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Post by jbone on Oct 6, 2019 3:27:25 GMT -5
Jo is wondering if this would be a good guitar for the price. I'm wondering if there are knockoffs that are somewhere near as good?
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Post by whitefang on Oct 6, 2019 9:57:12 GMT -5
A pick might've been nice. But, you could get this--- Or... Save a few bucks and get---- this....... But maybe this'll help y'all decide Whitefang
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Post by earleg on Oct 7, 2019 17:21:49 GMT -5
The Gibson is no doubt the best and low price in good condition on up starts around $2,000. Ones with a headstock repair maybe $1700. The Epiphone is a good value although often these are on the heavy side but not that big a deal especially if played sitting. The later or recent ones have Alnico 2 magnet pickups and said to be the Epiphone version of the Gibson '57 Classic pickups. It is best if purchasing to try and get one that comes with a gig bag or case as these are not a standard fit. I had one in the past and found a reasonably priced an acoustic guitar that worked. There are several other off shoots that are pretty decent to very good. One is the Ibanez AS93 which also has the Alnico pickups wound much like Gibson PAFs, not overly hot but great for any music style. They have a less expensive version that still gets good reviews and that is the AS73. It has ceramic magnet pickups but still probably sound good and great for that price. Same thing here with the case or bag thing.
I have the AS93 bought used with a case on CL for $450 and it is quite a fine guitar. The prior owner worked for Schuyler Dean pickups so he wound some pickups to his liking which I like very much also. I was looking at Gibson ES-335 models but felt a reluctance to spend a lot not knowing if the size would work for me as I'm used to smaller body Telecasters and Les Pauls. So far though the Ibanez is good there and it is about same size as an ES-335. I like the kind of sounds it gets in that BB King and Larry Carlton range.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2019 19:03:36 GMT -5
I once had a Gibson ES345 I bought off of some hippy for $300. He ran out of money in South Jersey. Anyways it was a steal even back then (it could have been hot I don't know, but these days I suspect even more than I did back then (bought it mid 70's perhaps maybe even earlier). The neck was warped, but I took it to Phil Petillo the luthier and he heated the neck up (steamed it or something) and filed the frets and that cost me about $150 so for $450 or so I had an ES345, and it probably went for over a grand used back then. I never really liked it at all, and I sold it, or traded it for something else. However to answer your original question you could probably buy a knock off and get a luthier to set it up for you, and it would probably play and sound as good as the real thing, and still cost a bunch less. Here is a Firefly knockoff see link below basediscount.com/product/full-size-hollow-body-electric-guitar-with-cable-and-picks-blue-burst/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMItKe2m66L5QIVtx-tBh0YugMJEAQYBCABEgJf4fD_BwE&u=19100800
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Post by earleg on Oct 7, 2019 20:15:47 GMT -5
Best to get to some stores on a weekday, AM or early PM and try as many as possible in that 335 style. If possible use the same brand model of amp like a Princeton or Deluxe Reverb. That video comparison of the Epi vs Gibson was kinda flimsy. Also there is a lesser expensive Gibson ES-335 version named 335 Studio. Then there is a smaller body sized version, Es-339 which is echoed by Epiphone.
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Post by whitefang on Oct 8, 2019 10:02:54 GMT -5
You did mention Jo wondering if it was a good guitar for the price, but didn't mention your budget's limit. And, as Earleg pointed out, there are other manufacturers that have their own axes in a 335 body style. And for the last several years on a myriad of guitar forums, there's been a lot of gripes about Gibson's lack of quality in what they've been making. So, you might have to strongly consider other options. Whitefang
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