hello john, i currently own a 79 es335 pro w/dirty fingers pups & although they are great for rock they are very muddy to my ears & break up too soon. any suggestions as to replacements & not necessarily gibson pups- thanks
In your experience (much longer than mine) do you find there to be much of a difference in the construction quality of a solid body and a semi hollow like this? I have a Strat style guitar and I haven't had a single problem with it in terms of build quality. However, I really am still on the hunt for the perfect electric for me. (Found my perfect acoustic, it's a Greg Bennett model, I'd suggest them to anyone). I was either considering an ES 335 or a Les Paul. I am on the road and bus quite oft
@johnhguitar Thanks sir! I will do that! I have a decent amount of mid range guitars, so I'm planning on saving my money and getting a real high end guitar.
@hjerthinfarkht Also check out Tommy Emmanuel, his version of 'Somewhere over the rainbow' is unbelievable, and he plays an acoustic. I have a reissue Gibson 335 too, it's absolutely beautiful......
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I really want to get a semi-hollow but don't know which one is good for me, I would like one with less feedback when the gain/volume is up and still get a nice versatile sound. I've read a few articles and right now im looking at the Epiphone Dot, am I looking in the right direction?
I think the Dot has a fair amount of feedback if your playing rock/metal with the gain really high, it would probably sound the same. I may be mistaken though
Does the 335 have a much different tone than a Les Paul? Both with humbuckers and solid body...well, solid core in this case. I would think they would sound almost identical.
@vipor3D Of course you can play any guitar acoustically, but the ES 335 does not sound too great that way. Plugged into a nice amp however, you will hear the advantage of the semi acoustic body. A great and very versatile guitar.
@vipor3D No. semi-hollow guitars in general are nowhere near as loud as full hollow bodies. Plus, the ES-335 is much thinner than an ES-175. So, it moves less air... and hence is not as loud.
It's loud enough for you to practice without an amp, and that's it.
I find the neck pickup on my 335 fairly "dark" sounding. It's a 2008 model so it's fairly new. It kind of lacks chime and clarity especially on the low notes. I've tried it through about 10 amps and I always feel like it's darker than it should be. What pickups would you suggest for a classic sound for blues? I'm trying to get away from the mud vibe. Thanks a lot man.
For a while Gibson made those reissue 335s with ceramic pickups and they stink. Get the Gibson classic reissue pickups. The Burstbuckers are good too but not really any better in my opinion.
@johnhguitar Hey thanks a lot John, I know the problems not in my hands, I can get all my other guitars to sound the way I need just not this one, there's a mud overtone going on that gives me the irrits. By reissues do you mean the 57's? I thought it was hopefully a case of ceramic-problems. I really appreciate your help mate. Thanks.
@intheblues Some years Gibson put 300K pots in their guitars instead of 500K. This will definitely make the pickup darker. if that's your problem, your looking at $40 for pots vice $100 for a pickup.
Hi I was just reading on a Gibson forum about this problem with dull pickups. A lot of them use lower value potentiometers like 300 ohm. If you swap the pot. for a 500 ohm the sound brightens up noticably. Several folk on the forum did this and were glad they didn't go for an un needed expensive pup change.
@johnguitar do u know if this type of guitar was the one chuck berry used? i have a deep pocket and i wanna make it hollow and i aint had a new guitar in 12 years.
@MrNutmegger1957 no. a better comparison would be the epiphone dot/sheraton. the gibson ES-335 is just all round better quality. that's why people will pay so much more for the gibson.
My Dad sold his for £15 whilst he was drunk in 1983..berk. I wanted a semi hollow last year and ofcourse this is what springs to mind, but I couldnt afford one, so I was thinking of an Epiphone Dot, but then I stumbled across the Ibanez AS73, and I bought one of them, and I have to say I am very impressed. Versatility of semi hollows is only second to fender telecasters.
you play very beautiful! im going to buy a 335 next month, but i'm really not sure, because i play heavy OD sounds, too, and for that a les paul would be better. do you think the 335 will be good at it too?
@johnhguitar ah really? i have to decide between a ES 335 (Dot, fat neck, what ever) and a Les Paul 58 plain Top, and it's so hard becuase theyre both really neautiful guitars!
@johnhguitar I have a 1990 Cherry dot neck, and I agree with you. It's an extremely versatile guitar. I don't know if I'd recommend it for metal, but it's extremely well suited to just about any type of music you'd want to play.
Sorry John, I was typing when you first started talking about the pups. Did I understand you to say that your neck pup is modified and the bridge pup is the stock Classic '57?
if its perfect for anything i have a yamaha pacifica 112 jmx its got custom pickups jimmy page unsigned humbucker + two fender custom shop single coils i dont know if i should preserve this and get a gibson es 335 i need help i play alot of rock and thinking about metal now
If you play a 335 thru an amps like Vox AC30 or Fender Twin it will overdrive like crazy. My 1962 335 is far louder than any Strat, Tele or Godin. Find a 335 & play it like crazy in the shop. When I use mine through an AC30 it practically turns the voice coils inside out !. Things to watch for: Kluson machine heads which can be very lose & the bridge with metal saddles which saw through strings. I have a guild starfire roller saddle bridge & Grover machines which keep tune. Good luck finding one
Hey, ich hab eine 535 von Heritage (ES335) und man kann damit so gut wie alles machen. Meine klingt ein bisschen mittig, perfekt für ACDC und so. Aber ich spiel zur Zeit nur Jazz. "This is the most versaitle guitar they ever made" 5:37. Die neuen Gibsons finde ich aber generell nicht so prall; unbedingt vor dem Kauf anspielen!! Die Heritage Gitarren variieren auch sehr stark, klingen aber meiner Meinung nach im Durchschnitt deutlich besser.
It's nice to someone play a clean guitar in a demo instead of those A**Holes who use overdrive, distortion, and a whold host of effect that cover up the true sound of the guitar. I guess they think that more effects will cover up their lack of talent.
I don't know what it is about this John guy, maybe it's his easy going nature, but he really does a nice job with these guit reviews, .....just the right amount of info and playing...very well done mate.
@janmurph Oh i wish i had a neighbour like this, teaching me some stuff und jam with me. great guitar btw, im using a epiphone 335, BB king signature. love this shape and sound.
are hollowbodys good for grunge?im looking at this because i love the look but i want a grunge sound so i wanna go with a fender mustang? i cant decide! lol
@ThePsychoGamer1337 I'd say the ES335 can do grunge very well. check out any Kings of Leon song and pay attention to their guitar work. Its very hollow body type of sounds. Its mean, but soft at the same time, so to speak. Obviously if you wanna have perfect Dime Bag Darell sounds, this isn't the guitar for you
anyone wanting to give feedback....I go to school for jazz studies and have to do jazz standards (Satin Doll, etc). I have choices of..the es 137 at the top of my list, but of course people doing hard sells on Eastmans, Godins, etc. I seem to like the idea that the 137 is versatile. I like the blues (love actually), rock, jazz fusion....any thoughts???
There's the 137 custom models that have humbucking pickups that would be better for jazz than the P90s normally found on those instruments. Good luck in your jazz studies.
@1212surface There is a BIG difference between the Hofner thinbody and a 335 in price. If money is an issue then that should answer the question. However, the Epi Casino or Dot's bodies are near exact copies of the Gibson 335 and go for $1500. less!
Man that's some beautiful playing. I must ask which you prefer, an es 335 or 175? I understand that they are both different guitars for different things but if you could only keep one which would it be?
i'm trying to get more into travis pickin' and rockabilly/country/jazz styles like chet atkins and brian setzer type stuff. i'm torn between the gretsch 6120 or 335, do you reckon i could do that sort of thing effectively on the 335?
@mollers92 try the epiphone swingster, or ibanez artcore. gretsch..?..take a close look at them! & compare! Unless you can shell out the money for an american made gretsch.
I think Ibanez was the first company that came along and gave Gibson a run for their money. There's plenty of professional people playing Ibanez AS-100 and AS-200 guitars. My choice is the Gibson 335.
@Lukeyboi14 :I put Seymour duncan humbuckers into an AS73 and have had it set up for 10's or 11's by an expert . Now You are just paying for the word GIbson on an ES335. AS73 are great axes and affordable.
great review, one of the few out there that actually tells pretty much everything you need to know... i'd love one on my wall... and, you mean a 90 degree angle :) ... thanks
@Sean2112bd I've seen 2 days ago a similar video. The guy was touching the fret with his finger, while playing with an another finger and his right and was playing the notes. So one finger does the harmonic, another one play, and the right hand does the notes.
A little messy, isn't it! Hoping that was helpful. bye :D
I actually found a video that teaches it. Apparently these are called harp harmonics, or at least the technique is called that because it sounds like a harp when you play the guitar this way. But you are correct, it's a hybrid of harmonic notes with played notes. I'm practicing it right now :)
I have one that I bought in 1969 new. It's the best all around guitar you can have. It'll do anything. When I got mine it had a trapeze tail piece and big inlays. My old boss put a L.P. TP on it and it changed everything for the better.
beautiful playing :) my friend has a guitar that looks like it may be a copy of this one, although the bridge, humbuckers and tuners are gold coloured. has anyone heard of the brand "Electra" and knows how this style model compares to the gibson?
Whenever I see one of these I think Chuck Berry, no one else. I've got an Epiphone Sheraton II. Wish I had the 335, but the Sheraton is good guitar, it's actually a great guitar for what it cost.
Thank you for the fast answer! And wow, that is pretty impressive! I have also been practising chord melody improv, what you played in this vid really made me more inspired to keep practising just that. Could you explain what thoughts are going through your mind whilst improvising in that way? And btw, love the harmonics . Beautiful stuff :)
Thanks for the comments. I try to think of melodies and support those melodies or compliment those lines with chords underneath. In chord/melody the highest sounding notes are the melody or tune/song. You have plenty of choices so you need to study a bit of harmony to find out some possible options. Ted Greene's books on chords are loaded with that information. Good luck!
Enjoyed the video. Just bought a '98 model and love it. Would you have any recommendation for a small amp, say one just above a practice model? I find these pickups a little hot for my Marshall.
Hey John, very nice vid you got here.......my problem is... I`m goin down to the crossroads every night to sell my soul to the devil.. but the only thing I get is.... crazy offers for my Epiphone Dot.....
now that i watched a little more i hear the burstbucker/57 RI combo of pups your using.......
marbleheadband 2 weeks ago
hello john, i currently own a 79 es335 pro w/dirty fingers pups & although they are great for rock they are very muddy to my ears & break up too soon. any suggestions as to replacements & not necessarily gibson pups- thanks
marbleheadband 2 weeks ago
*plays awesome sounding jazzy solo* ANYWAY
Shnards 3 weeks ago
good review, but please reduce the rambling
memgrizz1132225033 1 month ago
hey, amazing video. what song were you playing at the start? thanks
yea23h 1 month ago
I just made it up off the top of my head. Thanks for your interest.
johnhguitar 1 month ago
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theawesomejon7 2 days ago
You are an amazing player. Now I want a 335 more than ever!
heashon2000 1 month ago
i wish i could play a 335, like them alot.but wanna get a decent deal on one and not tooo high priced.
335's are nice totallly classy guitar.
like your style of playing jazzy and melodic.
really nice.
kirkconway 3 months ago
I wanna play like that!
rayenantheny 3 months ago
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@ 2:15 MOAR METAL, HELL YEAH!
evildemonllama 3 months ago
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evildemonllama 3 months ago
while majority of fender guitars were played by most alternative and punk rock bands in the early 90's...
hubert6988 4 months ago
@hubert6988 is there something wrong with that?
dougthealligator 3 months ago
@dougthealligator no...
hubert6988 3 months ago
@dougthealligator no man... i'm just commenting... that's all...
hubert6988 3 months ago
@dougthealligator ok dude no worries, i agree with you i just wasnt sure if you were being negative of sarcastic
dougthealligator 3 months ago
majority of the gibson guitars played by reggae, soul and jazz musicians....
hubert6988 4 months ago
Nice pickin!!!!
beatlespaz 4 months ago
Not fair, You could play a toy guitar and make it sound great!
randyreal574 4 months ago
In your experience (much longer than mine) do you find there to be much of a difference in the construction quality of a solid body and a semi hollow like this? I have a Strat style guitar and I haven't had a single problem with it in terms of build quality. However, I really am still on the hunt for the perfect electric for me. (Found my perfect acoustic, it's a Greg Bennett model, I'd suggest them to anyone). I was either considering an ES 335 or a Les Paul. I am on the road and bus quite oft
SatellitesAndStarsHQ 4 months ago
Good to hear from you.
Go into shops and stores, play and compare as many guitars as you can till the right one pops up.
Thanks for your interest.
johnhguitar 4 months ago
@johnhguitar Thanks sir! I will do that! I have a decent amount of mid range guitars, so I'm planning on saving my money and getting a real high end guitar.
SatellitesAndStarsHQ 4 months ago
Do you ever use the Thirty Twelve anymore? It has such lush tone!
bluescrusher 4 months ago
I was thinking of buying another one. I've been using the Evans 150 but it's only good for jazz. It's not a good blues amp.
I think the Thirty Twelve could do both well. Thanks
johnhguitar 4 months ago
I can't decide between cherry or black
foodsmighters 4 months ago
@foodsmighters Pick cherry
HaistaPaska92 4 months ago
IVE GOT THIS GUITAR :)
MissSabreWolves 4 months ago
NOEL GALLAGHER from Oasis is using that guitar also :P
DurtyHarrys 4 months ago
Great playing.
gittahfiend 5 months ago
Such a great review, thank you for your input & knowledge. Beautiful guitar & beautiful playing as well.
JosephDiazMusic 5 months ago
Hey i got a BIG WORRY, i have one of these and i have to fix it,whre do i have to open or something to fix it????
emf665 5 months ago
What's wrong? What's it doing?
johnhguitar 5 months ago
@emf665 No offence but if you ask like that, you should go to a proffesional.
Imzagg 5 months ago
Were can I find tabs for that?
ares8050 6 months ago
Those harp-like sounds you get are fantastic! How do you do them?
hjerthinfarkht 6 months ago
Check out Lenny Breau.
johnhguitar 6 months ago 3
@hjerthinfarkht Also check out Tommy Emmanuel, his version of 'Somewhere over the rainbow' is unbelievable, and he plays an acoustic. I have a reissue Gibson 335 too, it's absolutely beautiful......
blueleadguitar 6 months ago
Would you prefer this or an ibanez artcore?
TheEmerchan 6 months ago
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GetYourMusicNoticed 6 months ago
1:23 *After playing an amazing piece of music* Anyway...
N00d1e5 7 months ago 12
I really want to get a semi-hollow but don't know which one is good for me, I would like one with less feedback when the gain/volume is up and still get a nice versatile sound. I've read a few articles and right now im looking at the Epiphone Dot, am I looking in the right direction?
ElNaughtyOttsel 7 months ago
@ElNaughtyOttsel
I think the Dot has a fair amount of feedback if your playing rock/metal with the gain really high, it would probably sound the same. I may be mistaken though
Starmetalultra 7 months ago
He is right in saying that is a versatile guitar, if anyone knows Streetlight Manifesto or Catch 22 that is the guitar Thomas K.
7duckydo7 7 months ago
Does the 335 have a much different tone than a Les Paul? Both with humbuckers and solid body...well, solid core in this case. I would think they would sound almost identical.
van1980 7 months ago
They are similar but different enough to proceed in manufacturing both of them.
johnhguitar 7 months ago
FYI your pick guard is coming off
MrDixiepride1234 7 months ago
@MrDixiepride1234 FYI. You don't know what you're talking about.
mattandjordaninc 7 months ago
@MrDixiepride1234 i think thats how its suppose to be
EvilRedGoose 7 months ago
haha, how long did it take you to learn that arrangement man?
could spend a few more hours, you need to make it swing ;).
mitchjay93 8 months ago
Corian is the new material but I wish they still made it with bone
Kingddd333 8 months ago
want.....mine....back
StephenFiorentini 9 months ago
if only i had $2,749.00
xavier3961 9 months ago
@xavier3961 I know, right! This is my ultimate guitar. I want one soooooooo bad. Thanks alot, John Mayer. :(
SabbraCadabra 8 months ago 8
i read this has a thin tapered neck, what does that mean? do les pauls have that too?
44eelz 9 months ago
Can the 335 be played like an acoustic guitar like the ES-175 can?
vipor3D 10 months ago
No I don't think so.
johnhguitar 10 months ago
@vipor3D no
DRGK9 8 months ago
@vipor3D Of course you can play any guitar acoustically, but the ES 335 does not sound too great that way. Plugged into a nice amp however, you will hear the advantage of the semi acoustic body. A great and very versatile guitar.
frankbritstra 8 months ago
@vipor3D No. semi-hollow guitars in general are nowhere near as loud as full hollow bodies. Plus, the ES-335 is much thinner than an ES-175. So, it moves less air... and hence is not as loud.
It's loud enough for you to practice without an amp, and that's it.
Hoopermazing 7 months ago
my dad has that guitar
sackwack0819 10 months ago
Hi John,
I find the neck pickup on my 335 fairly "dark" sounding. It's a 2008 model so it's fairly new. It kind of lacks chime and clarity especially on the low notes. I've tried it through about 10 amps and I always feel like it's darker than it should be. What pickups would you suggest for a classic sound for blues? I'm trying to get away from the mud vibe. Thanks a lot man.
intheblues 10 months ago
For a while Gibson made those reissue 335s with ceramic pickups and they stink. Get the Gibson classic reissue pickups. The Burstbuckers are good too but not really any better in my opinion.
johnhguitar 10 months ago
@johnhguitar Hey thanks a lot John, I know the problems not in my hands, I can get all my other guitars to sound the way I need just not this one, there's a mud overtone going on that gives me the irrits. By reissues do you mean the 57's? I thought it was hopefully a case of ceramic-problems. I really appreciate your help mate. Thanks.
Shane
intheblues 10 months ago
@intheblues Yeah, the 57's!
johnhguitar 10 months ago
@johnhguitar what hollowbody gibson(s) do you recommend?? -much thanks cj
CJsoccer4 8 months ago
@intheblues Some years Gibson put 300K pots in their guitars instead of 500K. This will definitely make the pickup darker. if that's your problem, your looking at $40 for pots vice $100 for a pickup.
eugeneconrad 10 months ago
@intheblues
Hi I was just reading on a Gibson forum about this problem with dull pickups. A lot of them use lower value potentiometers like 300 ohm. If you swap the pot. for a 500 ohm the sound brightens up noticably. Several folk on the forum did this and were glad they didn't go for an un needed expensive pup change.
Regards
slowfinger2 7 months ago
What kind of chord does he play first?
RawekVamp 10 months ago
coolllllllll
derbiarrow 10 months ago
Love these guitars, I wish this guy would stop playing so damn jazzy on it though, these sound best overdriven and bluesy.
steptoesaunt 10 months ago
@steptoesaunt in your opinion. maybe he likes them better for jazzy tones.
Blompcube 10 months ago
I'm getting this guitar in a few months!
DarrenCountry1 10 months ago
@johnguitar do u know if this type of guitar was the one chuck berry used? i have a deep pocket and i wanna make it hollow and i aint had a new guitar in 12 years.
thanks
markdocker 11 months ago
Corian nut, John.
Dogheadj 11 months ago
I can hear and feel the difference with my eyes closed.
johnhguitar 11 months ago
@johnhguitar Beautiful sound!
InfiniteTestings 11 months ago
Biggest difference between the ES-335 Gibson, and the Epiphone Casino (let's say) is the laminated wood and the price, right????
MrNutmegger1957 11 months ago
@MrNutmegger1957 no. a better comparison would be the epiphone dot/sheraton. the gibson ES-335 is just all round better quality. that's why people will pay so much more for the gibson.
Blompcube 10 months ago
Is this one's deeper than that of an Ibanez AS73?
Looks like it but I can't tell because the binding is deceiving.
yekshemesh4alig 11 months ago
My Dad sold his for £15 whilst he was drunk in 1983..berk. I wanted a semi hollow last year and ofcourse this is what springs to mind, but I couldnt afford one, so I was thinking of an Epiphone Dot, but then I stumbled across the Ibanez AS73, and I bought one of them, and I have to say I am very impressed. Versatility of semi hollows is only second to fender telecasters.
StephenFiorentini 11 months ago
I LOVE YOU DAMN GUITAR, I LOVE YOU ;W;
DarkBlueCatxVocaloid 11 months ago
i got myself an epiphone dot...not rich enough
nunchaku1992 1 year ago
Tulips are what the gibson customs have in them LPs 345s 347 355s etc, usually go with the ebony fretboard Those tuners are grover kidneys.
djangolad 1 year ago
Yes,, I Do get the idea! Thanx
TadMoody 1 year ago
I'm starting to regret buying the Vintage Sunburst 335, Cherry looks so delicious....
pomssi1 1 year ago
tom morello
xSGTxPEPPERx 1 year ago
cool guitar---sounds good on the blues stuff
micmoable 1 year ago
Pristine!
RedStrat 1 year ago
you play very beautiful! im going to buy a 335 next month, but i'm really not sure, because i play heavy OD sounds, too, and for that a les paul would be better. do you think the 335 will be good at it too?
greetings from germany! Timo
XANKETIMO 1 year ago
It depends on the money but both the 335 and the LP can be used for rock and jazz but really for me it's the strings you use for either style.
johnhguitar 1 year ago
@johnhguitar ah really? i have to decide between a ES 335 (Dot, fat neck, what ever) and a Les Paul 58 plain Top, and it's so hard becuase theyre both really neautiful guitars!
XANKETIMO 1 year ago
@johnhguitar which ones do you recommend for jazz then?/ which ones where you using
gugabool1 1 year ago
I use a .013 flatwound set for jazz and .010 set for rock and blues. D'Addario and Ernie Balls
johnhguitar 1 year ago
@johnhguitar and about string preference depending on scale lenghts?
14luisalonso 1 year ago
@johnhguitar I have a 1990 Cherry dot neck, and I agree with you. It's an extremely versatile guitar. I don't know if I'd recommend it for metal, but it's extremely well suited to just about any type of music you'd want to play.
Sorry John, I was typing when you first started talking about the pups. Did I understand you to say that your neck pup is modified and the bridge pup is the stock Classic '57?
Dogheadj 11 months ago
if its perfect for anything i have a yamaha pacifica 112 jmx its got custom pickups jimmy page unsigned humbucker + two fender custom shop single coils i dont know if i should preserve this and get a gibson es 335 i need help i play alot of rock and thinking about metal now
markdocker 11 months ago
If you play a 335 thru an amps like Vox AC30 or Fender Twin it will overdrive like crazy. My 1962 335 is far louder than any Strat, Tele or Godin. Find a 335 & play it like crazy in the shop. When I use mine through an AC30 it practically turns the voice coils inside out !. Things to watch for: Kluson machine heads which can be very lose & the bridge with metal saddles which saw through strings. I have a guild starfire roller saddle bridge & Grover machines which keep tune. Good luck finding one
multilinkacs 1 year ago
@XANKETIMO dude listen to rush, thats got heavy od and he uses a 335 all the time
epitaph664 1 year ago
@XANKETIMO
Hey, ich hab eine 535 von Heritage (ES335) und man kann damit so gut wie alles machen. Meine klingt ein bisschen mittig, perfekt für ACDC und so. Aber ich spiel zur Zeit nur Jazz. "This is the most versaitle guitar they ever made" 5:37. Die neuen Gibsons finde ich aber generell nicht so prall; unbedingt vor dem Kauf anspielen!! Die Heritage Gitarren variieren auch sehr stark, klingen aber meiner Meinung nach im Durchschnitt deutlich besser.
Hanno
HannoFolkerts 11 months ago
Hoyt de glackenshpiel. Un Heritage (ES 335 ? Ets noting bet de trurf!
johnhguitar 11 months ago
oh my god *-*
may i know what to do first if i want playing like your style?(jazz-thing(?))
failedguitarist 1 year ago
It's nice to someone play a clean guitar in a demo instead of those A**Holes who use overdrive, distortion, and a whold host of effect that cover up the true sound of the guitar. I guess they think that more effects will cover up their lack of talent.
Keyboardman88 1 year ago
I don't know what it is about this John guy, maybe it's his easy going nature, but he really does a nice job with these guit reviews, .....just the right amount of info and playing...very well done mate.
This guy would be a great neighbor....
janmurph 1 year ago
A blues neighbor? A reckless blues musician for a neighbor? Thanks mate! See you in OZ perhaps?
johnhguitar 1 year ago
@janmurph Oh i wish i had a neighbour like this, teaching me some stuff und jam with me. great guitar btw, im using a epiphone 335, BB king signature. love this shape and sound.
thegrimnok 1 year ago
Alex Lifeson used a 335 on all those classic Rush albums, right? Which is certainly proof that it can be used for serious rock music.
Truthzilla 1 year ago
check Mando Diao band, Gustaf Noren plays this guitar, and i think it gives very interesting sharp sound.
player1diao 1 year ago
Should i get this guitar or the gretsch g5120???
Bthepilot 1 year ago
Thanks for feedback on 137...your 335 and playing is great
axeman1009 1 year ago
are hollowbodys good for grunge?im looking at this because i love the look but i want a grunge sound so i wanna go with a fender mustang? i cant decide! lol
ThePsychoGamer1337 1 year ago
The 335 has had a bit of history in rock but to the level of punk grunge that you're talking about I can't say.
Any solid body guitar won't feedback as much..
johnhguitar 1 year ago
@ThePsychoGamer1337 I'd say the ES335 can do grunge very well. check out any Kings of Leon song and pay attention to their guitar work. Its very hollow body type of sounds. Its mean, but soft at the same time, so to speak. Obviously if you wanna have perfect Dime Bag Darell sounds, this isn't the guitar for you
cheeseUout 1 year ago
@ThePsychoGamer1337 there good for punk check the tom delonge es 333 at guitar center
DECIFERTHIS09 1 year ago
anyone wanting to give feedback....I go to school for jazz studies and have to do jazz standards (Satin Doll, etc). I have choices of..the es 137 at the top of my list, but of course people doing hard sells on Eastmans, Godins, etc. I seem to like the idea that the 137 is versatile. I like the blues (love actually), rock, jazz fusion....any thoughts???
axeman1009 1 year ago
There's the 137 custom models that have humbucking pickups that would be better for jazz than the P90s normally found on those instruments. Good luck in your jazz studies.
johnhguitar 1 year ago
Sweet playing...
Should I get this guitar or the Hofner very thin John Stowell model?
1212surface 1 year ago
I know zip about the other two. Sorry!
johnhguitar 1 year ago
@1212surface There is a BIG difference between the Hofner thinbody and a 335 in price. If money is an issue then that should answer the question. However, the Epi Casino or Dot's bodies are near exact copies of the Gibson 335 and go for $1500. less!
steveracer16 1 year ago
I give up. You are AMAZING.
DavidRayT 1 year ago
ive got the epiphone equivilant
kingfanboi 1 year ago
Man that's some beautiful playing. I must ask which you prefer, an es 335 or 175? I understand that they are both different guitars for different things but if you could only keep one which would it be?
GardenStreetBand 1 year ago
......la vogliooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
gio240179 1 year ago
Thanks. Very informative.
peterdemaeyer 1 year ago
What's the opening piece? it's beautiful. Especially those plucked harmonic cascades.
quilicimusic 1 year ago 9
It's just me improvising.....
johnhguitar 1 year ago
@johnhguitar wow! really thats amazing, you can make something that beautiful just by having 40+ expireince, what chords do you use, to make that
spartan349 1 year ago
@johnhguitar You Should Tab it
GuitarManSam555 1 year ago
i'm trying to get more into travis pickin' and rockabilly/country/jazz styles like chet atkins and brian setzer type stuff. i'm torn between the gretsch 6120 or 335, do you reckon i could do that sort of thing effectively on the 335?
mollers92 1 year ago
I've not seen many people using the 335 for that.
johnhguitar 1 year ago
@mollers92 go with the gretsch
DrSquidley 1 year ago
@mollers92 try the epiphone swingster, or ibanez artcore. gretsch..?..take a close look at them! & compare! Unless you can shell out the money for an american made gretsch.
broodyart 1 year ago
how does the ibanez as73 compare to this? in your opinion?
Lukeyboi14 1 year ago
I think Ibanez was the first company that came along and gave Gibson a run for their money. There's plenty of professional people playing Ibanez AS-100 and AS-200 guitars. My choice is the Gibson 335.
johnhguitar 1 year ago
@Lukeyboi14 :I put Seymour duncan humbuckers into an AS73 and have had it set up for 10's or 11's by an expert . Now You are just paying for the word GIbson on an ES335. AS73 are great axes and affordable.
taariqtaariq 1 year ago
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broodyart 1 year ago
@broodyart
try the ibanez AS73 and then tell me what you think. This dude john reviews one on his site.
taariqtaariq 1 year ago
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broodyart 1 year ago
My, pretty bell tones! I'd like to find a lighter bodied one with a fatter neck.
Those things howl and roar, deeper voice than a Les Paul turned up.
TubeFreakJonas 1 year ago
Such Beauty
bendelubyo0903 1 year ago
do you play any jazz and rock too ?
bytedildo 1 year ago
i think what your thinking of as the nut material is TUSQ, right?
rokkerdude8 1 year ago
nicee:D
canibaldance 1 year ago
donkey boner
back2thefutre 1 year ago 13
great review, one of the few out there that actually tells pretty much everything you need to know... i'd love one on my wall... and, you mean a 90 degree angle :) ... thanks
dsgeorgiev 1 year ago
How do you do those artificial harmonic runs at 0:13? It's driving me crazy because I can't find any instruction videos for it.
Sean2112bd 1 year ago
@Sean2112bd I've seen 2 days ago a similar video. The guy was touching the fret with his finger, while playing with an another finger and his right and was playing the notes. So one finger does the harmonic, another one play, and the right hand does the notes.
A little messy, isn't it! Hoping that was helpful. bye :D
chokicou 1 year ago
@chokicou
I actually found a video that teaches it. Apparently these are called harp harmonics, or at least the technique is called that because it sounds like a harp when you play the guitar this way. But you are correct, it's a hybrid of harmonic notes with played notes. I'm practicing it right now :)
Sean2112bd 1 year ago
That is my dream guitar. I also like the epiphone dot which is a budget friendly version of this guitar
nonvlog 1 year ago
does anybody know where i can get a nice hollow bodied guitar for $300 or less? please reply!!
515742617000027 1 year ago
@515742617000027 buy a fake gun and rob a guitar store
OzBooger 1 year ago
I know we're talkng about two completely different animals but what is your opinion of hte Epiphone Sheraton?
Bluebuthappy182 1 year ago
I have one that I bought in 1969 new. It's the best all around guitar you can have. It'll do anything. When I got mine it had a trapeze tail piece and big inlays. My old boss put a L.P. TP on it and it changed everything for the better.
zinnington 1 year ago
just bought me a epiphone es 335, love it just as much as gibson.
bassgroove21 1 year ago
Holy crap that sounds great. How much does that cost?
figaz555 1 year ago
Check out Guitar John, he knows all the chords
Strateuphoria 1 year ago
oh man i could masturbate to that guitar. if only it didnt cost 3000 dollars
Haveada 1 year ago 19
is the word for the nut material you were looking for Corian?
nintendonut100 1 year ago
Justin Hayward from the Moody Blues uses an ES335 as his main guitar.
nintendonut100 1 year ago
Lovely playing at the beginning. I enjoyed the vid. I have a 339
Tayplupe 1 year ago
beautiful playing :) my friend has a guitar that looks like it may be a copy of this one, although the bridge, humbuckers and tuners are gold coloured. has anyone heard of the brand "Electra" and knows how this style model compares to the gibson?
skatingequalsPoWeR 1 year ago
@skatingequalsPoWeR
Famous matsumoku made brand. Beautiful guitar and very good tone...
sonrisingpk 1 year ago
so beautiful playing! you're awesome. I hope some day, after years of practicing, I'll play my instrument this way. Work work work :)
komentattor 1 year ago
Whenever I see one of these I think Chuck Berry, no one else. I've got an Epiphone Sheraton II. Wish I had the 335, but the Sheraton is good guitar, it's actually a great guitar for what it cost.
Jethro494 1 year ago
@Jethro494 I think of Larry Carlton and Lee Ritenour as well.
darkoanton5 1 year ago
Ah - the 335. Nothing sounds quite like it.
BTW - 0:14 - 0:19 - just lovely.
HorridFroth 1 year ago
looks likean epiphone casino to me
MsBobohj 1 year ago
is it just the cam or does this guitar have single coil touch??
AndiiTheStratophonic 1 year ago
Cam all the way baby.....
johnhguitar 1 year ago
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comedybenj 1 year ago
@AndiiTheStratophonic I think it's the hollow body that gives it that sound
bigdautorio 1 year ago
@AndiiTheStratophonic i though about that too :s
6378962ROCK 1 year ago
What are you playing in the beginning? It is beautiful
leonheonpeonweonkeon 1 year ago
I made it up on the spot. Can't do covers because of copyright infringement.
johnhguitar 1 year ago
@johnhguitar
Thank you for the fast answer! And wow, that is pretty impressive! I have also been practising chord melody improv, what you played in this vid really made me more inspired to keep practising just that. Could you explain what thoughts are going through your mind whilst improvising in that way? And btw, love the harmonics . Beautiful stuff :)
leonheonpeonweonkeon 1 year ago
Thanks for the comments. I try to think of melodies and support those melodies or compliment those lines with chords underneath. In chord/melody the highest sounding notes are the melody or tune/song. You have plenty of choices so you need to study a bit of harmony to find out some possible options. Ted Greene's books on chords are loaded with that information. Good luck!
johnhguitar 1 year ago
@johnhguitar
You can't do covers on Youtube??????
ryan06105 1 year ago
Enjoyed the video. Just bought a '98 model and love it. Would you have any recommendation for a small amp, say one just above a practice model? I find these pickups a little hot for my Marshall.
mokeyjim 1 year ago
The new Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue
johnhguitar 1 year ago
Hey John, very nice vid you got here.......my problem is... I`m goin down to the crossroads every night to sell my soul to the devil.. but the only thing I get is.... crazy offers for my Epiphone Dot.....
tit4tat4dat 1 year ago
And what is your idea of a crazy offer?
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