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Published on 01/21/07 at 13:40
Model based on the ES 335 Gibson, made in China. Everything has been said.
UTILIZATION
Good ergonomics, nice handle. Lutherie neat.
To obtain a sound is simple: two humbuckers, a three-position switch, two volumes, two tones. Gib like, what. Broadly, three basic sounds by the microphone switch. Classical, I I want nothing else. The guitar sounds at 58 and made coffee, I do not believe. An instrument has a personality, I do not like chameleons.
SOUNDS
I wanted an ES 335 to play jazz, fusion, blues ... In short, the directory of the ES, without paying the ridiculous demands that Gibson (and again, the euro is strong against the dollar!)
Astonished by the quality of the violin, but resolved to immediately change any mics (these two points are almost constant in Ibanez), so I opted for a pair of Seymour 59, which seemed the most faithful to the spirit of the guitar (Gibson 57's are more expensive and not better in my opinion). I was not disappointed. I have at least as well as € 600 for Gib (480 guitar, the pickups 120), or 3 to 4 times cheaper, and left-please (I belong to this caste minority and ostracized) . Sustain enormous Round Neck microphone at will, pretty crunch ... Strato with the rest of the book, I'm dressed for winter.
I put 9 of 10 with Seymour. I decline to 6 / 10 with original Ibanez.
I play on Fender Twin
Effects KORG AX1500
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for a month. With the change of microphones, it is transfigured. This instrument pro, with unbeatable value for money. I have not tried many of its competitors, and then "backwards", being left-handed. But I have heard over and over.
The only problem for me: it is made in China. I think it's possible to get out of the instruments of this quality without exploiting the workforce at low prices. Godin with his trademark "Art & Lutherie", made in Canada, shows: they are better and no more expensive than Chinese. The argument "Gibson is expensive because it is US" does not hold water. It's expensive because they sweeten the myth. Fender is (barely) more reasonable about it.
This choice I would do without hesitation. I prefer to buy my guitars used, but it's really hard to come across what we want when we are left-handed.
UTILIZATION
Good ergonomics, nice handle. Lutherie neat.
To obtain a sound is simple: two humbuckers, a three-position switch, two volumes, two tones. Gib like, what. Broadly, three basic sounds by the microphone switch. Classical, I I want nothing else. The guitar sounds at 58 and made coffee, I do not believe. An instrument has a personality, I do not like chameleons.
SOUNDS
I wanted an ES 335 to play jazz, fusion, blues ... In short, the directory of the ES, without paying the ridiculous demands that Gibson (and again, the euro is strong against the dollar!)
Astonished by the quality of the violin, but resolved to immediately change any mics (these two points are almost constant in Ibanez), so I opted for a pair of Seymour 59, which seemed the most faithful to the spirit of the guitar (Gibson 57's are more expensive and not better in my opinion). I was not disappointed. I have at least as well as € 600 for Gib (480 guitar, the pickups 120), or 3 to 4 times cheaper, and left-please (I belong to this caste minority and ostracized) . Sustain enormous Round Neck microphone at will, pretty crunch ... Strato with the rest of the book, I'm dressed for winter.
I put 9 of 10 with Seymour. I decline to 6 / 10 with original Ibanez.
I play on Fender Twin
Effects KORG AX1500
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for a month. With the change of microphones, it is transfigured. This instrument pro, with unbeatable value for money. I have not tried many of its competitors, and then "backwards", being left-handed. But I have heard over and over.
The only problem for me: it is made in China. I think it's possible to get out of the instruments of this quality without exploiting the workforce at low prices. Godin with his trademark "Art & Lutherie", made in Canada, shows: they are better and no more expensive than Chinese. The argument "Gibson is expensive because it is US" does not hold water. It's expensive because they sweeten the myth. Fender is (barely) more reasonable about it.
This choice I would do without hesitation. I prefer to buy my guitars used, but it's really hard to come across what we want when we are left-handed.