Originally Posted By: 90 dB
Originally Posted By: Larry Kehl
Originally Posted By: 90 dB
"Boy would I not love a Gibson es335 though."


You and me too brother! grin


In 1970 I bought a NEW 1968 Gibson ES-335 TD (Walnut - don't know why folks hated that color, I hated red LOL) for $525. Still have it and play it now and then.

Don't drool too much however, in today's dollars that's about $3,229.21 - which is about what a new ES-335 goes for.





Yeah, Larry, but the new ones can't compare to a '68. Walnut?

I hate you, Larry. grin


Walnut, Naw for me its got to be that cherry colour or as you yanks spell it color.

I have an old little known Grant copy, had some trouble getting it to stay in tune, trapeze tailpiece, have managed to get it to settle down a bit now.

A few things I like about cheap guitars provided the action is comfortable enough is you can chuck them in any corner not getting too worried about having the odd dent here and there, whereas with the real thing its probably going to be cased a lot of the time.

If the truth be told a good guitar player can probably make a copy sing whereas the average intermediate player with the real mccoy such as a Gibson es335 will still sound like an average player.

But then if you have all this dosh rolling in from playing one nighters.....its time to treat yourself this Christmas!

"Hey Santa get me a Gibson cherry ES335"

smile

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Last edited by musiclover; 11/16/15 01:06 PM.
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