I've had a CS-336 for about 15 years and it's basically a part of me at this point. It's the best guitar I've ever had by a country mile - a real hidden gem in the Gibson lineup.
I've been wanting on for year, but have never gotten to play one. Only heard demos, and they ALL sound good. I might have to just cross my fingers and buy one. Every 6-8 months I go through a cycle of listening to demos and then being disappointed by the colors available on reverb.
I used my ES 355 Stereo effectively thru my Fender Dual Showman/Rev. I put the neck pickup into the Normal side and the bridge pickup into the Vibrato side. So when I flipped my switch the difference between the two side settings was that much greater. And if I engaged both pickups with the central setting it almost gave a dual guitar sound. Still great guitars and still played my ES 355 and my 62 Fender Jaguar !
I've got an es-359 which is very similar to your es-336. It's basically a mini es-355. I've thought about getting a es-335 many times over the years but my little 359 sounds and plays so good there isn't really a point. You're totally right about those little es guitars, there's definitely something extra special going on. Mine came with 57 classics and it has this woody/warm/bright/clear sound. It literally sings no matter what amp it's plugged into.
I had a 345, it's by big regret having sold it. When i got it i had no interest in the stereo outputs, i had wished it was the normal mono. I wasn't running 2 amps, so i didn't see a need. Later, i not only ended up loving the stereo outs, I've actually converted several dual humbucker guitars to stereo. With an ABY switcher i would run 1 pickup through an overdrive while the other went straight into a clean amp. Id run the neck pickup through an octave fuzz with the bridge pickup either clean or through a cleanish pedal or amp. Once you start trying different setups, you can't stop. I love running 1 pickup through a Wah or Volume pedal for swells over the other pickup, or run 1 through an EQ pedal, modulation, etc. It became something i used a lot and at this point it's just part of my playing. *My 345 didn't have the traditional jack on the front by the switch and controls, it was a dual jack on the side like you find on a Les Paul.
Johns playing is so unique. He does these runs that look like a hair scramble and I never know where he’s going and then he lands on his feet. Love it!
My main guitar is a 2018 Antique Walnut ES-335 that I had modded with a 57 classic in the bridge and a Dearmond Gold Tone Humbucker in the neck. Other than the fact that it came in a case that was too small, and the wiring was so poorly done that it caused microphonic feedback...I love it. I had the 57/Dearmond combo in my SG and loved the semi feel from my ES-139. Now I've wasted way too much money on this thing but I've never been happier. It sucks being a Gibson player.
I enjoyed this immensely. I spent 18 years of birthday, ho,y communion, graduation and guitarshop job money on a Memphis 57 reissue in 1998, and after gluing the headstock back on twice, it’s still my only guitar and the only one I need. I’ll take a tele if you’re offering though. ; )I play mostly old school country on it, and it’s so great for that that I’m always surprised I see almost no country players using them.
P.S. Is that an old Magnatone lap steel on the shelf in back of you? My only amp, is a 1959(ish) Magnatone 213a re-branded “Harmophone” by an organ company. It sounds so great, especially with the 335 I don’t want anything else. Got it on eBay for 350$ back then and I think I’ve seen them going for 1700$ now. I’d love to get my hands on one of those lap steelsor even better a bigsby designed Mark III deluxe. Oh man.
Hey John - I've enjoyed this ISO LAB series so much...can't thank you enough for the entertainment and diversion during this stressful time! Between your series and Buk's Homeskoolin I've been able to stay sane and learn a lot. Your taste in instruments is stellar. Has this all been your personal collection or do you borrow some of these beauties for the demos? Play on man!
One of the things I like about John is how he owns his limitations. He immediately apologizes for hacking Eric Johnson's 'Cliffs of Dover'. But yes, we get the point. Keep up the good work JB.
Love my 2005 CS-356, very similar to the 336 and 339, but mine has the backs and sides carved from one piece of mahogany.I also believe Gibson calls the split diamond a "trapezoid inlay."
As much as people gush over Les Paul's with PAFs, i think they sound best in 335s. Cliffs of Dover has a Strat in the opening and closing solo, the rest of 335. If you listen closely you can hear it go from 335 to Strat around 3:04 mark.
...nice rundown! I believe, that these ES-Models are often underrated. I love my ES-335 Memphis Custom Shop, 'cause it's so versatile sound- and playwise. Also the Memphis Custom Shop ES-Les Paul is a cool rocking' guitar. Don't underestimate the ES-Line. Often the ES-335 is known as the "Burst Killer"...
This reminds me the time I bough a epiphone les paul custom pro to go further than fender sound circle... The ES-335 and the casino were close but I always had a crush on that amazing les paul... The right choice I think
The ES-150 DC is so cool , there was one at Rumble Seat Music in Santa Fe NM ( south of where I live in Taos ) , my friend & I would go down there to geek out , I would pick up the ES-150 and drool all over it ( it was Walnut like that one ), sadly Rumble Seat is no longer there...Also the ES-150 looks like a birthday cake from the side ! Thanks John !
Good ES history overview. I do want to point out that the Gibson Custom Shop ES-336 actually came out in 1996, not the early 2000s. I had one I bought in Feb. 1997 and unfortunately had to sell it a few years ago. It had the "different", more narrow headstock with straight string pull from the nut to the tuners. It stayed in tune and played the best of any Gibson guitar I owned at the time.
I agree great review, just curious though....I thought the 336 was a "CS-336" not an "ES-336," is it not? Always wanted to hear one (336) compared to an ES-339.
@@scubagib6438 Yes, I've love to A/B the 336 and 339 hear the difference. The ply compared to hardwood has got to make a difference. I'm curious which one sound better.
@@scubagib6438 Originally, it was a Gibson Custom Shop ES-336, which had the smaller, narrower headstock that was really unusual for a Gibson. I think they changed the headstock back to a traditional Gibson headstock and renamed the guitar a CS-336 (CS = Custom Shop). I'm sure there are other differences, but I am not sure what they are. Check this out: www.google.com/search?q=gibson+es-336+vs+cs-336&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS909US909&oq=gibson+es-336+vs+cs-336&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.9709j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
@@Peetie_Wheatstraw Thanks for the reply guys. Really cool guitar. John you have to do the 339 vs 336 comparison. I agree there's got to be a difference. Super cool guitars
Excellent review John, may you can add the 339 for the future opportunity, which is the like 336 but with plywood top and back. Greetings from Argentina!!!
Oh yea those are great! I’ve got an olive green 330 and it’s probably my favorite guitar. Love the fully hollow! Thanks as always for your insight and wonderful playing!
Lovely review. I'm still a big fan of the 330. Alosd like the 2007 Custom Shop 355 they did with P90's, but no varitone. Always wondered about that one!
My first electric was a 330 that I bought in 1977 for $249. I traded it for some pa equipment in 1981. At the time, It was just an old, out of style guitar. Everyone wanted pointy guitars back then. One of my many guitar regrets.
So I always see people complaining about the tuning stability on bigsbys but here is using it relatively aggressively and staying in tune, is the whole thing a myth or what’s the deal?
I have found that quality vibrato tailpieces, like bigsby or Gibson's maestro,hold tuning very well...AS Long as the strings don't get hung up in the nut..the strings are essentially pushed and pulled over the nut each time the vibrato is used,and they don't always return to the exact same place if the nut is pinching the strings..you can lube the nut .. graphite?..but the bottom line is the nut must match the strings for vibrato to function without going out of tune.... thoughts?
I have an ES 339, but it's only a matter of time before I get either a CS 356 (1st choice) or 336 (2nd). It's not small investment, but I'm hoping it'll become the guitar I hold on to till death - or severe arthritis. I see this guy do lots of Rig Rundowns, but didn't know he could kill the guitar like that. Props
Gibson stereo 79 RVT… Basically two AC 15‘s in the same box. 6BQ5 power tubes which are essentially the L 84s. Amazing amplifiers! I’ve had one for almost 25 years and it never fails to blossom.
Yo tengo una Gibson stereo 345 num de serie 000045 tiene el num en el cabezal y adentro en la calcomanía ovalada color naranja yo la compré usada en 1973 aproximadamente yo quiero saber que año es
I wish you'd put a good microphone up to the front of the amp, so we can hear the tones accurately. That room mic made them all sound approximately the same.
I mean I understand what your saying and I think I get where you coming from but don’t you think you could be hearing that because they are APPROXIMATELY THE SAME GUITARS LOL. Please don’t think that the differences escape me I get it. Just bustin chops
Nah. Room mic’s give a more accurate idea of the true sound you’d hear if you were sitting there in the room with him. Do you play guitar with your ear 1” from the speaker where you’d place a mic?
Gregory Holmberg I’m aware of that and the reasons why they do so - to keep the noise floor down and to keep other instruments or sounds from being picked up alongside the guitar on that track, for the recording. But when you sit down to listen to that recording, you sit back from the speakers and hear it in the room. Same as when you are playing your guitar, you are back away from it and hear it in the room. Haven’t you ever noticed when you watch a demo of a cheap 10 watt practice amp with a tiny speaker on RUclips, and they’ve got it close miked, that it sounds great - but you go into the store and try it and sounds like crap in the room? I understand if you primarily record and don’t focus as much on live playing, why you want to know how it sounds close miked, I’m just saying, that’s not an accurate representation of what an amp sounds like if you are sitting right there playing through it. And I think you’ll find that most recording engineers will tell you not to do a mix with headphones, listen through the studio monitors to do it. Same concept.
mk win my original point still stands. Your listening through RUclips and from the info I’ve heard multiple people who use RUclips for a living say that RUclips compresses and eqs all vids automatically and you can’t turn it off. That’s only one part though. Then 99% of us are listening threw phone speakers or not all that great headphones. You can def go even further and make more points but I think it’s unnecessary. I just think complaining about the kind of mic and/or placement of said mic in a video on RUclips which automatically changes how things sound. I understand wanting to express what you hear in the room as closely as possible online and getting as close as you can get duhhh of course. But complaining on a RUclips vid like I said that changes the sound a little anyway no less choosing to be bitching about it on a RUclips vid that’s a video on super close looking and sounding guitars to begin with lol. I’m not trying to be annoying or a dick and I’m not trying to attack you and I’m sorry if my opinion annoys you or angers you. Not my intentions. Just saying how I think it’s just a little pretentious I guess. Idk you though or anything like I said. That’s only just what reading your comment drove me to think about.
john bohlinger Mine is also quite clean (a ´71 I think). I heard from the owner that it was bought by a priest in that time. That probably explains why it has not a too difficult life 😄. Mine has Gibson metal tulip tuners that look vintage but unusual. It’s a nice guitar, although the neck is quite small. What about this one ?
It always makes me think about all those GREAT blues players with there 335's killing it for years idk why strats are so popular once u play a 335 u'll never go back!!!!!
I think there all special in there own way . Every few months I get the bug for a differant guitar . Im contsantly switching them out on my wall hangers . I have 7 hangers . The rest are under the bed in cases . I usually keep my mando , banjo and 6 string acoustic hanging all the time and swap the other four hangers with my othet electrics which include a 2006 strat ,es 137 , Washburn HB35. 2019 Les paul standard. American elite tele , partscaster hot rod tele , Dano 12 string , and squire jaguar bass . Im constantly changing them up depending what type of music im into at the time . I do like my American elite tele for gigging as its a super versatile guitar from classic rock country to jazz standards . I think the 335 is also very versatile . Love my washburn with Seth Lovers but I may sell it for a 335 60s if I can afford it
I had a stereo 79 for 25 years and what people don’t realize is it’s actually like having two AC 15‘s in the same box. The reverb and vibroto/tremelo are outstanding and they do require a bit of upkeep but they are more than worth it. Amazing amplifiers!!
John doesn’t know too much about the 355 stereo varitone stuff. It was made to go with the Gibson stereo 79 RVT which was a real stereo amplifier and the varitone was a series of filters and phase applications that work pretty well but they are definitely unusual. But when you bypass that stuff it really is an ebony fingerboard 335.… With a vibrato.
I had a 1962 Es 335 that I traded for a cool pair of canvas Concord basket ball boots....wish l still had it...l could trade it for some limited edition Nike Jordans
I honestly don't give two shits about gear and tones, I come to these videos for a bit of history but mostly to watch the cats dropping some sweet licks
The guitar only sounds as good as the player and the amp they're using. The 339 Pros are great guitars for the money, they definitely have better pickups than Epiphone used to do, but saying they sound better? I'd say there's definitely an argument as to saying they can hold their own against 3k guitars. I own a Gibson 335 that was 3k and a Gretsch Streamliner Center Block Jr. that was $450 full price. I love the cheap Broadtrons in the Gretsch (they're closer to PAFs than any Gretsch pickup) and *hated* the MHS pickups that came in the 335 (swapped em out last week). I'd still say the Gibson sounded better with the MHS but I'll definitely admit that the Gretsch holds it's own. Most 335s come set up like ass out of the factory too. They're *definitely* overpriced and I don't recommend Gibson if you want a double cutaway semi, but there's definitely a difference in the top between overseas semi laminates and the 3 piece laminate tops they do at Gibson...when they get it right 🤦♂️
I had a chance to buy a Gretch at a pawn shop for 200 dollars but I was with someone and they were rushing me and it was red with the Bixby ARM and a tail piece. How much did you pay and where did you purchase it? I buy from Sweetwater and have been for years and I to check out your model.
When I purchased my ES339 it sounded better than the Gibson and I had enough MONEY left over to buy the hummingbird pro and cases! I'm a 😊 HAPPY camper!
@@phillipholt6005 It's a Gretsch Streamliner Center Block Jr. I *highly* reccomend them. They come in around $450-$600. Avoid the full size models, the body goes too far into the neck, making all fretting above the 12th fret feel like a dreadnought. The Center Block Jr. on the other hand has amazing fret access, and is probably closer to your 339 in feel. They look snazzy, mine is a stop tailpiece but they do make a bigsby model and some have a P-90 in the neck. The best part is unlike every other Gretsch, it uses the same size pickups, tuners, and hardware as Epiphone so you can mod them any way you like! The Broadtrons are actually pretty great sounding for the price range too. They're PAF flavored humbuckers but look very Gretsch. I originally was planning on swapping them but I love the way the bridge pickup sounds with gain. I'd say go for the Broadtron/P-90 Bigsby Center Block Jr. if you want one with a Bigsby. The dual humbucker model just puts the same exact pickup in the neck position, and the P-90 definitely fixes that. Here's what I'm talking about on Sweetwater since you like going through them: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/G2655TGP9SMB--gretsch-g2655tg-p90-limited-edition-streamliner-center-block-jr-with-bigsby-electric-guitar-matte-black-with-laurel-fingerboard Best of luck. I think you'll love it if you love 339s and always wanted a Gretsch!
Epiphone came OUT with the es335 limited edition and it was 400 dollars but since I have the 339 I didn't buy it. I did buy the new Epi MUSE and it's awesome. I did a total review on you tube FEEDBACK. Not only you can COIL SPLITTING but on the top tone switch you CAN PHASE and it sounds awesome! After I buy the SQUIRE thin line semi hollow I'm going to purchase the SG MUSE. I'VE NEVER PLAYED AND SG BEFORE AND I WANT TO BUY A GRETCH.
Why do vid makers think that we really know what guitars sound like when their mike’s and my speaker stand between the sound and my ears. Watching on an iPad - it can only get as good as my crappy iPad speaker.
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I've had a CS-336 for about 15 years and it's basically a part of me at this point. It's the best guitar I've ever had by a country mile - a real hidden gem in the Gibson lineup.
Me too! My main squeeze for a over a decade
Awesome! I have now had mine for almost a year and i already couldn't imagine life without it.
I've been wanting on for year, but have never gotten to play one. Only heard demos, and they ALL sound good. I might have to just cross my fingers and buy one. Every 6-8 months I go through a cycle of listening to demos and then being disappointed by the colors available on reverb.
Great video John!! Love seeing and hearing the differences!!
I sooo wish you guys would buy a decent mic and interface for these videos. Such cool content but terrible audio. Ohhhh.please....
I think it’s fine, you can hear the tone and all the mojo as if you were there
I used my ES 355 Stereo effectively thru my Fender Dual Showman/Rev. I put the neck pickup into the Normal side and the bridge pickup into the Vibrato side. So when I flipped my switch the difference between the two side settings was that much greater. And if I engaged both pickups with the central setting it almost gave a dual guitar sound. Still great guitars and still played my ES 355 and my 62 Fender Jaguar !
I have the CS-336 and absolutely adore it. Perfect complement to my telecaster.
Awesome video, lots of fun, more of these, please!!
I don't have a Gibson ES range guitar but I do love my ES335 style Ibanez AS73T with Bigsby.
I've got an es-359 which is very similar to your es-336. It's basically a mini es-355. I've thought about getting a es-335 many times over the years but my little 359 sounds and plays so good there isn't really a point. You're totally right about those little es guitars, there's definitely something extra special going on. Mine came with 57 classics and it has this woody/warm/bright/clear sound. It literally sings no matter what amp it's plugged into.
Hi, I have a Paul Jackson Jr, (basically an ES-346) and want to add a tremolo/whammy bar...your ES-336 has one you said you added. What brand is it?
Stets bar. Works really well, easy install
I had a 345, it's by big regret having sold it. When i got it i had no interest in the stereo outputs, i had wished it was the normal mono. I wasn't running 2 amps, so i didn't see a need. Later, i not only ended up loving the stereo outs, I've actually converted several dual humbucker guitars to stereo.
With an ABY switcher i would run 1 pickup through an overdrive while the other went straight into a clean amp. Id run the neck pickup through an octave fuzz with the bridge pickup either clean or through a cleanish pedal or amp. Once you start trying different setups, you can't stop. I love running 1 pickup through a Wah or Volume pedal for swells over the other pickup, or run 1 through an EQ pedal, modulation, etc. It became something i used a lot and at this point it's just part of my playing.
*My 345 didn't have the traditional jack on the front by the switch and controls, it was a dual jack on the side like you find on a Les Paul.
Pretty sure the ES 336 started in 98 with the snakehead stock. The CS 336s started in the early 2000s.
Let's not forget the CS-356. Basically a downsized ES-355 but still a sweet guitar. I own one and would love to see this included in a comparison!
I wish you had included some comments on the ES-339 as well. But it was still interesting.
Johns playing is so unique. He does these runs that look like a hair scramble and I never know where he’s going and then he lands on his feet. Love it!
Thanks Aaron... sometimes I stick the landing... sometimes disaster. But that's part of the fun
LOVE this, JB. We REALLY dig your harp playing, too. Cheers!
My main guitar is a 2018 Antique Walnut ES-335 that I had modded with a 57 classic in the bridge and a Dearmond Gold Tone Humbucker in the neck.
Other than the fact that it came in a case that was too small, and the wiring was so poorly done that it caused microphonic feedback...I love it.
I had the 57/Dearmond combo in my SG and loved the semi feel from my ES-139. Now I've wasted way too much money on this thing but I've never been happier.
It sucks being a Gibson player.
I enjoyed this immensely. I spent 18 years of birthday, ho,y communion, graduation and guitarshop job money on a Memphis 57 reissue in 1998, and after gluing the headstock back on twice, it’s still my only guitar and the only one I need. I’ll take a tele if you’re offering though. ; )I play mostly old school country on it, and it’s so great for that that I’m always surprised I see almost no country players using them.
P.S. Is that an old Magnatone lap steel on the shelf in back of you? My only amp, is a 1959(ish) Magnatone 213a re-branded “Harmophone” by an organ company. It sounds so great, especially with the 335 I don’t want anything else. Got it on eBay for 350$ back then and I think I’ve seen them going for 1700$ now. I’d love to get my hands on one of those lap steelsor even better a bigsby designed Mark III deluxe. Oh man.
Thank you so much for the wonderful show. Love the history. I'll take the 336. Love you all Bill.
Great Video! I Have A 1967 Gibson ES355 TDSV And Of All My Gibsons It's My Favorite!
Please what Dimarzio PAFs are you using! I love the way they are sounding!
Hey John - I've enjoyed this ISO LAB series so much...can't thank you enough for the entertainment and diversion during this stressful time! Between your series and Buk's Homeskoolin I've been able to stay sane and learn a lot. Your taste in instruments is stellar. Has this all been your personal collection or do you borrow some of these beauties for the demos? Play on man!
So where's 355 in the video ? I'm interested in 335 vs 355 , thanks !
One of the things I like about John is how he owns his limitations. He immediately apologizes for hacking Eric Johnson's 'Cliffs of Dover'. But yes, we get the point. Keep up the good work JB.
Exactly..... The same thing your ol lady said about you.
Thanks for doing a full run down on the ES line.
Going to grab my 335 and play it today, thanks John and Premier Guitar
Rock on!
Thanks for the video! Does the 336 have any neck dive? I tried a 339 recently and ended up not getting because of the neck dive
Love my 2005 CS-356, very similar to the 336 and 339, but mine has the backs and sides carved from one piece of mahogany.I also believe Gibson calls the split diamond a "trapezoid inlay."
Another awesome video John thanks!
ES's always look so pretty in a bright burst
I never knew the difference between a 336 and a 339. I always assumed similar construction. You know what they say; when you assume!
As much as people gush over Les Paul's with PAFs, i think they sound best in 335s.
Cliffs of Dover has a Strat in the opening and closing solo, the rest of 335. If you listen closely you can hear it go from 335 to Strat around 3:04 mark.
Great Demo my friend John.
...nice rundown! I believe, that these ES-Models are often underrated. I love my ES-335 Memphis Custom Shop, 'cause it's so versatile sound- and playwise. Also the Memphis Custom Shop ES-Les Paul is a cool rocking' guitar. Don't underestimate the ES-Line. Often the ES-335 is known as the "Burst Killer"...
This DiMarzio equipped 335 sounds darn good ! 🎸👍🏻
I love those pickups
john bohlinger Do you remember what model/Alnico type they are ? Thanks John
@@frantisca The PAF Masters, I think. Love them.
To further muddy the waters I have a Walnut ES 330 with Humbuckers from the factory ! Great video John and Premier Guitar ! 😎🎸👍
Nice playing. Nice collection.
what is he playing at 6:02 I know I have heard it a million times haha but I'm drawing a blank, someone help me out
Lenny by SRV
I had a 339 but sold it. It was very much a duplication of my 335 and pretty neck heavy. I loved the smaller size.
nicely done sir! well explained and informative! rock on!
Love that stetsbar trem
The 336 is like a 335 mixed with an ES Les Paul, which I've always hankered after.
Man that's a nice collection John! Always the perfect guitars for tasty licks with a touch of OD.
Thanks Matt.
This reminds me the time I bough a epiphone les paul custom pro to go further than fender sound circle...
The ES-335 and the casino were close but I always had a crush on that amazing les paul... The right choice I think
The ES-150 DC is so cool , there was one at Rumble Seat Music in Santa Fe NM ( south of where I live in Taos ) , my friend & I would go down there to geek out , I would pick up the ES-150 and drool all over it ( it was Walnut like that one ), sadly Rumble Seat is no longer there...Also the ES-150 looks like a birthday cake from the side ! Thanks John !
please tell me about that stetsbar.. what version of that do you have?
John, i used to have a 72 just like yours in walnut sure miss it.
Good ES history overview. I do want to point out that the Gibson Custom Shop ES-336 actually came out in 1996, not the early 2000s. I had one I bought in Feb. 1997 and unfortunately had to sell it a few years ago. It had the "different", more narrow headstock with straight string pull from the nut to the tuners. It stayed in tune and played the best of any Gibson guitar I owned at the time.
Thanks for the heads up. You're totally right.
I agree great review, just curious though....I thought the 336 was a "CS-336" not an "ES-336," is it not? Always wanted to hear one (336) compared to an ES-339.
@@scubagib6438 Yes, I've love to A/B the 336 and 339 hear the difference. The ply compared to hardwood has got to make a difference. I'm curious which one sound better.
@@scubagib6438 Originally, it was a Gibson Custom Shop ES-336, which had the smaller, narrower headstock that was really unusual for a Gibson. I think they changed the headstock back to a traditional Gibson headstock and renamed the guitar a CS-336 (CS = Custom Shop). I'm sure there are other differences, but I am not sure what they are. Check this out: www.google.com/search?q=gibson+es-336+vs+cs-336&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS909US909&oq=gibson+es-336+vs+cs-336&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.9709j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
@@Peetie_Wheatstraw Thanks for the reply guys. Really cool guitar. John you have to do the 339 vs 336 comparison. I agree there's got to be a difference. Super cool guitars
What about the ES 339 which I think is similar in size to the 336?
I think so..
Love 335's wind blowing through F Holes with Hi-Gain Amps 💫
Where can I get the ES355?
Anyone know what rendition of “hit the road jack” he was playing??
58 es335 had dots. Block inlay not until the 60' . First 335's also had a mohagany end block capping the maple center block. Which ended with Nora.
Excellent review John, may you can add the 339 for the future opportunity, which is the like 336 but with plywood top and back. Greetings from Argentina!!!
Play on, Amigo.
That Variotone is great.
Thanks John! Fantastic playing. You need a 330 for the collection!
I have a Epi Casino Lennon. Great guitar, very close to the 330.
Oh yea those are great! I’ve got an olive green 330 and it’s probably my favorite guitar. Love the fully hollow!
Thanks as always for your insight and wonderful playing!
@@andrew.b.cyr_music Oh, the Olive Green... that's cool. Congrats. Play on, amigo
Alex Lifeson, Steve Howe, Frank Zappa, ...... how long is the list of players of these guitars!
That 355 was something special. I'm not a big fan of humbuckers usually but that one showed a lot of tonal flexibility.
Lovely review. I'm still a big fan of the 330. Alosd like the 2007 Custom Shop 355 they did with P90's, but no varitone. Always wondered about that one!
My first electric was a 330 that I bought in 1977 for $249. I traded it for some pa equipment in 1981. At the time, It was just an old, out of style guitar. Everyone wanted pointy guitars back then. One of my many guitar regrets.
The ES-335 was made only from 1996 to 2001. It was replaced by the CS-336.
Is the ES 336 the same size as the 339?
Didn't the 336 come with classic 57s?
Great video. I love your playing style.
VERY , VERY NICE JOHN
So I always see people complaining about the tuning stability on bigsbys but here is using it relatively aggressively and staying in tune, is the whole thing a myth or what’s the deal?
I have found that quality vibrato tailpieces, like bigsby or Gibson's maestro,hold tuning very well...AS Long as the strings don't get hung up in the nut..the strings are essentially pushed and pulled over the nut each time the vibrato is used,and they don't always return to the exact same place if the nut is pinching the strings..you can lube the nut .. graphite?..but the bottom line is the nut must match the strings for vibrato to function without going out of tune.... thoughts?
After Strats, ES335s are my favorite guitars. I could easily get by with just a Strat and 335.
I have an ES 339, but it's only a matter of time before I get either a CS 356 (1st choice) or 336 (2nd). It's not small investment, but I'm hoping it'll become the guitar I hold on to till death - or severe arthritis.
I see this guy do lots of Rig Rundowns, but didn't know he could kill the guitar like that. Props
Thanks for this interesting, fun demo of the guitars. Best wishes, John!
Man, this was an excellent vid ...
That 355 is stunning.
Thumbs up for the Josie
Gibson made a stereo amp at the time to go with it ;-)
Gibson stereo 79 RVT… Basically two AC 15‘s in the same box. 6BQ5 power tubes which are essentially the L 84s. Amazing amplifiers! I’ve had one for almost 25 years and it never fails to blossom.
336 is for me.....sweet!
Yo tengo una Gibson stereo 345 num de serie 000045 tiene el num en el cabezal y adentro en la calcomanía ovalada color naranja yo la compré usada en 1973 aproximadamente yo quiero saber que año es
Captain William Edward Schlegel 111
Hi Captain, I'm over here in New Zealand, So you might have to explain what you meant, otherwise you might have to shag sheep in the lock down
I wish you'd put a good microphone up to the front of the amp, so we can hear the tones accurately. That room mic made them all sound approximately the same.
I mean I understand what your saying and I think I get where you coming from but don’t you think you could be hearing that because they are APPROXIMATELY THE SAME GUITARS LOL. Please don’t think that the differences escape me I get it. Just bustin chops
Nah. Room mic’s give a more accurate idea of the true sound you’d hear if you were sitting there in the room with him. Do you play guitar with your ear 1” from the speaker where you’d place a mic?
@@darwinsaye Ask any recording engineer how they record a guitar amp and they'll tell they put a microphone a few inches off the front of the speaker.
Gregory Holmberg I’m aware of that and the reasons why they do so - to keep the noise floor down and to keep other instruments or sounds from being picked up alongside the guitar on that track, for the recording. But when you sit down to listen to that recording, you sit back from the speakers and hear it in the room. Same as when you are playing your guitar, you are back away from it and hear it in the room. Haven’t you ever noticed when you watch a demo of a cheap 10 watt practice amp with a tiny speaker on RUclips, and they’ve got it close miked, that it sounds great - but you go into the store and try it and sounds like crap in the room? I understand if you primarily record and don’t focus as much on live playing, why you want to know how it sounds close miked, I’m just saying, that’s not an accurate representation of what an amp sounds like if you are sitting right there playing through it. And I think you’ll find that most recording engineers will tell you not to do a mix with headphones, listen through the studio monitors to do it. Same concept.
mk win my original point still stands. Your listening through RUclips and from the info I’ve heard multiple people who use RUclips for a living say that RUclips compresses and eqs all vids automatically and you can’t turn it off. That’s only one part though. Then 99% of us are listening threw phone speakers or not all that great headphones. You can def go even further and make more points but I think it’s unnecessary. I just think complaining about the kind of mic and/or placement of said mic in a video on RUclips which automatically changes how things sound. I understand wanting to express what you hear in the room as closely as possible online and getting as close as you can get duhhh of course. But complaining on a RUclips vid like I said that changes the sound a little anyway no less choosing to be bitching about it on a RUclips vid that’s a video on super close looking and sounding guitars to begin with lol. I’m not trying to be annoying or a dick and I’m not trying to attack you and I’m sorry if my opinion annoys you or angers you. Not my intentions. Just saying how I think it’s just a little pretentious I guess. Idk you though or anything like I said. That’s only just what reading your comment drove me to think about.
Very good vid, John. Interesting how this later 150 had no resemblance to the original.
Right? That struck me as well.
john bohlinger Mine is also quite clean (a ´71 I think). I heard from the owner that it was bought by a priest in that time. That probably explains why it has not a too difficult life 😄. Mine has Gibson metal tulip tuners that look vintage but unusual. It’s a nice guitar, although the neck is quite small. What about this one ?
9:06 i need that Strap
Someone help me plase
That is a Levy Strap. My fav...
@@johnbohlinger Thanks John!
I liked the 335 the best of them all.
Where do you get the money from!?
I work and then people pay me for my service.
I want a 336 so bad now!! Never seen one till now
It always makes me think about all those GREAT blues players with there 335's killing it for years idk why strats are so popular once u play a 335 u'll never go back!!!!!
I think there all special in there own way . Every few months I get the bug for a differant guitar . Im contsantly switching them out on my wall hangers . I have 7 hangers . The rest are under the bed in cases . I usually keep my mando , banjo and 6 string acoustic hanging all the time and swap the other four hangers with my othet electrics which include a 2006 strat ,es 137 , Washburn HB35. 2019 Les paul standard. American elite tele , partscaster hot rod tele , Dano 12 string , and squire jaguar bass . Im constantly changing them up depending what type of music im into at the time . I do like my American elite tele for gigging as its a super versatile guitar from classic rock country to jazz standards . I think the 335 is also very versatile . Love my washburn with Seth Lovers but I may sell it for a 335 60s if I can afford it
Didn't Gibson have a stereo amplifier to go with the stereo Guitar.
GA79 or the GA78
I had a stereo 79 for 25 years and what people don’t realize is it’s actually like having two AC 15‘s in the same box. The reverb and vibroto/tremelo are outstanding and they do require a bit of upkeep but they are more than worth it. Amazing amplifiers!!
@@jfredknobloch wet dry set up?
@@jfredknobloch how heavy was the amp?
@@jfredknobloch ive been playing a marstro GA78 for a couple years. And really enjoy that amp. No trem on it but what a broadcaster!
John doesn’t know too much about the 355 stereo varitone stuff. It was made to go with the Gibson stereo 79 RVT which was a real stereo amplifier and the varitone was a series of filters and phase applications that work pretty well but they are definitely unusual. But when you bypass that stuff it really is an ebony fingerboard 335.… With a vibrato.
But somehow Marvin Berry and Marty McFly were playing an ES 345 in 1955 with PAF's. LOL!
HA
Cool guitars I like the Bibles in the back with the mountain representing the Lord Jesus Christ
Benny Harvey played these, usually all at once. Rip big man.
what about 339?
Lenny!!! ❤️
I had a 1962 Es 335 that I traded for a cool pair of canvas Concord basket ball boots....wish l still had it...l could trade it for some limited edition Nike Jordans
I honestly don't give two shits about gear and tones, I come to these videos for a bit of history but mostly to watch the cats dropping some sweet licks
He didn't mention the ES 339. I have the Epiphone ES 339 pro and it sounds better than Gibson's. Maybe that's why he didn't mention it.
The guitar only sounds as good as the player and the amp they're using.
The 339 Pros are great guitars for the money, they definitely have better pickups than Epiphone used to do, but saying they sound better? I'd say there's definitely an argument as to saying they can hold their own against 3k guitars.
I own a Gibson 335 that was 3k and a Gretsch Streamliner Center Block Jr. that was $450 full price.
I love the cheap Broadtrons in the Gretsch (they're closer to PAFs than any Gretsch pickup) and *hated* the MHS pickups that came in the 335 (swapped em out last week).
I'd still say the Gibson sounded better with the MHS but I'll definitely admit that the Gretsch holds it's own.
Most 335s come set up like ass out of the factory too. They're *definitely* overpriced and I don't recommend Gibson if you want a double cutaway semi, but there's definitely a difference in the top between overseas semi laminates and the 3 piece laminate tops they do at Gibson...when they get it right 🤦♂️
I had a chance to buy a Gretch at a pawn shop for 200 dollars but I was with someone and they were rushing me and it was red with the Bixby ARM and a tail piece. How much did you pay and where did you purchase it? I buy from Sweetwater and have been for years and I to check out your model.
When I purchased my ES339 it sounded better than the Gibson and I had enough MONEY left over to buy the hummingbird pro and cases! I'm a 😊 HAPPY camper!
@@phillipholt6005 It's a Gretsch Streamliner Center Block Jr.
I *highly* reccomend them. They come in around $450-$600. Avoid the full size models, the body goes too far into the neck, making all fretting above the 12th fret feel like a dreadnought.
The Center Block Jr. on the other hand has amazing fret access, and is probably closer to your 339 in feel.
They look snazzy, mine is a stop tailpiece but they do make a bigsby model and some have a P-90 in the neck.
The best part is unlike every other Gretsch, it uses the same size pickups, tuners, and hardware as Epiphone so you can mod them any way you like!
The Broadtrons are actually pretty great sounding for the price range too. They're PAF flavored humbuckers but look very Gretsch. I originally was planning on swapping them but I love the way the bridge pickup sounds with gain.
I'd say go for the Broadtron/P-90 Bigsby Center Block Jr. if you want one with a Bigsby. The dual humbucker model just puts the same exact pickup in the neck position, and the P-90 definitely fixes that.
Here's what I'm talking about on Sweetwater since you like going through them:
www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/G2655TGP9SMB--gretsch-g2655tg-p90-limited-edition-streamliner-center-block-jr-with-bigsby-electric-guitar-matte-black-with-laurel-fingerboard
Best of luck. I think you'll love it if you love 339s and always wanted a Gretsch!
Epiphone came OUT with the es335 limited edition and it was 400 dollars but since I have the 339 I didn't buy it. I did buy the new Epi MUSE and it's awesome. I did a total review on you tube FEEDBACK. Not only you can COIL SPLITTING but on the top tone switch you CAN PHASE and it sounds awesome! After I buy the SQUIRE thin line semi hollow I'm going to purchase the SG MUSE. I'VE NEVER PLAYED AND SG BEFORE AND I WANT TO BUY A GRETCH.
You forgot to mention the 320 :)
335 clear winner 🥇
Loved the 70s. It was loud I dunno
got that paint brush hair cut going
Okay, okay, I take the first one.
Why do vid makers think that we really know what guitars sound like when their mike’s and my speaker stand between the sound and my ears. Watching on an iPad - it can only get as good as my crappy iPad speaker.
Steve Howe = Gibson
336 would've been impressive luthier craftsmanship had the top and body been carved by actual craftsman, not a CNC programmable router.