10PoundLester

Wow - 25 pounds! Even in the case that's one hefty Lester, or a LOT of packing! Mine is 10 and change and It's a beast.

I've bought and sold several high-end guitars there as well as other gear and never had a problem.

I was born and raised in the Berkshires in Massachusetts back when it was part of the USA.

You might contact Gibson directly and see what they have to say about it. Sure is beautiful. I can only imagine how great the tone is.

I didn't give it enough time to tell. As soon as I got the LP I changed it. The plastic was cut so badly I couldn't stand looking at it. I would imagine in some small way the bone does affect the overall tone - maybe with more sustain since it is denser than the plastic. I know for certain it has a large impact on my acoustics. In either case it would only be on open strings although some studies have indicated that even when a string is fretted the nut still has impact on the tone but I don't know how that could be. Here's a picture of the original nut - this is how I got it from Sweetwater: And this is the bone nut I installed:

I concur as to it's beauty.

4? That many eh?

This is not a reissue but one I built from scratch using the original 6G16 circuit.

I have a set in my Vibro-Verb and they sound fantastic in that amp.

So did mine.

The volume pots work with the tone pots and the capacitors to create filtering to sculpt the tone. The values they choose are going to give optimum control for a given set of pickups. Personally I wouldn't mess with them. After all, they did invent that circuit as a unit. Plus, changing out the pots on a 335 is a real PITA.

You can get a little info here: https://authorityguitar.com/gibson-serial-number-lookup-decoder/ I would suggest calling Gibson customer service and ask them. SN's in this range are spotty to nail down precisely.

Pong rules

"in between?"

A 355 is basically a 335 dressed up for dinner so a good bet that it's maple.

Those guitars sound fantastic. Enjoy!

Mine does not say "Custom" on the case. It has "Memphis" on the label but nowhere on the guitar or case does it say "Custom".

Well I guess if you like them then they are good pickups. If everyone here said they hate them would that change your opinion of them?

@gearbasher Why? What did we ever do to you?

My sentiments exactly. Gibson invented this guitar and they invented humbucking pickups. They know what they're doing here. I've gone through tons of pickups and caps in all my electric guitars and always go back to stock because I realize that 50 percent of the tone you'll get out of any guitar is in your fingers, 50 percent is in your style, and the rest is in your gear.

That's not a problem. It's the 50's wiring. My LP and my 335 both react this way. It's what I like about them. There are almost infinite tones available from this setup. Don't worry about it - enjoy the discovery!

Well, looks like they are back. Just registered a few minutes ago and filled up the "Introduce Yourself" category with spam! I really think you should make new users' posts be reviewed before they are posted. That will solve the problem right there. Also IP blocking.

By the time you get everything out of the f-hole and the new stuff back in, you might just decide that the new stuff is good enough. I have never changed out the components of a 335 type guitar. Mine sounds just fine the way it came from Memphis. I ain't goin' in there!

Yeah, 12 MPH with their little beer coozie helmets on in the middle of the lane because they consider themselves to be an actual vehicle! Then they blow stop signs and red lights.

Staples. Two or three in each side plus one in each corner. Now I see that Fender has the "Vibro-Champ Reverb" amp and it comes with the drip edge so they are making it, they just won't sell any of it separately.