Share Your ES335

[RJLII]

My 2011 ‘59 spec Memphis Fatneck I bought new at the Music Zoo. They had this and a ‘59 reissue but this had the fatter neck. I gotta have girth.

 

[Jimmer Jammer]

My 1985 335, bought in the fall of 1987 in Boston.

 

[McCarthy]

I have a couple, a ‘59 and a newly-acquired ‘58 reissue both Murphy Lab heavy aged. The ‘58 arrives next week.

 

[Greywolf]

my blueberry

 

[captainvideo]

2004 Made in Japan Elitist Riviera, 2023 Made in China Riviera, 2024 1964 Custom Shop Reissue, 2022 335 Dot.

 

[jb_abides]

2004 Made in Japan Elitist Riviera, 2023 Made in China Riviera, 2024 1964 Custom Shop Reissue, 2022 335 Dot.



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Well, if Riviera's are allowed ... here's a lefty NG siggy



... and a 345 for good measure ...

 

[captainvideo]

Well, if Riviera's are allowed ... here's a lefty NG siggy

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... and a 345 for good measure ...

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Ha! I'm eying one of those newer 345s! I guess it would be over kill with my current dot 335. But there's something eye catching about a 335 with 345 inlays!

 

[jb_abides]

Ha! I'm eying one of those newer 345s! I guess it would be over kill with my current dot 335. But there's something eye catching about a 335 with 345 inlays!

What is this overkill you speak of ?!

It's authentically a mono 345 (not just a 335 with the parallelograms)... Because it's also got multi-ply binding.

I've got a few 335s, too, earlier in the thread.

This 345 has the newly designed T-Types [like all recent JC/Cesar-era ES]. My other 335s: 59 Dot Reissue with 57 Classics, 63 Block Reissue with MHS Buckers, and 64 Block Reissue special order diamond hole [Trini-style] with BurstBucker 1/2 combo respectively...

So, all just a tad different.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

So, all just a tad different.

That's how we justify having many guitars!

 

[jb_abides]

That's how we justify having many guitars!

There's always room for one more.

 

[Steve Craw]

Shock of all shocks! My 1964 ES-345, aka "The Jimmy Fey" has gone to a new home. I've been quiet about it, up until now. It was a great ride, but when the value got so high that I didn't want to gig with it anymore, it was time to let it go. Anyway, I'll post one more pic of it and use this as the opportunity to thank JB Abides for your help in finding out who Jimmy Fey was and all that came after. I'm grateful to you JB.

 

[jb_abides]

Shock of all shocks! My 1964 ES-345, aka "The Jimmy Fey" has gone to a new home. I've been quiet about it, up until now. It was a great ride, but when the value got so high that I didn't want to gig with it anymore, it was time to let it go. Anyway, I'll post one more pic of it and use this as the opportunity to thank JB Abides for your help in finding out who Jimmy Fey was and all that came after. I'm grateful to you JB.
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Cheers, Steve.

I hope the new owner treasures it as you did, and we continue to see it around the LPF! I hope all the accompanying material (vanity board, photos, album, etc.) stays as a package. It's a piece of history.

Are you back to maintaining a high 'Gold Top Fever'?

 

[Steve Craw]

"Goldtop Fever" runs very high these days, and always. And yes, the new owner is enjoying "Jimmy" very much and has all the materials that I collected along the way. The albums, photos and history that gives the guitar it's provenance, and of course, Jimmy's personalized fingerboard. Without naming the owner, he also has THE most important lefty vintage Gibson living along-side with Jimmy.

 

[Steve Craw]

"Goldtop Fever" runs very high these days, and always. And yes, the new owner is enjoying "Jimmy" very much and has all the materials that I collected along the way. The albums, photos and history that gives the guitar it's provenance, and of course, Jimmy's personalized fingerboard. Without naming the owner, he also has THE most important lefty vintage Gibson living along-side with Jimmy.

 

[jb_abides]

"Goldtop Fever" runs very high these days, and always. And yes, the new owner is enjoying "Jimmy" very much and has all the materials that I collected along the way. The albums, photos and history that gives the guitar it's provenance, and of course, Jimmy's personalized fingerboard. Without naming the owner, he also has THE most important lefty vintage Gibson living along-side with Jimmy.

Ahh, I believe I can say "He is known."

 

[Amp360]

Some day I want to own a 335. I have a 330, 355, and one of those 335 basses. Nothing that collectable, but I love all of them

 

[Burst_in2_flames]

My 2011 ‘59 spec Memphis Fatneck I bought new at the Music Zoo. They had this and a ‘59 reissue but this had the fatter neck. I gotta have girth.

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How fat? My 2011 CS '59 is .95-1.05, fatter than any of the many Gibsons I've owned. The guitar only weighs seven and a half pounds overall, too, so combined with the massive neck it's a blast to play and sounds fantastic.

 

[DANELECTRO]

Custom Shop Pelham Blue '64 Reissue with a wraparound tailpiece. 1 of 2 made.



Here's the other one....

 

[Stone]

Well, after I (rather stupidly) sold my 2013 Rusty Anderson (the best 335 I ever had), a couple months later I saw the light again and ended up buying... another Rusty Anderson
It's the one previously owned by @sharky , and which I had hunted for a friend of mine in Spain who lusted after one after seeing my Rusty. Circular as everything in this life is, he had to sell it and there I was, trigger-happy. She sounds absolutely fantastic!
So here's Rusty II, serial #180:

 

[RJLII]

How fat? My 2011 CS '59 is .95-1.05, fatter than any of the many Gibsons I've owned. The guitar only weighs seven and a half pounds overall, too, so combined with the massive neck it's a blast to play and sounds fantastic.

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Only .900 at the first fret. Not as thick as I'd like, but compared to my old 2008 ES-335 it's like a ball bat. It's a nice D shaped carve. My Gibson Historic Les Pauls are a bit fatter at .935 to .950. My Nocaster (.990 U) is the schnizzle.