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1985 ES 335 Dot and 2021 ES 335 '64 Reissue
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03-19-2024 11:05 AM
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This stupid thread is going to end up costing me money, I can just tell.
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yamaha sa2200
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My parents bought me this brand new in 1984. I didn't use it much and it sat until COVID.
I pulled it out and traded it for a '59 ES 330 single pickup (which I also subsequently traded.)
I never looked back.
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Can't beat these inlays.
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[QUOTE=John A.;1324295]Interesting structure you have there in the background. I guess you must play catatonic scales?[/QUOT
Catatonic is absolutely correct !!! Our two furry-nosed landlords have these down pat…. ?
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Originally Posted by Tal_175
(and more posts - somebody should merge the two).
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1977 Ibanez 2467
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Collings I35LC
Lollar P90s
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My ‘64 335. Well worn, I’ve played hundreds of gigs with it. The original owner must have played thousands. Check out the case!
A great guitar.
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Originally Posted by Gilpy
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Speaking of inlays:
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The tobacco burst on the left is a 1987 335, everything stock except the pots were switched out at some point when the originals went wonky. The pickups in this are great, a tech once told me they were Tim Shaws but I have no way of verifying that. I just know I like them, whatever they are. It's been refretted once. Its birthday is March 27 according to the serial number, so the big 3-7 is coming up.
The natural finish on the right is a 2007, I bought this to basically be a backup for the '87 since I was gigging with these constantly at the time. It came with the '57 Classic pickups, which I didn't like, so I replaced them with Fralin Pure PAFs, which I really like in this guitar.
Anecdotes! I got my first 335 when I was 15 years old, it was a late 70s walnut finish with a trapeze tailpiece and the coil tap switch in the upper treble bout. Before that I had a semi hollow Lyle, a terrible import instrument that wouldn't stay in tune. I had started doing gigs by then, so my dad took me out to get the Gibson. I played that guitar all the way through high school, I loved it so much. Then I went to college as a classical major and got into my head that anything more than one guitar was a distraction, so I sold the 335 and bought a classical. A few years after my undergrad in the early 80s I got back into the 335s and I've had at least one ever since.
These feel quite different, the burst is a little heavier and has an ebony fingerboard. I probably take the '07 natural out more now, it would be easier to replace if something happened to it. I'd like to get one with a trapeze tailpiece, that has a whole other feel that I liked as well. Maybe cherry...I've never owned a cherry finish 335.
I know I could shop around and try all kinds of other things but these guitars just feel like home, and I'd rather not fuss over the gear so much. More money for records!
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I've was a fan of the Gibson ES-355 for standup (rock/pop/soul) gigs from 1961 to 2003 and have owned about a dozen of them. I no longer own any, but here are a few:
1971 TDSV:
1983 TDSV, from last catalog batch made:
Custom order 1985 TDSV
Early 1980's custom order:
Early '80's ES-357 (ES Mitch)
A few from the '90's:
What I play now (the smaller ones!) CS-356 and Johnny A:
Danny W.Last edited by Danny W.; 03-20-2024 at 12:59 AM.
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Höfner Verythin Standards, made in Germany.
Last edited by Hammertone; 03-20-2024 at 12:00 AM.
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Originally Posted by KRosser
Originally Posted by KRosser
Can I ask where you got them? I'm also in SoCal.
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Originally Posted by DawgBone
Here’s my Sheraton:
Quite a few changes over the years: StewMac humbuckers, different pickguard and yes, even a trapeze tailpiece (as an attempt to give it more of an archtop feel and sound - I think it did help a little).
I never noticed the neck dive so much, only when playing sitting down and not using the strap. It was my first ‘jazz guitar’ after owning only a Strat and made a world of difference for my jazz playing.
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Originally Posted by omphalopsychos
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Only one 330 so far? I have grown to like the fully hollow 330 design even better than the 335 with its center block. Another chance to show off my Cooper 330. DIY, got the body and neck from China and finished and assembled everything myself. Great work horse guitar, does everything from rock to jazz, pop to soul, ska to funk, etc.
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This guitar I recently got back from a friend I sold it to years ago. I had originally got it from another friend on the opposite coast. This shuttling has nothing to do with the quality of the instrument. Rather, it is a manifestation of the psychopathology of GAS.
The model is Heritage's version of the ES-355, and it was made with the same tools, processes and even hands of those who made the old ES-355s. The woods were sources by the same guy who did the Kalamazoo Gibsons.
Here's what's different. The body is 1/8th inch shallower. There's no Varitone. The input jack is on the rim, which is a good thing. The headstock is different, which I will comment on now. The design allows a straighter string path from nut to tuner, which in theory could maintain tuning better. It also lowers headstock weight, which reduces neck dive. But it doesn't have that beautiful open book Gibson shape.
The pickups are Schallers. Many people want to swap them out, but my belief is that much of that impulse has to do with the perception that these are "cheap" pickups or that they sound inferior becaused they are stock with the early Heritages. At the inception of Heritage, the company got some sort of package deal with Schaller in using the tailpiece, bridge, tuners and pickups. Eventually they switched to SD pickups and other components. My observation is that many didn't like the Schaller bridge and tailpiece, which are maybe overengineered and too heavy.
This particular guitar has more "Gibson" type hardware but Schaller pickups. I think the pickups suit it very well. They also have the slight advantage of being able to slant, shifting coil emphasis for tone.
Here is a video comparing the Schallers with Seth Lovers. You can judge yourself about the sounds.
This particular guitar has a one piece maple neck. Newer ones have mahogany. Some older ones had three piece maple necks. Here's my other H-555 with such a neck.
The blonde H-555 was custom built for Vince Lewis. The neck is a medium carve. The action is very low. What I heard about this guitar is that Vince prefers a bigger box. I don't doubt this.
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Little Jay, LOVE that DIY 330! Any chance you got a link for the body/neck source?
Wait, never mind, I found your prior posts on the build, awesome!!!Last edited by Geunther; 03-20-2024 at 01:42 PM.
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Originally Posted by Gilpy
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some lovely guitars on here
thanks for the thread !
(I don’t play one cos they’re not comfortable for me)
not as many Ibz 335 style guitars
on here as I thought there would be
carry on
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Heritage 535 I bought new in 1993. All stock except the bridge which I replaced 10years ago. Definitely a keeper.
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Originally Posted by docsteve
My thread has better tone.
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