335 guitar? Why that name? Should I buy one?

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And if they do they could always consider an ES-339

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Yes James hence the acoustic reference but hell I luv the look of my babies and always a handy pick up, when you wanna go unplugged but not full blown acoustic volume wise.

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One of them is always parked for easy access. :rofl:

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Hey Stuart - the epiphone inspired by Gibson is a decent option. Iā€™ve got one as my main electric guitar and enjoy playing it. If I remember correctly @malz had the smaller 339 which was a good option too if you like that style of guitar in a smaller format.

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Hi Stuart,

Not sure if Dā€™Angelico guitars are available in the UK or not but if so you might consider the Dā€™Angelico DC or DC Mini Tour.
Both are ES-335/339 type guitars. Dā€™Angelico is my favorite brand electric guitarā€¦ the DCs (double cut) have 2 humbucker pickups, very well made in Korea, excellent playability & are really good all around guitars! I have the DC Mini Tour:

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I just found that Andertonā€™s carries the brand!
Hope this is useful to you!

Tod

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Thereā€™s a British guy on YT called Andy Guitar who often play those Dā€™Angelico hollow bodies - they look really nice.

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Thanks to all that replied. Given me a few things to think about.

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You could also think about not buying one. Iā€™m not sure Hofstadter and Dennett had much to say about how not to think about something. Maybe just think about kittens instead. :grinning_face:

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This one should be printed out and hung in every practice room. Itā€™s a universal truth!
I found that out after buying some guitars ā€œblindā€. Never going to do that again, even if it means driving over to Germanyā€¦ :laughing:

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Good advice.

Will buying a 335 make one a better player?

Will it make one sound like the Blues masters who happened to use them?

Will it be more ā€œauthenticā€?

The answer to all these is a resounding ā€œNO!ā€.

Cheers,

Keith

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Agreed but they do look good!:rofl:

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And how do that helps?
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Greetings

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In the general category of semi-hollow electric guitars, Iā€™ve got an Ibanez Artcore Expressionist semi-hollow thatā€™s a wonderful guitar. Sweetwater shows a number of models in that line, all under $1,000 USD. The AM93s are the most similar to what I own. Iā€™d highly recommend seeing if you can hunt one down to try.

Iā€™ve also second the recommendation to look at semi-hollows from brands other than Gibson. A semi-hollow is definitely a different playing experience than a solid body and there are lots of great values out there.

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I recently bought an Eastman T486

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Iā€™ve had it for about 2 months now and couldnā€™t be happier with it. It has the Seymour Duncan Jazz pickup on the neck and their 59 on the bridge, both humbuckers.

Iā€™ve tried many electrics over the years, this is my 5th and itā€™s the first thatā€™s given me the clean jazzy blues sound that I was looking for all along. With the previous electrics, the sound just didnā€™t do enough for me to want to pick them up and play them whereas this one has been getting played daily for an hour or more.

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Looks beautiful too!

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