i'm thinking of taking the plunge

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Fri May 09, 2008 2:15 pm

i love my strat to bits and will shortly be the proud owner of a duo sonic again, but i have the biggest craving ever for a gibson 335.

i have a westfield 335 which i love alot but after playing my mates es335, i cant get enough of it. any other shortscalers got a veiw on this? the main downside is that a 335 is stupidly exspensive, i think i've seen them locally for Â£1,899, which is way too much at the moment.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Fri May 09, 2008 2:18 pm

They are a tad pricey for the real deal but they are killer guitars. That IS serious coin though, you may want to sleep on it for a while, and play a ton of them til you find one you can't part with.

Chorlton · Post by **Chorlton** » Fri May 09, 2008 2:27 pm

yeah id love a mint 335 but just cant justify the price. As a matter of prinicipal, i wouldnt want to pay much more than Â£500 for any axe

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Fri May 09, 2008 2:29 pm

i am going to get some crap for saying this but the gibby 335s are over priced, even when they are on sale, for the cheapest ever, they are still overpriced.
the main reason i said that is becuz of the laminent wood they use to construct the peice with.
you are better off getting a nice epihpone, its the same damn guitar but without the name and 1000 less.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Fri May 09, 2008 2:42 pm

the type of 335 in question is similar to the one bernard bulter had in his suede days, which is really a 355, but fuck me if i'm gonna pay shitloads for one.

i've seen an epiphone jorma kaukonen rivera, which to me, just looks like a 335. but it's discontined

it's my birthday soon, i'm going to london and want to go guitar shopping, trying to get ideas.

euan · Post by **euan** » Fri May 09, 2008 2:48 pm

robert(original) wrote:i am going to get some crap for saying this but the gibby 335s are over priced, even when they are on sale, for the cheapest ever, they are still overpriced.
the main reason i said that is becuz of the laminent wood they use to construct the peice with.
you are better off getting a nice epihpone, its the same damn guitar but without the name and 1000 less.

Its always been a laminate though I'm sure Robert.

There have been special solid top versions and the sexy smaller body CS335.

Zeezee · Post by **Zeezee** » Fri May 09, 2008 2:55 pm

Yeah, i'd go with a decent playing Epiphone.

Post by **Mike** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:15 pm

I would never even entertain spending that much on a guitar. If you're going to do it play a lot of them and get one that is perfect (it had better be for that money), since Gibson quality control is a mess these days.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:26 pm

This is why Edwards and Tokais were invented - Ishibashi is your friend.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:31 pm

Was watching this earlier. I love love love the guitar sonds in this clip.

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timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:33 pm

Been thinking seriously about a quality semi for a while. Old 345 with varitone appeals for some reason. Do these have a center block? Might not need it if fixes to my red Viking sort the thing out. But anyway, if you've only got one or two guitars, or are getting a main guitar you're planning to keep forever, I don't think Â£1500 is too much.

Chorlton · Post by **Chorlton** » Fri May 09, 2008 4:04 pm

ive gotten an Ibanez artcore as my semi. There's a few things i will change when i can be arsed but it really is outstanding for its price point. Certainly scratched my itch for a semi.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Fri May 09, 2008 5:00 pm

timhulio wrote:Was watching this earlier. I love love love the guitar sonds in this clip.

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that is the very guitar and guitar sound i was after. i just love the 355/345. did tokai ever make a version of a 345/355, i know they make really good 335 copies.

benwalker · Post by **benwalker** » Fri May 09, 2008 7:03 pm

I could watch that clip over and over - soooooooo good. BB's sound is just amazing. AC30TB + 345/355 for most of it, Rat for the fuzz, Holy Grail or similar for the solo reverb... but most importantly, the feeeeeeeel....

Fanboyisms over, can you not get Varitone kits?

TheBurbz · Post by **TheBurbz** » Fri May 09, 2008 7:54 pm

I love the Suede guitar sound, you can always tell it's them.

Ninja Mike 808 · Post by **Ninja Mike 808** » Fri May 09, 2008 10:14 pm

Money is a bitch.

On the other hand, when it comes down to it, if you have your eye on somethin' then you should jus get it and not settle for second best. Whether you dig the Gibson because of the name, or if there actually is a difference between them and the knocks, jus do it. I would definitely play ever hollow at every guitar shop I could find before I make my mind up. I mean, it's easy to fall in love with a person's sound on a guitar, but you might not get the sound you want at home...

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri May 09, 2008 10:48 pm

b-stock epi dot for $330 on MF. not anywhere close to the same level of quality as the 335. but still that is an amazing deal.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Fri May 09, 2008 10:56 pm

I could never spend that sort of money.

Although, at the same time, if you're going to put yourself out a serious, serious amount of money (>600 quid, say) then there's no point having something you're not going to be happy with, so you may as well fuck cost, because you're already screwed on that front.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Fri May 09, 2008 11:21 pm

i thinking maybe getting a epiphone 335 and making it into a 345 like bernards, but will i be able to create that same vibe as an actual 345/335/355?

suede · Post by **suede** » Fri May 09, 2008 11:43 pm

timhulio wrote:Was watching this earlier. I love love love the guitar sonds in this clip.

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fuck yeah SUEDE!!!