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Official CS-356 and 336 Registry (post your pics here)

mmcquain

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Does anybody know if Gibson has ever offered the 356 in blue
(other than the custom one Tommy Shaw of Styx got from Saul
at Centre City Music)? I know they've done the 336 in blue but
Tommy's is the only 356 I've ever seen.


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23miles

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Did Gibson ever do the 356 in alpine white?

That is what I'm waiting for!

Phil :jim

I believe they did. When I was ordering mine in 2003, Gibson had a feature called Custom Select where they would email the dealer factory shots of available guitars. I seem to recall seeing some painted ones including white and a couple of mint green (Pelham Blue?) 336s.
 

mmcquain

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I believe they did. When I was ordering mine in 2003, Gibson had a feature called Custom Select where they would email the dealer factory shots of available guitars. I seem to recall seeing some painted ones including white and a couple of mint green (Pelham Blue?) 336s.

Would this happen to be the white one you were talking about?

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veldt666

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Sorry, if this appears like a "Hijack", but I also own a CS356, & was wondering if anyone had experimented a bit with various pick ups in these great guitars?

I'm considering trying some P90 sizes humbuckers, just for a change.
Anyone else tried this?
 

Rare Form

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Would this happen to be the white one you were talking about?


Yeah Mike, that one was the 10 year anniversary with the gold fleck in the paint. What a beauty. I think they went for about $9-10K didn't they? It would be nice if they just did a regular 356 in Alpine white without all the extra-eh?

I will probably be dropping out of the 356 club since I had sold mine a while ago and was very close to getting another, but I took the plunge and actually got a ES 335 Historic Block Reissue in Ebony from Saul. It should be here on Tuesday. I'll post some pics in another thread when it arrives.
 

mmcquain

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RareForm - Congrats on the new purchase! I look forward to seeing your pics. As for the 356 "club" :) that just means it will be a matter of time and then the GAS pains will start up again and you'll be back in the club before you know it!!!
 

clayville

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Sorry, if this appears like a "Hijack", but I also own a CS356, & was wondering if anyone had experimented a bit with various pick ups in these great guitars?

I'm considering trying some P90 sizes humbuckers, just for a change.
Anyone else tried this?

Mine is still stock, but TomGuitar and Cogswell have both swapped out pickups and perhaps the harness and pots as I recall. I believe both used custom-maker humbuckers rather than a humbucker-sized P90...
 

(urlym@ple

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Mine is still stock, but TomGuitar and Cogswell have both swapped out pickups and perhaps the harness and pots as I recall. I believe both used custom-maker humbuckers rather than a humbucker-sized P90...

Pulled out the old RS kit (kept the hovland caps & 57 pups) and put in their super pots and wired it w/50s wiring (it was wiredblck rose). I like it better, tone & clarity is more open, great woody tone, totally diggin it.

Everything has to go in the bridge pup as the f hole isn't big enough (on this guitar) and I kind of make the harness a bit thigter (caps so loose makes that thump noise inside when I move around) ... Only took me two hours for the whole job.

I can say that it felt like a totally diff guitar... In a good way, the way I like it to sound! Volume & tone works as it should even at 2 the volume is clean & loud enough for rythym, it's just sweet!

What type/kind of wiring 356 came in stock?
 
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RayG

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WOW! Really nice, where did you come across that one?
Good story that. Have been playing since '67 thanks to my Dad and loved the hollow body sounds ever since. I went looking for a 335 after a 2003 year end bonus came in . Made the rounds in NYC after work, but could not find one for me.

Finally went to the Music Zoo then located in Queens. Played a few 335s but then was told to wait, they had something special for me to see. The Zoo had ordered a 10 piece run of natural 356s and had four left. Talk about being overwhelmed. I didn't even know they made a guitar like it at the time. They were a few more $$$ then I had intended to spend and I have always been adverse to gold hardware, but they all looked so damn perfect.

I had about an hour till closing, but the salesman put me in a private room with a twin reverb, all four 356s and waited me out. It was kinda like the movie "Sophie's Choice".

About two hours later, my search complete, I took home my first Gibson guitar at a reasonable price . I really does it all. The size, weight and tones available are perfect for me. The only thing I have changed is added straplocks.

When my father (he's 86 now) played it for the first time he actually cried. I have that memory now whenever I open the case. Priceless.....

Regards--------------

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