Is the Gibson ES-335 the Most Versatile Guitar EVER?

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  • Опубликовано: 23 сен 2024
  • Is the Gibson ES-335 the most versatile guitar ever? We compared Gibson and Epiphone ES-335, ES-355, and ES-339 guitars to show you some of our favorite semi-hollow body guitars!
    In this excerpt from our Gibson and Epiphone ES buyer’s guide, Dinesh plays us through some of the best semi-hollowbody guitars on offer from Gibson Brands including ES guitars such as the Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab Aged ES-335 and ES-355 models, Gibson USA ES-335 guitars, and a pair of Epiphone ES guitars, proving beyond doubt that when it comes to versatile all-rounders, the ES-335 is one of the best electric guitars ever made.
    Guitars used in this Gibson ES guitar buyer’s guide:
    ✅ Gibson Custom Shop 1959 ES-355 Reissue
    ✅ Gibson Custom Shop 1961 ES-335 Reissue
    ✅ Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1959 ES-355 Watermelon Red Light Aged
    ✅ Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1959 ES-335 Ebony Ultra Light Aged
    ✅ Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 Sixties Cherry Heavy Aged
    ✅ Gibson USA Original Collection ES-335 Ebony
    ✅ Gibson USA Modern Collection ES-339 Figured
    ✅ Epiphone BB King Lucille Ebony
    ✅ Epiphone Jim James ES-335 Seventies Walnut
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Комментарии • 105

  • @MalisaDonnelly
    @MalisaDonnelly 11 месяцев назад +30

    Never thought about it before, but it does play all genres very well 👍

    • @garnetgun
      @garnetgun 10 месяцев назад

      You would be over-spending of you think that 😅😅😅

  • @moderndaygrinch
    @moderndaygrinch 10 месяцев назад +135

    Every guitar is versatile

    • @wyattc.
      @wyattc. 10 месяцев назад +1

      Fr

    • @garnetgun
      @garnetgun 10 месяцев назад +1

      Agreed....

    • @brianjones4026
      @brianjones4026 10 месяцев назад +6

      its all in the fingers of the man holding the guitar !

    • @johnshields6539
      @johnshields6539 5 месяцев назад +3

      To a point it's in the hands, but you cannot dictate electronics my son, you can't teach a cat to bark you hearing me san😘

    • @TheJofrica
      @TheJofrica Месяц назад

      Some more than others though

  • @castleanthrax1833
    @castleanthrax1833 11 месяцев назад +9

    They all looked beautiful.
    I'd be happy with any one of them.

  • @stephanieortiz2966
    @stephanieortiz2966 10 месяцев назад +15

    The guitar looks amazing and who ever that guy is he did great

    • @gibson
      @gibson  10 месяцев назад +6

      Dinesh is a legend.

  • @Dennis-pq3rc
    @Dennis-pq3rc 10 месяцев назад +6

    So true. I own 5 of them . Playing mostly blues and funk . I use my tele for my country and 6os music but the feeling I get holding my Gibson can't be put into words.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

    • @hendrix1175
      @hendrix1175 10 месяцев назад +1

      Owning five guitars proves that there isn’t one guitar versatile enough to get rid of the others.

    • @nickklein4676
      @nickklein4676 6 месяцев назад +1

      Ugh I’m the same way. I enjoy playing my strats so easy to play. But man when I pick up the Gibson something feels special even though it ways like a cinder lock

    • @TheJofrica
      @TheJofrica Месяц назад

      ⁠@@hendrix1175He said he owns 5 of them, maybe he just likes them so much. Doesn’t prove your point. If he owned 5 different other guitars then your point might be more valid

  • @MisterJWJ71
    @MisterJWJ71 10 месяцев назад +7

    The Lucille model is an ES-355 and the varitone makes it (and the ES-345) more versatile than a 335. Granted a lot if people don't like the varitone because they think it "sucks tone" but it gives you more options from a full on humbucker growl to an almost acoustic sound.

  • @mr3klax
    @mr3klax 3 месяца назад +1

    The Cherry Red one with the block inlays and bound oversized headstock with split-diamond inlay is an ES-355.

  • @Negative.mrb1
    @Negative.mrb1 10 месяцев назад +10

    Anyone else think the thumbnail was Adam Jones playing a 335

  • @dallasbarber1439
    @dallasbarber1439 23 дня назад +1

    I got to hold one of those today

    • @gibson
      @gibson  20 дней назад

      They're so cool! How did you find it?

    • @dallasbarber1439
      @dallasbarber1439 20 дней назад

      @@gibson at the guitar shop well I got to hold the Epiphone dot and the es335

  • @kirkscobey3031
    @kirkscobey3031 10 месяцев назад +14

    For the money I’ll take the Epiphone every time

    • @Rex-golf_player810
      @Rex-golf_player810 10 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah cuz you can basically get like 10 of them for each gibson lol

    • @skummelkatt
      @skummelkatt 10 месяцев назад +1

      Amen!

  • @autk
    @autk 9 месяцев назад

    335 rules, have a tobacco sunburst from 1982 and it's a dream. Not a flaw anywhere and sounds amazing.

  • @randall9000
    @randall9000 10 месяцев назад +19

    Most versatile would be a strat with a bridge humbucker imo

    • @jakesauce
      @jakesauce 10 месяцев назад +2

      yea i agree with you

    • @garnetgun
      @garnetgun 10 месяцев назад +2

      Agreed 👍

    • @garnetgun
      @garnetgun 10 месяцев назад

      Gibsons suck for the price you pay.... better alternatives available in the market by the way😅😅😅

  • @johnbsouth1
    @johnbsouth1 11 месяцев назад +6

    I’ve always thought it was the most amazing guitar I’ve ever seen. It has a brilliant sound. It is super versatile no doubt. The only thing it’s not is super affordable. 😅

  • @FYMASMD
    @FYMASMD 10 месяцев назад

    ES347. That said I have a Japanese telecaster with Barden pickups. Alder body, maple neck. I’ve done slight contouring on the back.Sperzel tuners. That in my mind is my most versatile guitar. The ES is good, but the tele is my choice.

  • @megastick9324
    @megastick9324 10 месяцев назад +2

    Beautiful guitars all , and killer sound. But in MY opinion, the Tele is the most versatile. Others are versatile, but the MOST versatile belongs to Tele.

  • @kurtweiand7086
    @kurtweiand7086 10 месяцев назад

    I would choose An HSS Strat for the most versatile axe! And stick a P 90 in the neck!👍

  • @cherrysunburst1959
    @cherrysunburst1959 10 месяцев назад +1

    top 5 for sure

  • @Miguel-hk5hr
    @Miguel-hk5hr 3 месяца назад

    Sin duda alguna es la más versátil, más aún que la stratocaster

  • @AlmostLakai94
    @AlmostLakai94 10 месяцев назад +1

    339 for me 👌🏽

  • @schreds
    @schreds 10 месяцев назад

    if i could only go on the road with one axe it would be a es335 stop tail bridge ,, best of all worlds something to be said for that piece of lumber running down the center of the body ,, tone for daze

  • @chasmenear7130
    @chasmenear7130 10 месяцев назад +1

    I don't know about that, but I would agree that the good ones are very 'vocal', and instantly recognizable as what they are!

  • @bloozedaddy
    @bloozedaddy 10 месяцев назад +2

    Not as long as there are strats.

  • @nicodal7303
    @nicodal7303 7 месяцев назад

    The blueberry burst 😍😍😍

  • @tylerdougherty2981
    @tylerdougherty2981 11 месяцев назад +21

    Naw the telecaster is

    • @388sbc5
      @388sbc5 10 месяцев назад +2

      Strat

  • @stanislavmigra
    @stanislavmigra 11 месяцев назад

    Versatile? Im not sure what this word really mean, regarding guitars.
    But 335 is very expresive guitar, that sounds like you, so in this regard it is very versatile, as it represents what you are doing to a T. 👌👍
    I love 335s ❤ all of them

  • @leonardosantosdesouza9530
    @leonardosantosdesouza9530 10 месяцев назад +1

    Nem de longe! Fender Stratocaster

  • @almirantenelson1469
    @almirantenelson1469 11 месяцев назад

    sem dúvida a minha eleita além de apreciar a Telecaster .

  • @samcurrey2442
    @samcurrey2442 11 месяцев назад +3

    If I could afford one I might be able to comment on the posed question😂

  • @MrJermeyp
    @MrJermeyp 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thought that was Adam Jones 😂

    • @gibson
      @gibson  10 месяцев назад

      He gets that a lot!

  • @Alanoffer
    @Alanoffer 10 месяцев назад +2

    I can only afford the Eastman version , a Gibson is way out of my reach

  • @JoashSherwin
    @JoashSherwin 10 месяцев назад

    Is the mesa boogie versatile Enough?

    • @gibson
      @gibson  10 месяцев назад

      You bet! MESA/Boogie has an amp for every kind of style!

  • @carriedunn950
    @carriedunn950 10 месяцев назад

    I NEED IT

  • @adriagil5041
    @adriagil5041 10 месяцев назад

    fender stratocaster is 😊

  • @Igor.K95
    @Igor.K95 10 месяцев назад

    Universal? Maybe something heavier to play in the example too? Like metal ))))

  • @murfdog19
    @murfdog19 8 месяцев назад +1

    So cool that Gibson got the son of Dave Grohl and Nuno Bettencourt to do this demo!!

  • @kaivrock
    @kaivrock 10 месяцев назад +1

    The Telecaster to me is the most versatile

  • @yourdrummer2034
    @yourdrummer2034 11 месяцев назад

    I really like the Blueberry Burst..

    • @Aidanknaster
      @Aidanknaster 10 месяцев назад

      That was a 339 actually. Literally the same guitar, but the body is smaller.

    • @megastick9324
      @megastick9324 10 месяцев назад +1

      Virtually, it’s “ virtually” the same. If it were “ literally” the same it would BE the same. That word is way over used these days, and usually in the wrong context. Sorry for the English lesson , but people have to know the difference.

    • @getalifeloser-y4s
      @getalifeloser-y4s 10 месяцев назад +1

      Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

    • @yourdrummer2034
      @yourdrummer2034 10 месяцев назад

      @@getalifeloser-y4s Slava Ukraini

    • @megastick9324
      @megastick9324 10 месяцев назад

      @@getalifeloser-y4s screw them.

  • @staffordduecker665
    @staffordduecker665 10 месяцев назад

    Alex Lifeson thought so...

  • @auntjenifer7774
    @auntjenifer7774 11 месяцев назад +1

    EVH used the humbucker from a vintage Gibson 335 to put in his frankenstrat and i can see why !
    Did you hear the tone from the watermelon colored one with the gain up !? It sounded like EVH !

    • @gibson
      @gibson  11 месяцев назад +1

      Now that I'm listening again, it does!

  • @hplee581
    @hplee581 10 месяцев назад +2

    The best sound is 70% amplifier and 30% guitar.

    • @cherrysunburst1959
      @cherrysunburst1959 10 месяцев назад

      I would say the reverse 70% guitar, 30% amplifier determines sound.

    • @hplee581
      @hplee581 10 месяцев назад +1

      @cherrysunburst1959 sorry but I don’t think so..

    • @cherrysunburst1959
      @cherrysunburst1959 10 месяцев назад

      @@hplee581 opinions vary, thats why I posted mine.

    • @hplee581
      @hplee581 10 месяцев назад

      @cherrysunburst1959 Good I agree.

  • @Taxevader-gk9ms
    @Taxevader-gk9ms 10 месяцев назад

    even if it's unplugged it would kinda work as an acoustic

    • @gibson
      @gibson  10 месяцев назад

      They sure are loud!

  • @gollokosokotroko9556
    @gollokosokotroko9556 10 месяцев назад

    La amo con mi alma pero es la strato

  • @konstantinkiev5964
    @konstantinkiev5964 10 месяцев назад

    Полу-акустика Гибсон, это джаз. А джаз всегда межу классикой и роком. Связующее звено.
    Да и на не подключенной можно в помещении очень хорошо играть.

  • @joecrowaz
    @joecrowaz 10 месяцев назад

    Without a doubt.

  • @mattwilhelmmusic
    @mattwilhelmmusic 10 месяцев назад +2

    A good 335 is better than a good anything else.

  • @AnkitSingh-vx4dy
    @AnkitSingh-vx4dy 2 дня назад

    Why you never talk about 339 ?

  • @d523b
    @d523b 9 месяцев назад

    하 내기타다 es-335 크흐~맨날 보기만해도 웃음이 멈추질 않다는 ㅎ

  • @twitcheyspleen
    @twitcheyspleen 10 месяцев назад

    wonderful guitars. My telecasters are the most versatile in my collection

  • @the_null_man
    @the_null_man 10 месяцев назад +2

    yes, but... does it djent? 😂

  • @TheJols
    @TheJols 10 месяцев назад +1

    Versatile guitar: Proceeds to only play different varieties of blues

  • @caydespliff181
    @caydespliff181 10 месяцев назад +1

    weird hair cool guitar

  • @marcelcosta51
    @marcelcosta51 10 месяцев назад

    Espetacular mas a minha desafinava pra kct

  • @getalifeloser-y4s
    @getalifeloser-y4s 10 месяцев назад

    Strat

  • @kevindick7485
    @kevindick7485 10 месяцев назад

    I will have take money away from my kids college savings to get one of these fine works of musical masterpiece . They are fine in tone an versatility but not cool looking but with the reality of a great player in a classic rock band . These ES-335 series have their place as a high end investment . Not in heavey metal band .

    • @megastick9324
      @megastick9324 10 месяцев назад +1

      What about a Byrdland or Casino? Gretch? Rickenbacker?…

  • @robertwells6454
    @robertwells6454 10 месяцев назад

    I had a chance to get one when I was a stupid Kid. What a fool I was, at the time I didn't think it was cool enough. I didn't even bother to hear it. 😖💨

  • @jeanclaudejobet2665
    @jeanclaudejobet2665 11 месяцев назад

    😍👍👌✌️❤️

  • @mikestroud9969
    @mikestroud9969 10 месяцев назад

    Dont ask me. Probably best to ask Ted Nugent etc etc etc. Take care 👍👌💯🎸🎸

    • @megastick9324
      @megastick9324 10 месяцев назад +1

      Uncle Ted plays a Byrdland, semi hollow. Same look, different animal. Same with Gretsch and Rickenbacker, similar look, total different animals.

  • @lydianian
    @lydianian Месяц назад +1

    Why do foreign guitarists get tatoo in their arms? I can't get it.🤪

  • @tringamonga2024
    @tringamonga2024 10 месяцев назад

    All sounds same Digital sound

  • @Perrywinkle3750
    @Perrywinkle3750 6 месяцев назад

    Your wrong! It’s the les Paul!

    • @thehevytrooper
      @thehevytrooper 4 месяца назад

      i mean they both have humbucker pickups so i guess they should both be versatile... i would say the es 335 leans more to bluesy sounds while the les paul is more oriented to that raspy metal tone... but in the end you can play anything on anything so its just prefferance.

    • @Perrywinkle3750
      @Perrywinkle3750 4 месяца назад

      @@thehevytrooperyeah you’re right, since then I’ve opened up to more guitars. Still a die hard Les Paul fan though

  • @sandordula5207
    @sandordula5207 10 месяцев назад

    I am not impressed, not at all. Although he is a good player, none of the guitars here sound as they could and should be. The versatility is a just a word here, depends on every player's ability and a lot of other things. The true sound is in the hand, for example think about Frank Marino and as he plays Hendrix on SG. These models are wonderful, would be nice to hear them for what they are really good at.

  • @adriagil5041
    @adriagil5041 10 месяцев назад

    no

  • @craigtodd8297
    @craigtodd8297 8 месяцев назад

    The most versatile guitar comes in the 3 most boring colours.

    • @thehevytrooper
      @thehevytrooper 4 месяца назад

      you can repaint your guitar... im sure you can pay somone to do it too... if you have the money to buy a es 335 you can specd an extra 250 bucks on the coulour

  • @carlolsmargom4962
    @carlolsmargom4962 10 месяцев назад

    Noup, that title belongs to the Stratocaster 😊

  • @elquepasadeti
    @elquepasadeti 10 месяцев назад

    ...NO...."Fender"

  • @sonicsparkles2465
    @sonicsparkles2465 10 месяцев назад

    No