Plus Top Dan Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Right then, Jimi is mostly known for playing strats, Keith Richards is mostly known for his Tele, Slash for using a Les paul, Angus Young with his SG etc... The point i'm (slowly) getting to is that certain guitarists are known for playing certain types of guitar. What well known guitarists are known for using an ES-339? I can't think of any!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StijnV Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Can't think of any either; the free way is open I guess !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega1 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Hasn't Alex Lifeson been known to use them quite a bit in the past? I always associate him with the white one. Edit: My mistake, that's an ES-355 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 They haven't been around long enough to get a reputation associated with an artist. Doesn't change the fact that it's one of the nicest and most usable guitars ever produced by Gibson (much like the first run Nighthawks). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenKen Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Jon Herington plays a 336. Close...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 They haven't been around long enough to get a reputation associated with an artist. Doesn't change the fact that it's one of the nicest and most usable guitars ever produced by Gibson (much like the first run Nighthawks). And the 336 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 That model has only been around a few years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Doesn't Murph own a 339? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Murph is my hero! He's the one who convinced me to get a 339. Very smart man. I wish he'd visit more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Yeah Rocketman, I miss Murph. He certainly needs to stop in and visit us a little more frequently. Ho pops into the ES and Acoustic Forums from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Alejandro Escovedo and Jackie Greene play them quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plus Top Dan Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 To be honest I didn't realise they hadn't been around for long. No doubt in 20 years time all the greatest guitarists will be known for playing them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I have a prototype 340..........I'm not well known though...:blink: :unsure: ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Jeff Pevar - I didn't know who he was until I saw the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de-yA2v4A3w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Jeff Pevar - I didn't know who he was until I saw the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de-yA2v4A3w WOW I now want one morethan ever... A 336 would be amazing for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Bone Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Jeff Pevar - I didn't know who he was until I saw the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de-yA2v4A3w I hope when they sent it to him to check it out, he gets to keep it. Certainly earned it with that video, a heck of a sales tool! Very impressed myself. WOW I now want one morethan ever... A 336 would be amazing for me. Two very different guitars if I recall reading correctly (336 vs 339). One is built like the 335, with separate top, back and sides, while the other is more like a Les Paul, with the body routed out of a single piece and the top affixed to it. Can't seem to recall which is which, though (I'd guess the 336 is closer to the 335... (off to Google for a moment). Okay, here's the thread I found where I got the info. But I did have it backwards, it is the 339 that is built more like the 335, and the 336 more like the Les Paul. I'd like to try them both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I hope when they sent it to him to check it out, he gets to keep it. Certainly earned it with that video, a heck of a sales tool! Very impressed myself. Two very different guitars if I recall reading correctly (336 vs 339). One is built like the 335, with separate top, back and sides, while the other is more like a Les Paul, with the body routed out of a single piece and the top affixed to it. Can't seem to recall which is which, though (I'd guess the 336 is closer to the 335... (off to Google for a moment). Okay, here's the thread I found where I got the info. But I did have it backwards, it is the 339 that is built more like the 335, and the 336 more like the Les Paul. I'd like to try them both! Yeah I am aware of that.. a 336 is like a hollowed out Les Paul.. and I have actually tried one which was probably the nicest guitar I ever played... I havent actually tried a 339 yet so thats next on the list.. But I have the feeling I will prefer the 336. From what I have heard a 336 is nearer to a LP in sound than a 335.. But you get the hollow body aswell.. sounds like the perfect guitar for me. They are expensive, but I reckon that it will be the last guitar I ever buy when I get one :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I saw this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRe8zmR-Ws4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codename Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I saw Helix at a local bar last year and one of the guitar players had one on a stand on stage but I didn't see him use it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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