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NGD - Gibson ES-335

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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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Thats gorgeous... Congrats. 2022 finished well then :)

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Congrats! That's a great looking top. Awesome looking flame going on there.

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Wow! Nice one πŸ˜ƒ
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Oof!!

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Cdog wrote: ↑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 :D

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Dang dude that’s a happy ending to 2022!!
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With that much flame it must be worth a bazillion dollars!
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Nice, I like it when the burst extends into the horns
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Very nice. An excellent choice
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Congrats! That is stunning

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Wow, that’s some top!

Gibson 60s necks feel pretty good to me also, despite me favouring larger profiles.

I wonder if it has BB’s in it?
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GrantB wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:05 pm Wow, that’s some top!

Gibson 60s necks feel pretty good to me also, despite me favouring larger profiles.

I wonder if it has BB’s 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
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Re: NGD - Gibson ES-335

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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 ;)
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