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    Mine belonged to a friend who lost a fight with cancer and covid...we had played together for a few decades. Sometime after his passing the family gifted me his 335. It was made in Memphis and i remember how excited he was to get it. I'm honored to have it. Love to hear about your 335 and see one of your favorite pics of it!


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    This ES-345 TDC has been with me since 1982 ... it's a '63 with replaced mono wiring and the Varitone is disconnected.
    Very sweet sounding guitar with early PAT-# pickups ... I love the extra binding and the inlays and have always preferred this "fancy" ES-version.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gitman
    This ES-345 TDC has been with me since 1982 ... it's a '63 with replaced mono wiring and the Varitone is disconnected.
    Very sweet sounding guitar with early PAT-# pickups ... I love the extra binding and the inlays and have always preferred this "fancy" ES-version.
    wow two beautiful guitars, congrats!

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    My three red girls. 1975 LPC, 2002 L5CT Hutch and 2018 ES335 Memphis Traditional. The L5 is my standard to go to guitar for the bigbands that I play in. The L5 covers 90-95 percent of all tunes. But often the LPC or the 335 go also because I never know upfront if one of the bands will play one or two rock or funk (Led Zeppelin, George Benson ao). The 335 is very versitile.

    Share your ES-335-171954275_4105567992807507_2558336506626742538_n-jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by hotpepper01
    My three red girls. 1975 LPC, 2002 L5CT Hutch and 2018 ES335 Memphis Traditional. The L5 is my standard to go to guitar for the bigbands that I play in. The L5 covers 90-95 percent of all tunes. But often the LPC or the 335 go also because I never know upfront if one of the bands will play one or two rock or funk (Led Zeppelin, George Benson ao). The 335 is very versitile.

    Share your ES-335-171954275_4105567992807507_2558336506626742538_n-jpg
    what a beautiful trio!

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    Bought this used in the summer of 2020 to amuse myself while cooped up at home due to covid. So much fun to play!

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    I have a similar one, 70s. I've had it for more than twenty years now. I go through periods when I play it for hours every day, and periods where I play hollow bodies and it stays in the case. Have played countless gigs with it. It had short frets to begin with, at this point you can mistake it for a fretless guitar, hehehe..

    The previous owner installed a stop tail piece with fine tuners! Maybe in the next decade I'll get to replace that stuff ..

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    Quote Originally Posted by gitman
    This ES-345 TDC has been with me since 1982 ... it's a '63 with replaced mono wiring and the Varitone is disconnected.
    Very sweet sounding guitar with early PAT-# pickups ... I love the extra binding and the inlays and have always preferred this "fancy" ES-version.
    nice Super!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Soccerpoodle
    Bought this used in the summer of 2020 to amuse myself while cooped up at home due to covid. So much fun to play!

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    something about black that just remains classic, timeless! Thx for sharing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alter
    I have a similar one, 70s. I've had it for more than twenty years now. I go through periods when I play it for hours every day, and periods where I play hollow bodies and it stays in the case. Have played countless gigs with it. It had short frets to begin with, at this point you can mistake it for a fretless guitar, hehehe..

    The previous owner installed a stop tail piece with fine tuners! Maybe in the next decade I'll get to replace that stuff ..

    Share your ES-335-15802288_1224832704259285_8305355174273089536_n-jpg
    beautiful guitar - great story it has and lots of memories it sounds like!

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    Quote Originally Posted by wintermoon
    nice Super!
    Yup, that is a keeper also ! It’s a ‘62 with PAF‘s , a neck reset and top re-finish - otherwise it would have been unattainable for me …. I simply got lucky and found it first !

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    I remember that guitar, nice job on the refin

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    All beauties! Sold mine last Friday to fund the new Eastman 7 string. Already miss having it in the stable. I'll get another one again soon.

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    Some great looking 335/345 boxes! I never bonded with the walnut Norlin skinny neck 345 I had so it went up north in a trade for a different Gibson. If it would’ve had a 1 11/16 nut, a refret and better string spacing it might still be with me. It was a beauty.

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    I’ll play… but I cheat, it’s a 333, not a 335 ;-)






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    Here’s my ‘85 Dot Neck. Bought it used in the mid 90’s from a tech friend at Gryphon music. Can’t believe it’s nearing 40 yrs old…!
    Ive completely reworked it through the years & have it just where it’s a fine sounding/playing 335 & still in remarkable condition. Electronix upgrade,Thro-Bak pickups, Faber Hardware & refret did wonders…
    Here it is next to my’ ‘63 ES-330
    Share your ES-335-fba22207-4e9e-4d0b-b502-395c025e6622-jpg

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    This was my Memphis-built 2013 50th Anniversary (‘63 Reissue) with the VOS treatment, nickel hardware, etc. It looked and felt exactly like a NOS vintage guitar. I ended up selling the guitar though. The vintage-style electronics didn’t suit me and I didn’t feel that it would be right to make any modifications. It sure was a thing of beauty though.
    Keith
    Share your ES-335-a304c400-8937-4b1e-809d-8268e3d52baa-jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by floatingpickup
    This was my Memphis-built 2013 50th Anniversary (‘63 Reissue) with the VOS treatment, nickel hardware, etc. It looked and felt exactly like a NOS vintage guitar. I ended up selling the guitar though. The vintage-style electronics didn’t suit me and I didn’t feel that it would be right to make any modifications. It sure was a thing of beauty though.
    Keith
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    Curious to know why the ‘vintage-style’ electronics didn’t suit you….. I think the 335 had the ‘modern’ wiring circuit already in ‘63, which they kept until today, so if Gibson did a true ‘63 Reissue there shouldn’t be any difference in electronics with a modern 335….

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    Quote Originally Posted by Little Jay
    Curious to know why the ‘vintage-style’ electronics didn’t suit you….. I think the 335 had the ‘modern’ wiring circuit already in ‘63, which they kept until today, so if Gibson did a true ‘63 Reissue there shouldn’t be any difference in electronics with a modern 335….
    These were outstanding RI’s on the part of Gibson…! Harder to find now. Wish I would’ve-could’ve-should’ve…when they 1st came out ?
    Difference tween Mod & Vint wiring is only switching a couple of wires from one pot lug to another…?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Little Jay
    I’ll play… but I cheat, it’s a 333, not a 335 ;-)





    that's an awesome guitar! I'm 5'8ish and i like smaller bodied guitars so this really speaks to me. Love your PB too, a lot in a small space, terrific!

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    Quote Originally Posted by RnB
    Here’s my ‘85 Dot Neck. Bought it used in the mid 90’s from a tech friend at Gryphon music. Can’t believe it’s nearing 40 yrs old…!
    Ive completely reworked it through the years & have it just where it’s a fine sounding/playing 335 & still in remarkable condition. Electronix upgrade,Thro-Bak pickups, Faber Hardware & refret did wonders…
    Here it is next to my’ ‘63 ES-330
    Share your ES-335-fba22207-4e9e-4d0b-b502-395c025e6622-jpg
    so nice have a P90 and HB option! Do you like the Thro-Bak pups? and would you mind sharing which ones you have? Thanks for posting, just a great combo of guitars!

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    Quote Originally Posted by floatingpickup
    This was my Memphis-built 2013 50th Anniversary (‘63 Reissue) with the VOS treatment, nickel hardware, etc. It looked and felt exactly like a NOS vintage guitar. I ended up selling the guitar though. The vintage-style electronics didn’t suit me and I didn’t feel that it would be right to make any modifications. It sure was a thing of beauty though.
    Keith
    Share your ES-335-a304c400-8937-4b1e-809d-8268e3d52baa-jpg
    Indeed a thing of beauty, classic. My first guitar teacher played a red 335 and i think i was imprinted forever. He was the first real guitar player i was sitting two feet away from and i was awestruck. Great guitar, thanks for sharing and i hope maybe one day you find the one for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by maplebaby
    so nice have a P90 and HB option! Do you like the Thro-Bak pups? and would you mind sharing which ones you have? Thanks for posting, just a great combo of guitars!
    Thro-baks are amazing PAF replicas! I have the 1st edition one’s…SLE-101’s. They replaced the orig Shaw pups, that were ok, but the TB’s offered more of everything, esp in the neck pickup.
    I can’t believe Gibson wired some of the 80’s Dot necks with 300k & 100k pots?
    The 330 is in a world of it’s own…

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    Ok I’ll admit I want one. What should I look out for?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Christian Miller
    Ok I’ll admit I want one. What should I look out for?
    There's not a lot to go wrong with a 335, if set up well. The main thing to watch out for is to make sure the 335 sound is what you need. They are IMO masterpieces of practical design, look great and can cover most musical situations. But they don't have the hollow thunk of a 175, nor the airy Tele sound. Try extensively, before considering buying for a jazz application. For other purposes, they arguably are the best of both worlds.

    Also, don't drop one..