dougg330 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 That's "Deliriously Happy New Guitar Guitar." Picked up my cherry red Epi 335 Pro yesterday after having it shipped to my local GC. (Wanted the Iced Tea burst, but couldn't find one - none in Guitar Center's system anywhere.) Changed the strings (Dark Horse 10's - awesome US-made strings), oiled the fretboard, raised the tailpiece slightly (thought it had too much string break), lowered the action and... haven't put it down since. Supposed to be working now, but can't put away my toys. This thing sounds amazing thru my Princeton Reverb reissue. In fact, when I switched to my '66 ES-330, I was shocked - wanted to go right back to the Epi. It has a really thin neck, but fairly wide - reminds me of the '62 ES-330T I stupidly sold a couple of years ago. Really comfy for my arthritic left hand. I had read bad things about the fretwork and was happily surprised to see that mine were nice and smooth, with no sharp edges. The coil taps add another dimension of tones that I'm still playing with. The color is great, too - they've learned how to apply it so the grain of the wood still shows thru - much more vintage Gibson-like. $450 for this? What a deal. http://i756.photobuc...301/photo10.jpg http://i756.photobuc...3301/photo9.jpg http://i756.photobuc...3301/photo8.jpg http://i756.photobuc...3301/photo7.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmer Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Gratz gratz gratz, nothing more to adddz, gratz, gratz, gratz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSAR Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 HNGD! Those look nice! If I was looking for a semi hollow, one of these (in black or vintage burst) would definetly be my first choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 HNGD !!! Congratulations. Nice guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougg330 Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 Thanks, all. I keep going back to it. Killing my schedule today, but what can I do? It's not the Gibson Joe Bonamassa 335 I played at GC, but for 1/8th the price, it can't be beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyphre Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Nice! Jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Congrats!! The finish looks great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydrasports205 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Congrats!! The finish looks great!! Congrats man, great looking piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVL Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Dude, that's so sweet... Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougg330 Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 So the 335 Pro played well and sounded really good - but I took it in and had a setup done by Steve Morrill in Boston. He trimmed the nut, opened up the slots, tacked down some frets, polished the frets, adjusted the truss rod a bit - and it now plays like a broken-in Gibson 335. Played it in a jam tonight and was the envy of my friends. Plays like butter, and sounds fantastic. Clear, strong pickups. And the coil taps add a whole new range of tones. We all flipped over the coil-tapped neck pickup combined with the bridge PU wide open. What a tone! Of course, it didn't hurt that I was playing it thru a '63 Gibson Discoverer. The difference a good setup can make to a guitar is something that should not be overlooked. Took my new baby from a good, inexpensive guitar to a great guitar. Period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggs Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Very nice indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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