Show your ES 335 style guitars!

[Katastrophe]

Thanks to the recent post about Alvin Lee, I now have ES 335 GAS. Help a man out an post your 335 style guitars! Hags, Ibbies, Epis, Gibbies, SX, Agile, they all count.

 

[hubberjub]

Here's my Heritage 535. This is and old picture. It now has Seymour Duncan Phat Cats in it.

 

[wingsdad]

'01 Epiphone Sheraton II

 

[mapka]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/62003436@N05/5643490744/

1979 Blonde ES335 TD. Blonde body. Maple body and neck, most are just maple body. Also has single coil tap switch. Gibson installed these for only like 3 years as far as I know.

Here is a video of my friend playing it at a jam night. When I think ES, this is the sound that comes to mind

 

[Katastrophe]

Mapka, that vid was awesome! Classic 335 tones.

The guitars look great, guys! Keep 'em coming!

 

[otaypanky]

Hollow and semi-hollow bodied guitars are fun and if you've never had one I highly recommend them. In fact I think even playing different styles of solid bodied guitars tends to get you playing a bit differently from how you might normally play on the guitar you're accustomed to.
Not all of these are ES-335's but they're all Gibsons.The first one is a '66 ES-335, you can see where B.B. was nice enough to autograph the back. It's hard to see but hanging on the rack to the left of it in the first photo is an Epiphone version of a Les Paul Signature. It was an amazing guitar. I was lucky enough to find an original '73 Gibson version back in the early 90's, that's the semi-hollow goldtop. The last pic is a Johnny A model.

 

[Tig]

Holy smokes, Bob! I love how you pull out a few guitars from your collection and blow us away! :drool
A friggin' '66 ES-335 signed by BB King? Then you toss in the '73 Les Paul Signature, followed by one of my favorite guitars ever made, the Johnny A.

Remind me to never play cards with you.

 

[otaypanky]

lol, I'm not a card player Tig ~
Want to buy the Johnny A?

 

[Tig]

lol, I'm not a card player Tig ~
Want to buy the Johnny A?

I don't play cards either.
I'd love to buy it, but Mrs. Tig might put a pair of something dear to me in a jar if I spent that much.

 

[otaypanky]

Then you could start a Zepplin tribute band and sing all the high notes

 

[duhvoodooman]

Here's a '00 Epi Dot I bought used off of eBay a few years back. Has a Duncan Jazz in the neck position and a JB at the bridge. Wired Jimmy Page style, with 4 push-pull pots:

 

[ZMAN]

I have a couple. Ebony 1990 ES335, a 2001 Natural Sheraton II, and a 2003 Special Edition Sheraton II in Ebony

 

[aeolian]

I have only one 335-style guitar and that is my Heritage H535.

 

[Katastrophe]

Ooooohhhhh.... Heritage...Epi...Gibson.... DROOOL! They all look great. 'panky, you just had to show those other guitars... The Johnny A is awesome, along with the LP Deluxe and LP signature... Is that a custom Tele I see? Your home must be like a musician's dream guitar playground.

DVM, I forgot about your Dot. Do you still have it? That red is just a classic color. NICE!

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Lots posted about this guitar. I really, really like it!

 

[Tig]

There's not a guitar shown in this thread that I wouldn't want to own!
All are GAS worthy.

 

[Spudman]

 

[kidsmoke]

My 2002 Heritage H-535 ASB

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Woo hoo there are some purdy guitars in this thread! I like 'em all. Yhat gold top Gibby is HOT and something I have never seen before. Those different cutaways are cool!

 

[Katastrophe]

Beautiful guitars Steve, Spuds, Tio! I knew the Hagstrom contingent would come along, and I'm surprised that we have as many Heritage owners here as well... Robert, didn't you have a Hag at one time?

 

[MAXIFUNK]

DVM-Wired Jimmy Page style, with 4 push-pull pots: what exactly does that mean?

 

[MAXIFUNK]

i have only one 335-style guitar and that is my heritage h535.

that is killer

 

[MAXIFUNK]

EVERYONE great guitars all.

 

[Dragon Rider]

it's not a double cut away, but it is a hollow-body, and its 45 yrs young

 

[sunvalleylaw]

That is a really cool guitar too. I would love to play one. I like that trapeze style bridge too.

 

[otaypanky]

I used to also have an Epiphone version of that goldtop too. The Epi was a wonderful guitar, just flawless. There are lots of great looking guitars in this thread, I'd like to try every one of them. I never even held a Heritage. The pickguards on those are cool

 

[Brian Krashpad]

That is a really cool guitar too. I would love to play one. I like that trapeze style bridge too.

That particular sub-type of trapeze tailpiece is called a "harp." Used on some Guilds and some of the DeArmond line that emulated Guilds. I had one on a DeArmond M-75 but preferred the stoptail on my M-72, though the harp is cooler looking.

Somewhat oddly, I've never had a 335-style guitar. As small as I am, they make me look even more vertically-challenged. If I were to get one it'd be a scaled-down version like a CS-336 (not that I'll ever be able to afford one of those). The only non-thinline (Dano-type construction with stanadard Fender-size body) semi I have is my WildKat, which is also a smaller body than most standard-sized semi's. It's just right for li'l ol' me.

Cool pics you boys!

 

[Retro Hound]

No Gretschs? I was GASing for one of those, but no moolah. I'd have to sell a couple somethings to afford one, even the cheap ones which go for $500 or so used. I really, really want a hollow/semi-hollow someday.

 

[mapka]

some how I forgot about this girl. 1972 Framus


http://www.flickr.com/photos/62003436@N05/5758874960/

 

[Katastrophe]

No Gretschs? I was GASing for one of those, but no moolah. I'd have to sell a couple somethings to afford one, even the cheap ones which go for $500 or so used. I really, really want a hollow/semi-hollow someday.

I hear ya, RH... I've had permaGAS for a Gretsch for a long time! You may also want to look into the Ibanez Artcore line. Used they are cheaper than the Gretsch and with a pup swap for some GFS Retrotrons they can be just as twangy.