NGD - ES 335 dot Blues Burst

[Noir]

Hi all.
Just wanted to share my newest purchase. Made in 2018.
Love it. It is such an lovely instrument to play on.
Some photos from the shop and together with my recently purchased LP Standard 50.

 

[dc007]

Very nice. Love the color

 

[dodona]

looks like a cheap far-east copy.

 

[dc007]

looks like a cheap far-east copy.

So that means you don't like it??

 

[Renegade]

Nice!

 

[wmachine]

looks like a cheap far-east copy.

Probably what throws you off is the black binding. That is not the usual look for the Gibson ES-335s. My 2016 ES-335 Studio has the same look. Some don't like it. I like it because it is a bit different.

 

[Midnight Blues]

Nice! Congrats, HNGD and play her in good health!

 

[Merriam-Webster]

Congrats!
I have the same year model and adore it.

Black binding goes so well with blueburst.
I am often a hair away from putting reflector knobs on it.

 

[Leumas]

looks like a cheap far-east copy.

Don’t be a dick

 

[Leumas]

That’s a gorgeous guitar! I’m finding that I LOVE blue finished anymore. I used to think blue was tacky or weird, but all the guitars I lust after nowadays are some form of blue.

 

[Cozmik Cowboy]

Probably what throws you off is the black binding. That is not the usual look for the Gibson ES-335s. My 2016 ES-335 Studio has the same look. Some don't like it. I like it because it is a bit different.

I have always thought that a gold top would look 100,000% more badass with black body binding & plastic.

 

[EasyAce]

I have always thought that a gold top would look 100,000% more badass with black body binding & plastic.

How about a natural blonde with black binding? I have one . . .

@Noir : Welcome to the blue burst family! I landed mine last year and I love both the colour and the sound and feel . . .

 

[EasyAce]

Congrats!
I have the same year model and adore it.

Black binding goes so well with blueburst.
I am often a hair away from putting reflector knobs on it.

If you haven't yet, do it! The reflectors should look great on that guitar.

 

[Cozmik Cowboy]

How about a natural blonde with black binding? I have one . . .

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@Noir : Welcome to the blue burst family! I landed mine last year and I love both the colour and the sound and feel . . .

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Yeah - that's a bit of awright.

 

[AlanBiker]

Looks great to me. I have a 2018 wine red with black binding, I've added reflectors and a Bigsby.

Alan

 

[Steven]

I am a fan of the traditional cherry hollowbodies, I like the blonde 335's as well.

 

[wildhawk1]

That’s a gorgeous guitar! I’m finding that I LOVE blue finished anymore. I used to think blue was tacky or weird, but all the guitars I lust after nowadays are some form of blue.

A G&L blueburst over a swamp ash body that friend had in his shop still haunts me.

Similar to this pic.

 

[Merriam-Webster]

If you haven't yet, do it! The reflectors should look great on that guitar.

I finally put reflectors on it last weekend, along with P-90s inside. Both of them together look so good.

I broke one of the witch hats in half taking it off vertically pulling with cloth string. Was surprised how easily it broke.

 

[EasyAce]

I finally put reflectors on it last weekend, along with P-90s inside. Both of them together look so good.

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I broke one of the witch hats in half taking it off vertically pulling with cloth string. Was surprised how easily it broke.

Those reflectors look better on your guitar than they looked on mine---my blue 335 came with the black reflectors, but since I didn't like how the all-black knobs looked on the blonde 335, I swapped the reflectors onto that and bought the clear knobs for my blue one.