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Can ES-335's Rock?


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the day i bought my es-335, i took it to band practice with my metal band and played it through my 5150 on the lead channel for the whole practice.

it sounded great! there was some feedback durring some of the tight stops, but nothing working the volume knob couldn't fix. i wouldn't use it on stage with them, and i didn't buy it for playing with them, but it sounded pretty damn good.

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Originally posted by mumford

Also the ability to feedback at will is really useful.



And it's not that hard to tame once you spend some time with different pedal combinations. Don't forget -whatever amp you're using will determine the best pedals to use.

The 335's are BIG, DEEP BOTTOM END punch in the face tone. :eek:

And you don't want to mess with that too much -and pure nirvana overdrive can be had with just the 335 and the right amp - sometimes I just add a little bit of treble boost to bring the top end up even with the bottom - and that's all I need.

The only bad thing about most of the big bodied guitars out there is that the combination of your own body heat, stage lights, and the club you're playing - can mean having to tune between every few songs due to the changing temperatures and humdity in some situations.

But then some things are just worth the little extra effort. Everyone should play one at least once before they die. :cool:

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I gigged/toured w/ 335 and 330 guitars for a while. The biggest thing I found was to change the nylon saddles to metal/graphite (older guitars) in terms of keeping thngs in tune/on the fretboard. Mine never really went out of tune much, provided I didn't knock the strings off the bridge (which happened every other song before changing the saddles.)

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OK, even though this is an old photograph, you can play this motha (retro fitted w. SD Phat Cats) into a maxed-out RAT (...or a maxed BD-2) into a Blues Jr at 100% vol. fith no problems at all !

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Just get far enough from the amp (atleast 8-10ft) and you will have ZERO feedback - promise :thu:

Oh, and the tone !!!

:love:

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One of my favorite solos of all time - on Steely Dan's Kid Charlemagne, was played (brilliantly, by Larry Carlton) on a 335 through a Boogie. IMO, it rahques pretty hard... :thu:

I don't think a 335 would be my first choice for metal or super saturated rock tones, but they, like a good Casino, can work surprisingly well for rock. Yes, they'll be more feedback prone (due to the center block, not as much as a fully hollow guitar like a Casino), but once you learn how to adjust your playing technique a bit to control that, it can actually be a good and useful thing IMHO. Feedback can be your friend... :)

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FEEDBACK ?

. . . WHAT BLOODY FEEDBACK ???


THIS GUY LARFFS IN THE FACE OF FEEDBACK - and he doesn't even use flimsy semi-hollows !

No sir, he use HUGE FULL-HOLLOW, GIBSON BYRDLANDS, with 4 FULLSTACK 5150's FOR HIS LIVE SHOWS !!!


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. . . THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU MIGHT GET WITH A 335 IS NOTHING, COMPARED TO THE FEEDBACK THAT UNCLE TED HAS TO COMBAT EVERY DAY !!!

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