angrycolon Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I seem to be listening to a lot of Larry Carlton' date=' why not give it a try and see what you think? Ever heard of Steve Marriott from Small Faces, Humble Pie fame?? This guy has a unique blues sound and in my opinion one of the worlds most under-rated guitarists of all time. Go to UTube, type in Steve Marriott and watch some of the "Packet Of Three" videos. Listen to a song called "Five Years Too Long" I have 57 classics on my 335 and love the sound, wouldn't change them for the world ! Johnny[/quote'] I was cruising through this forum looking for some ideas for a 335 I just acquired and saw the mention of Steve Marriott. He is one of my favorite artist and I had the honor of opening for him back around '84 in Myrtle Beach, SC USA. He was on a Humble Pie tour of small clubs. HE was the nicest guy and we partied before, during ,and well into the morning after the show. A Fender Representative was there during sound check trying to get him to endorse a new line and I watched him throw it across the club breaking it into at least three pieces!!! Steve was a true rock and roller and there are a few live DVDs out there that prove it. His live sound was incredible and he did have a Marshall endorsement then. Sorry just had to chime in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayville Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I'm surprised to be getting so much of that blues tone from the 335' date=' since I've been associating it with my Strat. [/quote'] Old thread, I realize... but... I'd suggest listening to quite a bit of Freddie King. Or B.B. for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_uk Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I was cruising through this forum looking for some ideas for a 335 I just acquired and saw the mention of Steve Marriott. He is one of my favorite artist and I had the honor of opening for him back around '84 in Myrtle Beach' date=' SC USA. He was on a Humble Pie tour of small clubs. HE was the nicest guy and we partied before, during ,and well into the morning after the show. A Fender Representative was there during sound check trying to get him to endorse a new line and I watched him throw it across the club breaking it into at least three pieces!!! Steve was a true rock and roller and there are a few live DVDs out there that prove it. His live sound was incredible and he did have a Marshall endorsement then. Sorry just had to chime in![/quote'] Yep that sounds like Steve. Have to say though he did play a fender esquire on reforming the small faces. Johnny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokestack59 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 When I was researching 335s (as a Strat player I also didn't know too much about them) I stumbled across the Gregor Hilden clips on you tube. Take a look, just search 335 and Greg's Guitars and you'll find plenty of good stuff, and he plays really nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sok66 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Sorry to jump in on tis one late. JMHO, but you made a wise choice in going with the '57s. The old early PAF/Pat. Number pickup spec is a key to the sweet tone of the original 335 family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I'm with, Johnny. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I'm a huge fan of the '57 Classics. My ES-339 is the bomb. I understand the Memphis tone thing is also the 500k pots. Whatever they are doing with that 339, it REALLY works for me live, playing small bars. I actually LOVE the speed knobs. My '79 SG has em', and I've considered putting them on the 339, but just can't........................ Go figure. Best of luck. Murph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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