Why a '64 Es335 ?

[joemags54]

Thanks for sharing Wino.... great stuff!:salude Loved the London vid..

 

[Elliot Easton]

And because this: :biggrin:

That's a good enough reason for me! What a sound, and such a cool looking guitar.

 

[blewsbreaker]

And because this: :biggrin:

Haven't seen that in so long. So funny Ginger turns the beat around in Eric's solo and you can see Jack mouth "one" to Ginger to try and get it back on track but he ignores him...lol

 

[57gold]

Here's mine, nickel parts, was owned by Charlie Wirz of TX fame:

 

[Progear]

Thanks so much for the great info and insight .. I guess my search will start very soon...:dude:

 

[Stoj]

Wow 57Gold that is an absolute beauty :dude: :salude

 

[GuitarMikey]

Here are my two. Both '64. The sunburst is late '64 with a slightly slimmer neck profile.

 

[renderit]

Here are my two. Both '64. The sunburst is late '64 with a slightly slimmer neck profile.

WOW! Lust.....must.....be......kept......in.....check......

 

[MapleFlame]

My favorite guitar I have played was a one owner mint 64, perfect neck, low action, and amazing sounding pickups. Both Bridge, middle and Neck pickups were a perfect balance. One of those guitars that felt like your favorite worn in sneakers.

 

[blewsbreaker]

Here's mine, nickel parts, was owned by Charlie Wirz of TX fame:

Not clean enough.... :XRE

 

[Wilko]

Here's my "old sneakers" converted '65. Very light, nicely tapered neck (too thin after a PO shaved the fretboard way too much). Great sounding pickups.

before and after long guard

 

[WBailey]

Here's my "old sneakers" converted '65. Very light, nicely tapered neck (too thin after a PO shaved the fretboard way too much). Great sounding pickups.

before and after long guard

Beautiful guitar. What's a PO ? Parole Officer ?

 

[Wilko]

Beautiful guitar. What's a PO ? Parole Officer ?

he he... "Previous Owner" (could have been a parole officer for all I know)

 

[WBailey]

he he... "Previous Owner" (could have been a parole officer for all I know)

Thank you kind sir. So many acronyms to learn here at the LPF. YMMV. IMHO. BOTB. NGD. IMNSHO. :hee

And my favorite; WTF. Which I found out does not mean " welcome to facebook " :hee

 

[redisburning]

Beautiful guitar. What's a PO ? Parole Officer ?

presumably a Previous Owner.

edit: and Im lateeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[Wilko]

seriously shaved. Could have lost anywhere from .03"-.06"

Was thinking I'd put on a new board with dots, but decided against it.

I d have one of those "CUSTOM" TRCs like Clapner has...:hmm

 

[Tarcisioo]

Just curious... Did Gibson use aniline dye on those thinline guitars? I never saw much fading on them, not even close to faded backs of bursts

 

[57gold]

Think they did in 1959, find the red in my ES335:

From another angle:

The red is almost gone. Have seen some faded 1959 ES 355s that have a watermelon or orange tint, mine is still pretty red but much less vivid deep red as is the 1964.

Her is a photo of my 3 1959s, you can see that the red is a very different stain than what was used in 1964:

 

[j45]

A lot of guys with normal to small hands dig em.

Guys with big hands, pass. YMMV

Never heard anyone say 64 was a small neck, none of mine were....most guys I know consider '64 the second best neck to a '59. And recommending a natural finish '59 over a '64...well of course... I'd recommend an original '59 burst over a reissue, but that little issue of an additional hundred grand may be a small problem for some. ...and I've also not heard anyone prefer a shallow neck angle '58... in general I'd say the answer to the question why a 64 is that it has a nice, wide, full neck...not too far from a '59 and nothing like the skinny flat '60, '61, '62's... the Clapton/Cream association was made because of a single concert he used it but I can't think of a single track with the '64 that is classic Clapton tone.

 

[The Shifter]

the Clapton/Cream association was made because of a single concert he used it but I can't think of a single track with the '64 that is classic Clapton tone.

For some reason(possibly the rehearsal photos), I was under the impression that Clapton used his 335 for the Blind Faith album. What guitar did he use for the solo on "Presence of the Lord"?