It's Easy To Bluff: Blues P.4

Today we are gonna talk about the first out of the big three : Gibson ES- 335

Some info:

First introduced in 1958 asthe ES-335T,

Spawned the rest of the similar '300' series. There was a lot of them so be very careful about talking '335' unless you know for sure that it is what it is. Epiphone do not make '335's. If you see one that looks like it, it is most likely Riviera or a Sheraton.

Famus Guitarists:

B.B. King, Freddie King, „Eric Clapton (with the cream), John Lee Hooker (with the bottle of beer”, Alvin Lee

Design:

Solid centre block. Two humbucker pickups with three way selector switch. Two volume plus two tone controls.

Fact:

'Semi Solid' guitar due to the solid centre block which runs along the lenght of the guitar to reduce feedback.

Popular Opinion:

„The trapeze tailpiece model has more sustain” (not true but also not possible to prove)

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