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No Code 5
07-22-2006, 10:39 PM
Those of you who know me, know that I have been through a lot of guitars in the past year... I mean a lot.

Gibsons:
ES-335
ES 335 59 Historic
R4 Les Paul
R6 Les Paul
R7 LP Junior
R0 LP Special SC
SG Custom Reissue

Fender
52 Tele Relic

Gretsch
Setzer 6120
Setzer Black Phoenix
Silver Falcon
White Falcon
'57 Duo Jet

I think that is all of them... :rolleyes:

Anyways... I finally found the right guitar...

An ES-355!!

This is one of the limited run from the Custom Shop with plain maple (mine is black). So the price was quite a bit lower than a normal 355. It is mono with a bigsby, gold hardware... really a beautiful guitar.

I cannot know for sure, but the setup and fret work is great and it plays really smooth. I will get some pictures and clips put together this week.

The tone is BIG and this 355 had the deepest and strongest tone of any of the 335 style guitars in the shop including Historics, 335s, 345s, etc. I played probably 20 different ES guitars... and another dozen LPs.

I really feel like I have reached the end of a long quest and I have the guitar that has pretty much been my ideal guitar, but wasn't available.

As J and Pac know a 355 has long been my "dream" guitar, but they aren't often available outside of the vintage market.

:D I am really happy to have found one.
JofZ
07-23-2006, 07:35 PM
Those of you who know me, know that I have been through a lot of guitars in the past year... I mean a lot.

Gibsons:
ES-335
ES 335 59 Historic
R4 Les Paul
R6 Les Paul
R7 LP Junior
R0 LP Special SC
SG Custom Reissue

Fender
52 Tele Relic

Gretsch
Setzer 6120
Setzer Black Phoenix
Silver Falcon
White Falcon
'57 Duo Jet

I think that is all of them... :rolleyes:

Anyways... I finally found the right guitar...

An ES-355!!

This is one of the limited run from the Custom Shop with plain maple (mine is black). So the price was quite a bit lower than a normal 355. It is mono with a bigsby, gold hardware... really a beautiful guitar.

I cannot know for sure, but the setup and fret work is great and it plays really smooth. I will get some pictures and clips put together this week.

The tone is BIG and this 355 had the deepest and strongest tone of any of the 335 style guitars in the shop including Historics, 335s, 345s, etc. I played probably 20 different ES guitars... and another dozen LPs.

I really feel like I have reached the end of a long quest and I have the guitar that has pretty much been my ideal guitar, but wasn't available.

As J and Pac know a 355 has long been my "dream" guitar, but they aren't often available outside of the vintage market.

:D I am really happy to have found one.

Congrats man!
Pool is now open, $5 a square :D
No Code 5
07-23-2006, 09:09 PM
Congrats man!
Pool is now open, $5 a square :D


Sure... :D
I am going to be in Chicago again next month... the 11th-13th... you around?

Maybe we can play some at Make N Music and get some lunch/have a beer...

This 355 is great though... I think it plays just as well as the historic 335 I had... the neck isn't quite as big, but it is definitely not a skinny gibson neck. Plus, the angle feels more correct on the neck than the "standard" 335s.
No Code 5
07-23-2006, 10:13 PM
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/771/black355je5.th.jpg (http://img122.imageshack.us/my.php?image=black355je5.jpg)

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/3233/black3552ns0.th.jpg (http://img110.imageshack.us/my.php?image=black3552ns0.jpg)

pictures of the 355...
Steve Lowe
07-24-2006, 04:42 AM
Stunning - I'd love to give one a spin one day. Is the 355 thin like the 335? It's hard to tell in the pics - I was thinking they were thicker.
No Code 5
07-24-2006, 02:25 PM
the 355 has the same dimensions as the 335... the differences are in the ebony fingerboard and the fancier finish/inlay work.

With the extra work on the inlay, I think there is more attention to detail all around.
Pacomc79
07-24-2006, 03:12 PM
That's a freaking gorgeous 335, oh man I love it.


I give it 3 months. Put me down for 18 blocks J :D
No Code 5
07-24-2006, 03:25 PM
That's a freaking gorgeous 335, oh man I love it.


I give it 3 months. Put me down for 18 blocks J :D


Thanks for the support... :D

I am sure you could pull up two or three other threads where I have made similar statements on the M&G board.

That reminds me, I was in Atlanta for about eight hours the other day... on a delayed flight connection... what a long day.

Sometime I will be there for a bit longer and we can get together at Midtown Music and jam...
JofZ
07-24-2006, 08:05 PM
The one thing you can always say about Dan is he has taste :D
Hey Pac, I'll match your squares :)
That guitar is beautiful, enjoy it and I hope you keep this one!

Let me know about Maken and we can hook up for sure!