cclarry Posted June 25, 2022 Posted June 25, 2022 $399.99 on Musician's Friend SDOTD https://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/epiphone-es-335-traditional-pro-semi-hollow-electric-guitar/l79163000004000 1
Grem Posted June 25, 2022 Posted June 25, 2022 (edited) I recently got a Joe Bonamassa Lazarus Epiphone Les Paul and I couldn't be more happy with the sound and build quality of my guitar. If I didn't have so many guitars already (though I don't have a hollow body) I would get this. I like the color and I know it would probably play well too. Edited June 25, 2022 by Grem 2
mettelus Posted June 25, 2022 Posted June 25, 2022 The reviews say the pickups are good, which is sort of surprising but great news for this model (335s are the hardest pups to change than any other guitar). Same price I got mine for 20+ years ago. Only issue I have ever had is the head is so big it wants to dive down with a normal strap so need one with more friction to prevent that. 1
marcL Posted June 25, 2022 Posted June 25, 2022 Cool guitar! But I wonder why the color is called Inverness Green? Once I was in Inverness (long ago, when I was young, at the time of my avatar photo), but I did not see a comparable color around there!
kitekrazy Posted June 25, 2022 Posted June 25, 2022 Some people though gotta have that other name on the headstock. 1 1
marcL Posted June 25, 2022 Posted June 25, 2022 25 minutes ago, Paul Young said: Some people though gotta have that other name on the headstock. I guess you mean the ones with the big purse! ?
LAGinz Posted June 25, 2022 Posted June 25, 2022 53 minutes ago, Fleer said: Nose! Hoping you did not intend this Fleer, the way it comes across. 1
kitekrazy Posted June 25, 2022 Posted June 25, 2022 1 hour ago, marled said: I guess you mean the ones with the big purse! ? Yep and Epis are quality instruments. I'm glad I'm not a guitar player because I would suffer from headstock syndrome. 3
abacab Posted June 26, 2022 Posted June 26, 2022 At least it doesn't have the *cough* Gibson brand name on it... 2
kitekrazy Posted June 26, 2022 Posted June 26, 2022 14 hours ago, abacab said: At least it doesn't have the *cough* Gibson brand name on it... I had some budget electric I traded in for an LP Studio back in 2010. That was also when you got a case with them. They didn't have one so they knocked another 100 off. The problem with a case that says Gibson or Fender might as well say "Steal Me". The beauty of imports is the consistency is them same. Not so with America made unless it's PRS.
Peter - IK Multimedia Posted June 27, 2022 Posted June 27, 2022 Not a bad deal, I would have considered it but thankfully I missed it I have a set of Seymour Duncan Antiquity pickups that I'd like to put into a semi-hollow but I'm leaning more toward the Epiphone Sheraton II Pro (likely a used model) since I like those a bit more than the Epi 335. I've had a Gibson 335 Dot (1980something date range) and it was amazing but the Epi versions are quite good and hopefully people don't turn away from these Epi versions as they'll miss out on some quite nice guitars if they do. And the pickup swap would be much harder than most other guitars as @mettelus notes so I think I'm too old for that ____ at this point and would just get it done by someone with more patience that wants to make a few bucks. I'll stick with work on solidbody electrics that are easier to deal with! 3 1
LAGinz Posted June 27, 2022 Posted June 27, 2022 Sire came out with a 335 clone last year, partnered with Larry Carleton, which is supposed to be pretty good too. A little more expensive than the Epis, but still a lot less than the Gibbies. 2
Peter - IK Multimedia Posted June 27, 2022 Posted June 27, 2022 57 minutes ago, LAGinz said: Sire came out with a 335 clone last year, partnered with Larry Carleton, which is supposed to be pretty good too. A little more expensive than the Epis, but still a lot less than the Gibbies. My colleague has their Marcus Miller model bass and says it is great especially for the price. I'll check out the Sire 335 clone, so far seems like an excellent choice. A bit thin at the nut but that's a 335 thing to be expected. Ebony fretboard and bone nut in that price range is hard to beat.
telecode 101 Posted June 28, 2022 Posted June 28, 2022 Cool thread. I never heard of Site guitars before. Will need to check them out. I love those old Larry Carlton records.
Technostica Posted June 28, 2022 Posted June 28, 2022 6 hours ago, telecode 101 said: Cool thread. I never heard of Site guitars before. Will need to check them out. I love those old Larry Carlton records. Mr. Sire - Live in Japan, is one I recall. A revisionary name of course.
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