335 appreciation thread

HTSMetal · Tuesday at 10:22 AM

They really are amazing, do-it-all guitars.

Here's mine:

Chippertheripper · Tuesday at 10:27 AM

Mine is a simple epi ibg, with some imperials, treble bleeds, and some minor fretwork after a couple years, but it is the best sounding guitar I own through my rig.
I’m a huge fan.
Being as it’s just a cheapy too. I have zero reservations about playing live, thrashing it, and leaving it in the pile of the rest of my bandmates equipment before or after the set.

mjross · Tuesday at 10:42 AM

Here’s a few of mine, great guitars!

Turquoise Faded Figured, 70’s Walnut, ‘63 Reissue Hand Select

Faded Figured Light Burst

Historic Burst ‘63 Reissue

And for good measure, a 355 Natural

These are real nice too! BB King Lucille

Let’s not forget the “Little Brother”…lol! 339 Historic Burst Custom Shop

339 USA Sunset Burst

TVvoodoo · Tuesday at 10:46 AM

Reminds me I should throw mine on more often.

eigentone · Tuesday at 10:49 AM

335s are very flexible guitars. And yes, one of the most comfortable to me.

I've got a Memphis '63 RI with ThroBak KZ-115 pickups which can do just about anything:

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Aug 31, 2020

2017 Gibson '63 ES-335 Reissue

And a Collings I-35 LC:

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Aug 7, 2021
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2021 Collings I-35 LC Iced Tea Sunburst

Mr. E · Tuesday at 10:55 AM

Chippertheripper said:
Mine is a simple epi ibg, with some imperials, treble bleeds, and some minor fretwork after a couple years, but it is the best sounding guitar I own through my rig.
I’m a huge fan.
Being as it’s just a cheapy too. I have zero reservations about playing live, thrashing it, and leaving it in the pile of the rest of my bandmates equipment before or after the set.
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I've got an IBG too. They've upped their game. I slightly upgraded mine but the guitar had good bones.

romiso · Tuesday at 11:01 AM

The 335 is "essential" for me - I'll have one until I can't pick one up any longer.

My current one is a recent Original Collection model. Before that, I had a 58RI for a number of years. The combination of the enormous (I have pretty small hands - maybe not that pretty) neck and some cash flow problems at the time, I traded it for my current one plus some cash. The 58RI was a stupendous guitar but the new one is everything I need.

'63-Strat · Tuesday at 11:01 AM

Historic ’63 RI

Simto · Tuesday at 11:09 AM

Love mine, mega versatile and looks cool as ****. Has the best neck I've ever played. Wish all my guitars had the same neck. I hope I can get a 345 with a similar neck one day.

TK LP · Tuesday at 11:10 AM

345:

GulfportBound · Tuesday at 11:20 AM

Both acquired last year . . .

2000 limited-edition natural (Seth Lover pickups):

2018 blueberry burst (Burstbucker 1 neck, Burstbucker 2 bridge):

For playing the kind of jazz-side blues I started playing three or four years ago, these two guitars are perfect. Especially played through my Fender Twin Reverb Tone Master. I'd even think of swapping one of my four beloved Les Pauls to get a third ES-335.

Simto · Tuesday at 11:23 AM

TK LP said:
345:

Gibson should use split parallelograms more. They look so great, not too over the top.

Family Man · Tuesday at 11:25 AM

I think 335s and 345s are the most beautiful guitars ever made. While I have moved on to other guitars, I still have a soft spot for well-made ES guitars.

A few of mine from over the years:

Mind if I sneak a 339 in?

Stock photo of my old 345 no varitone:

While I've owned plenty of other ES guitars, these were my favorites.

Hope you all enjoy yours! Keep on rockin'!

TK LP said:
345:

The 345 no varitone is one of my favorite models Gibson ever made. Yours is gorgeous!

Sampler · Tuesday at 11:25 AM

TK LP said:
345:

That's absolutely stunning.... :drool

Defendant · Tuesday at 11:26 AM

My 66. Recently purchased for what the PAT no. pickups sell for, from a store that thought it was a 74.

Such a great guitar. I had a 2012 dot and it wasn’t close to this.