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Post by colan on Apr 6, 2016 18:06:49 GMT
Six guitars sold - ES 335 paid for. Happy chappie. Please Mr. Postman.
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Post by colan on Apr 13, 2016 20:48:16 GMT
Ah well- it didn't exactly come to ethereal life in my hands and elevate me to the sixth plane of creative genius- but it's a really nice guitar, my best 335 by far. And my life-time desire for a Gibson is satiated. I recommend Gino's Guitars in Italy for anybody wanting an off-the-peg instrument. Mine was two hundred quid cheaper than anywhere I could find in the UK and the service was excellent. Free courier delivery took three days, including the weekend. Now's the time too- before the xenophobic mugs drag us out of the EU and they re-introduce import duty. Remember impost duty ? A thieves charter. Gino's Guitarswww.ginoguitars.com/en/ |
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Post by colan on Aug 5, 2016 7:10:18 GMT
Well- the Gibson 2015 Memphis ES-335 has become my favourite guitar over the few months that I've owned it. It's not ' dreamy ' to play- but it's close. There's a little fret resistance when whizzing up the neck beyond the 14th fret but I can address that when I change the factory strings - which are still hitting lots of sweet spots. The Gretsch streamliner is a superb guitar for the money- but it's a lightweight in terms of tone and feel when compared to the Gibson - at five times the cost. I'm glad to have bought the Gibson from Italy before the pound crashed. That was lucky- as I never imagined that people would vote to isolate the UK.
Now- the reason for posting in this thread again, at the risk of aggravating fans of relics, is that the Gibson's playability and lighter strings, standard lights at 10/46, have drawn me into new playing territory. I've always been an acoustic player, up until a couple of years or so, and I've needed the loudness of heavier strings for performances around the folk clubs. Suddenly I'm finding new material difficult to play on acoustic 11/50s BUT I stumbled upon a solution of sorts when re-stringing my Alhambra recently. I left it a whole tone down , at D , and not only does that allow a much lighter touch but the guitar's tone blooms with the deeper notes. It brought back memories of when I would just sit for an hour or so absorbed with the quality of a guitar's sound. Fortunately, my voice can still cope with the lower keys , sort of- so the only real problem wll be in playing with other people as I stalwartly refuse to use a capo.
I've read that a lot of blues players tune down a half-tone, even electric players, so I'm interested in the experiences and opinions of players who have tried this, continued with it or reverted to concert pitch. Anybody there ?
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Post by lavaman on Aug 5, 2016 8:51:49 GMT
Glad you're enjoying your 335. Always takes a bit of getting used to moving from electric to acoustic guitar. I use 11-48s on my 335 and can still control blues bends etc.
On your acoustic guitar(s) you could try Newtone Heritage Low Tension strings. I use them on one guitar to allow me to tune up to open Em without putting too much tension on the guitar.
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Post by colan on Aug 5, 2016 18:31:17 GMT
Maybe one day, lavaman, thanks - but I've been using flat-wounds for quite a while , Galli acoustic jazz flats, and I'm sold on the feel and warmth. Of course- I could try different strings on another guitar.....................
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Jo whoever he is.
