Why You Need A Gibson 335
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- Опубликовано: 31 авг 2022
- Jonathan dives into why he loves a 335 and why you should too! A truly versatile guitar that covers a lot of ground and with some serious style! Let us know what if you made the jump to a 335 or any other of the Semi Hollow Gibsons?
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Loving this format with a countdown to demo. Little description, some history, so technical details, then BAM!- rad playing. More please
I'm sort of the opposite in my thoughts about the countdown. Its like, ignore what Johnathon has to say, just skip him and his knowledge.
Jonathan killing it! Sounded so good.
Always a pleasure to see and hear you play, Jonathan. Your music on Spotify is on high rotation in my music listening world right now. I find myself humming Avalon to myself constantly. 👍👍😀😀👏👏
That sweet feedback of a semi hollow is something special
Awesome demo Jonathan 🤘
I've played mostly Strats and Teles over the past 20 years but I finally bought a Gibson ES-335 about a year ago and I love its versatility. So many tonal options and very comfortable to play. Mine is a 2014 with a slim early 60' s neck and its a joy to play. Your playing is fantastic by the way.
Thanks for summing up that series of guitars. I knew little to nothing about them. Very cool!
In 1972 I use to have a 1968 ES 335, but I traded it for other gear because it was too big for me to play comfortably. A few months ago I bought an ES 339 it took the place of my ES 335. Now I have one that's similar to my ES 335 it's smaller and fits me better.
Wow, awesome playing Jon that guitar sounds phenomenal
First time seeing video. Love the format and time counter for demo! Brilliant bro!
Fantastic video----5 years ago got a 1964 ES-345 reissue and its become my number 1 guitar, for all the reasons you state---it can cover anything and they play and look amazing. Also, so far feedback issues have been fairly minimal. Great job Jonathan, LOVED the video, cheers!!!
I have an epiphone 335 inspired by Gibson and I dream of owning a Gibson. The epi gets you half way there
Kind of. If you find an Epiphone with a comfortable sized neck and change the pickups it could actually be better than a typical Gibson
I have a great Epiphone 335 PRO. It was $499 new a couple years ago, found it used for like $300 with a couple nicks. The Pro has upgraded pickups with push/pull coil tapping, block inlays, build quality and feel is excellent. Really could find no faults with it’s sound, playability, and build. I’d eventually like a Gibson but this will tide me over for many years! If you see a good deal for a used one, snatch it up.
I came here to say the exact same thing. I got my Epi 335 Pro at GC new on sale for $300 bucks during covid. They didn't have a display model but showed they had inventory online. I asked them to look for it. 45 minutes later the dude comes out with a sealed box, cracks it open, hands the guitar to me, and I never let it go. It's insanely wonderful, especially for what I paid for it. If I had to knock it, the pu switch kinda bothers me. It doesn't crackle or anything, it just feels cheap. And it is. That's how they get the price so cheap. Regardless, now I want a Gibson custom shop 335 down the road. A white one with a tortoise pickguard like Alex Lifeson.
@@jcout25 lifesons’s 355 is cool ! Good luck finding one of the custom shop runs though mate they never come up for sale :(
I got an Epiphone 339 for $339 used at guitar center didn’t look like it was ever played!! Awesome guitar will never let it go
I bought my blonde Epi 335 way bach when in 1996 and later upgraded to Gibson PAFs and a Bigsby. Playing alongside a true ES137 Icouldn t tell the difference in sound and playability so parted with the Gibby ES and bougth an Eastman 468B, to also step into the P90 domain. Will never part with them. Brilliant in versatility and play.
Yes, the Epi 335 Pro is a steal! I bought mine at GC for about $320 new and it is amazing. I can’t say how it compares to a Gibson but I love that Epi.
That said, I still want a Gibson 335, like Clapton and Chuck.
That guitar sounds and looks awesome!
Nice playing too!
Very nice, Johnny - more of your playing on the channel please!
Just bought a new ES 345 this year. Love it.
I got my 335 during the now famous 2017 memphis clear out. I put some throbaks and a 50s wiring harness in and its one of my main guitars since, so versatile
Awesome blues jam at the end!! Wish I could rip like that!!
Wow! Good stuff!
My 339 has the most amazing feedback at stage volume, at the end of the song just move towards the amp and wow. Really glorious! Nice post, the way the guitar messes with your head is huge, and underestimated in my opinion.
I got mine in 2020 for a steal! They’re some of the best style guitars there is. So much snap and punch all wrapped into an elegant package
Great demonstration of pretty much all the reasons you hit on. Including getting that single note feedback.
I saw the Tedeschi Trucks band last week. Derek Trucks mostly stuck with his SG until they went for this amazing 15 minute jam where he shredded on a 335-looking guitar (I'm no expert). Absolutely phenomenal.
Nice looking guitar and great playing. I enjoy your videos and playing yours and Baxter
Slightly late, but Gibsons to me are aspirational once in a lifetime guitars (price & history more than any other reason) so for my 30th my wife very kindly got me a 2014 59 345 reissue. Truly loved and PLAYED.
Beauty guitar. The older I get the more interest i have in these guitars. Sounds like you played the perfect music for that guitar. Great playing makes it.
⚓️ Thanks Casino 😎
I love the 335! It's so true that it can do the Fenderish sounds. I like that I don't really need to mess with my amp tones when switching back and forth live.
Nicely played man.
I own a ‘59 reissue from the Nashville custom shop and I love the neck. It’s a 1” deep at the 12th fret.
I’m always bouncing between the neck pickup and neck/bridge .
I have a CS336 and recently modded it with new pickups and precision tuners and love the tone. It has that sustain and there is some magic in that semi hollow body and you can get anything you want out of it. So good I sold my ‘59 VOS Les Paul
I have an Ibanez A73 I love. So smooth sounding
At 18yo I traded in my Fender American Deluxe with the Clapton mod, a couple of Peavey power amplifiers, and a hybrid-tube amp sim / effects rack unit for a 335 and a Marshall. That rig lasted me twenty years during which time I built my life and not once looked at upgrading my gear. 5yrs ago I started acquiring more guitars and amps. The 335 gets picked up the most with all of my tube amps now even with a few other guitars in the mix. Fender blackfaces do it justice particularly well, but it can whale like a Les Paul through a Marshall on command.
335, nuff said! Cheers, Jonathan!
I love my Gibson es335. I got my on a budget. Bought a es 335 studio for 700 on Craigslist, had a pickup routed in the neck for $150, and a Gibson 57 classic pickup for $75 .
I have an Epiphone Sheraton 2. A ES 335 clone with split coil pickups. Love It. An amazing and versatile guitar with lots of tone options.
If I was sitting in Casino and Jonathan told me this I'd walk out with a 335....lol...I just picked up a Jr cuz I've never owned anyting with P-90. Next up 335 for me for sure, Sounds sweet too when he demos it.
I always dreamed of owning a 335 and about a year ago I took the plunge and bought one. They are everything everyone says about them and more. But one thing I was not prepared for is how heavy they are. Because they look like a hollow body you sort of expect them to be light and it is a bit of an adjustment the first time you pick it up. But don't let that stop you, they are truly the Emperor of guitars.
After reading some comments on this its either love or hate, I have one and in buying it I had to try several before I found the right fit for me, they play drastically different from one guitar to the next and not everyone has them for sale [especially used] so it led to several guitar safari's for me, but as soon as I found that right one I knew it right away and the feel, look, and sound made me want to play even more.It also led me to finding an ES137c blue burst which I like even more. Jonathan's guitar has a great story behind it, I can't remember if its on Casino or his chanel but its worth a look and he can ROCK his !!!
I think I've got my eye on an Epiphone BB king,, back in the 80s as a teenager I fell in love with the es 335 studio , without f-holes but couldn't afford one back then
My favorite Gibson!
I've owned three. Played them for years.... until I played an Eastman T-185. Has solid woods, nitro finish, ebony board and 25" scale -you wouldn't think .25" makes a difference, but it really does. binding everywhere and output jack on the rim. Way less expensive too.
Great video! 🤘🎸🤘
The middle position on a 335 is magical - how the volume knobs interact to mix the pickups - it makes a difference which volume knob you use. Really magical for me. Edit: In many ways, I think a tele is similar to the 335 - not how the middle position works - but somehow how it feels. I can switch pretty easily from a tele to a 335. If you have a tele and a 335, you can cover pretty much anything. I also really like my new Casino (although it is a slightly different beast). Nice playing!
Mine lives in the middle position.I’ve had it for ten years but I nearly sold it early on. At first I couldn’t get on with it, until I learned not to run the pick ups too hot. After that I couldn’t put it down. Those volume controls are definitely there to be used! I love how it sounds and feels with the volumes set at around 5 or maybe 6, and the amp given plenty of headroom.
I am between getting a 335 and Casino, so hard to decide. Leaning towards the Casino thou as I have a HH LP and SG already... Agreeing very much at blending those humbuckers together and finding those magic sweet spots!
@@JesseJuup I just got a USA Casino about a week ago. Similar in some ways to a 335 but also at the same time a very different feel. I think a Casino bridges the gap between an acoustic and an electric more than the 335 does. The USA one sounds surprisingly good acoustically (although you would never use one like that at a gig) and the shorter neck join makes it feel different than the 335 in the hands. The P90s sound wonderful. Put it on the bridge position and give it a little crunch, and you go instantly to Beatles land. I can't tell you which I like better - the casino or the 335 - it is truly a toss up. But, since you already have two dual humbucker guitars, I would go for the Casino.
I like the 335 - Tele - Casino comparison as I have all three. Actually, I have 6 Teles, but I digress. Each does something the others don't but the Casino (an Elite MIJ model) is a great guitar to play unplugged when I'm too lazy to reach for an acoustic.
BTW, my 335 style model is a Custom Shop Heritage H-555 in cherry red, with SD '59 HB Pups. I got it for a song off of eBay. It is a fine guitar, well constructed with beautiful materials. My only compliant would be the weight - that maple centerblock weighs a ton.
My 335 is a Bonamassa sig. Great guitar. My 355 is CS mono stop tail also great.
we need this es335 things;i use a sheraton 2 in blonde from 2004 and its fantastic too!!
I had a Gibson CS 61 335 I loved it it was awesome. Unfortunately I had to sell it two springs ago and it still hurts. I agree that if you can afford one you should get one.
I've always said that Gibson ES style guitars have a transparent sound that is similar to a Strat but the ES guitar gives a crackly sound and the Strat is more scractchy sounding.
They make the best couch guitars . I have a dot neck that lives on my lounge plugged to a little tweed Blue junior but some times I don’t even turn her on and just play acoustically. They really are burst beaters IMO
It was actually seeing that 355 hanging on the wall that got me watching this channel. I've been GAS-ing for a 335 forever. I just haven't found the one. With Gibson I'm always trying to find a guitar with the right neck girth. I'm not a fan of the 60's slim taper profile, I grew up on Fender baseball bats. Great playing man, you don't let that guitar look like it's going to crush you.
I have played a 335 and a 339 for over 10 years and I love them.....To me, they were in a category of their own......and though I totally
respect these Gibsons and their heritage (how could one not ?) ....I recently bought a PRS SE Hollowbody Standard ($1029) ......
and for me , the TONE, ERGONOMICS, EVENESS OF NOTES and PLAYABILITY , of the PRS is like a 335/339 that has mutated
into a significantly SUPERIOR modern form......everything that is great about the Gibsons is more 'evolved' on the PRS SE
Hollowbody at a small portion of the Gibson price ........I know this will be considered to be 'sacrilegious' .....but now for me,
I think the only reason I will be playing the Gibsons will be to demonstrate and compare them with my PRS........The one thing
to keep in mind is that the PRS SE Hollow STD is HOLLOW not semi hollow......and I am not qualified to comment regarding
HIGH GAIN operation, BUT I have found that with higher gain settings, that the PRS has an uncanny ability to sustain into
feedback in a very EVEN almost sustainer-like way .
Having a Les Paul and a Casino, I didn't feel quite the need for a 335, though conversations (and videos like this) on the subject swayed me.
Looking for a something a little more distinguishing (and some quality, but not the price of a Gibson) I went for the Epiphone Riviera.
I LOVE the Freqensator tailpiece! I think it really adds something... though I'm not entirely sure what.
Stock pickups are fine, but I trust "Mr. Fabulous" (D'Urbano Magnetics) to deliver the real mini-hum goodness. Have a set when I have the time and patience to swap them (not simple).
Having the Casino, and being used to it; I was a bit shocked by the weight of the Riviera. The neck profile is also chunky - not a problem but an adjustment.
Great Video (albeit without Baxter and without some of the usual American Banter) and bang-on sentiment: you need a semi-hollow variant eventually.
I love ES-335ie and 330ies like crazy.
This is my dream guitar. The 335.
Ive had 2 Epi 335's 1 Ibanez 335, 1 univox 335! Now l got a Gibson 🍒 335, and its a keeper, the others are gone! I agree with your experience with them! It's my fave vintage grind!😋
Awesome playing. I’m already sold, though. Replaced my Epiphone Riviera P93 with a Gibson 335 last year. I started playing an acoustic, so, the bigger guitar has always felt comfortable, and I don’t understand when people tell me they don’t want to try playing it because it’s too big. It’s the right size.
Or a 347, which is even more versatile. When I was young I worked full time for a couple of months to save up enough money to buy the best 335(ish) guitar I could find. I spend a whole day trying out as many as I could find and I went home with a beautiful black 347. I use the extra switch a lot! That guitar covers every genre of music. I don't understand why they stopped making them. Maybe Gibson should do a reissue run on these.
I know I'll never sell mine. 😎
Always wanted a 335, didn't know I needed one until I got a 59 reissue. It's my desert island guitar now.
Jonathan kills the 12 bar blues at the end
After playing an original 1958 es335 at Carter vintage guitars I'm a believer. Vintage guitars have the mojo
I have a red Gibson ES335 and it’s my fav guitar in my collection. U can literally play anything w them.
My only experience playing a 335 was when I was working at a national music store chain. I was the lucky bastard that got to unbox and tune the guitars, before they went onto the floor. We got two in. Unbox the first one, tune her up, and start strumming. Something is off. It feels weird. Bring it over to our tech, and the nut was cut wrong. Box her up to send her back. Unbox the second 335(which was for a customer), and the same problem. Send them both back, and Gibson fills and re-cuts both nuts, wrong a second time. That was during the current and new ownership. Two of many problems we had with them. It’s embarrassing.
The way they feedback and resonate is something special. I’m still not able to afford a good 335. I would actually jump towards the CS-356 for a bit more money if I had anything close. I’ve been playing an Ibanez AS183 for many years. Beautifully crafted at %25 the price. Doesn’t sound as good as Gibson.
EART 335
Nice guitar Jonathon.👌🏻
What a sound
Omg I really need this guitar man. I want the 345 with split inlay blocks up the neck .
Unusual to see this show without Baxter, hope all's well. Really enjoyed your playing on the ride out, Jonathan! Great job overall on this episode. This type of guitar is what's missing from my modest but nice collection of electrics, which is currently all solid-bodies. So I'm always on the lookout. Narrowed it down to Epi or Gib 335 or 339 (love the slightly smaller sized body) or maybe a Guild Starfire. Not turned on at all with Gretsch though. On a side note, I do all my own maintenance/repair and mods, and one thing I do not like about hollow and semihollow guitars is difficulty of access to the innards. Since these basically have plywood tops and backs I doubt a well-crafted cavity access plate would detract much from the tone. Thoughts, anyone?
I’ve owned an Epiphone Sheraton II for decades. My ears and playing got good enough that the original pickups, while mostly acceptable, didn’t please my ears and I felt let down the inherent acoustic and sonically three-dimensional qualities of the instrument.
I replaced the pickups and did a wiring upgrade and that guitar for a pittance and pennies as compared to a Gibson, has made this a guitar I would be willing to bet stacks up very favorably to the Gibson here, which is likely FIVE times the cost of my Epiphone, even with the mods.
There are times, despite being a Tele guy, Strat guy, a Les Paul guy, that a GOOD ES335 Style could very well be that every gig/desert island lone guitar. It’s just that versatile.
Really nice guitar. Your demo jam was on point.
It has some really cool moves that I’d never considered.
I’m ripping it off…because that’s how we do..
Good idea. Me, too.
Having a slew of solid bodies, I always thought I'd add a 335 until I came across Heritage. After playing an H-555 with Seth Lovers, I was sold. I now have two, one of which is the 30th Anny edition. It's gorgeous. I have a couple Les Pauls and also a Heritage H-157 Custom and an H-170 double cut, again they are easily on par with my Gibsons.
For considerably less, I picked up a DeAngelico Deluxe DC with SD 59s. It will also scratch your semi-hollow itch!
I tried over a dozen D'Angelico geets at guitar center while in pursuit of a semi. I hated every single one of them. They ALL felt cheap, had fret buzz, sharp frets, crackly pots, terrible switches, and certainly weren't even worth 1/4th the asking price. I'll never pick up another one of that cheap ass brand again. I went with a PRS SE Custom semi. Best decision ever.
@@jcout25 Guess I got a good one then. Did you try a Premier or Deluxe? The Premier is made in Indonesia and the Deluxe is made in S. Korea at a world class factory. Mine has none of the issues you mentioned. Maybe GC gets the lemons, I suspect they only had the Premiers. I know they don't set up their guitars at all.
My first guitar was an ES 335! That's right. a slightly used 2009 red one.
This was the last video I needed to watch. I was deciding between a 335 and a Duesenberg Starplayer TV and went with the Doozy. Now I'm questioning my decision.
they look so good in natural finish! weren't you guys gonna show guild some love with a video?
I know it isn't a real Gibby 335, but recently completed my upgrades to my Blonde Epiphone Dot with Mojotone 335 harness, TUSQ nut, Duncan JB in bridge with Dimarzio PAF in neck. Got inspired to mod it from Johnathon live Instagram posts. Would love to Pepsi challenge my blonde Epi Dot to J Dogs 335 !
I really wanted a 335, but after having an Epiphone Sheraton for a few months, and then playing a 335, I came to realize I'm just not a semi-hollow body guy. Can't bond with them.
Same here, I still want to try a PRS hollow body (the expensive one, I’ve tried the SE version and it was pretty nice).
I never thought about it like that, some guitars you just don’t bond with I’m in the same boat as you I love compact solid body electrics
I wanted a Rickenbacker 330 for 30 years and when I finally got one , I was devastated, disappointed. I attempted to trade it 6 months later but would have been ripped off , so I kept it. Took a couple of years to bond with it . That was 9 years ago lol.
I had the same problem with Les Paul’s , Telecaster’s and SG’s . I like super strats .🤷🏼♂️🤘🏼🖖🏼
@@phillippitts6294 Funny isn't it. I bonded immediately with my Telecaster. I've got 2005 Les Paul which is pristine and beautiful to play but it's so pretty I'm literally scared to touch it. Got a couple of Strats which I enjoy but never owned a Super Strat .
@@shaunw9270 I've felt that way about guitars in the past but guitars are meant to be played. In fact, these days a well broken in guitar is more desirable to many people. Look at all of the new guitar with full relic jobs out there these days. Play it and enjoy it
On my list🎸✌️
I have the good fortune to own a Heritage Millie semi solid guitar. It is like no other.
awesome. now I want one!
can we get one of these vids on a Rickenbacker 6 string?
Its my dream guitar i just dont have 4grand
it is a desert island guitar... i was finally able to obtain one this year... along with my les paul with p90's... my 335 will be in my casket with me....
I coupling not agree more I played solid bodies for 25 years before really giving the 335 a chance and now I'm a full convert! They are so versatile and can play any type of music but give a warmer tone overall than solid bodies.
Got my Heritage 535, hope that’s close enough.
I also have a Heritage 535 in antique natural. The quality is much better than Gibson.
I have a gorgeous 335 from 1990 - which I love dearly - fitted with its original Classic 57s. It plays great and sounds great, but I do not understand why people say they are the most versatile guitar. Perhaps it could be because I no longer play at gig volumes??? At the lower volume levels I now play at, my SG Standard, with its 490/498 pickups, sounds better to my ears. It could be that my ageing ears are faulty! 🙃
The only one I would own , would be a Alvin Lee replica. But I honestly don’t want to sell a kidney to get one .🤷🏼♂️🖖🏼. I always learn a lot from Jonathan 👍
I thought this would be Baxters demo with Noels 335 release
yo bro , damn u killin me with that thang,😍😍😍
I got my Eastman 486, every bit as good if not better, at 1/3rd the price!
Yes sir. Just got one a couple of weeks ago. Awesome in every way. All the "335" I need.
I have gretsch 6120 and love to play everything with it. I play my les paul and strat when u want certain feel .if I had 335 I get the bigsby with it ..
How do you feel about a 335 with P90s? I love mine, I think it sits perfectly between gibson and fender.
I really want to get a 339.
The ES-335 is on my list. I had an Epiphone Sheraton(?) back in the late 80s, and played the heck out of it. Sold or traded it along the way...
I have a Guild Starfire with a Bigsby-style trem, and while I enjoy playing it, it's not a 335.
Thank you, Jonathan (and Casino) 🙏
My first electric is an Epi 335 Dot Studio, 1 vol, 1 tone and a 3 way switch = KISS (keep it simple stupid) it's still my go to axe. BB had Lucille...I have Lucifer. Too bad I not as great a player as BB, lol.
Great info, Jonathan --- What do you think about the 339? I wonder if I might like the slightly smaller body.
In fact, it’s a solid guitar with a jazz box looking
One of 9 Gibson you need. Now, how many of the 15 Fender models have you made?(includes iconic/historic basses)
I will own one one day!
great sound. what are you playing through? (amp? effect?)
I have a White Falcon, Tennessee Rose, Mule Mavis, 000-28e & D41 Martins… I chose a Heritage 535 instead of the Gibson. What (if anything) are your thoughts on that instrument?
I don't have a 335, but I do have a D' Angelico DC mini.
So you can sell more of them?
I love my Epiphone dot ES-335!❤
Wish I could get a big Gibson hollow body jazz box though 😊
Me too. I've owned a Red Cherry DOT for the last 5 yrs. and it is a magical guitar
Just bought ba Epiphone 335,I hope that will do..