I finally found one. NOS ES-335

Thatbastarddon said:
That looks amazing! Congratulations again sir! Digging the nibs there...they look better than standard production stuff.
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Thanks. Yeah, this is my first Memphis Gibson, and I've noticed that the attention to detail is so much better than the Nashville guitars. It's a shame they closed the Memphis factory, and moved all electric production to Nashville.
 
SG John said:
I have been trying to find a nice ES-335 or preferably an ES-345 for ages. Several people I spoke with a year ago thought that right now people would be dumping gear to pay for taxes and whatnot, not the opposite. I keep in contact with the guys at Retro Music in Keene, NH, and they can not get high end stuff in fast enough. It’s obviously good for them, but not me.

Anyway, Jeff just managed to find a 2016 Gibson ES-335 from the old Memphis factory still in the original cardboard shipping box. He and Doogle were the first people to open it. They sold it a day after opening the box, but the guy returned it a couple of days later to buy a Martin.

I saw when it was relisted on their website, and called them. They couldn’t hold it until the weekend without a credit card, so I drove two hours after work on Monday. Doogle stayed at the store to wait for me. He set me up with either a Vibroverb or Vibrolux(I forget which) to try it out. I really liked it.

It plays like a dream. The frets are crowned and beautifully dressed. The binding along the fingerboard is very smooth, and blends well with the large round neck. It also has a wide fingerboard. We’re unsure, but it probably has Burstbuckers of some sort. The finish is called “Faded Light Burst”, although a full gloss finish.
Also has stock Grovers and a locking tailpiece.

So far, the little bit that I’ve played out of my JTM45 has been a beautiful sonic experience. I’ll give some more updates over the next few days as I’ve had my hands full this week, and only had about 15-30 minutes each night to play with it.

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Congrats brother that looks nice!
 
I'm late to the party... But, it's wonderfully lovely (if only it were a 339...).

I love the body colour/style, the blocks, the shape, and if SG John says it's a player then it is. Many folks suggest the BB 1 and 2 are extremely great in a semi-hollow.

Currently, sitting here in bed with Sabrina Salerno I just have to tell her that she needs to get out of bed tonight and leave while I look at this beautiful guitar and wonder how great it sounds through that DST.
 
Mr Grumpy said:
I'm late to the party... But, it's wonderfully lovely (if only it were a 339...).

I love the body colour/style, the blocks, the shape, and if SG John says it's a player then it is. Many folks suggest the BB 1 and 2 are extremely great in a semi-hollow.

Currently, sitting here in bed with Sabrina Salerno I just have to tell her that she needs to get out of bed tonight and leave while I look at this beautiful guitar and wonder how great it sounds through that DST.
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Thanks. I'm loving the full size 335 body. But then, I am a bit full size myself. I am loving the entire guitar.

Tomorrow, I'll be jamming at the bass player's house. He set something up with his old drummer, as ours is heading for a knee replacement this week. I'll get to use at it at real playing volume with my 100 watt JMP, and I'll also bring my homemade JTM45 over to hear what that sounds like when it's cranked up. Can't wait to play with other people again, and to crank up the 335.

I wish most of my amps at home weren't buried in my cellar. I'm dying to try switching between the Hiwatt side of the DST amps versus my Hiwatt DR-103. Both DST heads have a Hiwatt DR-503 (50 watt) circuit as the clean channel. I've been itching to do a taste test for quite a while now. Especially since one DST head has EL-34 power tubes, and the other has 6650 power tubes. My DR-103 has EL-34s in it.
 
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