Glad to see Pete and Ariel do a proper ES review. Rob stated in other vids he doesn't find an ES comfortable, but I find my ES 345 is easily the most versatile guitar I own and feels quite comfortable in my hands - and I'm not a big guy. '64 Memphis reissue in seafoam green, build and finish are flawless, and can cover anything. edit --> oh, and I keep my varitone in position 1, bypass. The Varitone knob: Position 1: Bypass, Position 2: 5db-1950Hz, Position 3: 12db at 1100Hz, Position 4: 16db at 620Hz, Position 5: 18.5db at 360Hz, Position 6: 21db at 120HZ.
@paulneeds3 жыл бұрын
What’s the neck thickness on that model like Krampus?
@tovasstalin29276 жыл бұрын
The 1st position sounds like the guitar The 2nd position sounds like BB King And the others sound like shit -Mark Agnesi
@aquabot6 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing.
@andrewpappas93116 жыл бұрын
I love this reference
@michaelruiz47086 жыл бұрын
Classic hahaha
@gusdupree25086 жыл бұрын
We're not running a museum here, we sell these things ,that Dan Armstrong from yesterday, yeah that's gone
@MattyK-USA6 жыл бұрын
Gotta love Mark A. Guitar of the Day is a fun time.
@stevieboy4446 жыл бұрын
Ariel's so good it's frightening.
@jgenoese3 жыл бұрын
First time hearing him play and Hole E. Schitt
@DeadHandBlues6 жыл бұрын
I hear the first note and click like. Thats some top notch tones. It isnt the builders/employee's fault their CEO is off his rocker.
@donsimons98107 ай бұрын
he is off his rocker by charging for their hours worked? Go buy a slave labor patent stealing rip off, sit down and log off
@lance1346796 жыл бұрын
Ariel is really good at that copying game.
@gusdupree25086 жыл бұрын
Lawrence Gillespie or maybe the crying game ,hahaha hahaha hahaha, loved that movie, sort of ,hahaha hahaha
@adamsteelproducer6 жыл бұрын
If anyone's interested, I made a really in-depth review of Bias Amp 2 a lot like Fluff, with even more depth and focus on the Bass and Blues amps, and more focus on specific new features - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipPKl4WeqbiVjJY
@lorenzocattoi24526 жыл бұрын
Gibson ES guitars -> GOOD Danish Pete -> GOOD Ariel -> GOOD There's nothing not to like in this video right here!
@vuriby6 жыл бұрын
You know that a video is about Gibson when people are already crying about the price without even watching.
@SalmonFume6 жыл бұрын
Damn I laughed so hard at this
@benink56902 жыл бұрын
Lol they'll never know how a premium price DOES infact give you a premium sound. Takes a few weeks of owning one to know. Then it goes pop "Omg I've never heard these sound before. Oh wow I've never felt that before." Then they know. I borrowed one with no intent on buying one/it. Two weeks later I was shelling at $2k+ for that es 339! Luckily, since I was broke, my friend let me finance it for 6 months! Guess what!?that $2k I spent is worth over $2,500 now lol
@MattyK-USA6 жыл бұрын
Okay, enough already about the brands. The artists here are just sublime. Ariel and Pete are next-level stuff, period.
@prouz6 жыл бұрын
These reviews with Pete and Ariel are just great to watch. Honest, super musically and playful.
@alistairmcintosh91296 жыл бұрын
- Position 1 on the Varitone switch is the bypass. - Positions 2-6 traditionally cycle through 1000pF, 3000pF, 0.01μF, 0.03μF, and 0.22μF capacitors. I believe positions 5 & 6 are essentially coil tap-esq From Epiphone: The VariTone™ uses a six-way rotary switch which engages 5 pre-set notch filters and a bypass. In position one, the VariTone™ is completely bypassed. As you rotate the rotary switch into positions 2-6, the center frequency of the notch filter shifts from around 1.9kHz down to 130Hz, providing a player with a wide tonal palette unavailable on most other instruments. Positions 2 through 4 offer tonal shaping while still maintaining great clarity. Position 2, (5db at 1960 Hz) is B.B.’s favorite! But keep turning and you’ll find Positions 5 and 6 shape-shift the Alnico Classic™ Humbuckers into a single-coil style pickup but without the thin quack usually associated with traditional single coil pickups. Add it all up and between the 6-position VariTone™ circuit and the 3-position toggle switch, you have 18 unique tones available.
@e.tienne66006 жыл бұрын
Alistair McIntosh thx for sharing this, I wondered !
@jessehudson71134 жыл бұрын
I guess the late 50's used the PAFs in the 345s
@tomm73546 жыл бұрын
Please more Ariel and Pete! These guys are so great together. True guitar gods.
@claytonduguay96176 жыл бұрын
I've watched a few vids in the past week featuring the ES330 and they always sound RIDICULOUS through a clean amp. IMHO, one of the few Gibsons worth the money.
@lorenzodemeio4456 жыл бұрын
I think we all need a chord progressions lesson from you two, that would be a great video!
@Genjokoan6 жыл бұрын
Lots of love for a 335 for 50+ years now. But I got a CS-336 in 2006 and never looked back. The 336 size, weight and tone are just right.
@donsimons98107 ай бұрын
better unplugged?
@glencruciani6 жыл бұрын
You two gentlemen play together excellently! You guys have great chemistry, and I could listen you jam all day. Thank you!
@LAUptegrove5 жыл бұрын
Bought my first ES-355 new in '79. I've got about a dozen on hand now and have been playing them constantly (often over the years 6-nights a week on the road) I'm still finding new sound combinations and think they are absolutely fantastic instruments. The KEY TO SUCCESS is that you cannot plug this into input 1 & 2 of the same channel on a 2 channel amp, you MUST separate them due to the out of phase issue of these, or play through 2 separate amps. Then and ONLY THEN will you truly understand the potential of an ES-355. If not, it's like driving railroad spikes with a tack hammer....you can do it...but it isn't very efficient.
@petermurr32836 жыл бұрын
I love these guitars and wish I could trade in my Ibanez AS-80 for an ES-330 or ES-335. Having said that, I love even more hearing Danish Pete and Ariel jamb together. When I grow up I want to be able to play that well. I am only 60 now so maybe I still have time!
@wildersparks91616 жыл бұрын
Gibson claims B.B. liked positions 2 and 3 on the varitone for whatever that’s worth.
@VictorBrand976 жыл бұрын
I've got my Epiphone Dot (ES-335) customized into the black ES-335 with Bigsby. It looks exactly similar to the Gibson you use here and it's definitely my favorite guitar!
@lathspell874 жыл бұрын
ES-330... most underrated guitar. I have two and I will never get rid of them.
@npinero16 жыл бұрын
Ariel makes that slide sound so vocal and soulful. Ugh i wish had them chops!
@alexandrefay-keller54456 жыл бұрын
Thanks to Ariel & Pete for this video, particularly for its inspired intro and outro ! Regarding the Varitone, positions 2&3 are the only ways to get close to the BB King lead tone (except for his hand vibrato which was kinda unique). It, in fact, doesn't function like a wha since it emphasizes certain frequencies but keeps highs and lows where a wha cuts them while boosting a certain frequency.
@thorwulfx16 жыл бұрын
All of the guitars sounded great, but I think the ES330 was the cat's pajamas.
@AS__776 жыл бұрын
For all the people complaining about the price, just remember inflation rates. An ES-335 at $335 in 1960 is the equivalent to around $2800 in 2018. Side Note: Jimmy Page paid Joe Walsh $500 for his Les Paul in 1969. That's $3400 in today's money. Would you give that much for a 10 year old LP? I sure as shit wouldn't hahaha.
@joemasse45686 жыл бұрын
Alex Shelton I agree musical instruments in the 60s were pretty expensive, compared to the money people were making, most music stuff is cheaper these days strings, amps, Gibson. and fender sell some ridiculous priced,custom shop guitars, mostly aimed at the millionaire who needs a guitar that someone made to look like it's been played for 30 year's, I love a nice Gibson but I usually buy them used off someone who gave it up . That way you get a almost new guitar for like half price, there's a lot of people who buy them to polish, and look at but hardly ever leave the house.
@alecmullaney79573 жыл бұрын
If it was Joe Walsh's I would
@Antilevitation6 жыл бұрын
5000 dollar PRS -> nobody cares OMG A 3000 DOLLAR GIBSON HOW DARE THEY
@Batmont956 жыл бұрын
Not the same quality at the end, it legitimates a bit PRS' prices even though I find them way too high
@Antilevitation6 жыл бұрын
The whole quality thing has been blown way out of proportion imo, I've never seen a flawed one in my life. The only bad thing i think there is about Gibson these days is the way it's managed.
@bobboitt31266 жыл бұрын
Lol So True. The same people crying about price will drop tons of cash for an iPhone, big screen TV but a great guitar oh no.
@SaintierSet6 жыл бұрын
Yeah remember the modern double cut EVERYONE was giving Gibson shit, flash forward to the Silver Sky now everyone saying "it's a completely different guitar" and "it's okay everyone is copying strays" .
@mervolicious6 жыл бұрын
I bought a flawed one. Really badly setup, never stayed in tune, stain residue on the binding, not very smooth fret ends (2014 PLEKed model). That is not acceptable for a $2k+ guitar. Since that was my only Gibson, my rate of failure is a 100%. :D
@markwhitehead69655 жыл бұрын
My Bigsby equipped guitar (Bonamassa ES-355 Epiphone) also has a Vibramate String Spoiler. Makes re-stringing easy. You can also very easily replace just one string if needed
@lance1346796 жыл бұрын
If you have an ES and want a vibrato, I'd check out the Deusenberg Les Trem. No drilling holes required.
@richardharrold97366 жыл бұрын
Or just use a Vibramate Bigsby.
@gusdupree25086 жыл бұрын
I like a little trim ,I'll check it out 😎
@williamkiss85176 жыл бұрын
Pete has one on his es335
@Raklarpt6 жыл бұрын
Be sure to change the bridge to a roller bridge as well, if you want some decent tuning stability.
@paulneeds3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed that! I think it’s a 345 for me - I’m a sucker for those ol’ jazz parallelogram neck inlays! And it sounds great.. What I’d love a shoot out between - contemporary 60s 330 and an Epi Casino. Headstock, pickguard and such aesthetics aside, what IS the difference? Even a modern Casino set up well is a nice guitar..
@usernamewaster6 жыл бұрын
That ending jam has to be one of the best jams this year.
@Hatari25 жыл бұрын
Out of all them, the blue 345 was my favorite, the sound I think was the most appealing, but not the color as much.
@disfibulator6 жыл бұрын
That guitar-talking game at the beginning and the jam at the end make this video 10/10
@FlyingEddies6 жыл бұрын
Serious GAS for that 330. It might be Ariel’s playing though Ok changed my mind. Black one with bigsby is the one. So basically any guitar that Ariel plays.
@thorwulfx16 жыл бұрын
I've missed Ariel. He's such an amazing player. He and Pete together? Sign me up. All day.
@anatolykalambet97326 жыл бұрын
An outstanding video. For me, that's the format, just right amount of jams.
@NuraliKushkov5 жыл бұрын
that 330 sounds heavenly!!! >in Ariel's hands
@henryfranke84505 жыл бұрын
Honestly some of the best playing I have ever seen. Derek Trucks? Who is that?
@KrausKeysGuitar6 жыл бұрын
15:20 so close to Derek Trucks! Please do more ES videos together.
@sarith66916 жыл бұрын
Whoa! Anyone else catch that slick move Ariel does to get his slide on around 31:15? Like sleight of hand magic! haha
@MrNicotra6 жыл бұрын
Pete and Ariel jams are legendary.
@SAGGING_GUT6 жыл бұрын
I've played the Frost Blue ES345 they have in the store. It's great.
@jaysonramos41796 жыл бұрын
I love these guitars. :) had a blast watching the "mini rock off" duel during the intro. :)
@MrMalq6 жыл бұрын
Will you two guys please do an album together. I could listen to you both all day and night. Your a pleasure to listen to.
@Moonshot568 Жыл бұрын
I love them all , I have the 355 and the 330 … the 330 simply amazing😊
@ejm9226 жыл бұрын
fantastic!! love you guys together, loads of invaluable info, great playing, laughter- hey....what more can one ask for? xx
@gregtoolson16066 жыл бұрын
Jam at 23:20 is beautiful. If you guys put out an album of just the two of you, no bass or drums even, I would buy it.
@donsimons98107 ай бұрын
you make good decisions
@gavin48484 жыл бұрын
ES345 is my favorite. Freddie King often played 3rd position on the varitone. You can see it in his live videos.
@richardjames66234 жыл бұрын
Outstanding gentlemen, the outro was unreal!
@flotrummer6 жыл бұрын
I love your playing, I love the guitars. One of the best videos so far. Thank you!
@paulppetersson6 жыл бұрын
where´s the video about the affordable ones?
@Zilegil6 жыл бұрын
Paul Haastert maybe on Pete Honore's channel?
@phoenix812936 жыл бұрын
noup, is not there
@13StJimmy6 жыл бұрын
They probably recorded it but didn’t upload it yet
@artwizardsam32385 жыл бұрын
So, where is it?
@chernytomer6 жыл бұрын
This two paly amazing together!!! 😁🤘🏻
@gusdupree25086 жыл бұрын
chernytomer dyslexic untie!!!
@franzhutterer72506 жыл бұрын
YEES.. Been waiting for you to do exactly this video! Thank you so much :)
@yinyangthang6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant playing from start to finish.
@napalmhardcore6 жыл бұрын
"Why would anyone use a Varitone?" Continues to find a bunch of niche but kickass sounds. It sounds like the first half of the dial (excluding the first setting which appears to be off) are various levels of low pass and the second half of the dial are varying levels of high pass. On a separate note, I really badly need to add a P90 guitar to my collection.
@Just_lift_anyone5 жыл бұрын
Did you ever get your p90 guitar? I'm looking at a Casino or maybe (hopefully) an Ibanez equipped p90 if they do one.
@paulneeds3 жыл бұрын
P90 is an essential. I’ve a LP Junior tribute that is amazing, especially at the price, but it’s obviously not got the same ‘woody’ undertone you’d get of any ES or even a Casino (which has even more of it - why I love the 330 in this)... Only answer for me is the 345 and a 330. Anyone wanna fund me? 😆😆
@jynskywalker5016 жыл бұрын
Fitting they talk about chuck berry a year and one day after the legend passed from this world
@joemasse45686 жыл бұрын
Jyn Skywalker yea Chuck actually played both of these models.
@cliverichards62826 жыл бұрын
The Varitone is a much under-rated feature. It takes time to get used to and you need to work with the volume & tone controls to get the best out of it.
@bobilly6 жыл бұрын
The varitone probably only needs to have three positions, but the good positions are very useful for getting some cool out-of-phase type sounds. It's the BB King sound. It's the Freddie King sound. It just gives you more flavors. That's why I'll always take a 345 over a 335. I've never comprehended the derision.
@lordporcupine87676 жыл бұрын
If I had to pick a guitar to play for the rest of my life it would be an es335. They are just beautiful.
@DavidKennaway16 жыл бұрын
Great playing as always guys. I would go for the 355 it look great.
@toddflowers80526 жыл бұрын
Pete + ES = INSTANT view ! (BB King position 2.)
@goldaxepie6 жыл бұрын
Yes !! Ariel and Pete are killer combo !
@darrinheike14958 ай бұрын
Pete and Ariel together, rewatched the intro 4 times...I just giggle at the awesome factor. "When I was a little bitty boy, my grandma made me a cute little toy. Silver bells hangin on a string. She tole me it was my Ding-a-ling-a-ling!"
@nigel_tufnell6 жыл бұрын
jeez these two play so crazy good
@nigel_tufnell6 жыл бұрын
that outro jam oh my god
@bradbarbour236 жыл бұрын
I have a Gibson 335 and a Gibson Lucille. They sound totally different. 345/355's sound different due to all the hardware even without a bibsby etc. Very interesting indeed.
@shirtsguitar5 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite models of guitar, next to a Stratocaster 😁
@joesasser44216 жыл бұрын
330 is great, but Casino is better. 345 great if you add Bigsby, but what about the 175 and 295? Those big body beauties deliver a world of tone!
@melvynobrien61936 жыл бұрын
Had to play that song at several concerts with Chuck. He used to bring only one guitar with him. And nobody I know ever used that Varitone switch.
@GibsonSGJKL6 жыл бұрын
My 2001 61 SG Reissue with 57 classics will do that creamy sustained feedback all day.
@jpbott6 жыл бұрын
Would be interesting to throw in a 339 too. Would it have been much different?
@jakevoss78854 жыл бұрын
Size wise yes
@paulneeds3 жыл бұрын
I’ve a 2013 339, lovely lovely instrument. Less ‘woodiness’ than any of these, but it is still noticeably there using the right amp sounds. I think it’s better suited to hi gain than these, as in some ways it’s closer to the ES Les Paul than say a 335. And it’s great for the smaller person too, perhaps easier to handle and sit with. Love mine, but would still like ‘the range’. Now, a 339 with Varitone WOULD be interesting!
@marclb9996 жыл бұрын
Ariel is such an amazing guitarist. Love :)
@Yamazaki19236 жыл бұрын
30:20 this jam made my day. Could listen to this all day long. Thx
@SteveTemplePilot6 жыл бұрын
I have a Freddie King 345 and I took the varitone out and converted it to mono. I added an out of phase switch in place of the varitone (totally reversible). Don't regret it. It's the best guitar I've every played. Before that one I bought a 64 reissue 345 and I disliked the slim neck and returned it, but the Freddie King one has big fat wonderful neck.
@Madnote776 жыл бұрын
What an intro!
@js312raf6 жыл бұрын
I have my '62 set on 5 99% of the time. If you use the higher settings, you have to dime the amp a little bit more to compensate for the volume loss. It's not a fair comparison when you leave the volume the same on all the positions.
@ZappaBlues6 жыл бұрын
I own an affordable 339 sized Epiphone Casino Coupe with rebuilt pickups. a full hollowbody like the Casino and ES330. I really like it. Mind you, if I had a whole shitload of money dropped in my lap, I would get two ES-390s, one with mini-hums and one with P90s. But in this review,... ES330 for sure.
@becomdavid6 жыл бұрын
It would have been cool too see you guys go into the store and pick them out!
@muckymatt68496 жыл бұрын
Can these two please do an album?
@markwhitehead69655 жыл бұрын
With those Ernie Ball cables, the Velcro loop can be used to tidy the coiled up cable for packing away. I use it to lash my cable to my guitar strap.
@psygodnp4 жыл бұрын
Everytime I think I should buy an American fender or a Gibson this kind of video brings me back to reality. My god. The facility of these two guitarists. Back to my squier and epiphone then!
@drabbster6 жыл бұрын
oh god the intro already kills me! these guys and two guitars totally make for a good comedy show :D
@jgenoese3 жыл бұрын
Are they all the same body size? That blue 345 is GORGEOUS
@mandolingrass6 жыл бұрын
Love these, I like the 345 and the bigsby 335. But restringing a bigsby is easy, I unwind them all at the same, never have a problem!
@HenningRuttenberg6 жыл бұрын
That frost blue is SOOO good sounding!
@antibodyjeans6 жыл бұрын
Such sweet playing. At 14:00, people pay money to hear stuff that good.
@hadin1016 жыл бұрын
from what I remember the switch on 1 is bypassed and then you have 5 different settings with a different capacitors to scoop out different frequencies. I heard bb king liked the 2 and 3 position on the switch. I do find it amusing how most of the plastics on the guitar have an aged look but that plastic nut is snow white...
@AndyvanderRaadt16 жыл бұрын
I love the simplicity of that hardtail 345, and, though I suspect people probably hate the frost blue, I think it would grow on me. (Unpopular opinion, Miami blue looks great on a Porsche, too.)
@IndigoJo6 жыл бұрын
Don't forget there's more to the ES range than the 300 series; there's also the 175 and 275 which more reflect the arch top jazz roots of the instrument.
@mathewdavies64724 жыл бұрын
That 330, is that the sunset burst? Looks amazing
@melwynz6 жыл бұрын
Ariel's slide guitar stuff is awesome...
@videomaniac1086 жыл бұрын
I think you'll have a hard time getting B.B. King's "The Thrill is Gone" tone if you're playing an ES-335 without a Varitone switch in a position other than the bypass setting(position 1). It's just a notch filter that scoops at various frequencies, a nice option to have.
@PaulHofreiter6 жыл бұрын
You’re missing a lot of ES guitars! Even if you don’t get into older ones like the 125, the 175 should be here since it is so iconic. It is the longest running Gibson guitar model too! Although they stopped making them now with all of their financial troubles, which is a real shame (edit: just saw your 175/275 video. Didn’t realize you already did those)
@OneMoreGrave6 жыл бұрын
Ariel 15:00 min in layin' it down. I love that tune. And the rest of the video. You're a hell of a player.
@kentigern686 жыл бұрын
Great show guys. I need your Peter Green blues all the time. Pete's BB King (10.05) is too good.
@neile.everett64546 жыл бұрын
Great tone from that ES330 with the P90's ...
@jeremyharris78116 жыл бұрын
That sound with the delay was gorgeous, is wish they would have jammed out on that.
@antonlundstedt55176 жыл бұрын
The captain meets pete!???!!!!??!
@MadsBoldingMusic6 жыл бұрын
Almost every day as a matter of fact :)
@gusdupree25086 жыл бұрын
The captain meats pete😁
@MadsBoldingMusic6 жыл бұрын
Now, that would be something entirely different... and I think KZbin just introduced some prohibitive regulation on that kind of thing!
@Pulle13376 жыл бұрын
the jams really make me want an ES guitar and play along with you ....damn ;-) awesome as always!
@stephrgmn1026 жыл бұрын
I want to rent a whole day with Pete, Ariel and Mick at the Room of Spirit and Time. Btw, the ES Maestro is just gorgeous !
@rommelrivera11864 жыл бұрын
Would love to get an ES-335 but they're just too big for me; I'm 5'9". Had to settle for an ES-Les Paul. My semi-hollow search is over.