chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Spotlight - Gibson CS336 - Monday
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chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Ray, My ES 175 copy,,,, EPI version sounded real woody. If you listen to some of my clips of Ted Nugent on his Byrdland you will hear the growl his Black one puts out. Something about that barely controllable explosive feeling of a hollow body at high amp volumes that makes you go oooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
Tony M.
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If this makes any sense at all, a 335/345/355 sounds "wetter" than an LP or an SG.
That initial "crack" as the string comes off the pick edge is not as pronounced.
Also, when you play a 335 or 355 (never used a 345) at high volume it seems to
"come alive" in your hands. Flying a large kite on a windy day or walking a large
dog comes to mind. You have to keep it under control or it will get away from you.
OP
RVA
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I just wonder how that gets in the signal chain. I stopped believing in tone wood, yet I percieve a certain airy-ness to a semi-hollow. Honestly, I think it is perceived more than actual. It may be time for another round of "guess that guitar; semi-hollow v solid edition!!"
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Tony, those kite and dog analogies are good ones. I am not alone in feeling that sensation I see.
OP
RVA
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I think that there is no real answer except the on you have just given...they all sound different. Luckily, there are many ways to change how a guitar sounds if you are not happy
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
I am pretty sure if one were to scientifically analyze 2 exact same guitars even to the point of swapping one set of electronics between the 2, one would certainly see sound wave etc differences between the 2. The wood from different trees has to have some bearing on sound, especially on hollow body guitars. I also learned how different wood can resonate differently when seeing sme drum companies actually rap on the shells of different drums to make a blend of shells that are a tonal compliment to one another than ones that don't resonate in a pleasant mix among the different sizes.
Mr Grumpy
Ambassador of Comings and Goings
Yeah, very nice indeed.
The bound neck without inlays looks very classy in an understated way with that body, imho. If the guitar can make a 57+ in the bridge sound good then it must be good!
Here, have one of my favourite female music video seductresses, in a slightly camp way of course - this video should please and disturb our Frank'd in equal measures. &, more to the point, I reckon you could really go at it (I mean play along to...) with that gorgeous Champagne Supernova 336.
The bound neck without inlays looks very classy in an understated way with that body, imho. If the guitar can make a 57+ in the bridge sound good then it must be good!
Here, have one of my favourite female music video seductresses, in a slightly camp way of course - this video should please and disturb our Frank'd in equal measures. &, more to the point, I reckon you could really go at it (I mean play along to...) with that gorgeous Champagne Supernova 336.
OP
RVA
Ambassador
Nobody survives the blind "tonewood" challenge. Nobody. Enter...if you dare - Whaaaahahahah!!!!!!!!
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
Only time I tried this was years ago - around 2000/2001 I had two G&L Legacy's that were my gigging guitars (main plus backup). Only difference was color and they were built right about the same time, so obviously they had the same pickups from the factory, same strings, setups, yada yada. Yet, they sounded different. Nothing radical, it was clearly a subtle variation on a specific theme, almost as if you just tweaked amp settings a little from one to the other, but they were definitely different.
I decided to switch the pickguard/electronics in them solely for aesthetic reasons (one was a white PG and the other black), and after switching them they sounded exactly the same as they had before.
At another point I switched out the necks, this for no apparent reason beyond the fact that I could
. When I did that though, whoa! - I had two completely different guitars on my hands. Neither sounded like it did before the switch. They were two more variations on the theme, damn close but noticeably different. I decided I preferred one of them that way and one the way it was before (which was the one I played the most), so that meant to me that it was that neck I was grooving on. I ended up switching the necks back eventually but it was an eye-opening exercise.
I decided to switch the pickguard/electronics in them solely for aesthetic reasons (one was a white PG and the other black), and after switching them they sounded exactly the same as they had before.
At another point I switched out the necks, this for no apparent reason beyond the fact that I could
. When I did that though, whoa! - I had two completely different guitars on my hands. Neither sounded like it did before the switch. They were two more variations on the theme, damn close but noticeably different. I decided I preferred one of them that way and one the way it was before (which was the one I played the most), so that meant to me that it was that neck I was grooving on. I ended up switching the necks back eventually but it was an eye-opening exercise.
eSGEe
Ferengi Ambassador of Trade
I can tell you I had a bolt neck Washburn 335 ish thing Oscar Schmidt (Delta Blues) this is a 200.00 guitar new.....can be had for 150.00 used.....
they sound damn good
probably plywood........who knows---note the crappy little el cheapo Fender Mustang dont sound bad either lol
---dont take a million bucks to sound good ----naw it dont
they sound damn good
probably plywood........who knows---note the crappy little el cheapo Fender Mustang dont sound bad either lol
---dont take a million bucks to sound good ----naw it dont
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
ivan H
Ambassador of Tubes & Grooves
just ask Hound dog with his cheap (Kawai?) guitar & sears amp
Cheers
Edit; maybe 6 fingers helps. Cheers
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
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