335 Bass

Blackbird · December 08, 2013, 04:28:06 PM

Quote from: Dave W on December 08, 2013, 10:50:24 AM
Shouldn't that be where aboot, eh?

That's aboot right!!!!

stiles72 · December 08, 2013, 08:44:14 PM

I was looking for a comparison of the 335 and the Midtown and found these videos. If I had the scratch I'd spring for one!

drbassman · December 09, 2013, 11:54:52 AM

My 335 sounds great with flats on it, still has nice mid and high tones and a lot of presence. The rounds are just a little too clangy.

exiledarchangel · December 14, 2013, 02:30:23 PM

That shape with a muddy in the neck and a TB+ in the middle position would be sweet.

Basvarken · December 15, 2013, 05:02:50 AM

See the chrome
Feel the chrome
Touch the chrome
Heal the chrome

Denis · December 15, 2013, 08:24:21 AM

Hahaha, that song has always cracked me up! Thanks for reminding me of it!

nofi · December 15, 2013, 03:19:31 PM

when i was a big zappa fan i had his whole catalog on vinyl. but i began to lose interest in the 'funny stuff' so i moved on. this was how certain members of the band felt as well.

uwe · December 16, 2013, 03:51:49 AM

Quote from: Basvarken on December 15, 2013, 05:02:50 AM
See the chrome
Feel the chrome
Touch the chrome
Heal the chrome

OMG, doo-wop, Beach Boys, Todd Rundren and even part-German lyrics all rolled into one.

uwe · December 16, 2013, 05:33:25 AM

Quote from: stiles72 on December 08, 2013, 08:44:14 PM
I was looking for a comparison of the 335 and the Midtown and found these videos. If I had the scratch I'd spring for one!

Goes to show that Midtown and 335 are not miles apart as regards quality of sounds (of course the build of the 335 is more expensive), the Midtown is blurrier and has more raunch, the 335 is more tight and focused. looking at them side by side in that vid, I find the smaller body of the Midtown even more elegant/sleeker, the larger body of the 335 makes even a long scale look short scalish.

stiles72 · December 11, 2014, 08:22:47 PM

I pulled the trigger on one of these and it showed up today. Here it is with it's semi-hollow counterparts, a DeArmond Starfire and the Gibson Midtown. My initial impressions are mixed... I had read that these were a big step up from the Midtown, but IMO I don't think so. They have different tone woods and different build methodologies, but they are equal as far as fit, finish, hardware, and other common traits. One really isn't better than the other - they are just different, although the price was way different. One thing I notice about the 335 compared to the other two is that it feels very light and "delicate". The bass came with extremely low action and the pickups were raised right up close to the strings, so it's a big clank fest - and I'll need to make some adjustments before posting my thoughts on the plugged in sound. The unplugged tone however is very light, woody, and "boxy". Reminds me of a Hofner I played a while ago. More to come...

Dave W · December 11, 2014, 09:31:27 PM

Nice looking trio! Congrats on the 335, hopefully the setup will be an easy remedy.

uwe · December 12, 2014, 05:21:37 PM

All your basses look kinda the same, you don't collect for shapes, do you?

mc2NY · December 12, 2014, 05:51:27 PM

Do all of the 335 Basses have bound necks?

uwe · December 12, 2014, 06:05:21 PM

Yup - as do the Midtown basses. Everybody likes bound necks on semis, except that little punk Canuck.

Highlander · December 13, 2014, 02:23:50 AM

Do any Thunderbirds have bound necks...? Just thinking that re mine having it...

Anyway, we should define ~~Hoser's~~ Canadians...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-ZvAVcBIrQ

... and something 335/Hoser related...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3RJnmTwjck