1963 Gibson ES 335 TD

[KSecurityServices]

How much are you asking for the guitar ?

[Orangys280Z]

Nice guitar! My dad inherited a '63 ES335 TD in Sunburst with Dot inlays, even has the owners manual for 1963! My grandpa bought it for $575, I think he bought it new, but im not totally sure on that.... But still sounds great through the Fender Amp with 2 12" speakers with vibrato and reverb pedals.

[nachodaddy]

That's a great sounding guitar. Too bad that there are a lot of ignorant tin ears commenting, but, of course, this is youtube. The 335 & 345 were probably more versatile in tonal colors than anything else Gibson ever made. I have a '63 & a '66 345. They are the only humbucker guitars I even own anymore, other than two mini-bucker gtrs, which also get a wide range of tone.

[xXxJokerManxXx]

title of song?

[Koreanflow]

All your guitar demos sound the same -_-

How on earth do you make these awesome guitars sound so terrible?

[ColinPRS]

Not as mellow as I would expect.

[Orangys280Z]

My grandpa had one of these before he died a few years ago. Heritage Sunburst(not sure if that's what it was called in 1963 though). It's now my dad's and it is a great sounding guitar!

[alanpitfall]

Depending on the amp settings,(sounds like all the bass is dialed out) this is not an unusual sound to get from a 335.

[jimmyjohnson94]

my dream guitar right there, but i tell ya what, i'll be jammin some rockin licks and not that shit haha. respect though

[krullebol4]

man, you probebly have the ugliest attack from the pick on the string. sounds horrible.

[athuojp]

・・・

[heeheester999]

you need a tuner

[guitgeo]

Wow..you got beat up pretty good on this demo! There might be some truth to the way you set up your tone...really doesn't do you or the ax justice. Sounds a little out of tune to me.. You play great though.

[rickso12]

sorry, but you do a disjustice to a great guitar

[bass130]

Sheesh!

I'll ship my Blackface Deluxe, Prizm Orpheus, rent a D.W. Fearn mic pre and a Fairchild for a touch of dynamic control. I suppose an ELAM 251, Original of course would make a decent mic to capture the sound and then he could ship the soundfiles and my stuff back for mastering and posting.

I do not know what was used in the signal chain or what MP3 compression was used, but insults don't make a guitar sound better...

The stuff I mentioned would be sweet ;-)

Nice axe good playing!

[music2356]

actually is a TDC Thinline Double Cherry

[jcbak]

Believe me, that guitar sounds a whole lot better than this demo. It breaks my heart.

[grantburgh1]

ye this is the worst guitar demo goin about,, this thing is blazin! it sounds like ass in this vid

[midgetrocker36]

@jcbak ik i have one and it sounds amazing, this vid doesnt do it justice

[AstralPlane1951]

A 1963 Gibson ES-335. Is the Bigsby tremolo original? Makes me think of Ted Nugent and Alvin Lee, just to mention a fewA real Jewel

[ravner1976]

his tone makes the playing useless

[Cristian364]

hes playing spanish guitar on a blues guitar......

[no1232]

not entirely true..it's an ES 335 and the "ES" part stands for "electric spanish".

and anyway its pretty versatile, you can play both.

[iamcolinterry]

@no1232 untrue sir. "ES" stands for "English spanish" english- meaning electric and spanish- meaning acoustic. your ALMOST right! and "TD"- "T" means thinline, and the "D" means double pickups. in this case, the es-335td is only offered as a thinline and double pickups, so often, most of th time, "TD" is left off of the name.

[MicMunk21]

You are wrong. I have never heard of anyone even suggesting that is meant "English-Spanish." That just doesn't even make any sense. Can't really argue about it. Gibson says it stands for "Electric-Spanish" on their web-site.

[iamcolinterry]

@MicMunk21 thats what i initially saw on gibsons website when i first fell in love with my 335. sorry for the misinformation lol

[extremathon]

turn the friggin' treble down on the amp if you want the good sounds!!!

[joninvermont]

wtf is that guitar in the background?

[Th3SundanceKid]

looks like a mosrite venture (bass?) or a knock off of this guitar, i can't tell exactly.

[Hugoow16]

it looks a bit like a Danelectro..

[fatlip66]

that guitar is veryy expensive

[jmsbk12345]

I'm looking for a great sounding jazz guitar. What do you all recommend at an affordable price?

[ramonesacidpillsh]

D'Angelico makes great guitars for the price.

[flaegin]

Agreed D'Angelico's are fab for the money.

[AlfredHarker]

What is a the Epiphone giutar for this one? The only guitar from Epiphone that is close to the Gibson ES-335 is a Dot one.

[BlackRadio]

Sheraton II and Sheraton Elitist.

[maisquisuije]

maybe you should put more bass and more reverb

[DANGERDOOM305]

I have this guitar =D

[robidone]

is it good? is it worth getting for rock like zeppelin n purple, floyd n hendrix?

[atavismnocturn]

yes

[L0ngLiveRnR]

Well.. actually, purple, floyd and hendrix all played a fender stratocaster... so if ur aiming to their same sound, you should go for a strato... The es-335 is surely a great guitar, though its kind of different from a strato... they're both are great... just different... :)

[roeljaja]

Ritchie Blackmore played on an ES 335 from time to time.

/watch?v=9lB-IKoAaWo#watch-vid­-title

But I suggest you get a strat with a vintage humbucker in the bridge position

[rickso12]

sounds like everyone is right, something wrong

[mightybright1]

certainly a nice guitar, but the strings may be too low. Too much click when you attack the strings. I demonstrate the same guitar at mightybright1

[wisesatyr72]

Very woody & clean sounding..I can play on that all day doing Chuck Berry & Beatle tunes.

[camaro101]

beautiful beautiful guitar!

[felixrockss]

best video to see when you wanna fell asleep .... thats what i do

[Willa1000]

it sounds completely unlike a 335 they are known for their cutting treble like a les paul and smooth rythm like an es 175 this guitar may be historically correct but there's either something wrong with it or the amp

[crazyfreak1919]

@Willa1000

Way to judge his sound!! - and mad props on your spelling and grammar.

[fmiller747]

Love 335s but not liking the way this one sounds thru that Fender Twin(?). Even the neck pup sounds clacky, not warm & smooth. May be just a bad recording.

[XEddieboyX]

i want one =(

[FugginNorb]

Also, p90's were in TONS of archtops, the single-coil was the first type of pickup ever, and was used by musicians of all genres (it was the only practical way to amplify a guitar at the time anyways).

Here's another little-none tidbit: At one time, Dobros and National resonator guitars were used by Jazz-players for their volume and punch, especially when competing with horns.

[FugginNorb]

Really you can play whatever you want on whatever guitar you want. A guitar is a guitar is a guitar, mates. There are jazz players that use telecasters. You can play whatever you want if you open your mind to the fact that you can sound different from everyone else, my friend, and still sound good.

[subzero5620]

i have on of these and was wondering what gibson pickups could give me a good classsic rock tone.

[MauroPavanelli]

I think the classic 57 it the best pickup for this guitar I use it in my Gibson Les Paul and some Gibson´s es-335 use it as standart.

[MauroPavanelli]

I think the classic 57 it the best pickup for this guitar I use it in my Gibson Les Paul and some Gibson´s es-335 use it as standart.

[PrettyPrinceOparties]

maybe gibson dirty fingers. 57 classic buckers are good two.

[hodowncorexxx]

It's the P-90s.

It's not a very warm sound.

[motile007]

ES 335s have humbuckers, not P-90s. Maybe you are thinking of the ES-330 (the discontinued Gibson facsimile of the Epiphone Casino). P-90s are great for jazz, just listen to Grant Green, and any early ES-175 recording.

[60thstrat]

You guys are right- This guitar sounds like fuck in this video. Not a good demo of the sound quality of a premium ES. Pretty damn decent playing though...

[megalodong]

No offense to the player in the video, but he's not exactly allowing the tone of the guitar to shine through. The amp sounds quiet and tinny, and he only plays a couple different chords. And the guitar is out of tune.

[hendrixistheking]

this guitar sounds kind of wang.

[cobaltftw]

its supposed to. thats the kinda sound u get when u buy a gibson es335

[oneidababe]

ive always wanted one of these but i do a lot of tapping so i dont think it would work

[jsm355]

No matter what style you play .... These guitars , any guitar , if you can really play , it will work . A good set up , a good amp with good tone, effects to taste and it's ALL yours. Use your ears to tell you what's right . A 355 can do it ALL . Need a whammy use a different axe but it brings you back to square 1 . Just listen carefully ! With 335's don't over use gain .

[Scampicino]

Check out Paul Plumeri's videos!

[brunolenono84]

ES means..........electric spanish...but I think it's not the good guitar for this kind of playin....try a ramirez or an estevez or a fernandez....and leave gibson to the blues man!!!

[Octopusbeak]

It sounds like it wants to sing blues...

you leave the jazz to the strats, rock to les pauls, blues to these...

[wpkg]

jazz to the strats???

[LeJazza]

Definitely, nothing suits jazz or fusion better than a nice, hotly-wound single coil like those in the neck position of a strat with the tone rolled back to 3 or 4. Sure, it's not as pretty as a €3000 high end, carved jazz box but it's often the next best thing!

[LeJazza]

Definitely, nothing suits jazz or fusion better than a nice, hotly-wound single coil like those in the neck position of a strat with the tone rolled back to 3 or 4. Sure, it's not as pretty as a €3000 high end, carved jazz box but it's often the next best thing!

[ginonix]

what? why would you want an overwound single coil for jazz? theyre pretty much designed to overdrive well, which just isn't jazz. and you can get an absolutely rad epiphone or hofner archtop for much less than a strat that's worth buying.

[Harrisabd]

thats right

[coopers66]

This is all crap! ES335´s, strats and les pauls are all pretty versatile guitars! and for instance can all be very well used to play the blues.. Just think of SRV (strat) BB king (es 335) and Moore (les paul), all typical blues guitarist. Which guitar you use for which music is just a matter of personal taste (myself using mainly a 335 and strats to play rock).

[hendrixistheking]

it's all in the fingers as jaco would say...

[brunolenono84]

personnaly I use fenders (start and 52 tele)

and I agree...It 's in the fingers but when you look for this 50's sound , crunchy and straight ,it's easier with these axes.

[andreja56]

is this a flameco tone?

play some blues please

[earsoup]

great axe, bad demo.

[callemhome]

thanks for that ruleta 74835. i have now bought one of these but it is a richwood made in the epiphone factory it sounds exellent

[callemhome]

whats the difference between the 70's es335 and the 60's 335 please tell me thanks great playing by the way

[ruleta74835]

The 335 changed considerably during the 60's, but the '63 you see here, when compared to a 70's model, would have differences in the pickups, glue, neck tenon, center block, headstock veneer, neck wood and shape, fingerboard wood, and possibly other areas.

[jjbennett123]

Any chance of posting the chord progression sir?

[ElTacohehe]

fucking flamenco

[viendoapepebiondi]

jajajajajajaja

[BROOKS39]

Yeah...I'm afraid I'm with Felixrockss on this.I wanted here some Chuck Berry...

[felixrockss]

Please take a flamenco classical guitar to play this and play what a es 335 deserves A GREAT ROCK AND ROLL AND BLUES !!

[vizzue]

Well, the ES does stand for Electric Spanish... :)

[standardride]

really?

[cardude6987]

yep

[fenderbender91]

gotta love the gibson es335

[MustangKr123]

kool guitar, but u should say a price so buyers would be more interested

[liecht]

Flamenco,Ole, porompompero!tiro liro pandemonium (not too bad to be american)( hamburger soleá)

[evanfrmheaven]

How much $?

[Krylov79]

Stock Gibsons

[reef22]

what kind of pick ups are those?