how would a es- 335 sound for metal

EEF13 · 05-21-2008, 12:54 AM

the guitarist for hellyeah and nothingface use semi hollow bodies and he plays metal.

2manyGuitars · 05-21-2008, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by EEF13

the guitarist for hellyeah and nothingface use semi hollow bodies and he plays metal.

Not exactly metal, but saw the Foo Fighters last month and Dave Grohl used a DG-335 for almost the entire show. His signature model comes with burstbuckers.

Boleskinehouse · 05-21-2008, 01:33 AM

Not really metal, either, but I saw Ace Frehley last Friday, and his rhythm guitarist played a Bigsby equipped 355 for most of the show. Sounded great!

TattooedCarrot · 05-21-2008, 01:47 AM

ES-333 with Seth Lovers > old Johnson J-Station on Recto setting > direct to Soundblaster > recorded with stock windows wav recorder = metal

Recording is fine, but you'll have to deal with major feedback if playing for real.

ES333_Recto.mp3

TattooedCarrot · 05-21-2008, 01:50 AM

***I'm having trouble with the upload, if anyone knows a quick easy way to host MP3's please let me know***

Thx

shotgunlew · 05-21-2008, 02:34 AM

The nuge pulled it of with a byrdland, I dont see why not!!

cheers!!,

chris

2manyGuitars · 05-21-2008, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by TattooedCarrot

Recording is fine, but you'll have to deal with major feedback if playing for real.

I've been gigging with a 339 with zero feedback issues.

chuckymack · 05-21-2008, 01:11 PM

Yeah, I think feedback has more to do with your proximity to your amplifier than anything, as far as semi-hollow bodies are concerned. I've gigged with a 335 Dot Deluxe with Duncan '59s(as a second guitar for Dropped-D) for the past two years and haven't heard so much as a single squelch.

However, fully-hollow bodied guitars(both electric and acoustic) tend to squeal like a stuck pig when played at club volume or higher. I had to retire my Kingston fully-hollow bodied electric when we started playing bigger shows.

sarge40 · 05-21-2008, 02:55 PM

I once mentioned this on another guitar forum and got laughed out of the place, mostly because I knew such an obscure fact but also because some people just don't think 80s metal was real music. Anyway, I read that Wolf Hoffmann of Accept used an ES-335 in the studio extensively. He was known for playing Flying Vs and such in the 80s, and stated that he only did that on stage to look more metal. The album sound however, had a lot of ES generated tone. So yes, you can do it. You might not look as "metal" though.

captainbraindamage · 05-21-2008, 09:03 PM

Not metal but Alvin Lee could rock with his.

YouTube - Alvin Lee And Ten Years After - Mornin' Little Schoolgirl

YouTube - Ten Years After : "Im Goin' Home" - LIVE 1969

TattooedCarrot · 05-22-2008, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by 2manyGuitars

I've been gigging with a 339 with zero feedback issues.

You play metal with it? That's what he asked about - metal. Alvin Lee surely is not metal, and even Nugent is hard rock and not metal. Different crowd in here I think.

2manyGuitars · 05-22-2008, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by TattooedCarrot

You play metal with it? That's what he asked about - metal. Alvin Lee surely is not metal, and even Nugent is hard rock and not metal. Different crowd in here I think.

Like I said in my first post, "Not exactly metal" but besides some classic rock we also do KISS, Foo Fighters, Chili Peppers, Ozzy (old and new), Green Day, AC/DC, White Stripes, etc.

I also use a Les Paul (Standard and/or Classic) but depending on how the set list goes that night, I'm comfortable using the 339 on any of those tunes if I don't feel like swapping guitars back and forth. Having said that, I'm using an ES-339 which I'm not sure how that compares to a 335. I'm sure it can't be that different. As I also said in that post, I watched Dave Grohl for over 2 hours, and the only time he took off the DG-335 was when he was playing acoustic.

uOpt · 05-22-2008, 01:02 PM

Not metal, but Ritchie Blackmore used a 335 up to and on half of the 1970 "In Rock" album.

LongBeach · 05-22-2008, 03:01 PM

You could tweak it, change pups, lots of options to make an 335 sound metal.
But, I dont know that a metal player would want too. That's a HUGE bodied axe to shred / bang your head too. Personaly, I'd like to see it happen!

R9. · 05-22-2008, 06:51 PM

Gothic ES-335

2manyGuitars · 05-23-2008, 01:11 AM

'Nuff said...
YouTube - Foo Fighters live @ Yahoo Live Sets 2007 - All My Life

EEF13 · 05-24-2008, 09:31 PM

gibson one time had a lited edition es-335 with emg's

Jake 2112 · 05-25-2008, 04:01 PM

YouTube - Frank Hannon From Tesla And His Gibson ES-335

dennistruckdriver · 05-25-2008, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by shotgunlew

The nuge pulled it of with a byrdland, I dont see why not!!

cheers!!,

chris

My thoughts, exactly! It kinda got away from him once in a while, but that was half the fun of a Nuge show; watching him try to get the dang thing back under control! I saw him in his loin-cloth, amp-jumping heyday.
AWESOME!

dennistruckdriver · 05-25-2008, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TattooedCarrot

You play metal with it? That's what he asked about - metal. Alvin Lee surely is not metal, and even Nugent is hard rock and not metal. Different crowd in here I think.

I would not disagree with you, but Da Nuge is kinda pre-metal, and did in fact play HARD f--kin' ROCK!

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05-21-2008, 01:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
chuckymack Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Salem, IN Posts: 180 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: how would a es- 335 sound for metal Yeah, I think feedback has more to do with your proximity to your amplifier than anything, as far as semi-hollow bodies are concerned. I've gigged with a 335 Dot Deluxe with Duncan '59s(as a second guitar for Dropped-D) for the past two years and haven't heard so much as a single squelch. However, fully-hollow bodied guitars(both electric and acoustic) tend to squeal like a stuck pig when played at club volume or higher. I had to retire my Kingston fully-hollow bodied electric when we started playing bigger shows.

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sarge40 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 235 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: how would a es- 335 sound for metal I once mentioned this on another guitar forum and got laughed out of the place, mostly because I knew such an obscure fact but also because some people just don't think 80s metal was real music. Anyway, I read that Wolf Hoffmann of Accept used an ES-335 in the studio extensively. He was known for playing Flying Vs and such in the 80s, and stated that he only did that on stage to look more metal. The album sound however, had a lot of ES generated tone. So yes, you can do it. You might not look as "metal" though.

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captainbraindamage V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The Land Of The People Of The South Wind Posts: 1,150 Thanks: 6 Thanked 50 Times in 10 Posts	Re: how would a es- 335 sound for metal Not metal but Alvin Lee could rock with his. YouTube - Alvin Lee And Ten Years After - Mornin' Little Schoolgirl YouTube - Ten Years After : "Im Goin' Home" - LIVE 1969

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uOpt Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 685 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: how would a es- 335 sound for metal Not metal, but Ritchie Blackmore used a 335 up to and on half of the 1970 "In Rock" album.

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LongBeach Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Beach Ca. Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 7 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: how would a es- 335 sound for metal You could tweak it, change pups, lots of options to make an 335 sound metal. But, I dont know that a metal player would want too. That's a HUGE bodied axe to shred / bang your head too. Personaly, I'd like to see it happen!

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