I've spent quite a bit of time playing a solid topped Gibson CS-336 and a CS-356, plus I've owned a few ES-335 models over the years. In my experience, adding a solid top to these guitars pushes the tone much closer to a Les Paul than an ES-335. The ES is warmer/fatter. The CS is brighter/thinner.
That's not necessarily a bad thing since I love Les Pauls, but it's not the tone I'm looking for when I pick up a semi-hollow body Gibson. In many ways, the solid, carved top turns the guitar into a "tweener." Somewhere between an ES and a LP. If that's what you want, then it's a great guitar. But most people are looking for one or the other.
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