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NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 2:03 pm
by electrofaro
Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 2:47 pm
by blueflamerick
Ooooh, nice! I saw that in the latest Sam Ash mailer yesterday. If I weren't in sell-off mode, I'd probably buy one of these.
Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 4:28 pm
by sloop_john_b
Dude nice!!
Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 12:44 pm
by fluffy
That is nice, but I'd love to see a Kim Thayil signature Guild S100!!!!
Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:52 am
by electrofaro
Well, then you need to contact your local Fender rep, not me
Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 1:22 pm
by Zurdo
geez I saw one in person, most gawd-awful color I ever saw, and if you want Gretsch sound, you buy a real Gretsch, not a Gibson for heaven's sake.
Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 1:56 pm
by sloop_john_b
Yeah Werner, you IDIOT.
Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 2:11 pm
by deaconblues
Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 1:21 pm
by electrofaro
sloop_john_b wrote:Yeah Werner, you IDIOT.
yeah, idiotic me
Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:53 am
by Zurdo
Electrostring wrote:Okay, so this is off-topic brandwise, but this guitar has Lollartron pick-ups, which makes it Gretschy!
I placed my order this morning. I hope it'll be delivered soon after Messe!
I think you will regret it (as in
no zero fret like a REAL Gretsch)
Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:21 am
by deaconblues
Oh, he will DEFINITELY regret not getting that zero fret.
Everyone knows zero frets are the most important thing to look for when buying. The tone enhancement is most noticable when playing anywhere from the first fret up.
Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:14 pm
by electrofaro
Yeah, that's the price I pay; they just couldn't afford to put a zero fret in at that price!
Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 9:07 am
by Zurdo
Electrostring wrote:Yeah, that's the price I pay; they just couldn't afford to put a zero fret in at that price!
it's called: "to save a buck...." or maybe: "to not spend a buck..." or maybe: "nobody's gonna notice it doesn't have a zero-fret..." or maybe: "too much trouble to put a zero fret...".
I used to dream of an SG Custom with a zero-fret.
Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 9:08 am
by sloop_john_b
All these years I've been playing without a zero fret. I had no idea i was doing it all wrong.
Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 9:20 am
by Zurdo
sloop_john_b wrote:All these years I've been playing without a zero fret. I had no idea i was doing it all wrong.
that's not your fault, blame the guitar's maker.
if we go back a few years: Gretsch came with zero-frets, Hofner came with zero-frets, Mosrite came with zero-frets, Magnatone came with zero-frets, even Japanese Kent came with zero-frets. Other guitar makers favored the zero-frets but I can't remember who they were. Not that a zero-fret is absolutely neccessary, but it sure makes for more confortable action if not an easier-playing instrument.
there are 2 contradicting schools-of-thought on the matter of the zero-fret:
1) it is more expensive and time-consuming to do a fingerboard
WITH a zero fret because it requires more precision.
2) it is more expensive and time-consuming to do a fingerboard
WITHOUT a zero-fret because it requires more precision.
don't know who is right but I prefer guitars with zero-frets.