gnappi
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Forget the break angle, it has no effect on tone, it's movement is minimal and provides just a bit of fine tuning useful whilst holding a chord.
Here's a video I made on the tuning effect (which was documented in the patent "claims") on my HRF.
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The Vegas is a lightweight, seriously cool git... It's too bad players hear with their eyes and it got discontinued. Their loss I have a standard.
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Plated metal looks crummy on every git on every brand sooner or later, even car bumpers do.
The only possible somewhat delaying the issue solution would be to make a bridge from stainless steel, even then, it's "Stain-LESS" not stain proof.
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Just about any polish will do, but be aware the two I've buffed up (an ES-333 and 2018 ES-330 HB) had much better / thicker finish on the neck and the neck polished up to a really nice smooth gloss like the high end models have.
The bodies OTOH while picking up a shine, also showed orange peel in the finish. I like it better than the satin, but in my experience they will not look like a factory glossy shiny finish.
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The middle position SHOULD enable both pups.
Try this...
With ALL of the controls all the way up (on 10) connected to the amp, and able to hear something out of the git.
1. Set the pickup switch DOWN (toward the floor right handed git) and tap the metal cover on the pickups
Which pup makes a sound, the one next to the bridge or the one closer to the neck? (it SHOULD be the pup closest to the bridge)
2. Set the pickup switch UP (toward your face, right handed git) and tap the metal cover on the pickups
Which pup makes a sound, the one next to the bridge or the one closer to the neck? (it SHOULD be the pup closest to the neck)
3. Set the pickup switch in the center position, and tap the metal cover on the pickups
Do both make a sound when tapped?
If one and two make a sound AND they are correct, AND you get only one pup in the center position you may have a bad switch.
If one and two are NOT correct, perhaps some clown rotated the switch or rewired it, and may have screwed the switch up in the process.
PS, the four knobs are standard Gibson wiring.
The two closest to the neck are volume controls, the top for the neck and the bottom for the bridge. The two closest to the strap button are tone controls, bottom for bridge, top for neck pups.
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I got my Blueshawk maybe a dozen years ago. It was gigged and it's not in any shape that a cork sniffer would touch, but that's what I like about it. The varitone is the best I have tried. Others like the 345 and 137 custom really need a volume pedal to use much past the bypass setting but the Blueshawk volume drop is vastly different and negligible.
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Hey, that's my guitar you've got there on the left! It's amazing how differently the Beale Street Blue finish photographs in various lighting situations - from quite dark, to a translucent lighter blue with significant amounts of visible grain.
Your new 330 w/humbuckers sounds like an interesting variation on the theme. Enjoy!
Right UR on all accounts! My Beale seems the same color in every light, but I've seen some that look totally different especially on 335's with a figured top. It looks like you could dive in and go swimming!
I plugged the new 330 in my little Marshall JTM30 for the first time tonight, very cool! I've been playing it in my Polytone and it's a totally different git in the JTM.
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I have a recent Memphis ES335 Dot with MHS HB's that is a sweet Guitar. Reminds me a lot of my old '59 ES345 with PAF's. I have 3 Casino's with P90's which are probably my favorite Guitars.. I've got a few other Gibsons, Fenders & Rocs too.. All are Tools & do something different...
I've never seen or played an ES330 with HB's! You've got me curious what it sounds like?
L
The 330 HB does to the vibe of HB's what P90 equipped 330 or Casinos do for P90's.
With Nanoweb strings and the EQ adjusted to take the shrillness off of the BB's it's very much a more woody sound, and the git vibrates and sounds much more like a thin line 175 than anything else. Even though I could easily live with the BB's eventually I'm going to get the Bartolini or 57 pairs I have in it. As a tool it fits a unique sonic niche for sure, well unless you have a thin line 175.
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Out of curiousity, why buy an ES330 with Humbuckers as opposed to the normal P90's that the majority have? Which are wonderful Guitars. Why not buy an ES335?
Good question(s).
I already have a CS 330L with P90's so I have that covered as well as a number of other Gibson semis (including 335's) with HB's but that hollow body with the neck join @ 16 just hit a "chord". The 330 with HB's is nothing like a 335, or any other semi I've owned. I first saw one watching some of Emily Remler's jazzy stuff, and I did not have to cut up a 330 P-90 to get one, and I like the dot markers. :-)
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I think it's mother of pearloid :-)
Markers are generally the very last thing on my mind, I prefer no markers at all. Only my Pat Martino and Cort Jim Triggs were made without them.
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I do nothing, it's like my cars parking lot door dings, marks on gits are just facts of life :-)
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Well, it came in today. I had no intention of keeping as it left Gibson so the nits I have are no biggie. For the first time in my life I bought a git to tailor make for myself.
I'm expecting from Gibson a solid git without defects that can be made playable after that these are to me nits.
Setup from that factory was laughably unplayable. Whatever material Gibson is using for the nut, rots... it pings pings and jumps, the witch hat knobs are useless for visually adjusting whilst standing, and the pups as I fully expected are Waayyy, too bright and shrill. I will install a pick guard straight away. The factory installed round wound strings are the noisiest under the finger I've ever heard, I use Elixr nano web strings that play like silk compared to the factory installed strings. No biggie on all of these, the knobs and pups will go into the case for the next owner that my heirs sell it to :-)
As far as the git goes, the neck is wonderful. Not too slim, not too fat. It weighs in a 6lb. 10 oz, and balances perfectly on my leg... ergonomically the best Gibson DC I own.
After setup (with the bridge adjustment wheel flat on the bottom "stability" wheel) it plays like most Gibson semis but the length overall is ~2" shorter than a semi 3xx and playing past the 13th fret some will have problems. I don't play much up there so no biggie. The acoustic character is quite loud for a thin git, about equal to my Cort Triggs. Fretwork was fine, as was fit and finish. Actually, the finish is better than I expected and I may leave it unbuffed for a while.
I intended to change the BB pups even before I pulled the trigger on the 330. I've owned Gibson gits since I was a teen (mid 60's) and these pups sound nothing like a vintage Gibson. Maybe like a SD "Jazz" pup which is just about as bright and shrill. Surprisingly in my 2017 335 the BB's sound much better than these, I'm easily able to EQ the shrillness out of the BB's in it.
At any rate, over the years, I've acquired a small collection of pups in trades and outright purchases (I've never replaced a pup on a Gibson, I generally don't buy gits I don't like) waiting for this 330. The neck pup will be one of these I have on hand:
Bartolini PBF 49, Bartolini PBF 55, Gibson 57, or Benedetto B6
The bridge pup will eventually be one of these:
Gibson 57, Benedetto A6, or possibly a Schaller Golden.I also have some old MIJ Ibanez Super 58's that I may fool around with.
Oh, one final thought. The case it came with is THE cheesiest looking I've seen. With only three dully finished latches, and flat top it looks and feels more like a cheep import than something out of Gibson. As it is, it protects the git and I expect that's enough.
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ES330's are similar to Epi Casino's only the Gibson Premium version.
Most 330's have P90's. HB's in a Hollow Body Guitar might be even more challenging than the P90's when it comes to feedback.
I have to say I've never seen or played one though.. They seem pretty rare. It will be interesting to hear your Review..
Good luck,
L
I'm looking forward to getting it, though I have to say... I have an ES175 (Steve Howe had no problem with his live at ear shattering volumes) an ES-150, Tal Farlow and ES-195 (all HB equipped) and at sane volume levels (I abhor overdrive and anything remotely resembling it) I don't expect and issues with feedback for my purposes :-)
More to come.
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Fjestad's Blue Books are a joke.
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Howdy,
I was wondering if anyone knew what the value of a Gibson Spirit ll xpl might be? I live in the middle of nowhere, so popping down to the local shop isn't an option. Portland is the nearest option at 4 hours away.
I bought it in about 1988 so it was close to new then. I haven't modified it in any way and it is unlikely that it was modified before me as it was probably made in 1986ish? So likely all original insides and out. Excellent condition.
Any guesses?
Thanks in advance.
Pic? Color? Description? Or maybe we should "guess" ? :-)
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Well, after much digging on web pages, I finally found enough info to make buying one (an aquamarine sample) practical. I was looking at another hollow body HB equipped the "Seventy Seven Exrubato Jazz" and decided that the Gibson will work for me at a similar price point. More to come after it arrives.
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I've seen a number of 2018 ES-330's at sub $2k prices pop up with humbuckers, satin finish, no pick guard and black binding much like an ES-335 "studio". One listing had pup details as: "Neck Pickup: MHS P-90 Rhythm" Well that's clearly incorrect, another "BurstBucker 1 & 2" which sounds more likely :-) Most are located in Japan, several Germany a few in the UK and a couple in the U.S.
I've always thought that a 330 with HB's would be great sounding. What's the deal on these? Has anyone here played, owned one?
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How about just the link?
http://generationsofsoul.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Don-Photo-1024x575.jpg
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Here's a pic of Don Peake's git. It's not a 340 or 335 variant (has no crown inlay) Not a 330 (has stop TP) So? does anyone know what it is?
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Hey Static,
How does it balance in sitting position. I'm using a 335 for sit down jazz stuff but it's kinda body heavy in that position.
Thank you,
- Gampa Dug
I've never owned or played any Gibson double cut semi that was not body heavy. I wear a leather strap and it holds it steady.
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Well, my 333 is now complete. I got the chrome covers in and installed them this morning. Since the top was nearly naked of parts anyway, I finished buffing it.
I had listened to samples on the web of pups with and without covers and based on them I decided that a bit of high end attenuation would be good. I'm glad I did. The 490 set responded to the covers nicely.
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If you want a 345 without VT, it's likely because of the fret markers, then a Eastman T-486 will do that at 1/2 (or less) the price :-) The 345 is thankfully what it is and hasn't changed unlike the model of the week some of the Gibson line.
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Someone going through the trouble of cloning a 335 with a three piece neck, volute, large pick guard, clone the Gibson tuners, AND make it with nibs? It looks real to me.
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If I did not have a BB King I would want one of those for the simple fact it has a control cavity cover to access the pots and make it easy to mod or fix. I had a 335 but it was no match for BB, so like George Thorogood. sang, out the door it went. BB Kings have one due to no F holes unlike 335's. I know a solid back looks nice, but I'll take function over form any day.
Yeah, for sure the BB Lucille is the bomb! I was always on the lookout for one and one day boom! There she was far away... click, click, click....type, type, OK, It's on the way!
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I downloaded it and found...
It doesn't do anything Win 7 or Linux mint doesn't do better.
After finding all of the tracking I decided that Linux mint and Win 7 are more than what I need and re-installed Linux over it.