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by vyfster Sat Dec 31, 2022 8:38 pm
New guitar arrived last night with my wife from South Africa. 2005 Gibson ES-335 Curly maple sunburst. Thin 60's neck, which I was worried about at first. My preference is the 50's fat neck. This neck, while slim, seems to be a "shallow D" profile. And I really like it. It's nice and comfortable. Acoustically sounds great and plugged in is better than my LP! I think the pickups must be slightly hotter than the LP.
Guitar has been setup superbly by the shop that I purchased the guitar from, with a very low action. I might take it up a bit because unfortunately, the neck has small frets. That is the only "problem" with this guitar - rather small frets!
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by vyfster Sat Dec 31, 2022 8:39 pm
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by Cdog Sat Dec 31, 2022 8:45 pm
Thats gorgeous... Congrats. 2022 finished well then
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by JoeBlow Sat Dec 31, 2022 8:55 pm
Congrats! That's a great looking top. Awesome looking flame going on there.
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by crowbgood1 Sat Dec 31, 2022 9:05 pm
Wow! Nice one
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by vyfster Sat Dec 31, 2022 9:20 pm
Cdog wrote: β Sat Dec 31, 2022 8:45 pm
Thats gorgeous... Congrats. 2022 finished well then
I never thought of it that way, but now that you mention it, yes, it did end well
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by jeremyb Sat Dec 31, 2022 11:44 pm
Dang dude thatβs a happy ending to 2022!!
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by Slowy Sun Jan 01, 2023 6:23 am
With that much flame it must be worth a bazillion dollars!
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by Jay Sun Jan 01, 2023 6:54 am
Nice, I like it when the burst extends into the horns
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by MiniForklift Sun Jan 01, 2023 1:19 pm
Very nice. An excellent choice
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by jimi Sun Jan 01, 2023 1:25 pm
Congrats! That is stunning
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by GrantB Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:05 pm
Wow, thatβs some top!
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by Bg Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:09 pm
GrantB wrote: β Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:05 pm
Wow, thatβs some top!
Gibson 60s necks feel pretty good to me also, despite me favouring larger profiles.
I wonder if it has BBβs in it?
That new (to me) LP is supposed to be a 50's neck but feels pretty much like the 60's neck on my old Classic... Another victim of Gibson QC
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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by Bg Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:10 pm
That 335 is perfect in almost every way, speed knobs, killer flame and burst!
If the case interior was cathouse pink that would seal it
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
