When Andertons were based in Haydon Place (1975 ish) I was 16 and allowed to play a Gibson 335 in the shop! I have never forgotten that day. I still can not afford one!!!!
I was looking at 335s just recently. Came across a ‘78 Yamaha Super Axe. Said it’s got Alnico 3s in it. Thought!? Oh dear. Looked at Gibson Custom Shop. Alnico 3s. Four and a half grand. Yammy! £895. 40 yr old. Looks fabulous and plays fabulous. And of course more importantly it’s Japanese. Check them out. A few variations, but the SA 700 is based on the original 335. Robben Ford’s main axe for some time was an Epiphone. Not all about the name on the headstock!
@@LetsArion , something is wrong if you've been wanting something for 40 years and still don't have it. They are about $3K used which is not pocket change, but for crying out loud, have you ever heard of getting a real job, or making monthly payments?
Thinkin about getting an ES 335 in cherry, had the Epiphone Dot and loved THAT guitar, so I think getting the Gibson after all these years will be quite the treat. What the hell, we only go around that track of life one time.
My 335 is terrific, it’s a 2009 Gibson Custom 1959 DOT with Factory fitted Bigsby. Found it in a music store in Cape Town, South Africa in 2015. It had been hanging in a corner of the store for years, unloved and priced way below it’s true value. Gorgeous Beast! Thank you Captain and Danish Pete for another fantastic video!
I've got a Strat, Tele, and 335. I love them all but I'd say the most "versatile" is absolutely a Tele. They will just simply do anything and when you plug one into a Vox there is a moment of sheer ecstasy that awaits you every single time. I adore all three of my guitars though.
I agree too, I have 2 teles, a strat and a 335 style guitar and my teles are the most versatile, even my teles don't sound nothing like each other, one is HS and the other SS.
I had a 70s Vintera tele and tried to love it but couldn’t. But my 335 is my favorite guitar ever. I’d like to try an American tele someday though. Maybe I’ll love it.
I randomly impulse bought a 2019 ES-335 in natural a few days ago. I’m honestly shocked. It’s the best guitar I’ve ever played (I own a USA Strat, a Veritas, and a Gretsch White Falcon). This guitar has become my #1 already!
Each to their own. I bought mine on an impulse and regretted it until I sold it. Looks great, but a practical nightmare for me. Wouldn't stay in tune, despite 2 pro setups. And too bulky.
I have only been playing a few years and have tried to find which guitar I like the most. I have a tele, Les Paul, and have tried strats as well. I just recently picked up a Epiphone ES335 and to me it’s the most comfortable guitar I have played. I also like that it’s it so versatile and it can get you just about any sound you want. It has a certain sound while played clean that no other guitars gives you. Some say it’s too big but I’m only 5’7 and it fits me fine.
The 61's super slim neck definitely shelves off some low end from it's tone, which actually helps it speak more clearly. The tone always follows the neck.
I have Suhr Alt T pro semi-holow telecaster type guitar with Thornbucker PUs and I can get the same sounds and even more! Most versatile guitar I played. Sure ES guitars are very beautiful, but too big and too short (scale) at the same time for my taste! Cheers!
I’m not trying to argue but I think a strat is the least versatile guitar of all time, I think they all sound thin and brittle. With no pedals or cranked fender twins (louder than anyone wants to play) they all sound too basic. Their control wiring isn’t very versatile either. You can play an sg or a 335 straight into almost any amp and sound as good as any record ever. But then again maybe I just haven’t come across one that i love yet!
Iain Sinfield lol you aren’t a session man. And also if you were, you wouldn’t be on RUclips commenting on how a strat “is the most versatile looking guitar for all bands” what the hell does that matter or have anything to do with its functionality. I was just expressing my personal experience and opinion on strats and agreeing with Andertons video tag claim that 335s are the best. That doesn’t make me “wrong” dipshit
Just getting into 335s! Much more versatile than I had ever thought! Bought an Epi Dot 335, in January followed swiftly by 3 more guitars and amp and 5 pedals all from Andertons of course! Lockdown has been expensive!🤪 But oh so worth it!
I owned a custom shop ES 335 Rich Robinson model a while back, while it played really nice I always had the feeling the ageing and period correctness were a bit over done. I ended up selling it and I bought a vintage '68 ES 330 for about the same amount. I still have that one ;-). In my opinion you can't really replicate that vintage feel of an old instrument that's been played for years, it always seems to be a bit contrived.
A 335-style guitar is arguably the most versatile guitar. No need to single one manufacturer out. Full size semi-hollows are my thing, and I have an Epiphone Riviera P93. Three P90s allow me to get any tone I can imagine. I'd put that guitar at the top of the list for most versatile. Two humbuckers can be limiting so a good remedy would be to have a 335-style guitar with a P90 in the Neck and a Filter'Tron in the Bridge. For a two pickup guitar that would pretty much cover all your bases.
i used to prefer the strat/les paul combi , but the last few years i have converted to the tele /ES 335 combi , wich for me are both the most versatile guitars ever made . But every now and then i still like to play my strat or lp . Just add an good acoustic guitar and you're done .
How come every time I start shopping for a cheap gibson someone makes a youtube video that inevitably jacks the prices up on them. I get it but damn it its frustrating.
what is this "cheap gibson" you mentioned? i'm not up on mythological guitars, so i've never heard of that one before. is it like made by anthropological magic elves that just give it away?
Can we take a second and talk about how dope this rhythm progression is? This will be learned and put on my looping pedal immediately! Hours of blissful playing approaching!!
Put socks in the f hole or learn how to control the feedback to your favorite. I play a 335 through a high gain marshall and i can get the feedback to be controlled and keep it tame
I can play Zeppelin stuff fine on mine through a Marshall. Not quite as punchy as a Les Paul but good enough. Then there’s all the other things a 335 will do.
Might be a tad microphonic with the hollow body, but unless you're in a v small room you can usually move around till you find a dead spot with no feedback. Watch satriani playing flying in a blue dream, he moves around to get the feedback to make 3rds and 5ths off the root note at the start. Changed how I looked at feedback forever.
@@habbahan or Chris Cornell (RIP), or or or or... plus not all ES variants have F-holes! The 335 Studio has sometimes lacked them, and the B.B. King Lucille signature model has none.
Had a '92 since new; BB2 replacing the 490 bridge pickup made all the difference in the world. My only issue is ergonomic: it's a big guitar to reach around, and the neck joins the body and extends further out then most, and I'm not that big a guy, so despite it being my favourite sounding instrument, I don't often play it.
@@craigthomson3621 well aware of the 339, but nothing fits me ergonomically like my SG, and the Les Paul Custom's firm, rich timbre ain't exactly slumming it, either.
I bought a 1968 Walnut Finished Gibson ES 335 in 1972 from a Pawn Shop for $350.00 Dollars with a Brown Leather covered hard shell case. Back then a lot people didn't know the value of most guitars and there wasn't the internet to help then find out. It now worth a whole lot more.
Recently bought a Yamaha SA 700 Super Axe. 1978. The best guitar I’ve ever played. Needed wiring and pickups. But sold my R8 my 4 SGs and Tele when I decided old age I needed only 1 guitar and the Yammy was it. It has aged beautifully and the Monty’s wiring and PAFs make it an awesome guitar. All for less than a third of those them there Gibsons.
These look and sound gorgeous! At the risk of gate-crashing a Gibson party - I bought an Eastman T-59/V-RD earlier this year, which is obviously "inspired" by the classic '335... and, yeah - it's just such a versatile guitar. It's a bit of a return to my roots, because my first "proper" guitar was an Epiphone EA-255 Casino back in the '70s.
That mellower tone from the 64 may be due to the plastic bridge saddles. The 59 and 61 are using metal saddles. I just picked up a 64 reissue in vintage burst and it is an amazing guitar.
Got my ‘64 a year ago, my first semi-hollow. I couldn’t try out all 3 models for various reasons so I had to rely on video reviews that all sounded very mediocre thru a tablet. I got the sense that the ‘64 had that controllable bite if you need it and still have warmth. I did notice the nylon saddles but didn’t give it much thought. I still haven’t personally played the other 2 models but I don’t regret picking the ‘64. The unwieldy (for the slight) body size gives me pause but the tones are worth it. Thankfully the neck profile suits me well so it softens this misgiving.
Most versatile? Maybe. The perfect Tele will give the 335 a run for its money. I am fortunate enough to own both but man I just picked up my 335 and played along during this video...Gibson sure got it right with the 335. It sounds lovely and plays so smooth. And that 64 RI in Cherry Red sounded glorious in Pete's hands!
I’ve always loved 335s and other semi-hollows like Epiphone Casinos. I own an Epi ES-335 Pro VS and it’s a great guitar, perhaps not as good as the Gibsons though lol. Anyway it’s a dream of mine to have a really nice Gibson 335. It just suits all of my musical tastes and visual tastes perfectly.
Researching pedals and came across your channel and Danish Pete. A fan of the channel and Pete's playing. Excellent on both counts! Bravo! Loved the Fender 2018 Pedal review. Picked up a few of them.
Yet I'd still lean towards the White Falcon. At least there's less chance there would be some screw ups in QC. With Gibson, it seems, even on the Custom Shop level, it's always a lottery.
I purchased a Gibson Sunburst ES-335 in 1978 from an owner of a guitar store in Milwaukee, WI who I met while working at a European Health Spa. I told him my guitar I used in college was in need of replacement. He said I will bring one in for you next week. I remember the manager hollering to the guy as he left the Spa "bring something in nice for Doug, don't bring in a piece of crap". He brought a Gibson ES-335 that was about 10-12 years old but in excellent shape. I paid him $250.00. In the late 90's I sold it to a guy in Hawaii for $21,000.00. Happy ending - but I miss it.
the Gretsch electromatic line of guitars sound s just as good if not better, not to say I don't like the 335 BUT! Gretsch has the most versatile guitar out there.
I just tried all three ('59, '61, '64) since my local music store had them, in a rare moment, all in stock and I had been looking for another 335 after getting rid of a 2016 Slim Neck I hated (too shrill and harsh....tried everything). I went in thinking the '61 would be the one I prefer since I like lighter tones and I have smaller hands.....I walked out with the '64...God is sounded great. The second best sounding was the '59.....with the '61 the third. Contrary to the descriptions, I did not see a huge difference in the next thickness....there were differences but smaller than you would expect. The '59 had more wood but was far from a "baseball bat" size neck you find on some. The '64 neck was only marginally thicker than the '61 and it really didn't bother me from a hand size perspective and just sounded better...so the difference between the "slim C" and "medium C" isn't as much as you would expect.
Despite owning two ES guitars (335 & 345) they are great guitars, absolutely no doubt here. But they're not made for every player, having mostly a thicker neck and being heavier than most Fender guitars they're not easily to play live for hours. To me they are one of the best guitars ever made but the most versatile in my opinion are Fender Tele Guitars, not just soundwise.
The red one awesome - but can’t help thinking you could get a S/h 355 The blonde one - prefer the 58 a la Mick Taylor the finish is a little more subtle The VOS - sign me up please Jeez guys between the c/s teles the c/s strats and now these you’ll have me in ruins 🤔🤔👍
These are just lovely...and the red one has gobs of sustain....Me wantie!!! I'd have to go on a crime spree to afford one though LOL (Just kidding, Mr Plod'. I'll be content to wait for retirement and buy one as a final indulgence before I commence my life of council flats and dog food.
Going to say S-Type is the the most versatile. If it has the swimming pool route you can take it from HSS to HH to HHH to SSS just by changing pick guards.
maybe the jeans guy is not good for gibson. idk. i really dig the 335. i have an epiphone and it's so great. like that guitar. i always thought it's ugly but it isn't. bucovac made it interesting again.
In the early sixties people had tired of hand cramps from playing bar chords on big thick necks. (note that most "rhythm" guitarists like John Lennon played mostly full bar chords all night long) The cheap imported guitars had to have big hunks of wood to not warp with the standard 12 or 13 gauge flatwound strings of the time. So the premium manufacturers migrated to slimmer necks they advertised as "more comfortable" and "faster". Necks got slimmer and slimmer. Get hold of a late '60s Rick, it's almost like an Ibanez Wizzard. It wasn't until the '70s resurgence of vintage guitars that folks figured out that those large necks had a positive effect on tone and sustain. Mick is looking to replace the pickups in his 335 with ones that sound more like that '59. I admit that I am too. I have an '85 with Shaw PAFs that sounds like that '64 and while it was great for power trios, it always sounded muddy with a fuller band. So I'm on the same hunt for more authentic '59ish pickups for it. That air and chime is far more useful. You can turn tones down or use the side of the pick, but you can't put air onto a dull guitar.
I had an ES-335 dot US made / 2008 , it costed me at the time over 2800 euros ... I hated it ... I hated the sticky neck ... I hated the weight ... I hated the size of the guitar (way too big !) ... I hated the size of the neck (big C) ... I hated all of it but kept it for years (more than 10 years) because it was initially my "dream" guitar ... I sold it for a bargain 2 years ago ... without a tear in my eyes or a tiny regret ... bought an Epiphone ES-339 Pro (for less than 400 euros) recently ... Love all of it ! I would probably go for a Gibson ES-339 if I had the money today ...
Hi , @Andertons Music Co I've been lucky enough to be able to buy a 2019 es-335 Figured this year back in march new, a lockdown extravagant once in a lifetime purchase as I'm not in good health & this bloody covid is bound to see me off when I get it, so I had some savings and thought "sod it".... I've never owned a fancy branded guitar in my life.. Anyway, because of being unwell over the summer I've not played it alot but despite that I have found some tarnishing on the bridge & tailpiece which I can't remove with the cloth that came with the guitar. I presume its come from moisture from my right hand resting on them? Whats the correct/best/safest/easiest way to fix this please? Also the best way to clean the body without damaging the finish( mainly on the upper bout where my right forearm haw been resting?)as I want to try & preserve the lovely AAA finish & pass it on to my Son when I can no longer use it. Hope it's ok to ask this kind of thing here? Cheers 👍
I'd agree entirely if the ES-335 had a nice and stable tremolo bridge with locking tuners, but seeing as those are newer inventions I'm not sure the guitar would be the same if it did have one. Support for the springs would make it heavier and change the acoustic tone of it tremendously.
Hopefully someone in the know will see this and be able to answer me but. The sun burst actually looked like it had a smaller body. So my question is....are all the body's on a 335 the same size or are they slightly smaller or bigger than some other 335s??
even if I had this amount of money to spend, I wouldn't buy this guitar because I couldn't live with the fact that I have such a dear instrument and meet its expectations
Fuck man!! None of thoses 335’s sound anything like my memphis built 335!!! 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡. In 2015 on upwards i don’t think anyone knew what would happen with gibson or that they would of reached bankruptcy. It’s a hell of shame for everyone who happened to purchase gibson instruments in the messed up years of the company and there have been way too many which still stuns me. However the one thing that still holds true and always will thankfully, is that it’s truly the player’s skill that can bring out the best out the instrument regardless of what price range it’s at or whatever the brand may be, not the other way around.
As Good as the captain is, and bearing in mind it's Tuesday evening in Britain & of course, we are a day ahead of the rest of the world here in New Zealand, "SO" thinking that this article has only been out a few hours how the hell has it already had well over 12thousand views (Please tell me the answer Captain),,, regards Gib.. But nice show for sure
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6:30 Pete slips in an "authentic" so smooth ahaha! I hope that video's never forgotten.
"It smells so authentic in here..." We see you Pete, we see what you did there.
When Andertons were based in Haydon Place (1975 ish) I was 16 and allowed to play a Gibson 335 in the shop! I have never forgotten that day. I still can not afford one!!!!
I lived in Haydon place in 75 with rocky gold foot !!!
I was looking at 335s just recently. Came across a ‘78 Yamaha Super Axe. Said it’s got Alnico 3s in it. Thought!? Oh dear. Looked at Gibson Custom Shop. Alnico 3s. Four and a half grand. Yammy! £895. 40 yr old. Looks fabulous and plays fabulous. And of course more importantly it’s Japanese. Check them out. A few variations, but the SA 700 is based on the original 335. Robben Ford’s main axe for some time was an Epiphone. Not all about the name on the headstock!
hoagie73, sorry to hear you are that poor. Perhaps you should start a Go Fund Me.
@@captainamerica9353 in what world is it considered 'too poor' when you can't afford a guitar that costs about 4 to 5 grand???
@@LetsArion , something is wrong if you've been wanting something for 40 years and still don't have it. They are about $3K used which is not pocket change, but for crying out loud, have you ever heard of getting a real job, or making monthly payments?
Propane is the most versatile fuel ever made
Hank Hill Where have you been Hank, haven’t seen you comment for years
HANK HILL
@@lordporcupine8767 Peggy left me for a man with a wide urethra
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Hank Hill 🤣
Thinkin about getting an ES 335 in cherry, had the Epiphone Dot and loved THAT guitar, so I think getting the Gibson after all these years will be quite the treat. What the hell, we only go around that track of life one time.
My 335 is terrific, it’s a 2009 Gibson Custom 1959 DOT with Factory fitted Bigsby. Found it in a music store in Cape Town, South Africa in 2015. It had been hanging in a corner of the store for years, unloved and priced way below it’s true value. Gorgeous Beast! Thank you Captain and Danish Pete for another fantastic video!
I've got a Strat, Tele, and 335. I love them all but I'd say the most "versatile" is absolutely a Tele. They will just simply do anything and when you plug one into a Vox there is a moment of sheer ecstasy that awaits you every single time. I adore all three of my guitars though.
I agree, my Tele Thinline is just the shyte when it comes to playing different styles
I agree too, I have 2 teles, a strat and a 335 style guitar and my teles are the most versatile, even my teles don't sound nothing like each other, one is HS and the other SS.
Tele & vox is indeed a formidable combo. Something like a gibson into a blackce but even better
I had a 70s Vintera tele and tried to love it but couldn’t. But my 335 is my favorite guitar ever. I’d like to try an American tele someday though. Maybe I’ll love it.
I randomly impulse bought a 2019 ES-335 in natural a few days ago. I’m honestly shocked. It’s the best guitar I’ve ever played (I own a USA Strat, a Veritas, and a Gretsch White Falcon). This guitar has become my #1 already!
Each to their own. I bought mine on an impulse and regretted it until I sold it. Looks great, but a practical nightmare for me. Wouldn't stay in tune, despite 2 pro setups. And too bulky.
SG Standard can do everything from cool jazz to death metal.
Truth! Love my SG
I think everyone says this about every guitar; tele fans, strat fans, Les paul fans, PRS fans. What guitar can only do one thing anymore?
@@ThomasHendrickson it really just comes down to the electronics. Medium output pickups are the most versatile in my opinion.
I hate it when they refer to Mick Taylor and they mean Mick Taylor and not Mick Taylor.
Get your ya yas out!
😂😂😂
are you speaking of Mick Taylor?
@@AlanDavid yes, but they keep referring to Mick Taylor.
I've asked Mick Taylor if he was influenced by Mick Taylor and he won't answer.
I have only been playing a few years and have tried to find which guitar I like the most. I have a tele, Les Paul, and have tried strats as well. I just recently picked up a Epiphone ES335 and to me it’s the most comfortable guitar I have played. I also like that it’s it so versatile and it can get you just about any sound you want. It has a certain sound while played clean that no other guitars gives you. Some say it’s too big but I’m only 5’7 and it fits me fine.
Josh Smith just posted a vid about the Tele being the most versatile guitar. Tele gang forever 🤘🏻
That family, maybe e.g Steve Howe with the ES Artist, Alex Lifeson with the ES-355, and so on.
I have the CS '61 Sunburst.
It's become my absolute go-to.
Love it.
For those of you who find the body of an ES-335 too large, check out the smaller semi-hollow ES-339.
That's a great model
The 61's super slim neck definitely shelves off some low end from it's tone, which actually helps it speak more clearly. The tone always follows the neck.
I have Suhr Alt T pro semi-holow telecaster type guitar with Thornbucker PUs and I can get the same sounds and even more! Most versatile guitar I played.
Sure ES guitars are very beautiful, but too big and too short (scale) at the same time for my taste! Cheers!
In my opinion the most versatile is an HSS Strat
335 is my favorite because of tone and looks
got to agree with that
I’m not trying to argue but I think a strat is the least versatile guitar of all time, I think they all sound thin and brittle. With no pedals or cranked fender twins (louder than anyone wants to play) they all sound too basic. Their control wiring isn’t very versatile either. You can play an sg or a 335 straight into almost any amp and sound as good as any record ever. But then again maybe I just haven’t come across one that i love yet!
@@johnshanesyandtheaccommoda1189 they cut better trough a mix tho...and also it really depends on the tonewood and the pickups in the guitar.
Own a 1990 es 335 thank Noel Gallager for that
Iain Sinfield lol you aren’t a session man. And also if you were, you wouldn’t be on RUclips commenting on how a strat “is the most versatile looking guitar for all bands” what the hell does that matter or have anything to do with its functionality.
I was just expressing my personal experience and opinion on strats and agreeing with Andertons video tag claim that 335s are the best. That doesn’t make me “wrong” dipshit
Just getting into 335s! Much more versatile than I had ever thought! Bought an Epi Dot 335, in January followed swiftly by 3 more guitars and amp and 5 pedals all from Andertons of course! Lockdown has been expensive!🤪 But oh so worth it!
Jools Holland’s guitarist is Mark Flanagan. A stunning underrated player.
The guitar sniffing in this video is out of control.
.... And I love it
I owned a custom shop ES 335 Rich Robinson model a while back, while it played really nice I always had the feeling the ageing and period correctness were a bit over done. I ended up selling it and I bought a vintage '68 ES 330 for about the same amount. I still have that one ;-). In my opinion you can't really replicate that vintage feel of an old instrument that's been played for years, it always seems to be a bit contrived.
Just like so many, that is my second favorite guitar. A 335 and a Strat is all I would ever want.
What about nice acoustic?
The 64 Reissues seems to be sold out everywhere. I hope a lot of people will buy one. So maybe someday I can get one used...
My only guitar is a 335 and nothing else will do. I could listen to y’all noodle on them all day causeI just like the sound.
A 335-style guitar is arguably the most versatile guitar. No need to single one manufacturer out. Full size semi-hollows are my thing, and I have an Epiphone Riviera P93. Three P90s allow me to get any tone I can imagine. I'd put that guitar at the top of the list for most versatile.
Two humbuckers can be limiting so a good remedy would be to have a 335-style guitar with a P90 in the Neck and a Filter'Tron in the Bridge. For a two pickup guitar that would pretty much cover all your bases.
Sire Larry Carlton 335 style has choice of humbuckers or P90's, try one out
i used to prefer the strat/les paul combi , but the last few years i have converted to the tele /ES 335 combi , wich for me are both the most versatile guitars ever made . But every now and then i still like to play my strat or lp . Just add an good acoustic guitar and you're done .
How come every time I start shopping for a cheap gibson someone makes a youtube video that inevitably jacks the prices up on them. I get it but damn it its frustrating.
Maybe its good for you, as cheap Gibsons are mostly rubbish.
what is this "cheap gibson" you mentioned? i'm not up on mythological guitars, so i've never heard of that one before. is it like made by anthropological magic elves that just give it away?
@@stopmonkey47452 😁😁😁
i love the look on petes face when the captain misses the change
it really does sound better in red
God that red 335 is just beautiful
I was just watching your other 335 videos and this pops up... weird but so good !!
Love the cherry tone and the natural look
Can we take a second and talk about how dope this rhythm progression is? This will be learned and put on my looping pedal immediately! Hours of blissful playing approaching!!
@Iain Sinfield you're an ew.
yeah, samesies. do you mind posting it after you figure it out?
Maaaan, that intro was the bomb, sounded so good!
Most versatile? I'd like it to be able to do high gain metal without feedbacking then. I think that that award goes to the Tele
Put socks in the f hole or learn how to control the feedback to your favorite. I play a 335 through a high gain marshall and i can get the feedback to be controlled and keep it tame
I can play Zeppelin stuff fine on mine through a Marshall. Not quite as punchy as a Les Paul but good enough. Then there’s all the other things a 335 will do.
Might be a tad microphonic with the hollow body, but unless you're in a v small room you can usually move around till you find a dead spot with no feedback. Watch satriani playing flying in a blue dream, he moves around to get the feedback to make 3rds and 5ths off the root note at the start. Changed how I looked at feedback forever.
Dave Grohl anyone?)
@@habbahan or Chris Cornell (RIP), or or or or... plus not all ES variants have F-holes! The 335 Studio has sometimes lacked them, and the B.B. King Lucille signature model has none.
The playing was wonderful and "Peter your simply the best, better than all the rest" Lee your wonderful too
The room smells authentic.
I laughed so hard!
That and Lee's comment about the tuning and intonation being instantly bang on when it's audibly badly out of tune...
Had a '92 since new; BB2 replacing the 490 bridge pickup made all the difference in the world. My only issue is ergonomic: it's a big guitar to reach around, and the neck joins the body and extends further out then most, and I'm not that big a guy, so despite it being my favourite sounding instrument, I don't often play it.
Dave, try an ES-339. Smaller size body.
@@craigthomson3621 well aware of the 339, but nothing fits me ergonomically like my SG, and the Les Paul Custom's firm, rich timbre ain't exactly slumming it, either.
🔥🔥🔥 Videos like this solidifies the duo top spot 🔥🔥🔥 I love the comprehensive look through the eyes of a player!
I bought a 1968 Walnut Finished Gibson ES 335 in 1972 from a Pawn Shop for $350.00 Dollars with a Brown Leather covered hard shell case. Back then a lot people didn't know the value of most guitars and there wasn't the internet to help then find out. It now worth a whole lot more.
You could get a Yamaha SA2200 for 1/3 of the price... just as good
Recently bought a Yamaha SA 700 Super Axe. 1978. The best guitar I’ve ever played. Needed wiring and pickups. But sold my R8 my 4 SGs and Tele when I decided old age I needed only 1 guitar and the Yammy was it. It has aged beautifully and the Monty’s wiring and PAFs make it an awesome guitar. All for less than a third of those them there Gibsons.
These look and sound gorgeous! At the risk of gate-crashing a Gibson party - I bought an Eastman T-59/V-RD earlier this year, which is obviously "inspired" by the classic '335... and, yeah - it's just such a versatile guitar. It's a bit of a return to my roots, because my first "proper" guitar was an Epiphone EA-255 Casino back in the '70s.
These are so expensive but I want one so bad.
They aren't expensive. I have two...
Way 2 expensive. Bought a casino and love it
Try 1 out
@@MrBighairyass humble brag.
@@sekon2008ify I prefer the semi hollow factor, unfortunately! That's not to say that casinos aren't great guitars!
Epiphone Dot. Great guitar for the money
Yes. They’re absolutely bloody marvellous. High end Epis are pretty good too and better value for money.
That mellower tone from the 64 may be due to the plastic bridge saddles. The 59 and 61 are using metal saddles. I just picked up a 64 reissue in vintage burst and it is an amazing guitar.
Got my ‘64 a year ago, my first semi-hollow. I couldn’t try out all 3 models for various reasons so I had to rely on video reviews that all sounded very mediocre thru a tablet. I got the sense that the ‘64 had that controllable bite if you need it and still have warmth. I did notice the nylon saddles but didn’t give it much thought. I still haven’t personally played the other 2 models but I don’t regret picking the ‘64. The unwieldy (for the slight) body size gives me pause but the tones are worth it. Thankfully the neck profile suits me well so it softens this misgiving.
Most versatile? Maybe. The perfect Tele will give the 335 a run for its money. I am fortunate enough to own both but man I just picked up my 335 and played along during this video...Gibson sure got it right with the 335. It sounds lovely and plays so smooth. And that 64 RI in Cherry Red sounded glorious in Pete's hands!
I’ve always loved 335s and other semi-hollows like Epiphone Casinos. I own an Epi ES-335 Pro VS and it’s a great guitar, perhaps not as good as the Gibsons though lol. Anyway it’s a dream of mine to have a really nice Gibson 335. It just suits all of my musical tastes and visual tastes perfectly.
Yeah, that "look" is just perfect. Balanced, I guess is the best description. Elegant, also.
Researching pedals and came across your channel and Danish Pete. A fan of the channel and Pete's playing. Excellent on both counts! Bravo! Loved the Fender 2018 Pedal review. Picked up a few of them.
I'd say they are both 'THE' ES-335 I picture. Burst for Dots, and the Red with blocks. Both are gorgeous.
Are the pickups the same height on that sunburst as on the red? The sound is amazingly different between them.
61 sounds brighter 64 sounds sooooo dynamic and woody
When guitar companies go on about measuring old guitars...
Bro, did you forget how to make your own guitar??
Yet I'd still lean towards the White Falcon. At least there's less chance there would be some screw ups in QC. With Gibson, it seems, even on the Custom Shop level, it's always a lottery.
The Gibson '64 ES335 Custom is the holy grail so is the PRICE!
❤❤❤❤64❤❤❤❤
The ES 339 is great too!
But there are no authentic 60s 339s.
I purchased a Gibson Sunburst ES-335 in 1978 from an owner of a guitar store in Milwaukee, WI who I met while working at a European Health Spa. I told him my guitar I used in college was in need of replacement. He said I will bring one in for you next week. I remember the manager hollering to the guy as he left the Spa "bring something in nice for Doug, don't bring in a piece of crap". He brought a Gibson ES-335 that was about 10-12 years old but in excellent shape. I paid him $250.00. In the late 90's I sold it to a guy in Hawaii for $21,000.00. Happy ending - but I miss it.
I love my 335, only an Epiphone, but she is amazing. Bought from Andertons, of course. 🤘🏼😎
OMG that buttery tone at 28:53
Would love to hear Pete jam with Larry Carlton, yes he is that good!
the Gretsch electromatic line of guitars sound s just as good if not better, not to say I don't like the 335 BUT! Gretsch has the most versatile guitar out there.
You have to do a video for the Dave Grohl signature 335 guitars!!
If I had to pick one guitar for the rest of my life, I'd cry all over a red 335. That's a fact.
The 64 body looks larger too. I like the sound of it too. I might have to buy one,
It would have my vote, I want one more than I want a Les Paul. The fact that Clapton played one pretty much sealed the deal for me.
I just tried all three ('59, '61, '64) since my local music store had them, in a rare moment, all in stock and I had been looking for another 335 after getting rid of a 2016 Slim Neck I hated (too shrill and harsh....tried everything). I went in thinking the '61 would be the one I prefer since I like lighter tones and I have smaller hands.....I walked out with the '64...God is sounded great. The second best sounding was the '59.....with the '61 the third. Contrary to the descriptions, I did not see a huge difference in the next thickness....there were differences but smaller than you would expect. The '59 had more wood but was far from a "baseball bat" size neck you find on some. The '64 neck was only marginally thicker than the '61 and it really didn't bother me from a hand size perspective and just sounded better...so the difference between the "slim C" and "medium C" isn't as much as you would expect.
Despite owning two ES guitars (335 & 345) they are great guitars, absolutely no doubt here. But they're not made for every player, having mostly a thicker neck and being heavier than most Fender guitars they're not easily to play live for hours.
To me they are one of the best guitars ever made but the most versatile in my opinion are Fender Tele Guitars, not just soundwise.
A cherry red 335, and a Tele, is all you need!
The cherry one is otherwordly, I'd pick that. Great taste and playing Pete :D
I like the really tan ones that are soft and pink inside
I didn't realize that Leonardo DiCaprio was such a good guitarist.
He looks more like jack black than Leo.
My "bucket list" guitar.
The red one awesome - but can’t help thinking you could get a S/h 355
The blonde one - prefer the 58 a la Mick Taylor the finish is a little more subtle
The VOS - sign me up please
Jeez guys between the c/s teles the c/s strats and now these you’ll have me in ruins 🤔🤔👍
These are just lovely...and the red one has gobs of sustain....Me wantie!!! I'd have to go on a crime spree to afford one though LOL (Just kidding, Mr Plod'. I'll be content to wait for retirement and buy one as a final indulgence before I commence my life of council flats and dog food.
What an amazing guitar! Love it! Great video as well!
I wouldn't want it to be versatile. I'd want it to sound like a 335. Everyone plays one because they sound like a 335. There great.
It's versatile because the 335 sound fits in so many different contexts
One pickup Les Paul Junior is most versatile, P90, volume and tone controls give everything you ever need
second. the first goes to the tele. that guitar can mimic most tones pretty well. its the Swiss army knife.
Going to say S-Type is the the most versatile. If it has the swimming pool route you can take it from HSS to HH to HHH to SSS just by changing pick guards.
maybe the jeans guy is not good for gibson. idk.
i really dig the 335. i have an epiphone and it's so great. like that guitar. i always thought it's ugly but it isn't. bucovac made it interesting again.
In the early sixties people had tired of hand cramps from playing bar chords on big thick necks. (note that most "rhythm" guitarists like John Lennon played mostly full bar chords all night long) The cheap imported guitars had to have big hunks of wood to not warp with the standard 12 or 13 gauge flatwound strings of the time. So the premium manufacturers migrated to slimmer necks they advertised as "more comfortable" and "faster". Necks got slimmer and slimmer. Get hold of a late '60s Rick, it's almost like an Ibanez Wizzard. It wasn't until the '70s resurgence of vintage guitars that folks figured out that those large necks had a positive effect on tone and sustain.
Mick is looking to replace the pickups in his 335 with ones that sound more like that '59. I admit that I am too. I have an '85 with Shaw PAFs that sounds like that '64 and while it was great for power trios, it always sounded muddy with a fuller band. So I'm on the same hunt for more authentic '59ish pickups for it. That air and chime is far more useful. You can turn tones down or use the side of the pick, but you can't put air onto a dull guitar.
I had an ES-335 dot US made / 2008 , it costed me at the time over 2800 euros ... I hated it ... I hated the sticky neck ... I hated the weight ... I hated the size of the guitar (way too big !) ... I hated the size of the neck (big C) ... I hated all of it but kept it for years (more than 10 years) because it was initially my "dream" guitar ... I sold it for a bargain 2 years ago ... without a tear in my eyes or a tiny regret ... bought an Epiphone ES-339 Pro (for less than 400 euros) recently ... Love all of it ! I would probably go for a Gibson ES-339 if I had the money today ...
but can it play on a cold rainy night in stoke
I could listen to Pete play all day
Hi , @Andertons Music Co I've been lucky enough to be able to buy a 2019 es-335 Figured this year back in march new, a lockdown extravagant once in a lifetime purchase as I'm not in good health & this bloody covid is bound to see me off when I get it, so I had some savings and thought "sod it".... I've never owned a fancy branded guitar in my life..
Anyway, because of being unwell over the summer I've not played it alot but despite that I have found some tarnishing on the bridge & tailpiece which I can't remove with the cloth that came with the guitar. I presume its come from moisture from my right hand resting on them? Whats the correct/best/safest/easiest way to fix this please? Also the best way to clean the body without damaging the finish( mainly on the upper bout where my right forearm haw been resting?)as I want to try & preserve the lovely AAA finish & pass it on to my Son when I can no longer use it.
Hope it's ok to ask this kind of thing here?
Cheers 👍
Pledge
The red 1964. Best sound and looks.
I was with Pete...I liked the neck pickup in the '64 best. I have a late 80s Sheraton..I wonder if the 335 is as heavy..
Awesome. This is one of my favorite guitars.
Awesome trio of guitars, and a guitar I don’t have in my collection!
I'd agree entirely if the ES-335 had a nice and stable tremolo bridge with locking tuners, but seeing as those are newer inventions I'm not sure the guitar would be the same if it did have one. Support for the springs would make it heavier and change the acoustic tone of it tremendously.
Hopefully someone in the know will see this and be able to answer me but. The sun burst actually looked like it had a smaller body. So my question is....are all the body's on a 335 the same size or are they slightly smaller or bigger than some other 335s??
I’d do bad things for the burst 59. These are bucket list guitars
I'd say a PRS is also among the most versatile, especially with the coil tap.
A 335 really would be the perfect comliment to my Nocaster RI with Ellis pickups.
All I know is I want one!!
Title: most versatile guitar
Telecasters: am I a joke to you?
Sometimes chalk, sometimes cheese. That’s what I always say. Depends on my mood and how hungry I am.
even if I had this amount of money to spend, I wouldn't buy this guitar because I couldn't live with the fact that I have such a dear instrument and meet its expectations
Fuck man!! None of thoses 335’s sound anything like my memphis built 335!!! 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡. In 2015 on upwards i don’t think anyone knew what would happen with gibson or that they would of reached bankruptcy. It’s a hell of shame for everyone who happened to purchase gibson instruments in the messed up years of the company and there have been way too many which still stuns me. However the one thing that still holds true and always will thankfully, is that it’s truly the player’s skill that can bring out the best out the instrument regardless of what price range it’s at or whatever the brand may be, not the other way around.
For anyone looking for a cheap es style guotar check out the Artist Guitars Cherry 58! Its super cheap and sounds amazing
As Good as the captain is, and bearing in mind it's Tuesday evening in Britain & of course, we are a day ahead of the rest of the world here in New Zealand, "SO" thinking that this article has only been out a few hours how the hell has it already had well over 12thousand views (Please tell me the answer Captain),,, regards Gib.. But nice show for sure
Custom 24 is the most versatile imo but the ES-335 is still the best sounding guitar