I played it on (jazzfestivals, clubs, etc.). Oh and here you can see mine in action: And a pic (with still some black reflector knobs on it):
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