Re: ES 335 questions


"Five Sharp" <d.onstenk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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
>
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>
>

I'm a long-time 335 user. It's my desert-island guitar, for sure. I have
two right now, one I keep strung with 10's and one with 11's. I believe a
335 is at its very best with 10's...Robben Ford, Larry Carlton, Chris Cain.
But to approach a more traditional jazz sound, 11's work fine. I have found
12's to be too muddy in the bass.
Since I use George L cables, I have found that a right-angle plug works just
fine on a 335, but it is sort of a pain in the *** with a standard straight
plug.
They are great guitars, aren't they?
Joe Jewell

www.joejewellguitar.com
www.clubdjango.com


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