Es339 ???

huffdaddy · 11-04-2009, 06:21 PM

Does Gibson still make the ES339 ?
I don't see them on the Gibson website anymore.

snaredrum · 11-04-2009, 07:26 PM

i don't know, man.

why you'd want one is another question entirely - i saw that dwarf from the stereophonics playing one the other day on tv and he looked like a prat.

R9. · 11-04-2009, 09:05 PM

Not sure but I'm sure there are stores with a lot of them. Plus, there's always the used market.

carydad · 11-05-2009, 08:15 AM

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huffdaddy · 11-05-2009, 05:38 PM

Thanks.
I couldn't find that when I looked on their site.
No love for these things Snaredrum ? I played one the other day (unplugged unfortunately), and I thought it felt really nice. The body didn't feel much bigger than a Les Paul, and the neck was really comfortable. I'm thinking there may be one in my future !

dennis g · 11-05-2009, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huffdaddy

Thanks.
I couldn't find that when I looked on their site.
No love for these things Snaredrum ? I played one the other day (unplugged unfortunately), and I thought it felt really nice. The body didn't feel much bigger than a Les Paul, and the neck was really comfortable. I'm thinking there may be one in my future !

There's definitely one in my future. I played one at GC over a year ago and loved it. They only had tobacco burst, which I don't really care for, although they did have one on hand that was a special order waiting to be picked up in Cherry that they let me look at. SWEEEEET!!! And then the economy tanked!

Check out this video from when they first came out.

ES 339 Dealer V1

Murphy Slaw · 11-05-2009, 07:34 PM

I like mine.

I wouldn't trade it for a solid gold monkey....

carydad · 11-06-2009, 08:18 AM

Been a month-honeymoon over, still my number 1. Joe B LP solid #2. In the past month I've tried 5 or 6 sets of pups, replaced the bridge posts with 2 inch screws, had it pleked and change the plastic to cream...and back to black. It actually looks almost stock again, though the pup covers are a little aged and if you look close, I left the heads on the screws of the bridge posts to really lock that mother down. Settled on the holmes 450/455 pups.

Now before folks say I had to change everything to get it to sound good-I do this junk with every guitar. Been through at least a dozen pup sets on the JoeB, it's currently cream plastic, totally rewired in 50s mode. Shep AB in the bridge, Wolfe DocVin in the neck. Changing crap is a big part of the hobby for me. It is a hobby-I have a day job and will never be a "pro", and I have as much fun modding stuff as playing it.

339 is a keeper. Sounds amazing. I'd say the LP is a little easier to play, but I prefer the tone of the 339 a little more.

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carydad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 355 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Es339 ??? Gibson Memphis Custom Shop Semi-Hollowbody Guitars, New Gibson Spanish Electric Guitar Pictures, Specs and Dealers __________________ Axes: CS-339, Collings CL-DLX, 2007 R9, JoeB LP, 92 Custom, Baker B3 Phoenix, Baker B1, Caparison Dellinger Amps: Mesa Electradyne, Elmwood M60, Voxer 18, Egnater 4100, Orange TV50, Goodsell 17, etc...

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huffdaddy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 523 Thanks: 8 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Es339 ??? Thanks. I couldn't find that when I looked on their site. No love for these things Snaredrum ? I played one the other day (unplugged unfortunately), and I thought it felt really nice. The body didn't feel much bigger than a Les Paul, and the neck was really comfortable. I'm thinking there may be one in my future !

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Murphy Slaw Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 642 Thanks: 14 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Es339 ??? I like mine. I wouldn't trade it for a solid gold monkey.... __________________ '07 ES-339 "Custom Shop" Vintage Burst. '79 "The SG" Walnut '61 Melody Maker double cut/twin pickup '03 J45RW ebony 1933 Gibson A-00 Mandolin (Scotty Stoneman's) '91 Fender Triburst Tele Boogie Blue Angel Fender Prosonic Carvin R1000 4;10T Ruger SP101

11-06-2009, 08:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
carydad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 355 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Es339 ??? Been a month-honeymoon over, still my number 1. Joe B LP solid #2. In the past month I've tried 5 or 6 sets of pups, replaced the bridge posts with 2 inch screws, had it pleked and change the plastic to cream...and back to black. It actually looks almost stock again, though the pup covers are a little aged and if you look close, I left the heads on the screws of the bridge posts to really lock that mother down. Settled on the holmes 450/455 pups. Now before folks say I had to change everything to get it to sound good-I do this junk with every guitar. Been through at least a dozen pup sets on the JoeB, it's currently cream plastic, totally rewired in 50s mode. Shep AB in the bridge, Wolfe DocVin in the neck. Changing crap is a big part of the hobby for me. It is a hobby-I have a day job and will never be a "pro", and I have as much fun modding stuff as playing it. 339 is a keeper. Sounds amazing. I'd say the LP is a little easier to play, but I prefer the tone of the 339 a little more. __________________ Axes: CS-339, Collings CL-DLX, 2007 R9, JoeB LP, 92 Custom, Baker B3 Phoenix, Baker B1, Caparison Dellinger Amps: Mesa Electradyne, Elmwood M60, Voxer 18, Egnater 4100, Orange TV50, Goodsell 17, etc...

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