risking losing a great les paul to get a vintage dream guitar...

[sk8rat]

you would have to be insane to get rid of not one but both of those lps for a 335 based on testimonial and not actually playing it.

dont let your excitement get the best of you. I would suggest waiting and saving for a vintage es 3-5.

 

[Berzerk]

Regret is undoable. Desire can be fulfilled in the future.

 

[ReWind James]

Don't do it.

A bird in the hand, ya know? ...and you've GOT TWO!

i'm unable to play the 3xx before committing, so only have the biased word of a dealer to go on....

You said it yourself, bro. Nobody else had to say it. You already know the massive risk and the odds.

 

[Stinky Kitty]

It's not an LP, it's a vintage 335 I'm looking at. The only other route would be for me to save up for like a year and a half, at which point the specific one I'm looking at would no doubt be gone.

There will be others.

 

[dspelman]

It's not an LP, it's a vintage 335 I'm looking at. The only other route would be for me to save up for like a year and a half, at which point the specific one I'm looking at would no doubt be gone.

I have two '67 335s. A really good early '60's ES-355 is on my short list.
There's *always* another one of these coming by, and moreso now that boomers are beginning to convert their collections to retirement cash.

You'll have both buyers *and* sellers remorse if you get rid of one to get the other.

I have a war chest (okay, it's just a stash of cash set aside for when something specifically guitar and really cool comes along). If I can't afford it out of that, I'll note the extended cost, fortify the war chest and wait for another to come along (or I'll go out and actively hunt one down). I'm not going to go into hock to buy something on the spur of the moment, either. That's just incredibly stupid (IMHO).

I've missed out on a lot of really nice pieces over the years that popped up when I wasn't ready for them, but I've snagged some really nice pieces when the universe put it all together for me. And I felt a whole lot better afterwards.

 

[trapland]

Do it! How do you know if you're missing your next number 1 if you don't buy it? Keep them all. Only sell one if you don't like it after a year.

I built a couple hundred dollar POS PARTSTELE thinking I'd play awhile and sell it. Damn thing welded itself right to my hands and now I feel like I have at least one surplus les Paul. Crap. Wish I hadn't played that tele....

 

[Donal]

I have two '67 335s. A really good early '60's ES-355 is on my short list.
There's *always* another one of these coming by, and moreso now that boomers are beginning to convert their collections to retirement cash.

You'll have both buyers *and* sellers remorse if you get rid of one to get the other.

I have a war chest (okay, it's just a stash of cash set aside for when something specifically guitar and really cool comes along). If I can't afford it out of that, I'll note the extended cost, fortify the war chest and wait for another to come along (or I'll go out and actively hunt one down). I'm not going to go into hock to buy something on the spur of the moment, either. That's just incredibly stupid (IMHO).

I've missed out on a lot of really nice pieces over the years that popped up when I wasn't ready for them, but I've snagged some really nice pieces when the universe put it all together for me. And I felt a whole lot better afterwards.

I would also keep then ones you really like. Way to much to regreat later.
Regretting not buying the 335 will be a lot smaller and another 335 will come you'r way.

 

[1allspub]

I'd have to advise not to do it as well.

You know the old saying... a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush... well, in your case it's more like: two birds in the hand are worth one in the bush. Keep the two that you know are great.

That said, I "get it"... sometimes you just gotta have something. So best of luck should you decide to risk it and go for the ES. Keep us posted.

 

[LPSPP]

Gotta play and be blown away by the 335

If you cant play it i would pass

Just because its vintage isnt any guatuntee its any good

 

[Paul46]

I'd try and compare the vintage 335 with some of the current pieces Gibson is making...some of them are spectacular.
If it were me I'd keep the LP's and save up for a Historic.

 

[Lefty Adams]

What do you want to get rid of those lovely LPs, esp. that 1st one, you won't find one like that again!

 

[roeg]

given both choices sing like heavenly angels...

If you're a *player*,i would not do it.Better to have 2 fret boards to wear down,take twice as long as one board.

If you are a collector,who plays a little,then,by all means do it.

 

[Stevie 202]

some "context":

Great Godfrey Daniels, NO!

Yikes.

 

[crazytrain513]

The grass is always greener, as the cliche says.

I'm in a similar position. I've always been dying for an alpine white 70's LP Custom. However, getting one means getting rid of my Traditional which checks off all the boxes.

Sure, the Custom may be a better player, may sound better, may even look better. But considering how much I like my Traditional, how MUCH better? How much better does it really get?

In my case (and yours), I'd say the risks far outweigh the benefits.

Keep your Les Pauls. You don't want to have one of those "one that got away" stories.

3xx's litter the internet. One day there will be a good one which you will score a killer deal on, or you'll find the means to attain one without selling.

You're already in guitar heaven. Focus on your playing and those guitars will only sound better and better.

Just my two cents.

 

[Alvinfan]

There is a reason they call them "BURSTKILLERS" just sayn´

 

[martin H]

Never assume that a particular vintage instrument is "better" than the guitar that you have in your hand, and like.

 

[Christosterone]

To quote Jay Leno regarding his collection of cars: "I will never sell one of my cars regardless of the circumstances..."
There will always be 335s but if you love the ones you have the don't do it now....
Wait till u can get money for the 335....

Never ever sell a guitar that gives you joy...

Just my .02c

I sold an 83 custom during my first job out of college and I'm not joking that I still think about that guitar at least every week...
It was nothing special collector wise but it was my first Les Paul...heck it wasnt even flamed by today's standards....but dang it played so beautifully....
And I'm not joking that not a week goes by that I don't think about her...

For a 22 year old, I made a great profit on her back in the 90s but what the heck is a few hundred dollars in the grand scheme of life...

I didn't know the time that I would spend the next 20 years falling deeply in love with Les Pauls and to have given away my Genesis guitar for a $300 profit was not worth missing out on having my first baby...it the first one I saved for and bought with my own money and treated like a Picasso...

SO, IMHO DONT SELL THEM....NOT NOW, NOT EVER
Especially if they are your first Gibson Les Pauls...

 

[TradPro2]

If you have the option to get your money back for the 335 you don't need to sell one of the LP's first. Buy the 335 with credit, if you don't like it, return it. If you decide you do like it, only then do you need to decide which LP to sell.



^^^^ best advice

 

[Darth Mildly Grumpy]

Not worth it. If you like the Les Pauls that much, you'll miss them no matter how good the 3xx is, and that part is clearly a gamble.