I only have one electric, but I'd quite like another one, something different from my Tele. The Epiphone "Inspired by Gibson" range seems to be a step up, by the looks of it and the price point new is pretty much my maximum budget. The ES-335 looks great and being a fan of Bernard Butler during Suede's heyday, I've always kind of fancied one. However the ES-339 has also caught my eye.
Aside from the obvious difference (the size), what other differences mark them apart? I've never really looked into the specs or how different they sound, so some advice would be great.
Also, to note that the newer Gretsch Electromatics are on my list as well, so I'll be trying those out to compare when we can all get back in guitar shops again.
Cheers!
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Do you want to buy new?
Are you buying for a sound or a look?
Gretsch have some very distinctive sounding guitars.
Usually pretty quiet (output wise) and quite often come with a Bigby.
Humbuckers are kind of humbuckers to a point. I always thought the 339 sounds just like a les paul
I preferred them to a typical epiphone or generic humbucker for that reason.
I think its a tough choice though. There's an argument to have both really!
My new Riviera is a 60s model but has a decent round C shape, thicker than a 60s Gibson Les Paul Classic neck that I had not too long ago.
I had an electromatic for a while. It looked cool, sounded quite nice but wasn't that exciting to play
Also consider tokai, edwards and the like too. I'm a bit out of the game these days so I don't know what second hand prices are like