335 Bass

[godofthunder]

 I got to play one at the HOG yesterday. I was very impressed! They only had the black with no binding which is less expensive than the bound Sunburst or Cherry finished versions. The Cherry looks cool as anything! The bass has two chrome guitar sized humbuckers and of course the venerable three point bridge. My only beef with the bass is you can't play a D bar chord off the A string at the 17th fret.

[Highlander]

... My only beef with the bass is you can't play a D bar chord off the A string at the 17th fret.

I feel a modification coming on...

[uwe]

  I better not saw what you wrote!!!

[Highlander]

I am but the irritant from which the pearl doth form...

[uwe]

I don't give a damn whether it's period-correct, faithful or whatever, it looketh nothing less than great! (Of course it's not a "Custom Shop" model, Music Zoo cocked that up.)

http://www.themusiczoo.com/product/17145/Gibson-Custom-Shop-ES-335-Bass-Vintage-Sunburst/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=new_arrivals&utm_content=uwe.hornung%40cliffordchance.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=&utm_campaign=New%20Arrivals%3A%20Gibson%2050th%20Anniversary%20Firebird%2C%20L-5%20CES%2C%20Flying%20V%20Custom%2C%20335%2012-String%20And%20Bass

[uwe]

I am but the irritant from which the pearl doth form...

What a poetic scribe you areth!

[Basvarken]

Those bridges are rather high up the posts. Wonder if the posts are longer than standard.

[4stringer77]

I almost want to buy one just for the pink fur lined case. The little metal pointers under the reflector knobs are also a nice touch.

[eb2]

I am looking forward to trying one, and buying one used sometime after the next election or two. I like the bound one.  It does need a pickguard!

[Wilbur88]

The cherry looks great IMHO. Not convinced about the ebony sans binding though.
I've got an ebony Warwick Star with binding that looks pretty damn cool

[Dave W]

I don't give a damn whether it's period-correct, faithful or whatever, it looketh nothing less than great! (Of course it's not a "Custom Shop" model, Music Zoo cocked that up.)

There aren't any basses in the Gibson Custom line. Also, Music Zoo's copy makes it sound like a reissue, which it doesn't claim to be.

I wonder how the edges are finished on the non-bound black one.

[mc2NY]

I wonder how the edges are finished on the non-bound black one.

If you look close...Gibson used spray adhesive on them and glues surplus Tascan 1/2-inch recording tape over the seams. Blends right in on the black finish!

I hear Henry is thinking about the same trick to make fingerboards look like ebony!   

[Dave W]

If you look close...Gibson used spray adhesive on them and glues surplus Tascan 1/2-inch recording tape over the seams. Blends right in on the black finish!

I hear Henry is thinking about the same trick to make fingerboards look like ebony!   

 

You might not be that far off.

[drbassman]

Just got home from vacation and went to the Gibson factory in Memphis.  Saw a bunch of the 335 basses on the racks in various stages of production on the tour.  They only make 335 bodied instruments in Memphis.  A really cool tour.  Most of the work is done by hand and the jigs and stuff are pretty much one at a time jobs.  Most impressive was the binding guys.  They could bind one side of a guitar in less than 5 minutes.  The guy on the neck station was one of only a few who does the entire neck profile entirely by hand on a sander without any jigs.  Unreal.  

The paint room was cool.  The ladies who scrape the paint off the binding at the end are amazing.  I recommend the tour if you ever have the chance!

[Chris P.]

Wow cool! Love to do that once. I just saw a vid of Rickenbacker. Great too! I only visited Warwick, which is quite impressive if you talk about old hand labour meets computers. One very big machine which makes necks. Fret slots, the new 'invisible' frets, radius, PLEK, ...