Ah ha! I have the same guitar It is an Indie ( made in Korea) After a set of strings and a full set up, she plays beautifully. Dont listen to the guys who tell you to buy a better guitar. I have been playing for 45 years and this is as good as 80% of the dozens of guitars I have owned. You are doing fine Viktor.
Chasing a dream at 43, here is an Original fingerstyle piece. Poly rythms and smothered in groove. Hope you like. Please share or comment, I always reply. Have an awesome day. Wayne Janssen - Just Wondering - Canadian Fingerstyle Guitarist
you can buy if you want pal.. its over 4k usd.. i made some changes on this guitar. pickups, frames, knobs and truss rod cover changed, after truss rod adjustment and some fret levelling, its my main guitar now. I also have a original gibson flying V and it sits in hardcase all the time ^^ your argument is invalid...
Bought one of these Grote 335 semi-hollow body guitars and i am very impressed how the quality of this guitar is, it is beautiful got the red color , took the pick guard of , got in the way, i did change out the pickups, they were ok , but i like the les paul pickups better. for $199.00 on Amazon or ebay you can"t get a better guitar.
Its a good idea, i know one luthier from here, may be i should talk with him about that. Shortly i will let them install gretsch filtertron pickups, and after all installation finished i will share a new video here.
totally agree. I purchased a precision bass after that. Now im relicking it. after finished i will put photos of new and relicked items video also. Cool stuff...
You know what's funny about all these Chinese guitar video's. So many people "knock it", call them POS' etc. What's funny is people see my guitar and they love it, some people have even told me that one of my guitars specifically is their favorite and have asked to buy it, trade for it, borrow it etc. Then I tell them it's a Chinese replica.. all of a sudden half of them now think it's a POS... the other have are astonished. Funny what people are trained to be think or believe by "brand" name rather than what they truly think or feel. People who knock Chinese guitars etc. are the same idiots that can't think for themselves or aren't afraid to back something against the status quo...So basically you aren't real. You're just a carbon copy of an idiotic society.
oh yes the pups are crap. I order my guitars around which pups I'm going to be using. So as soon as the guitar arrives, I'm taking out the pups, the bridge etc. and replacing them right away..
+Ryan T chinese manufacturer are really good in terms of aesthetic hence why everyone loves it (including me! haha). Though I've heard people opening up the inside of the guitar to find everything is a mess. the truss rod broken, cables are all shit
far I haven't had that problem thank goodness.. but yes they look great. which is why I buy them, cause I built a guitar a couple years ago.. and after all the time, money, stress etc that went into it.. I was like.. I can go back to buying Chinese guitars that look great, and just use them to get better at the electrical and hardware work etc. So that's what I do now. I mean look at the one in my profile pic.. 185 bucks for the actual guitar itself..can't get that anywhere.. For me to that, just the build and cosmetics it would have cost me probably closer to 500 bucks and time and stress... this is a way better option for sure. Some sellers now offer guitars with no hardware/electronics.. which I might do down the road. It's just quicker and easier to order as is and then strip them down to build them up you know.
How is the playing action and intonation? These are most important, IMO, because pickups, switches and tuners can all be easily replaced with high-quality parts. But playing action/intonation is built-in and hard to fix if it is not fairly good to begin with.
You don't know what you are talking about. I buy and sell guitars for over 30 years and they all have to be set up to the person likes, that includes Gibson and Fender est.
You are right. But i think these guitars are better than epiphones. I had chance to compare. But the essence of subject is trick your friends or audience ^^ By the way, i installed filtertron pickups and some minor hardware replacements. I will make 2nd video with sound test soon. Cheers!
Action is quite good (i did not made any thruss rod adjustment at all), and i cant say intonation is good as original gibson. But its fairly good. This guitar is playable, and very good option without hurting the wallet. I will put new video when i finish upgrades.
Nice video. Your playing is OK, just keep practicing, How is the action (distance between the strings and the fretboard) of the guitar. Does it feel easy to play moving lower to higher frets? Any flaws on the guitar that you think could have been avoided? Thank you.
i am keeping practising , thank you sir. Guitar was above average, high action can be adjusted to some degree. it was easy and fun to play. Not like original gibson es 335 ofc. I ve traded this guitar 2 years ago with a bass guitar. Feeling some regret though. :/
Its not garbage i believe, thats why i post this video. We are making restoration these days. After finished i will publish another video. It s a freedom of choice actually, i prefer to pay 390 usd + 170 usd for restoration for this guitar, instead of 4700 usd for original gibson es 335. Btw i also had gibson flying V original, but i sold it after this one. I suggest buy one of those and see it for yourself. My regards.
I ordered the same one I think. From a large warehouse with many different sellers. All with same product description page. Question: do they actually say “&ibson” on it?
i dont want any future law problems , thats why i hid the logo. And acctually its not a experimental rewiev, i just want to give general impression.. But i will do deeper review once i ve changed the pickups and knobs. Thanks dave..
hallo my friend, thanks very much for the postng of this demo, my question is, is the neck setting perfect, i mean did it came well sett in the pocket, and does that truss rod works very smoothly and guaranteed that it is perfect quality, thanks
mywave inwoods Neck setting was nice. And truss rod was functional but i notice some irregularities when i am turning truss rod. May be it will be broke after some time. But still very good guitar for that price.
Snake, the current criticism is just like what japan got back when they were really starting to do some excellent work. NOW, they are often viewed as "the best". If you do your due diligence, you can get a great guitar for a great price. ASSUME you will have to change the pups. Some provide good ones, but most don't. Other than that, some basic setup and occasional fretwork (fretwork is pretty easy if you know what you are doing and I do), and you've got a great CUSTOM guitar you would have to pay thousands for in the US
Japanese guitars are pretty good! Chinese... Some are ok... Others... Not really... I have seen several where the neck wasn't set properly, truss rod didn't function properly, binding wasn't done properly etc. Of course these issues exist in both USA and Japanese made guitars... But I haven't seen them personally. The simple fact of the matter is that USA made guitars are expensive, allowing more time to be put into the build and the quality control. Japanese guitars are usually a little less. Japan is all about efficiency and innovation. They get the guitar done. They get it done quickly and they get it done well. You can get a better bang for your buck guitar and maybe even a better guitar all together from Japan... They have always lacked a bit of character for be though... As most modern guitars tend to... They seem too... Sterile... Chinese guitars... They are even faster and more efficient than the Japanese. China has an abundance of cheep labor, and as such has a work force that is often less invested in their work. This isn't a knock on the Chinese as a people, I just don't believe their hyper capitalistic system is really conducive to quality products. What I'm saying is this... The most important part of the guitar is the guy who built it and how much care he or she put into it. I like both Japanese and American guitars... I think with some economic reform, China can be right up there
I have a Japanese Alvarez acoustic dreadnought built in 1971, the first year of production, rather than handmade by Yairi. Aged spruce top, sounds equally as good as any Martin from the same year. And I remember when we guitar snobs dissed the Japanese for making "copies" because that was all they knew how to do. Well, time h as told, and I am happy to have a great sounding guitar that I don't have to worry about when I take it places. Just got a 335 Chibson, looks good. sounds good so far, though I plan to do upgrades on tuners and pickups, but for the price, I couldn't do better. Wonder what it'll be like in 45 years?
Absolutely. Often a guitarist judges an Instrument more with their eyes and less with their ears. secondly many are concerned about what their friends might say if they are caught playing an "off brand". Currently there are a slew of videos comparing the Epiphone to their Gibson counter parts. are the Gibson a bit better? Yes. Are they $3000.00 better. Not to me. same goes for PRS's. Is the American $4000.00 guitar $3500.00 better than the $500 SE model? Not to my fingers and ears.
eBest is the seller I am in dispute with, sent me the wrong guitar. Sure enough Dave a Turkish customer bought a red 335 on November 16th, if you look hard enough.
i wanted to make short brief description here, thats why i did not give detailed setting belong to amp.. plus i dont want to bore people. But i will post another video, after i changed pickups and some pimp my guitar thing will take place. you ll find same amp settings.. and it will also cover some chinesse vs custom pickups test too. Cheers!
I dont know why it took 5 days in customs and REMEMBER I ordered this guitar on the 3rd of November. The 3rd. Here it almost takes 2 months to get to me. Anyway, the guy in Turkey refuses to show the name on the guitar WHY>>?
Hocam video için çok teşekkürler.bu replika gitarlardan almış bir vatandaşımla karşılaşmak süper bir duygu :D Her neyse hocam,bende bu gitarlardan birini almak istiyorum ama herkes gibi benimde bir kaç endişem var,kalite olarak nasıl? Ve manyetikleri değiştirirsek daha iyi verim alabilir miyiz?
hocam gitarın orjinali 4000 doların üzerinde. Ben manyetikleri değiştirip filter tron taktım. elektrik aksamı da değişti. Gayet güzel. Sap yaşken truss rod u koydukları için ilk zamanlarda akort tutmuyordu ama şimdiler de biraz daha iyi. Ağaç mı kurudu ne oldu anlamadım. Yakında bi tane daha alacağım Çinden. Gayet memnunum tavsiye ederim.
Çok teşekkür ederim hocam cevap verdiğin için. Kesinlikle daha mantıklı,4000 dolar büyük bir rakam,tabiiki büyük farklar vardır ama,ağaç ağaçtır yinede,iyi bir manyetikle güzel yerlere götürülebilir. Facebook falan kullanıyor musunuz acaba
I looked on DHGate and I found an alpine white ES-335 copy that looks VERY nice. If I can get the money for it, I'll probably buy it. It's $320 Canadian. Do you recommend it?
Hey as we both live in Turkey, i was planning buy a Hollow Body Guitar. I was looking on Aliexpress. I'm speaking English 'cause there may be other people who wonder the same thing. Did you use EMS as the shipping company?
bugramaras I guess they were only using EMS Bugra. I did not want them to change carrier company. But buying a hollow body is kind of a risky. Even it is in a hardshell case. I suggest you to go for solid body. Or use local forums to get 2nd hand hollow body. (like www.turkrock.com)
I'd love to, but being a lefty and having short budget (Around 450$) left me choiceless. I know a guy from Aliexpress who got lots of good reputation about safety of guitars maybe he could assure the guitar's safety
bugramaras no one could assure anything, but buy it with hardcase.. I remember i was bought it with hardcase and i found dew deep dings on case. Luckly guitar was intact.
then play the same thing switching through the three pickup setup. ALSO, can you do a closeup of the front AND BACK, frets, neck head hardware etc. So everyone can get a good look. Lastly, please put this video as a response on my video saying the last fake out of china..you know the one...instead of writing place a video in the response section and chose this one when asked. I will try to make sure it gets up and on my video. OK...again, thanks a bunch,,
He actually sent me this video. I asked him if he would show the shipping invoice hiding his name etc and he refused. And as you can see he is hiding the name on the guitar. Could be a Gibson fake might not be. They could have already been changing name plates on him and he doesnt want to look as though he was taken or was screwed over. Who knows. I asked him to please send me that pic or video to verify and he said no. I also explained to him on his video that since he said no people wil
Viktor, There could be a lot of factors contributing to the sound - but it sounds bad. Regardless of price - a guitar needs to be playable and produce a desired sound.
You said something to the effect of: "I will cover the name for copywrite reasons." Buddy, I don't think that part was necessary. You could post a video saying: "Here is how I got China to make a fake Epiphone!" and I think you will be okay.
THanks for sharing. Just saw yours as I was working AGAIN on MINE.hehe....Sadly they ALL sound like that when they are new. I read where you went with Filter Trons. I have a set in My Fake Gretsch and they make that POS sound really much better than it ever did with those PUPs from China. Have a good one.
Thanks mate, i ve sold my guitar cabinet (im an idiot) as soon as i iwill purchase better one (probably mesa) and i will put a video with filter trons. I also bought new chibson with p90' s, when i get it , you ll see some unboxing video also. Cheers, take care ^^
Please send that video in MP4 Format and I will post it up on my channel for the rest of the guys to see. Ive finally learned how to do that. Anyway, what Model of Marshall did you sell? Are you writing about the CAB speakers ONLY or did you sell that Head as Well? Anyway What Model is the Head??? Have a good one.
***** If you set "acoustic guitar with pickup" aside. Actually they are the same thing. And its not a semi - hollow btw, its hollow. Semi - hollow is something else.
Viktor Markin Well, if you want to get technical about it my friend, it's actually called a thinline archtop semi-acoustic electric. But nobody says that.... Pre 1952-'53 era Gibson ES models were made hollow but the ES-335 actually has a center block of wood traveling through the center of the body (making it not fully hollow) which was designed to prevent feedback. It is and has been for years more commonly referred to as a semi-hollow electric model after 1960's era. I specialize in rebuilding and refurbishing these Gibson vintage guitars and have been doing so for about 20 years and learned from a luthier with 50+ years experience.
Viktor Markin Hocam bir de bu gümrük işleri vs. nasıl oluyor gitarda onu özel mesajla atar mısın? Vergisi kargo dahil fiyattan mı, sadece üründen mi yoksa sadece ürünün yasal sınırı aşan fiyat kısmından mı kesildi? Bİr de ecnebilere bakıyoruz unboxinglerde paketlerine kimse dokunmamış hep kendileri açıyorlar, size nasıl geldi paket bizim gümrükte açmışlar mıydı (kutu büyük olunca merak ettim, yoksa çin'den bir çok aksesuar getirttim hiçbir problem olmamıştı)
think his is a chinese name on the headstock and that he is making a hoax. He said he lives in Turkey and doesnt want any trouble with Gibson. Go figure. I personally think he did get a gibson out of china since it was sent to Turkey and not the US. BUT, as I have been telling you I am still being promised a BB counter from china and it should arrive today or Monday since it was stuck in customs for 5 days. Go figure. I am not holding my breath that it is going to be a real counter or even G
FIRST THANKS for sending this video.BUT, why ARE YOU HIDING THE GIBSON headstock Logo? Makes no sense what so ever. The point was to PROVE you got the last one out of CHINA...MY PERSONAL OPINION is that its not illegal to own a fake just to sell one. But, Im no lawyer. So to prove yours is the last one out please remove that paper. Plus you can see the Canada sticker on the case anyway. AND can you check the TONE on your CLEAN CLEAN...turn the individual Tone POTS all the way to TREB. and
Thanks mate. Being a guitar player takes lots of devotion, and time investment. I went deep into producing electronic music tracks, and stock music market these days. But when i have enough money, i will buy a real guitar. ^^ Take care!
i dont want a real gibson then again i dont want a fake gibson either but iv played one of these and there actually ok iv owned Gibson guitars too and there obviously a lot better but as iv said for $250 you wont buy a better quality guitar or maybe you know better ?? i doubt it
i wouldn't call them junk you show me a guitar in a store for $250 dollars that even comes close to these i laugh when clowns say "not as good as a real gibson "its not a real fucking gibson its a cheap chinese guitar btw i dont own one of these in a fender slut all the way
I have a real nice fender strat and i love it , i though nothing could touch it . But i was shocked by this 335 semi-hollow body guitar that blew my strat away. I t turned out to be made in china !!
its acctualy even more farther right now, i changed pickups with 2 filter tron' s. And made some extra hardware changes also. Sounds totally different from 335 ' s now. But actually its not bad, its very bright with touch of definition. I d like to share a new video for it, near future. And i m still thinking original gibson s are overpriced.
Ah ha!
I have the same guitar
It is an Indie ( made in Korea)
After a set of strings and a full set up, she plays beautifully. Dont listen to the guys who tell you to buy a better guitar.
I have been playing for 45 years and this is as good as 80% of the dozens of guitars I have owned. You are doing fine Viktor.
Chasing a dream at 43, here is an Original fingerstyle piece. Poly rythms and smothered in groove. Hope you like. Please share or comment, I always reply. Have an awesome day. Wayne Janssen - Just Wondering - Canadian Fingerstyle Guitarist
you can buy if you want pal.. its over 4k usd..
i made some changes on this guitar. pickups, frames, knobs and truss rod cover changed, after truss rod adjustment and some fret levelling, its my main guitar now. I also have a original gibson flying V and it sits in hardcase all the time ^^
your argument is invalid...
Bought one of these Grote 335 semi-hollow body guitars and i am very impressed how the quality of this guitar is, it is beautiful got the red color , took the pick guard of , got in the way, i did change out the pickups, they were ok , but i like the les paul pickups better. for $199.00 on Amazon or ebay you can"t get a better guitar.
can you make a video of it sir?
I don"t know how to do that, it looks just like yours. I really like it. thank you.
Awesome looking and sounding guitar, and good playing too by the way!
Its a good idea, i know one luthier from here, may be i should talk with him about that.
Shortly i will let them install gretsch filtertron pickups, and after all installation finished i will share a new video here.
Post some close ups :) Nice looking guitar, great looking Capris! Also that is quite the Amp set-up you have there friend.
Haha, I just ordered something similar. So pumped to get it! I also have a JSX into a Marshall 1960 B! Great combination!
totally agree. I purchased a precision bass after that. Now im relicking it. after finished i will put photos of new and relicked items video also. Cool stuff...
You know what's funny about all these Chinese guitar video's. So many people "knock it", call them POS' etc. What's funny is people see my guitar and they love it, some people have even told me that one of my guitars specifically is their favorite and have asked to buy it, trade for it, borrow it etc. Then I tell them it's a Chinese replica.. all of a sudden half of them now think it's a POS... the other have are astonished. Funny what people are trained to be think or believe by "brand" name rather than what they truly think or feel. People who knock Chinese guitars etc. are the same idiots that can't think for themselves or aren't afraid to back something against the status quo...So basically you aren't real. You're just a carbon copy of an idiotic society.
Ryan T Totally agree. It' s just a tool. Only thing matters is how you use it.+1
+Viktor Markin exactly , but lets be real , those pickups has to go
oh yes the pups are crap. I order my guitars around which pups I'm going to be using. So as soon as the guitar arrives, I'm taking out the pups, the bridge etc. and replacing them right away..
+Ryan T chinese manufacturer are really good in terms of aesthetic hence why everyone loves it (including me! haha). Though I've heard people opening up the inside of the guitar to find everything is a mess. the truss rod broken, cables are all shit
far I haven't had that problem thank goodness.. but yes they look great. which is why I buy them, cause I built a guitar a couple years ago.. and after all the time, money, stress etc that went into it.. I was like.. I can go back to buying Chinese guitars that look great, and just use them to get better at the electrical and hardware work etc. So that's what I do now. I mean look at the one in my profile pic.. 185 bucks for the actual guitar itself..can't get that anywhere.. For me to that, just the build and cosmetics it would have cost me probably closer to 500 bucks and time and stress... this is a way better option for sure. Some sellers now offer guitars with no hardware/electronics.. which I might do down the road. It's just quicker and easier to order as is and then strip them down to build them up you know.
How is the playing action and intonation? These are most important, IMO, because pickups, switches and tuners can all be easily replaced with high-quality parts.
But playing action/intonation is built-in and hard to fix if it is not fairly good to begin with.
You don't know what you are talking about. I buy and sell guitars for over 30 years and they all have to be set up to the person likes, that includes Gibson and Fender est.
You are right. But i think these guitars are better than epiphones. I had chance to compare.
But the essence of subject is trick your friends or audience ^^
By the way, i installed filtertron pickups and some minor hardware replacements. I will make 2nd video with sound test soon. Cheers!
I will be waiting for that !
Тезка, какой именно китайский брэнд ? Как лады? приходилось ли выравнивать, шлифовать ? Брал на Алиэкспресс? Новые датчики поставлены уже ?
Action is quite good (i did not made any thruss rod adjustment at all), and i cant say intonation is good as original gibson. But its fairly good. This guitar is playable, and very good option without hurting the wallet.
I will put new video when i finish upgrades.
Sorry, I wasn't looking for amp setting, just commenting on appearance of it.
Nice video. Your playing is OK, just keep practicing, How is the action (distance between the strings and the fretboard) of the guitar. Does it feel easy to play moving lower to higher frets? Any flaws on the guitar that you think could have been avoided? Thank you.
i am keeping practising , thank you sir. Guitar was above average, high action can be adjusted to some degree. it was easy and fun to play. Not like original gibson es 335 ofc. I ve traded this guitar 2 years ago with a bass guitar. Feeling some regret though. :/
Its not garbage i believe, thats why i post this video.
We are making restoration these days. After finished i will publish another video.
It s a freedom of choice actually, i prefer to pay 390 usd + 170 usd for restoration for this guitar, instead of 4700 usd for original gibson es 335.
Btw i also had gibson flying V original, but i sold it after this one.
I suggest buy one of those and see it for yourself.
My regards.
I ordered the same one I think. From a large warehouse with many different sellers. All with same product description page.
Question: do they actually say “&ibson” on it?
i dont want any future law problems , thats why i hid the logo. And acctually its not a experimental rewiev, i just want to give general impression.. But i will do deeper review once i ve changed the pickups and knobs.
Thanks dave..
hallo my friend, thanks very much for the postng of this demo, my question is, is the neck setting perfect, i mean did it came well sett in the pocket, and does that truss rod works very smoothly and guaranteed that it is perfect quality, thanks
mywave inwoods Neck setting was nice. And truss rod was functional but i notice some irregularities when i am turning truss rod. May be it will be broke after some time. But still very good guitar for that price.
thanks very much
Hocam selamlar hangi satıcıdan aldın gitarı ? ve sence hollow body mi yoksa semi hollow body mi ? ne önerirsin?
Snake, the current criticism is just like what japan got back when they were really starting to do some excellent work. NOW, they are often viewed as "the best". If you do your due diligence, you can get a great guitar for a great price. ASSUME you will have to change the pups. Some provide good ones, but most don't. Other than that, some basic setup and occasional fretwork (fretwork is pretty easy if you know what you are doing and I do), and you've got a great CUSTOM guitar you would have to pay thousands for in the US
Japanese guitars are pretty good! Chinese... Some are ok... Others... Not really... I have seen several where the neck wasn't set properly, truss rod didn't function properly, binding wasn't done properly etc. Of course these issues exist in both USA and Japanese made guitars... But I haven't seen them personally. The simple fact of the matter is that USA made guitars are expensive, allowing more time to be put into the build and the quality control. Japanese guitars are usually a little less. Japan is all about efficiency and innovation. They get the guitar done. They get it done quickly and they get it done well. You can get a better bang for your buck guitar and maybe even a better guitar all together from Japan... They have always lacked a bit of character for be though... As most modern guitars tend to... They seem too... Sterile... Chinese guitars... They are even faster and more efficient than the Japanese. China has an abundance of cheep labor, and as such has a work force that is often less invested in their work. This isn't a knock on the Chinese as a people, I just don't believe their hyper capitalistic system is really conducive to quality products. What I'm saying is this... The most important part of the guitar is the guy who built it and how much care he or she put into it. I like both Japanese and American guitars... I think with some economic reform, China can be right up there
I have a Japanese Alvarez acoustic dreadnought built in 1971, the first year of production, rather than handmade by Yairi. Aged spruce top, sounds equally as good as any Martin from the same year. And I remember when we guitar snobs dissed the Japanese for making "copies" because that was all they knew how to do. Well, time h
as told, and I am happy to have a great sounding guitar that I don't have to worry about when I take it places. Just got a 335 Chibson, looks good. sounds good so far, though I plan to do upgrades on tuners and pickups, but for the price, I couldn't do better. Wonder what it'll be like in 45 years?
Absolutely. Often a guitarist judges an Instrument more with their eyes and less with their ears. secondly many are concerned about what their friends might say if they are caught playing an "off brand". Currently there are a slew of videos comparing the Epiphone to their Gibson counter parts. are the Gibson a bit better? Yes. Are they $3000.00 better. Not to me. same goes for PRS's. Is the American $4000.00 guitar $3500.00 better than the $500 SE model? Not to my fingers and ears.
Your playing sounds great! Be confident!
Thank you sir. ^^
Its obvious that im not a real guitar player, i need more practise.
If you hold the guitar in your hands and pleasant sounds come out, you are a guitar player.
Nope, im just a man playing guitar. Guitar player is something another.. My music is in there: www.soundcloud.com/viktormarkin
Yeah, everybody says their guitar playing sucks
But Viktor's playing is not bad
“I am not good guitar player” proceeds to play very well.lol
Thank you sir you re being kind.
eBest is the seller I am in dispute with, sent me the wrong guitar. Sure enough Dave a Turkish customer bought a red 335 on November 16th, if you look hard enough.
i wanted to make short brief description here, thats why i did not give detailed setting belong to amp.. plus i dont want to bore people.
But i will post another video, after i changed pickups and some pimp my guitar thing will take place. you ll find same amp settings.. and it will also cover some chinesse vs custom pickups test too. Cheers!
I dont know why it took 5 days in customs and REMEMBER I ordered this guitar on the 3rd of November. The 3rd. Here it almost takes 2 months to get to me. Anyway, the guy in Turkey refuses to show the name on the guitar WHY>>?
Hocam video için çok teşekkürler.bu replika gitarlardan almış bir vatandaşımla karşılaşmak süper bir duygu :D Her neyse hocam,bende bu gitarlardan birini almak istiyorum ama herkes gibi benimde bir kaç endişem var,kalite olarak nasıl? Ve manyetikleri değiştirirsek daha iyi verim alabilir miyiz?
hocam gitarın orjinali 4000 doların üzerinde. Ben manyetikleri değiştirip filter tron taktım. elektrik aksamı da değişti. Gayet güzel.
Sap yaşken truss rod u koydukları için ilk zamanlarda akort tutmuyordu ama şimdiler de biraz daha iyi. Ağaç mı kurudu ne oldu anlamadım. Yakında bi tane daha alacağım Çinden. Gayet memnunum tavsiye ederim.
Çok teşekkür ederim hocam cevap verdiğin için. Kesinlikle daha mantıklı,4000 dolar büyük bir rakam,tabiiki büyük farklar vardır ama,ağaç ağaçtır yinede,iyi bir manyetikle güzel yerlere götürülebilir. Facebook falan kullanıyor musunuz acaba
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I looked on DHGate and I found an alpine white ES-335 copy that looks VERY nice. If I can get the money for it, I'll probably buy it. It's $320 Canadian. Do you recommend it?
I have a gibson faded V original if that neck 10 , and i can say that i m giving 8 to this neck. Im thinking to change it.
Thanks sir. Its not like an original gibson es 335 of course, but its doing the job for very cheap.
Well i got one of those Grote 335 guitars in red like yours i did change the pickups and i was blown away with it . $199.00 dollars was well spent.
Hey as we both live in Turkey, i was planning buy a Hollow Body Guitar. I was looking on Aliexpress. I'm speaking English 'cause there may be other people who wonder the same thing.
Did you use EMS as the shipping company?
bugramaras I guess they were only using EMS Bugra. I did not want them to change carrier company. But buying a hollow body is kind of a risky. Even it is in a hardshell case. I suggest you to go for solid body. Or use local forums to get 2nd hand hollow body. (like www.turkrock.com)
I'd love to, but being a lefty and having short budget (Around 450$) left me choiceless.
I know a guy from Aliexpress who got lots of good reputation about safety of guitars maybe he could assure the guitar's safety
bugramaras no one could assure anything, but buy it with hardcase.. I remember i was bought it with hardcase and i found dew deep dings on case. Luckly guitar was intact.
Wow
Then i'm getting a solid body as you suggested if it's that dangerous.
Thank you so much!
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i am not sure about alpine color i did not see any, but i can say that red one is very close to original.
A set of new strings installed would help very much; the fabric strings are No Good!
then play the same thing switching through the three pickup setup. ALSO, can you do a closeup of the front AND BACK, frets, neck head hardware etc. So everyone can get a good look. Lastly, please put this video as a response on my video saying the last fake out of china..you know the one...instead of writing place a video in the response section and chose this one when asked. I will try to make sure it gets up and on my video. OK...again, thanks a bunch,,
He actually sent me this video. I asked him if he would show the shipping invoice hiding his name etc and he refused. And as you can see he is hiding the name on the guitar. Could be a Gibson fake might not be. They could have already been changing name plates on him and he doesnt want to look as though he was taken or was screwed over. Who knows. I asked him to please send me that pic or video to verify and he said no. I also explained to him on his video that since he said no people wil
Viktor,
There could be a lot of factors contributing to the sound - but it sounds bad. Regardless of price - a guitar needs to be playable and produce a desired sound.
After filtertrons i installed and changed electrics, it became my main guitar. I will put a video later.
Are you from turkey my friend?
indeed mate. istanbul kağıthane
You said something to the effect of: "I will cover the name for copywrite reasons." Buddy, I don't think that part was necessary. You could post a video saying: "Here is how I got China to make a fake Epiphone!" and I think you will be okay.
You are right mate. Thx.
Aren't the real Epiphones made in China? A fake Chinese guitar copying a guitar made in China?
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dont be an idiot for the money these guitars are the best value around where else would you get a guitar this good for the price
Seems to have a nice neck...tape over the logo? Lol
THanks for sharing. Just saw yours as I was working AGAIN on MINE.hehe....Sadly they ALL sound like that when they are new. I read where you went with Filter Trons. I have a set in My Fake Gretsch and they make that POS sound really much better than it ever did with those PUPs from China. Have a good one.
Thanks mate, i ve sold my guitar cabinet (im an idiot) as soon as i iwill purchase better one (probably mesa) and i will put a video with filter trons. I also bought new chibson with p90' s, when i get it , you ll see some unboxing video also. Cheers, take care ^^
Please send that video in MP4 Format and I will post it up on my channel for the rest of the guys to see. Ive finally learned how to do that. Anyway, what Model of Marshall did you sell? Are you writing about the CAB speakers ONLY or did you sell that Head as Well? Anyway What Model is the Head??? Have a good one.
The only way you can love that guitar is if you love counterfeit.
Oh ok. Thank you
you're basically buying an Epi, with Epi pups tbh
I thought it was semi acoustic... I was a little shocked to hear it was acoustic electric...
It is not an acoustic electric. It is a semi-hollow electric.
***** If you set "acoustic guitar with pickup" aside.
Actually they are the same thing. And its not a semi - hollow btw, its hollow. Semi - hollow is something else.
Viktor Markin Well, if you want to get technical about it my friend, it's actually called a thinline archtop semi-acoustic electric. But nobody says that.... Pre 1952-'53 era Gibson ES models were made hollow but the ES-335 actually has a center block of wood traveling through the center of the body (making it not fully hollow) which was designed to prevent feedback. It is and has been for years more commonly referred to as a semi-hollow electric model after 1960's era. I specialize in rebuilding and refurbishing these Gibson vintage guitars and have been doing so for about 20 years and learned from a luthier with 50+ years experience.
***** i was thinking those LP bodies with f hole are semi hollow. Thanks for information mate. Cheers.
But its nonsense to support brands, if you dont have any interest.. At the end its just a choice.. Thanks for information btw. o/
I'll trade you a nice guitar for a nice Kangal puppy!
Biz anlıyoruz da diğer kullanıcılar için Türkçe de yap hocam :D
Yeni gitarı türkçe altyazılı yaparım üstad ayıpsın. (zaten ingilizceyi de konuşamıyoruz doğru dürüst)
Viktor Markin
Senin gitarı bekliyorum ben de usta, beğenirsen aynısından çakacağım ben de. Dünya gözüyle çakma da olsa bir gibson'ımız olsun :D
Viktor Markin
Hocam bir de bu gümrük işleri vs. nasıl oluyor gitarda onu özel mesajla atar mısın? Vergisi kargo dahil fiyattan mı, sadece üründen mi yoksa sadece ürünün yasal sınırı aşan fiyat kısmından mı kesildi? Bİr de ecnebilere bakıyoruz unboxinglerde paketlerine kimse dokunmamış hep kendileri açıyorlar, size nasıl geldi paket bizim gümrükte açmışlar mıydı (kutu büyük olunca merak ettim, yoksa çin'den bir çok aksesuar getirttim hiçbir problem olmamıştı)
or if you dont have the money to buy original ^^
think his is a chinese name on the headstock and that he is making a hoax. He said he lives in Turkey and doesnt want any trouble with Gibson. Go figure. I personally think he did get a gibson out of china since it was sent to Turkey and not the US. BUT, as I have been telling you I am still being promised a BB counter from china and it should arrive today or Monday since it was stuck in customs for 5 days. Go figure. I am not holding my breath that it is going to be a real counter or even G
Dave surely i can send photos of guitar to you. i just dont want to publish anything illegal on youtube. msg me with your e mail mate.
FIRST THANKS for sending this video.BUT, why ARE YOU HIDING THE GIBSON headstock Logo? Makes no sense what so ever. The point was to PROVE you got the last one out of CHINA...MY PERSONAL OPINION is that its not illegal to own a fake just to sell one. But, Im no lawyer. So to prove yours is the last one out please remove that paper. Plus you can see the Canada sticker on the case anyway. AND can you check the TONE on your CLEAN CLEAN...turn the individual Tone POTS all the way to TREB. and
saol panpa ^^
Your playing does sound GREAT. Now go out and get a GOOD Quality Guitar.
Get the real thing and your playing will be AWESOME !
Thanks mate. Being a guitar player takes lots of devotion, and time investment. I went deep into producing electronic music tracks, and stock music market these days. But when i have enough money, i will buy a real guitar. ^^ Take care!
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i dont want a real gibson then again i dont want a fake gibson either but iv played one of these and there actually ok iv owned Gibson guitars too and there obviously a lot better but as iv said for $250 you wont buy a better quality guitar or maybe you know better ?? i doubt it
i wouldn't call them junk you show me a guitar in a store for $250 dollars that even comes close to these i laugh when clowns say "not as good as a real gibson "its not a real fucking gibson its a cheap chinese guitar btw i dont own one of these in a fender slut all the way
I have a real nice fender strat and i love it , i though nothing could touch it . But i was shocked by this 335 semi-hollow body guitar that blew my strat away. I t turned out to be made in china !!
Awful sound. Very cheap and flat. This guitar is not worth its money. Such guitars fit those only who don't care of sound but logo.
such an appropriate name..... troll away!!!
It is far from Gibson 335....Bad,very bad....
its acctualy even more farther right now, i changed pickups with 2 filter tron' s. And made some extra hardware changes also. Sounds totally different from 335 ' s now. But actually its not bad, its very bright with touch of definition. I d like to share a new video for it, near future.
And i m still thinking original gibson s are overpriced.
Yes,it is.Ibanez makes great guitars of this type, & prices are acceptable...
igor mukic
I agree, igor. I played one of their "lower end" beauties, totally hollow, and was blown away by the sound.
i was in Guitar center today and played the 335 Ibanez and it in my opinion over priced , Epiphone 335 sounds alot better .
Your playing sounds great! Be confident!
kEEP IT UP. After 52 years of playing I am still finding new things to learn.