JazzGtr Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 It's all good! Mine is still arriving in Feb. 09. Bruce at Wildwood did state that I have nothing to worry about. Also, he did say that he will communicate with Gibson regarding the CS356's current production life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzGtr Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Trumpus, Thanks for the compliments. The color was an after thought. I would love the guitar with any color. When you are on stage, the color changes dues to the sun and lights. Also, I noticed the red has faded from wine red to red-orange color. You have a beautiful guitar. Honor her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I get bad gas everytime I look at this link.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayG Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Thought it was an plot when I searched the entire site for 356 and found no pages at all! I bought mine in 2003 and got to road test mine and three others that night. I had just gotten my year end bonus and my wife said to go nuts. Did not think they could discontinue them. Damn! Should have bought them all <g>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgytoo Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 word is that the 356 is still alive and kicking just not on the website lift your game WEB BLOKES B) The new website looks cool but is harder to navigate on first use... hope it improves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgytoo Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 anyone looking for Gibson... seriously consider Wildwood in Colorado (call Bruce) mine was a long distance purchase but they delivered what they promised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBanks Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Hey folks, Nice to find this forum... I just picked up a 356 vintage burst stoptail - I'm lovin it. I took a chane with a dealer on ebay... I do have a question for ya - I noticed that there is no sticker in the body... is this typical with the CS series? I would suspect a possible counterfeit - but the thing is so well made I can't even let myself think that... Well - thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayville Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 My 356 has no inside the f-hole sticker. Mine's an '03 from a special run, and doesn't have the CS decal on the back of the headstock either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBanks Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 hello all, guess I'm joining the ranks of the cs 356 owner/ admirers... just got it on Friday - I'm havin a blast with it. wb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBanks Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 thanks Clayville - I missed the response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzGtr Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 It's official. I just became a CS 356 club member. I'm going to buy a $20 bottle of red wine and play her all night long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayville Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Whoot!! But a new 356 deserves at least a $30 bottle of vino for a proper, refined christening with maximum bloom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgytoo Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 no inside f hole sticker in mine either 2008 model congrats on the new 356 welcome to the club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgytoo Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 hey Jazz did u get that one through Bruce at Wildwood ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzGtr Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Dodgytoo, Yes I did! Bruce is the "go to" man at Wildwood. Clayville, You are right, a $30 bottle would be just right. Now, if I can just figure out how to load some pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgytoo Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 so Jazz is it as good as you hoped mine was great out of the box, played great but in time I will get it "improved" with a proper set up only minimal changes no hurry though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjxliew Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 hey clayville, tried clicking the link on 400 examples of what a cs 356 sounds like, but it isnt working. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayville Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 hey clayville' date=' tried clicking the link on 400 examples of what a cs 356 sounds like, but it isnt working. Any ideas?[/quote'] Hmmm... works for me. But every once in a while the site that hosts my audio goes "dark" for a while for site maintenance. Or maybe try this link: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_music.cfm?bandID=239050 I'm no pro... but at least I usually detail how I got the sound I did, and if you try a few you'll usually run into a lot of variety (amazing how many styles you can apply the same five notes to ). Thanks for the interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarramexicana Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Clayville: what a beautiful guitar. good envy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzGtr Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 so Jazz is it as good as you hoped mine was great out of the box' date=' played great but in time I will get it "improved" with a proper set up only minimal changes no hurry though [/quote'] Dodgytoo, It was better than I imagined! Since I already owned the PJr., the ES 346, I thought there would be little differences in the sound. And if you recall, my sole reason for buying a CS 356 was to be use as an alternative (solution for frequently changing my strings) for blues work. Well to my surprise, I got more than what I expected. This CS 356 rocks! This guitar feels like it's apart of me. My old ES 335 was a bear to hold and play. In fact, I finally feel good about selling the limited addition, ES 335. But the real question that was on my mine was would the CS 356 sound better than the ES 346 to the point where I would considered selling it? Flat out answer, no! The CS 356 is better at playing rock and blues, period. The ES 346 is better at playing jazz. It's more mellow. It's heavier and truly a carved maghoney back, solid maple arched top and a joy to play. The CS 356 is not arched top. And the maple top is not as thick as the ES 346. But for what it lacks on the jazz side, it more than makes up for it's short comings on the rock side. This thing growls like a bear! I'm loving both of them. Each one of them makes me appreciates the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgytoo Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 So Jazz Obviously the boys at Wildwood got you a good one Excellent news They are so rare over here. Do u see them being gigged much in the States. Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmcquain Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 greglawrence - I remember that guitar from the MF catalog. That is one of the reasons I have a CS356... that is a BEAUTIFUL guitar!!! You know, if ya' ever want to sell it... hmmm LOL Anyway, it is great to run into some other 356 lovers in these parts. Clayville - I KNEW I'd find you here! Here's a few pics of my baby. I named her Audrey after my late grandmother. She is one of 40 made for Wildwood Guitars in CO back in 2004 with a honeyburst finish. I got her off of eBay from a fellow Les Paul Forum member. I've bought and sold a lot of guitars over the years but this one will be the one I keep even after ALL of the others are gone (including my Les Paul(s), which is saying something). The Classic 57 pickups have just the right amount of warmth and I can get everything from a "woody" sound (close to an ES335) over the the "growl" of a Les Paul. I can even get an almost Tele-like sound on the bridge pickup if you pick just a little closer to the bridge and set your amp up right. All in all the 356 is just a great guitar and it never fails to get lots of compliments every time I pull her out of the case. Oh, as somebody else said in an earlier post... if you're looking for one of these beauties then you should really call Bruce at Wildwood. I got a Taylor T5 from him and he was a pleasure to deal with (and they also always seem to get some great looking guitars). Another recommendation is Saul at Centre City Music in San Diego. If you've ever seen Tommy Shaw of Styx playing a blue CS356 then you're looking a guitar that came from Saul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayville Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Clayville - I KNEW I'd find you here! I'm everywhere! Good to see your honeyburst.... again! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaicho8888 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Wow...some good looking guitars! Clayville... I'm still envious everytime I see a picture of your guitar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgytoo Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 bump I must post some new pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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