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What a drag..... If you bought it new they should be covered by Gibsons' Lifetime Warranty..

+1 If you have to get rid of one it would be the PRS. Keep the Tele. Replace the PRS with an ES330 P90's, Elitist Casino or one of the new USA Casinos.. Add Bigsby..

The guy who played at Woodstock has said he could have that sound on any Rig he plays.....

Prejudice against any Race should not exist..

Mine was similar but. Hopalong Cassidy! No Piano.. Too young to read & no Piano any way. I pretended to play & had a good time with it.. My first real Guitar was one I bought in a Pawn Shop because I didn't have enough $$$ to buy a new one.. After looking at severa Pawn Shops in D.C. & almost giving up I spotted a. Beat up thing back in a Corner... The guy said, "You don't want that old beat up thing". I messed around with it & asked how much? He said how much you got? I said $76.00. He said, "What a coincidence! That's exactly how much it is.." I was pretty shrewed! LOL! Turned put to be a '50's Gibson Les Paul Jr. It was beat up but it was a dream to play!

PRS Guitars look great but their Sound lacks Soul......

I had an experience where I did 2 return/exchanges of the same model Guitar. The 3rd was a Charm! Don't give up..

Why waste your time? Send it back for an Exchange or a Refund...

In my experience the so called Factory Authorized Techs aren't always truthful & in "some cases" not worthy of their Title. I had a horrible experience with one from San Diego on my 1959 Gibson ES345.. There were a couple other incidences too... I sent my D-35 to Martin Factory... I sent my Gibsons to Gibson Factory as well...... When it comes to serious Repair or Warranty work on my Expensive Guitars I don't trust the other guys anymore....

I agree. If it were me I'd try to get my money back or I'd sell it & move on.... Like I said, hard for me to think of a 70's Guitar as Vintage....

After 30 + years of Ownership I had to use my Martin Warranty.. They were excellent.. It had a Bridge issue too.. But when they got it they told me it needed the Bridge & Neck Reset, the Pickguard re-installed as it was starting to lift & some Braces replaced.. I said, Great! How much is this going to cost? They said, Nothing. It's covered by their Lifetime Warranty.... They did a great job! That was about 10 years ago & it's still perfect.. My Lifetime Warranty experiences with Gibson were quite comparable as well.....

Sounds high but Gibson ain't cheap! They're usually quite a bit higher than your local Luthier. Which makes a good Case for buying new to begin with.. I have had to use the Lifetime Warranty on a couple of my Guitars over the years.. Gibson stood by their Warranty & their workmanship was excellent... Whether it is or isn't the one, yours or my part is speculation. If the OP didn't like the Guitar why waste 2 seconds here? He should be working on returning it & getting his money back if possible. He'll find out how good a friend he has..... Also, he could Part it out... If he can't return it, doesn't want it, he should take his lumps & sell it. With honest full Disclosure... Then, buy a new one with a Lifetime Warranty..

Yeah, I agree.. But, if it's "The One" it may be worth it to the OP? Personally, I'd Sell it. Take my lumps & buy a new 335..... Full Lifetime Warranty & Brand new. To my desired Specs.. Actually that is what I did recently... It's perfect...

Being a huge Elvis fan, from the first time I saw him on Ed Sullivan as a young kid, I saw most of those cheesy Movies too.. LOL! I agree. His Performances of Songs like "If I Can Dream" & "American Trilogy" are Magic!

If you really like this Guitar & think it's a keeper, You could call Gibson, make arrangements to send it to them & have them install a new Neck..

I have a Wide (3-4") Padded Leather Strap made by Gibson I use for my heavy Guitars... I must be getting Old. It's strange to think of a Guitar from 1987 as Vintage. Although, it is.... LOL! Enjoy your 335! Good luck

I was & still am a huge Fan of Elvis' Rock n Roll Period before the Army.... Elvis & his Music were never the same after the Army....

I've had excellent experiences with Sweetwater over several years buying Guitars, Amps & Studio Recording Gear.. Any Issue that ever arose was handled courteously, professionally & always resolved to my complete satisfaction.. They post. Photographs of almost every Guitar & give detailed information including the Weight of each Guitar... 1st Class!

My biggest regret is that my Brother & I & our Band weren't serious about the Business side of the Music Business.. We were experts at Drinking, Drugging, Partying & chasing Women..... We were very good at living the Rock Star life..... Even though we were really only Legends in our own minds.. We had an opportunity to Record with & be Produced by Columbia Records & we were more into Partying & acted like dumb asses & blew it.... We were stupid! We didn't realize that the Music Business had 2 essential Parts... Music........ & ......... "BUSINESS"! Big emphasis on Business!!

If you're playing old style Blues I'd use the J-45 in Open Tuning.. I think it would sound more authentic.. The Hummingbird I'd keep in Std Tuning for all my other types of playing...

Try selling it as is.. You'll find out if it's something anyone wants... If it isn't you can restore it back to like original Spec & list it for sale again.. In either case though it isn't original. Why don't you want to keep this one & sell one of the others?

Great looking Guitar! Nice Burst.. My recent Memphis 335 looks like yours. It didn't have a Case blanket in the Case & I bought it new. One of my Les Paul's has the Case Blanket & the Guitar is about 20 years old... Classy Case. I haven't had any issues with scratches on my Guitar..

I used to have an early 2000 Epi EJ-160E & it was a very good Guitar... Which was later replaced with a Solid Top Gibson J-160E Bozeman Masterbilt... A couple years ago I bought one of the Epi Inspired By Texans.. Cheap, MAP $399.00 & I paid less. Good Guitar but Electronics could be upgraded.. But the Electronics are ok... Haven't played a Masterbilt but imagine they're even better... Very nice Necks on them too.. They feel instantly familiar to a Gibson Electric Player..

Yes, my Brothers is BRW.. Mine is EIRW.. I'm not sure if the 3 piece back on my D-35 has much to do with the Sound.. My D-35 was originally owned by my Friend & Collaborator the late Rockabilly Hall of Fame inductee, Jody Reynolds.. Best known for his '50's Hit Record "Endless Sleep". He used to take this Guitar to the Elvis Jam Sessions at Elvis & Priscilla's Honeymoon House in Palm Springs... Jody had been friends with Elvis since before either of them became famous & both were touring around the same time... Jody supplied Elvis anything from the Store he wanted.. Elvis was his best Customer! I was a young guy working in Jody's Music Store in Palm Springs & my wife bought me this Guitars as a surprise Birthday Gift... Since it had never been sold Retail before it was bought as new.. It's documented with Martin.. It's a very special Guitar to me.....

Yes, the 3 Piece Backs on the D-35's was a way to not waste Precious Tone Woods.. And is a great looking Guitar.. My brother has a 60's D28 & I have a 1975 D-35. Both sound beautiful... My D-35 has a bigger & louder Sound than his D-28. I think the D-35's Sound is positioned, purposely, between the D-28 & the D-41... The D-28's sound great. Each higher level Model you go the better they sound to my ears.. The D-45 sounds the best to me... Love the extra Bling!