Re: ES 335 questions

Not sure why the jack's on the top; maybe since the sides are so narrow,
they thought it would be structurally unsound to put the jack there.
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They used to stress the point that you could walk out onto a stage with the
guitar on (after being announced I presume) and plug in without having to
turn the guitar sideways.

Charlie



----- Original Message -----
From: "bob r" <SomeoneHere@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.jazz
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: ES 335 questions


> in article 17353$4315a7cc$3ec36b46$14409@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Five Sharp at
> d.onstenk@xxxxxxxxx wrote on 8/31/05 8:51 AM:
>
>> When I got it last week it was strung with 0.11 roundwounds and I have
>> left
>> it like that. Tone is great and I don't see any urgent reason to change
>> to
>> flatwounds, though I always play 0.12 flatwounds on my other archtops. I
>> find the guitar remarkably comfortable to play.
>>
>> For the ES 335 players, what string gauge do you use generally? Would a
>> flatwound set be more suitable? Like I said the tone is gret now.
>>
>> Why did they put the input jack on the top instead of the side of the ES
>> 335?
>>
>> By the way, the neck accessibility of this guitar seems huge! Upper
>> access
>> is awesome.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> #####
>>
>>
>
> I've used both at times, but I like flats better. I get the standard
> D'Addario Chromes set (or LaBellas) that starts with an .011, then I
> usually
> take the .011 off and put an .012 on.
>
> Not sure why the jack's on the top; maybe since the sides are so narrow,
> they thought it would be structurally unsound to put the jack there. One
> word of advice: Sideways Jaye turned me on to those PlanetWaves cords that
> have one right-angle plug and plugs with "compression fittings". I feel a
> little safer about the 335 sitting in a stand that way. I used to work in
> a
> repair shop, and we used to see quite a few 335s with cracked tops at the
> jack area, the result of the guitar falling onto its face and landing on a
> straight plug. Of course, if it hits hard enough, the plug won't matter,
> but
> I feel a little better about the right-angle plug.
>
> Yes, the upper-fret access on the 335 is great. That's one of the things I
> really like about those guitars.
> --
> Bob Russell
> http://www.bobrussellguitar.com
> http://www.cdbaby.com/bobrussell
>
>

"bob r" <SomeoneHere@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:BF3B2FB6.41601%SomeoneHere@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> in article 17353$4315a7cc$3ec36b46$14409@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Five Sharp at
> d.onstenk@xxxxxxxxx wrote on 8/31/05 8:51 AM:
>
>> When I got it last week it was strung with 0.11 roundwounds and I have
>> left
>> it like that. Tone is great and I don't see any urgent reason to change
>> to
>> flatwounds, though I always play 0.12 flatwounds on my other archtops. I
>> find the guitar remarkably comfortable to play.
>>
>> For the ES 335 players, what string gauge do you use generally? Would a
>> flatwound set be more suitable? Like I said the tone is gret now.
>>
>> Why did they put the input jack on the top instead of the side of the ES
>> 335?
>>
>> By the way, the neck accessibility of this guitar seems huge! Upper
>> access
>> is awesome.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> #####
>>
>>
>
> I've used both at times, but I like flats better. I get the standard
> D'Addario Chromes set (or LaBellas) that starts with an .011, then I
> usually
> take the .011 off and put an .012 on.
>
> Not sure why the jack's on the top; maybe since the sides are so narrow,
> they thought it would be structurally unsound to put the jack there. One
> word of advice: Sideways Jaye turned me on to those PlanetWaves cords that
> have one right-angle plug and plugs with "compression fittings". I feel a
> little safer about the 335 sitting in a stand that way. I used to work in
> a
> repair shop, and we used to see quite a few 335s with cracked tops at the
> jack area, the result of the guitar falling onto its face and landing on a
> straight plug. Of course, if it hits hard enough, the plug won't matter,
> but
> I feel a little better about the right-angle plug.
>
> Yes, the upper-fret access on the 335 is great. That's one of the things I
> really like about those guitars.
> --
> Bob Russell
> http://www.bobrussellguitar.com
> http://www.cdbaby.com/bobrussell
>
>


.

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