Tim Plains Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 I love guitar pictures! If you want to post pics, please do so. I'd love to see your ES. Mine's a 2007 Block Inlay. Not the historic, though. Slim taper neck, BurstBucker Pro pickups. I had a bad case of G.A.S. a while ago and almost traded this beauty for a '57 Les Paul reissue...glad I didn't! I finally took some pictures that captured the guitar's colour and thought I'd share them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyguitarman Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Very nice. I just got my first 335 on saturday and love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitball Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Nice color! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Beautiful, Tim! I'd love to see that one in person. Those photos caught it just right. And, I know it will do anything you want with sound. Don't let go of that one. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues2016 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Wow that's beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ES345 Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 If that plays and sounds as good as it looks, you got a winner. don't trade that one. peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueTone911 Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 I can almost smell the vibe from that bad boy. Great color. I got my first in cherry recently and I'm still on the honeymoon. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Man, I love that top, Tim. Is that a Nashville Bridge? Or is it backwards? I can't see the wire, but the post confuse me as well. Still learning, but it is a beauty, for sure. Best of luck. Murph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpdeluxe Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Wednesday I drove from E TX to a small town NW of San Antonio (for you non-Texans, that's 310 miles) and picked this one up. I found it on Craig's List when I was surfing on a whim, and it looked so good I had to have it (now my Epi Sheraton II is on the block...ain't no bad thing, having a Les Paul and a 335). There's a light figure in the top which isn't obvious in the pic. Otherwise it's a typical 335 RI: '57 humbuckers, nickel plate, one piece mahogany neck, Grovers and killer tone. Almost forgot: that's a '63 Sears Silvertone Twin Twelve that I picked up in '74 for $40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted October 4, 2008 Author Share Posted October 4, 2008 Cheers all. lpdeluxe, that's one sweet ES! Is that a Nashville Bridge? Or is it backwards? I can't see the wire' date=' but the post confuse me as well.[/quote']It's not backwards and there's no wire. ABR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpdeluxe Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Cheers all. lpdeluxe' date=' that's one sweet ES![/quote'] Thanks. It's not backwards and there's no wire. ABR. The bridge on mine has the adjustment screws and the wire toward the neck. Gibson just can't get some things right.... Seriously, I've been playing her through my Hot Rod Blues Jr NOS, and it kicks the butt of every electric I've ever played. Back in '82, I couldn't decide whether I wanted a Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gent or a 335. I went with a '63 Gent, and immediately wished I had a Gibson (Mr Atkins eventually went home with someone else at the '07 Dallas Guitar Show). I had a chance to pick up a '95 Epi Sheraton II for a song this summer as part of a trade with the local music dealer, and I thought "that'll finally scratch the itch." Wrong. I emailed a pic of the 335 friend the who owns a '69 ES-340. His reply: "Now you're talkin'!" Now, I know better than to try to peddle an Epi on the Gibson forum, but it'll be going on the block, Seymour Duncans and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 The bridge on mine has the adjustment screws and the wire toward the neck. Gibson just can't get some things right.... No, that seems right. I don't know much about ES guitars, but if ESs are anything like Les Pauls are, both of our bridges are correct. Yours is a reissue of a 50s or 60s ES, mine is not. Reissue Les Pauls have the bridges adjustment screws and wire facing towards the neck...because it's more "historically accurate." Non-reissue, or I guess modern Les Pauls have the screws facing the other way and don't have a wire. My guess is ES guitars are the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpdeluxe Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 No' date=' that seems right. I don't know much about ES guitars, but if ESs are anything like Les Pauls are, both of our bridges are correct. Yours is a reissue of a 50s or 60s ES, mine is not. Reissue Les Pauls have the bridges adjustment screws and wire facing towards the neck...because it's more "historically accurate." Non-reissue, or I guess modern Les Pauls have the screws facing the other way and don't have a wire. My guess is ES guitars are the same.[/quote'] I know...my Les Paul has the screws facing the neck, also, but it's a later style of ABR-1 without the wire. They all work the same, but, since I'll be changing strings from what are on it now, I'll probably be resetting intonation, and the "backwards" bridge makes doing so a bit fiddly. If you've not seen it, there's a video about Gibson recreating the Eric Clapton '64 Cherry 335: on that one, the neck pickup ring is mounted backwards. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4764707652331081865 And you're right about it being a reissue, which gives it the Mickey Mouse ears. My Epi Sheraton II has the later style and it's pretty obvious when they are side by side. I'm not a snob: I was looking for a blond 335 I could pretend to afford, and this one popped up after a few months of casually checking EBay (formerly the place of bargains -- now a wasteland of inflated prices and home to thieves) and Craig's List. The seller took a big hit when he sold it, and there was no need: it would have sold for much more. I did not offer to make up the difference, but I did pay the asking price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaicho8888 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Excellent R9... you captured the beauty of the sunburst! How did you take the pictures... diffused sun light? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 kaicho8888, they were just taken in my kitchen under natural light on a cloudy day. Turned out well. That's the exact colour of this guitar. I've taken a few pictures of this guitar and could never get the colour right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadCase Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Great color there R9! What amp are you playing that through? Just curious... I've never owned one but played one through a dirty, crunchy amp and it was awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted October 6, 2008 Author Share Posted October 6, 2008 Oh, it is awesome! 95% of the time, I run it through my Vox AC15...that's because I play the Vox 95% of the time. I've plugged it into my Marshall JCM2000 DSL100 once or twice...but I almost always play a LP with that amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mildperv Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 You should have the ABR adjusting screws on the pickup side, BUT, sometimes you can get a little more intonation range if you flip it like yours. really doesn't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpdeluxe Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I restrung blondie. She was dull in the bass strings, and as soon as I took a good look, I found that she was strung with flat-wounds. I just finished installing D'Addario Nickel Wound Jazz Lights (.012-0.052, wound 3rd) and she came to life. My concerns about adjusting the intonation have been deferred, for now: with the new strings, it's spot-on according to my Sabine tuner. It may look different when I get my Peterson VSII back from my playing buddy. I plugged her into my tweed Blues Jr, and it kept me busy, thinking of new things to play. What a sound...nothing like a good Gibson and a Fender tube amp. Practice tonight for the "Baptist Blues Band" Sunday (it'll be an all-music service, something we do every year or so, and we'll have two songs prepared in the Blind Willie McTell/Blind Willie Johnson vein); practice tomorrow night for a Saturday night "open mic" at another church. A good way to break in the new lady. I must be getting old -- I never used to spend all this time in church. It's probably not necessary to add that I put my Epi Sheraton up for sale yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregocide Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 that, my friend is one beautiful guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarooster52 Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Nice guitar man. I just got my first 335 last Thursday and I absolutely love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Now' date=' I know better than to try to peddle an Epi on the Gibson forum, but it'll be going on the block, Seymour Duncans and all.[/quote'] I just cannot afford a Gibson 335 so I bought the Epi Elitist dot and it sure does play and sound sweet. My dream guitar is the Larry Carlton model 335 but at 3 grand.... that's not going to happen if I want to feed my kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpdeluxe Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 I just cannot afford a Gibson 335 so I bought the Epi Elitist dot and it sure does play and sound sweet. My dream guitar is the Larry Carlton model 335 but at 3 grand.... that's not going to happen if I want to feed my kids. That's a nice looking Sherry. The pickguard is soooo much better than stock. Hopefully you'll fall into the same kind of bargain I found: I could never justify spending $3K on even a 335, but cut that in half (and throw in some accumulated gig money and cash squirreled away from the sale of of other axes) and it's in reach. Be alert, be patient, and pounce when necessary. I loved my Sheraton II, but I love my 335 more. I'm not a snob -- if I hadn't found the Gibson I'd happily be playing the Epi; it's on the block mostly so I pretend I'm being financially prudent. They are nice guitars, and when you factor in the price, they are steals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.