SaltyJames Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Hello All, Long time reader.. I used to have an ES 335 that I loved dearly, but sadly sold and now really realize what I missed by selling it off. Duh!! I'm thinking it was a mid 90's maybe early 90's. I bought it in 2000-2001 Here are a few images of the same pic. The case was light brown and had a deep purple-ish pink "fur-lined" interior. The thing rang like a bell!! And I miss it dearly. I have bought a few Epiphone "Dots" in hopes to replace it, but they had none of the sound. Even my wife was like, "it has a very sweet sound to it". I have files / songs I can also upload if it would help. What year / model / detail can you all give me on this? Thanks!!!! ..ok. This site doesn't want me to upload an image. What are alternative options? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Bummer, it's hard when you let the "good ones" go. but at the time when the decision is made, we rarely fully realize the mistakes we make. Anyway without a serial number, it would be pretty hard to get specifics on that particular one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 It's kinda funny to think of '90's Guitars as being old! But, here it is almost 2020! The late '90's & early 2000's was a great period for Gibson Guitars.. I have Les Paul Std. Plus & a Bozeman Masterbilt J-160E from that period.. Both are fabulous Guitars! High Quality time for Gibson's..... It shouldn't be too hard to find a primo late '90's or early 2000's ES335.... Good luck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyJames Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) Looking at a 2008 335 Custom Shop. Anyone have thought on these? I heard some of the 339's coming out of Memphis at this time were kinda rough / finish wise. Edited December 18, 2019 by SaltyJames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 In my life guitars have come and gone. A few I would have liked to be able to get back, but alas c'est la vie. An ES-335 is hard to beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) I am not surprised you miss your 335; when I was teaching in the early 90s I played a couple of then-brand-new ones and I was amazed by how good they were, and remain convinced that during those years Gibson was producing guitars that are easily as good as the 1950s ones - after all that was Henry J's original intention. The 2008 one you are looking at is probably very nice too - but how about this one? The quality was still very high in 2001. https://www.themusiczoo.com/products/gibson-es-335-quilted-maple-transparent-red-2001?goal=0_63363c100e-d694127a9f-263687321&mc_cid=d694127a9f&mc_eid=779a2e7ab7 P.S. we all use hosting sites for photos and link/upload from there, for instance I use Postimage which is free and easy to figure out. Edited December 18, 2019 by jdgm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnappi Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) I have and have had more than a few 335's, one of my current 335's is a black 1990 with Bill Lawrence pups (PCB type) is pretty much the 335 I now judge others against. Edited December 19, 2019 by gnappi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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