Which es 335 to buy

This item is out of stock, but we build most left-handed guitars on demand. Learn More. Find in Store updating cart An error has occured and this guitar could not be added to your cart. Case Included. Setup Included. Lifetime Warranty. However, as time goes by and you get your skills sorted out, you slowly begin gravitating towards a certain type of guitars. But the moment might come when you get to the point where you just can't decide between these two particular guitar models.

And it usually is the case with the guitars that have something in common. Over the years, they often saw some similar type of use and you'll often see them being played by both rock and jazz guitarists. But, at the same time, there are some significant differences that are worth getting into and explaining if you're having trouble deciding between these two. So let us begin. This simple single-cutaway shape pretty much became a standard in the guitar industry and it's now a Gibson staple.

Les Pauls these days come in various different versions. They are usually packed with humbucker pickups and are designed for "rougher" tones, those you usually hear in hard rock music. However, there's a lot of versatility to its tone and applications. What's more, you'll see the same exact model with the same exact pickups used in genres like blues and jazz as well as hard rock and heavy metal.

What's important to note in this discussion is that Les Paul is a solid body guitar made of mahogany with the maple top. Necks are also often made of mahogany while the fretboards are usually rosewood. It also features the classic tune-o-matic bridge and comes with either two humbuckers or two P90 pickups. Tones are usually rough, but thanks to its detailed controls you can dial in something smoother.

Almost all of the Les Pauls out there have a three-way pickup switch that selects bridge, neck, or both pickups. There are usually four knobs, one volume and one tone for each of the pickups. ES Now going over to the ES, there's one main obvious difference — these are semi-hollow body guitars.

This is somewhat of a crossover between solid body guitars, like the Les Paul, and hollow body ones, like the ES The main difference between semi-hollow and completely hollow body electric guitars is that the former have a solid block of wood going through the body.

The tone and application are right somewhere in the middle — Les Pauls mostly see the use in rock music with occasional jazz and blues applications while hollow-body guitars are exclusively for jazz and blues. The ES is more leaned on to the blues and jazz side, but can also be used in rock. Compared to hollow body guitars, semi-hollow bodies manage to work with distortions without making too much feedback.

Some have dot inlays and some have bars. Is there a significant difference between all these models? Are some better or worse quality than another? I want to buy the best I can get and will save up more if that's what it takes. Hot Vibrato. Most of the differences are cosmetic. The satin finish is less labor-intensive, but it's still out of your price range.

The Memphis studio looks cooler to me anyways it has a gloss finish with no binding. Not installing binding saves on labor costs, hence the lower price. I personally don't like the looks of the blue one with black hardware. The wine red one looks beautiful, and it's all the you'll ever need. The ginger-burst one looks nice too. There may be minor differences between the Memphis Studio and the more expensive models pickups, tone pros bridge, etc.

I personally would get an old one from the s or s that I could find for sale near me and liked. I don't have an ES I bought the ES from a music store about forty five minutes away. I bought the Epiphone Riviera from a friend. My Studio. ESs are difficult to shop for because for some reason there is way more variability between the individual guitars especially when it comes to the neck carve and weight than most other Gibson models.

I highly recommend you play as many in person as you can before buying or buy from a dealer with a good return policy. Generally speaking with Gibson, you get what you pay for. The cheaper models like the Studios and Satin aren't bad, but the higher end models with the 59 Reissue at the top of the heap really do shine. All ES models are now made by Gibson's Memphis division true for the last last several years , but older ES models could be made in Memphis or Nashville, with the much more expensive Nashville ones considered to be significantly better made.

Memphis has come a long way in the past 5 years, though, and have greatly upped their game. Those made since , when the Historic spec upgrades were put into effect, are particularly good. Right now I see a lot of people raving about the Rusty Anderson and Warren Haynes signature s, as well as the 63 Reissue I have owned two of these - they are great guitars.

If you want a chunky neck, you are going to want to check out a 59 reissue. For some reason, none of the newer models of send me the vibe I'm looking for from a Gibson semi-hollow. The 60's models get it, and pricey re-issues are great, but all of those newer, cheaper 's fall short for me. I think I'd rather have some of the nice Asian 70's knockoffs than a new Gibson lower end model. The Heritage is a very sweet style. But play at least a few before you choose one.

I have an old 60s ES that I love. I decided I would take the plunge and buy an ES The only model I could find that really felt like what I wanted was a Historic and it was really expensive. I don't care all that much about cost within reason because paying a little more and not selling it and buying something else is cheaper in the long run. Long story short, I played some old ones that were great a friend of mine has a 59 and a 61 and some that were not so great heavy, closer sound to a LP, etc I ended up buying a Heritage , which is made in the old Gibson plant over in Kalamazoo.

There are about 20 people who work there. The binding is thicker, so I think that's the difference. It's got a goofy pickguard that I took off, but the top is even way nicer than a lot of the Gibson models.