NGD 336 Made 2 Measure

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Just when I thought I was done buying after my last 336 purchase. I have been eyeing up a guitar for a couple of months now... Its an unusual guitar in the fact it has P90s rather than humbuckers.. You really dont see many like this.. If any others are even out there.. Its apparently a made 2 measure guitar.. I really like P90s and I love my 336 so this guitar was just too nice for me to pass up.

From what I can tell so far its a standard 336 with the only difference being it has P90s and no pickguard (which very much suits me).

Also it was advertised as a 2010 model which I knew it wasnt.. From the pictures I saw on the internet it looked like the serial started with an 8.. So I thought its a 2008/2018 model.. 

Whats odd is it came with its QC document so you think the seller/shop would have twigged on and to my pleasant surprise  actually its a 2016.. And in looking very much closer the first number is a 6 not an 8 it has dark grain around it and was really hard to tell even in person.

So here you go.. I present my new 2016 CS 336 F with P90s   

I now just have to hope I dont find one with mini humbuckers     But seriously really happy with this purchase  

Philly_Q

Wow, I've never seen one like that before! 

As you probably know, there was a run of 336s with dogear P-90s a couple of years ago, in colours like TV Yellow.  Coda had several of them.  But I haven't seen one with soapbars.

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Philly_Q said:

Wow, I've never seen one like that before! 

As you probably know, there was a run of 336s with dogear P-90s a couple of years ago, in colours like TV Yellow.  Coda had several of them.  But I haven't seen one with soapbars.

Yes, thats exactly what drew me too it.. I did see the dog ear ones, but this one has its own thing going on.. I will have to do a side by side with my humbucker 336..

I really really thought I was done till I saw this guitar... Now I am done.. Honest gov   

blueskunk

Golly Gosh mate. That’s a beautiful guitar. Classy Freddy Blassi

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blueskunk said:

Golly Gosh mate. That’s a beautiful guitar. Classy Freddy Blassi

Cheers.. And yes, I am VERY happy with it... I never thought I would own one custom, now I have two..  Howd that happen I think I am in a bit of shock..

AsterixTG

Very nice indeed - how is it for feedback/resonance over the humbuckers?

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AsterixTG said:

Very nice indeed - how is it for feedback/resonance over the humbuckers?

I have only had time to give it a quick run through so far just to make sure it was all working. 

I will have a good side by side when I get the chance to really go through it in detail.

digitalkettle

Wow!

You'll be needing a specially cut pickguard now, right?

guitars4you

If I recall that it is totally hollow as per a 330 - update me on that as I'm shooting from the hip with that statement/question

rlw

guitars4you said:

If I recall that it is totally hollow as per a 330 - update me on that as I'm shooting from the hip with that statement/question

The Gibson CS-336 is a semi-hollow electric guitar manufactured by Gibson Guitar Corporation's Custom, Art & Historic Division . Introduced in 2001,[1] the CS-336 was the Custom Shop's first "tonally carved" guitar, meaning that the back, center block, and sides are carved from one single piece of wood (mahogany). This solid block of wood is mated to a carved maple top. After over 100 years, the CS-336 also represented the realization of company founder Orville Gibson's goal to produce an instrument with one-piece back-and-sides construction.[citation needed]

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guitars4you said:

If I recall that it is totally hollow as per a 330 - update me on that as I'm shooting from the hip with that statement/question

Difference between a 336 and 339 which is the same size is that a 336 is made from a chambered out solid piece of wood with a maple cap.. Where as a 339 is made from laminates side and back (top too?) like a normal 335 and other archtop types... Something like this..  So a 336 is almost like a cross between a LP and a 335.

stonevibe

That's a cracking looking guitar, I bet it sounds sweet with those P90s! 

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stonevibe said:

That's a cracking looking guitar, I bet it sounds sweet with those P90s! 

Thanks and yes it does sound amazing..  I need to spend far more time with it yet, only had time for a quick strum to check it was all working earlier....  As said it will be interesting to play the two 336s side by side and hear the differences in the pickups..

TINMAN82

Wow, that’s beautiful 

AsterixTG

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AsterixTG said:

Very nice indeed - how is it for feedback/resonance over the humbuckers?

I have only had time to give it a quick run through so far just to make sure it was all working. 

I will have a good side by side when I get the chance to really go though it in detail.

Cool - look forward to hearing you experience with it.

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digitalkettle said:

Wow!

You'll be needing a specially cut pickguard now, right?

Ha     Its one of the reasons I really like it.. It has its own look going on.. I dont want to spoil that.. Plus I am not the kind of player that hits that part of the top when I am playing so its all good by me.. And you get to see more of the top   

jdgm

Yes!

The back and neck look beautiful,

Congrats.

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jdgm said:

Yes!

The back and neck look beautiful,

Congrats.

Cheers man..  And yes, another reason I was so drawn to it..  My other 336 has like a dark cherry back and neck  (not that I have an issue with that)... I have always loved the natural look     Another one for you to have a  go on one day ...

matt_sefton

That’s a stunner 

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matt_sefton said:

That’s a stunner 

Cheers.. It was also a bit odd to me that this was actually cheaper than the other 336 I got just over a year ago... But I have no complaints.. I was just surprised that no one else snapped it up in all the time I was watching it.

gordiji

I like your goldtop at the back, how does it differ from the 336 apart from being heavier ?