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Katastrophe
May 21st, 2011, 03:46 PM
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
May 21st, 2011, 05:05 PM
Here's my Heritage 535. This is and old picture. It now has Seymour Duncan Phat Cats in it.
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd105/hubberjub/Heritage/th_DSCN0229.jpg (http://s222.photobucket.com/albums/dd105/hubberjub/Heritage/?action=view&current=DSCN0229.jpg)

wingsdad
May 22nd, 2011, 11:11 AM
'01 Epiphone Sheraton II
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b81/wingsdad/Sheraton%20II/Sherri0503.jpg

mapka
May 22nd, 2011, 11:32 AM
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5643490744_4c02d9b4a9_z.jpg (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


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88y4ptbhJD0

Katastrophe
May 22nd, 2011, 02:46 PM
Mapka, that vid was awesome! Classic 335 tones.

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

otaypanky
May 22nd, 2011, 06:39 PM
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.

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/DSCF0227-2.jpg

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/DSCF0228_2-2.jpg

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/DSCF0002-12.jpg

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/DSCF0001-28.jpg

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/DSCF0010-2.jpg

Tig
May 22nd, 2011, 10:23 PM
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
May 22nd, 2011, 10:39 PM
lol, I'm not a card player Tig ~
Want to buy the Johnny A?

Tig
May 22nd, 2011, 10:58 PM
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
May 22nd, 2011, 11:10 PM
Then you could start a Zepplin tribute band and sing all the high notes

duhvoodooman
May 23rd, 2011, 11:37 AM
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:

http://www.duhvoodooman.com/miscimages/musical/Dot_mod_full.jpg http://www.duhvoodooman.com/miscimages/musical/Dot_mod_body.jpg

ZMAN
May 23rd, 2011, 12:25 PM
I have a couple. Ebony 1990 ES335, a 2001 Natural Sheraton II, and a 2003 Special Edition Sheraton II in Ebony
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a392/Stewz/P1240018.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a392/Stewz/NaturalSheraton.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a392/Stewz/Sheraton.jpg

aeolian
May 23rd, 2011, 02:04 PM
I have only one 335-style guitar and that is my Heritage H535.

http://home.comcast.net/~kitn13/h3.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~kitn13/h5.jpg

Katastrophe
May 23rd, 2011, 02:50 PM
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
May 23rd, 2011, 05:23 PM
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/sunvalleylaw/Viking.jpg

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

Tig
May 23rd, 2011, 05:30 PM
There's not a guitar shown in this thread that I wouldn't want to own!
All are GAS worthy.

Spudman
May 23rd, 2011, 09:06 PM
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Guitars/Viking015.jpg

kidsmoke
May 24th, 2011, 12:56 PM
My 2002 Heritage H-535 ASB

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/tiokimo/Heritage%20535/IMG_3150.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/tiokimo/Heritage%20535/IMG_3147.jpg

sunvalleylaw
May 24th, 2011, 02:15 PM
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
May 24th, 2011, 02:57 PM
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
May 24th, 2011, 06:38 PM
DVM-Wired Jimmy Page style, with 4 push-pull pots: what exactly does that mean?

MAXIFUNK
May 24th, 2011, 06:40 PM
i have only one 335-style guitar and that is my heritage h535.

http://home.comcast.net/~kitn13/h3.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~kitn13/h5.jpg


that is killer

MAXIFUNK
May 24th, 2011, 06:42 PM
EVERYONE great guitars all.

Dragon Rider
May 24th, 2011, 08:20 PM
it's not a double cut away, but it is a hollow-body, and its 45 yrs young :)

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn20/DragonRider_013/MyGuildT100D.jpg

sunvalleylaw
May 24th, 2011, 08:31 PM
That is a really cool guitar too. I would love to play one. I like that trapeze style bridge too.

otaypanky
May 24th, 2011, 08:51 PM
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
May 25th, 2011, 08:39 AM
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
May 25th, 2011, 08:50 AM
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
May 25th, 2011, 09:36 AM
some how I forgot about this girl. 1972 Framus

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2544/5758874960_ff4e197972_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62003436@N05/5758874960/)

Katastrophe
May 25th, 2011, 10:10 AM
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.

kidsmoke
May 25th, 2011, 10:27 AM
another GREAT value in a 335 style is a Japanese built Washburn HB35. I had one for years, and let it go when I landed the Heritage. It stacks up VERY well against the real deal.

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/tiokimo/HB-35/P1050011.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/tiokimo/HB-35/P1050015.jpg

sunvalleylaw
May 25th, 2011, 10:33 AM
That particular sub-type of trapeze tailpiece is called a "harp." Used on some Guilds and some of the DeArmond line that emulated Guilds.

And my Viking. Brian, you are plenty large enough to handle a 335 size in my mind!

jilaw50
May 25th, 2011, 03:50 PM
Here is a You-tube video of me playing my Gibson ES-345. My only Gibson and it is a GREAT guitar I will never part with.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFkDiCOUHRU&feature=related

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Pickngrin
May 25th, 2011, 06:10 PM
I had never GASsed for a semi-hollowbody before - until now! Thanks, guys!

Dragon Rider
May 25th, 2011, 06:47 PM
another GREAT value in a 335 style is a Japanese built Washburn HB35. I had one for years, and let it go when I landed the Heritage. It stacks up VERY well against the real deal.

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/tiokimo/HB-35/P1050011.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/tiokimo/HB-35/P1050015.jpg

is the washburn HB-32 close?
worldmusicsupply has a good deal on a B stock $350 shipped with a FREE Behringer SP400 Super Phase Shifter

http://www.worldmusicsupply.com/Washburn-HB32-DM-Hollowbody-Electric-Guitar-Factory-B-Stock.html

If I could justify a 2nd hollowbody, and if I wasn't saving all the pennies for a Hell Guitar or two, I'd be all over the HB-32

http://www.worldmusicsupply.com/prod_img/_1296653400.jpg

from the site
Product Detail

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Mahogany body and top
Double cutaway semi-acoustic body
Distressed hardware
Bound f holes
Multi laminate binding
Rosewood fingerboard
Split block inlays
Tune-o-matic bridge
Stop bar tailpiece
621 with open coils (back) neck pickup
623 with open coils (black) bridge pickup
4 knob/3 way switch
Distressed Grover® 18:1 gear ratio tuners
Buzz Feiten Tuning System™
A B-stock is a guitar that has minor cosmetic issues or blemishes from mis-handling at the factory. It is new in every other regard. Don't let the word B-stock scare you because this great guitar has a Full Lifetime Warranty! Washburn rates their B-stock as B1, B2, and B3 with B1 having the most minor cosmetic flaw to B3 have the more serious flaws. All of our Washburn B-stock guitars are B1. We do not sell B2, or B3 stock.

otaypanky
May 25th, 2011, 06:54 PM
it's not a double cut away, but it is a hollow-body, and its 45 yrs young :)

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn20/DragonRider_013/MyGuildT100D.jpg

This one brings back memories. Back in the 60's I played a Guild Starfire III.

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/sc00e664f6-2.jpg

Dragon Rider
May 25th, 2011, 08:24 PM
I'd love to find a well preserved starfire, but the word seems to be out and they fetch a pretty penny nowadays.

piebaldpython
May 25th, 2011, 08:25 PM
is the washburn HB-32 close?

Yes, darn close. The HB-32DM is the same as the HB-30 except for the relic-ing. The HB-35 might be a step up but I have the HB-32DM and like it a lot. Good bluesy guitar.

sunvalleylaw
May 25th, 2011, 11:31 PM
I'd love to find a well preserved starfire, but the word seems to be out and they fetch a pretty penny nowadays.

+1

Katastrophe
May 26th, 2011, 08:09 AM
This one brings back memories. Back in the 60's I played a Guild Starfire III.

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/sc00e664f6-2.jpg

That's a great pic, 'panky. Just from the portion you can see, there was a lot of change going on in the world at that time. I dig it!

otaypanky
May 26th, 2011, 07:33 PM
That was my first 'public gig' as I recall, a big step up from the basement dance parties where the girls were on one side of the room and the boys on the other. Even if it was at a supermarket, it felt like a big deal at the time, LOL. This was the whole picture that was in the little local newspaper. I especially like the wheel of the upside down shopping cart in the foreground. Get a load of the food prices back then ~

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/sc004ad5d2_2.jpg

Ch0jin
May 27th, 2011, 08:47 PM
My BB1200 relaxing....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3596/5766391203_c0b2d75b56.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ch0jin/5766391203/)
Classic Combo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ch0jin/5766391203/) by Ch0jiN (http://www.flickr.com/people/ch0jin/), on Flickr

Ch0jin
May 27th, 2011, 10:05 PM
.... and two more ;)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3057/5767127232_dd0840d4c6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ch0jin/5767127232/)
Blood Red (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ch0jin/5767127232/) by Ch0jiN (http://www.flickr.com/people/ch0jin/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5141/5767125118_60218c71ec.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ch0jin/5767125118/)
BB1200 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ch0jin/5767125118/) by Ch0jiN (http://www.flickr.com/people/ch0jin/), on Flickr

otaypanky
May 27th, 2011, 11:01 PM
wow, never saw one of those. I bet that's nice ~

Katastrophe
May 28th, 2011, 01:44 PM
Nice entry, Ch0jin! But, you have to tell us more about the amph, cab and guitar as well.

Ch0jin
May 28th, 2011, 03:05 PM
Thanks Kat! There sure are some nice looking guitars in this thread, but my entry is a custom Maton BB1200.

It's an early production version that most resembles the current BB1200JH (http://www.maton.com.au/electrics/bb1200jh.html) Josh Homme model, but in this case with a regular tail piece instead of the trapeze style on the JH. This one also features custom B90 pickups from Brierley Guitar Pickups (http://www.brierleyguitarpickups.com.au/index.htm) (They are basically humbucker sized single coils that sound amazing!) as well as locking Spurzel tuners. Wiring has been modified to a simple single volume and tone configuration.

That amp and cab are rarities too as it happens. Made by an Australian amp builder some time in the 60's, that's a Vase Bassman 60 atop a Vase 4x12 with original speakers.

Sadly the head has been substantially modified from original (by me unfortunately) and now contains a home built JCM800 style circuit, otherwise the pair would basically be a museum piece I guess.

The other amp over in the corner is my Peavey Ultra 112 combo. Awesome all tube 60 watter. A really great versatile amp.

jpfeifer
June 6th, 2011, 07:56 PM
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.

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/DSCF0227-2.jpg

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/DSCF0228_2-2.jpg

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/DSCF0002-12.jpg

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/DSCF0001-28.jpg

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/DSCF0010-2.jpg


Wow, the Johnny A model is one of my favorite guitars, although I've never been able to find one to try. I love the design and the tone of that guitar. One day I'd like to get one of those.

--Jim

otaypanky
June 15th, 2011, 08:32 AM
You can buy this one Jim