Members placebo62 Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 :love: What would be the Gibson equivalent of this? And is it going to be cheaper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eor Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 nearest equivalent gibson: es 135. probably neither cheaper nor better. the es 330 will look the same and have p90s, but it is a full hollow (a fancy casino, essentially). strangely, there is an equivalent heritage for the es135, the h525: love, eor i had a set of bg pure 90s in an es 333 i used to own. it ruled ass. get the heritage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members claytonjohn18 Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 Actually, the gibson equivalent is an ES330 http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-Custom-ES330-Long-Neck-Electric-Guitar?sku=527894&src=3WFRWXX&ZYXSEM=0&CAWELAID=219105104 but here's the epiphone I have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eor Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 oh snap, is that a h530? i didn't know those existed. thought it was a p90'd h535 (semi), which isn't uncommon, either. in that case, as stated above: es 330. love,eor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members placebo62 Posted March 16, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 It is a H535 with P90s. Is the ES330 a current model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eor Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 then i stand by my og statement. the h535 is a semi hollow. the h530 is the full hollow. reckon the es 330 is recent, if not current. es 330 = h530 = casinoes 135 =/= h535, but both are p90'd semis. i think hamer makes a p90'd semi, as well. i forget. would still get the h535 (used, if possible- the "name" doesn't hold the value as well as a gibson). being where your ass is, i think the pickings will be slim either way. love,eor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roy Brooks Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 I have a 1959 ES-330TD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members placebo62 Posted March 16, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 seems the es-330 was discontinued in the 1970s. That {censored}s hot Roy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eor Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-Custom-ES330-Long-Neck-Electric-Guitar?sku=527894 loveeor there was some kind of fuss about at which fret the neck meets the body in relation to the vintage ones (or the casinos). i played one (unplugged) for a few mins a while back and found it relatively meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members placebo62 Posted March 16, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-Custom-ES330-Long-Neck-Electric-Guitar?sku=527894loveeorthere was some kind of fuss about at which fret the neck meets the body in relation to the vintage ones (or the casinos). i played one (unplugged) for a few mins a while back and found it relatively meh. Oh nice! I'll need to keep an eye out for a used one. Finding a used H535 with P90s is going to be next to impossible I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roy Brooks Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 You could possibly find an ES-330 from the late 1960s in really good condition for around $3000 more or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eor Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 http://www.heritageownersclub.com/forums/index.php?act=idx join up and hope for the best. you never know. i keep almost buying a heritage. whiffed twice there and ended up with a gretsch both times. but i still want at least several heritages. through that link you can contact some dealers who could get you that h535 with p90s, or damn near anything you want. heritage is such a small builder that a few dealers have some real pull as far as getting the best {censored}/prices/configs/one offs from them. look up the jay wolfe inventory on gbase for ideas. you're as likely to find a used heritage on gbase as you are on ebay, and much more so on that forum i linked. love,eor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members placebo62 Posted March 16, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 http://www.heritageownersclub.com/forums/index.php?act=idxjoin up and hope for the best. you never know. i keep almost buying a heritage. whiffed twice there and ended up with a gretsch both times. but i still want at least several heritages. through that link you can contact some dealers who could get you that h535 with p90s, or damn near anything you want. heritage is such a small builder that a few dealers have some real pull as far as getting the best {censored}/prices/configs/one offs from them. look up the jay wolfe inventory on gbase for ideas. you're as likely to find a used heritage on gbase as you are on ebay, and much more so on that forum i linked.love,eor Thanks for that. I'm actually a member at HOC already. I have had a H-150CM for a few years now, love that guitar. I think the Heritage is probably going to be a better made guitar than the Gibson... But I have never owned a Gibson, so this might be a nice 'first'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eor Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 since we are being honest, i'd take a used elitist casino @ about $1000 over that $2500 es 330 all day long. guess i'm just not a huge gibson guy. i actually sold my old es 333 to fund a gretsch because i much preferred the elitist sheraton i had just gotten. i would imagine the (used) heritage version would end up in the $1100-1400 range, depending. love,eor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members placebo62 Posted March 16, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 Food for thought indeed. Hadnt even considered an Elitist... back to Google me goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarSlim101 Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 . :love: I want them both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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