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Looks interesting. The cobra is removable. Sweetwater has better pictures than the Epiphone site.
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06-10-2019 02:33 PM
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I have an ES-125T and have owned a Sorrento and an ES-120T.
Of course I think this is a good idea!
Thanks for posting.
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What's with 2 access panels on the backside of a hollowbody? Oh yeah, easier for 12 year old Chinese kids to wire them....maybe they'll start putting them on Epi 175 to knock down assembly costs...
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This is a US-made Gibson ES 333. At this moment, I wish my 335 would have an access panel so I could clean the scratchy old pots in a minute, rather than a week.
Originally Posted by cosmic gumbo
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If they make it in sunburst I'll bite!
The guitar on the sweetwater site apparently has the cobra removed already (much better, but I'm not a fan of white guitars).
If the nut-width is really 1.57" as the Epiphone-sites states, then this very narrow and probably a no-no to a lot. (Even if it's string-distance at the nut it is on the narrow site).Last edited by Little Jay; 06-11-2019 at 09:41 AM.
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I consider semihollow and hollowbody to be two entirly different creatures. Originally Posted by JCat
This is a US-made Gibson ES 333. At this moment, I wish my 335 would have an access panel so I could clean the scratchy old pots in a minute, rather than a week.
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Indeed, still the expensive semis don't get an access plate. The 333 is a budget alternative, just like the Epiphone brand of today. I've been around long enough to know that most designs decisions are made to get into a target price segment. The funny thing is that from a performance perspective, sometimes the less expensive solutions are better and there are countless of examples of this fact when looking at the historic line up of the major manufacturers. Originally Posted by cosmic gumbo
I love my Gibsons and I respect the traditions, unfortunately they don't make hollowbodies anymore. I think it's great that Epiphone does.
(I bet someone is going to remove that access plate and claim better acoustic projection
.... If the top is laminated and routed for more than one pickup, accoustics was never the prime objective.)
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The back access plate on my ES-333 probably helped keeping labour cost down (I paid around $1300 with a pair of classic 57s already installed, which is less than half of what a 335 costs nowadays). And I am very happy for that! It has absolutely no influence on the sound in my opinion and I have done many a comparison with 335s.
Sometimes budget-solutions truly work out to the benefit of both guitar and buyers.... but apparently not to the manifacturerer because the 333 was quickly discontinued. Rumour goes because it threatened the 335 sales.....
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The exception that comes to mind is the Lucille. Originally Posted by JCat
There is a Heritage semi-hollow with no f holes and no back plate on Reverb. Talk about inconvenience when working on the harness!
Heritage H-155M Ultra Tiger Top No F-hole | Reverb
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Originally Posted by Marty Grass
A perpetual oyster? When it's due for maintenance they'll send it to Switzerland and charge you in sweitzer franc.
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You work thru the pickup cavities! Originally Posted by JCat
A perpetual oyster? When it's due for maintenance they'll send it to Switzerland and charge you in sweitzer franc.
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A perpetual oyster dentist guitar Originally Posted by Little Jay
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Could never play a white guitar, they show blood so easily.
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That's the point. I've seen Jack White bloody several guitars with his intense playing. Bleeding on a cherry guitar would be like peeing your pants in the rain. What's the point if no one can tell? Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
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Yeah ! Originally Posted by Marty Grass
That's rock'n'roll !
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Couple months ago with GT actually gigging this Epiphone. Sounds good.
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Here's that bloody guitar solo.
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