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12-01-2014, 01:28 PM
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N(used)GD! Gibson ES-335
FedEx just dropped off my guitar a few minutes ago. It's still pretty well chilled from travel, so I'm going to let it sit overnight (an eternity!) before opening it up. Pics and review tomorrow.
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12-01-2014, 02:07 PM
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Cool. It will be hard to sleep. Try some warm milk.
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12-01-2014, 03:37 PM
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Fantastic!! Going to be a long night, Clint. If it were me I'd be up at 6:00am just to open the box.
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12-01-2014, 04:08 PM
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Clint;
Remember, 335's are laminated wood, so the concern about both humidity and finish cracking is not nearly so high as with an all solid wood guitar... I don't know if Gibson is still using lacquer for their finishes or not, but I know that both my '74 ES-345 and my '67 ES-175 are lacquer finishes... and they will check some. Just so you know, I have NEVER humidified my electric guitars, and I have never had any problem with them whatsoever, at least not from humidity issues... if I lived somewhere where the humidity was ALWAYS low, then I might do something, but the West Coast has a decent range of humidity... You don't have to wait until tomorrow to open that baby up! 4-6 hours is plenty...
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12-01-2014, 04:21 PM
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12-01-2014, 04:58 PM
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I'm pretty sure this one is lacquer finished, and it was cold enough that the case started sweating when I opened the box to have a peek. Better safe than sorry, I figure. I'd rather wait for no reason than have finish checking from being impatient.
Edit: I pulled the case out of the box, and it's still cool four hours later. Patience, patience.
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12-01-2014, 05:07 PM
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Hi Clint,
You will enjoy that ES-335. I've had mine since about 1978. Mine definitely has a lacquer finish. Tell us about it tomorrow! - Glenn
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12-01-2014, 05:56 PM
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12-01-2014, 06:19 PM
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Yay, it made it! Bet you love it!
Bob
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12-01-2014, 07:29 PM
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where did it come from and where are you? may not be much difference in temperatures, and, it is used. however, i understand your cautiousness and can't wait to see pics of it as i have a 68 that is a great player.
play music!
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12-01-2014, 08:15 PM
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I've been amusing myself with my other guitars, and putting up decorations this evening. Still, I hear it calling me.
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"You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great." -Zig Ziglar Acoustics 2013 Guild F30 Standard 2012 Yamaha LL16 2007 Seagull S12 1991 Yairi DY 50 Electrics Epiphone Les Paul Standard Fender Am. Standard Telecaster Gibson ES-335 Gibson Firebird
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12-01-2014, 08:24 PM
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Congrats on the 335! I've had mine since 1966. Whew - 48 years. Time flies when you don't know what you're doing.
 I've had plenty of offers to buy or trade over the years... hope you enjoy yours for years and years!Captain Jim
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12-02-2014, 09:59 AM
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Opened her up this morning. First impression is they did a great job packing it. The guitar was completely immobilized in the case, and the case in the box. Opened the case, and wow! What a beauty.
Quick strum: wow, really detuned. Tune her up, and try again. Mmm. Warm, resonant, and surprisingly loud. I can feel the whole guitar vibrating with a medium strum. The previous owner likes lighter strings and higher action than I do, too. Easy fix later. Alright, let's plug her into the Tweed. Dang, treble strings really bark. Need to adjust the pickups. The pickup stagger pattern looks like it previously wore a wound G string and got restrung with a plain one. Cool. I like them wound. Restring and tweak the setup later, and she'll be good to go. The pickups have a great sound, and I can conjure up some very recognizable sounds pretty easily. The rest of the hardware feels very solid, as it should. Nothing needs upgrading here, definitely. I already love this thing! Just feels so natural to play, like it knows what I want to do ahead of time. Now, some pics:   
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12-02-2014, 02:08 PM
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Very nice. Very, very nice. Congratulations and Happy NGD!
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