This "Solid Body" ES-335 Is Surprising! | 2011 Gibson 335-S Review + Demo

[@kjv-public-domain]

I have the 1980 335-S Pro Deluxe in Tobacco Sunburst. It looks just like the one you show at 1:24. I love it.

[@mikepfeifer3687]

Thanks Austin for providing the original MSRP. Original price of the Deluxe, $700 bucks, today they will run $2500-$3400. Thanks again

[@spencerbodison4710]

Gibson should do a dressed up version of this to compete with PRS. Give it the new chandelier headstock inlay. I would buy one!

[@adiohead]

They should just bring back the DC Standard. I have one and love it.

[@scottyvalero3691]

Flame top too. 😉

[@spencerbodison4710]

@@scottyvalero3691 Give it the the complete Supreme treatment with binding and Super 400 fretboard inlays. Do this in place of the DC Standard. I hope they are listening!

[@dananthony6258]

I wish they were still making the es 175’s . There’s enough demand to make a small custom shop for people who love those classic guitars.

[@ManOrWomanIDK]

Honestly with the way gibson banks on remaking guitars of the past its surprising theres no es175

[@TheAtariCreep]

3:37 ME, I would want to. LOL I saw this in the shop and got bummed that there was no video. Thanks, man.

[@ooferrell]

I am with u too lol

[@haroldcampos9661]

$499 in 1980 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $1,910.57 today, an increase of $1,411.57 over 45 years.

[@smashtownemainchannel]

clicked on this video expecting a gibson es-335 but without f-holes but instead got jumpscared by a longhorn reskin

[@papasmamas1]

Love the idea of a solid es335, but that body design looks so wonky and ugly, but good for punk rock though.

[@Mark_B585]

You look wonky what do you think of that 😐

[@papasmamas1]

@Mark_B585 i think u r taking my personal opinion to make a personal attack on me, which is super silly.

[@Mark_B585]

@papasmamas1 you're super silly and wonky what do you think of that

[@papasmamas1]

@@Mark_B585 the same I thought on our previous interaction.

[@csharp57]

It does look weird

[@mr.timebombman2230]

I liked the professionals with the binding

[@ericoswood1856]

I like that guitar. Different from other Gibson offerings. I would like to see them make this available again.

[@boogingtonthunderwood8969]

Gibson made a gorgeously ornate solid body 335 for Jorma Kaukonen decades ago.

[@tucki666]

Love the burst on this. Could easily see this as a go-to fusion guitar

[@Djarra]

One interesting could have been, in the early 80s Martyn Booth who was at Gibson UK, doing custom orders for players, made a prototype based on this that had a carved maple top and a trem. Gibson rejected this and then looked on as everyone went mad for the PRS. Eventually Booth’s design was made as the MSG by Yamaha (who actually rejected Paul in the 80s) he now makes them under his own name, along with other models. 80s Gibson UK one offs are a treasure trove of oddities, a lot were made for Jazz musicians including seven and eight strings.

[@Killergnat83]

This is the Gibson I've always wanted. Didn't know it until I watched this. Fingers crossed it will be around for a while. Waiting to get my job back do to Helene.

[@frankwebster9110]

Would love it if they made a a standard of the 335s. I think it's a really cool guitar, and it looks comfortable not too thick, or bulky, or a shoulder breaker. It's just a cool guitar

[@Intheflesh79]

Did you see that they are bringing back the RD

[@michaelnugent9758]

Thanks for the heads-up, dude! Hell yeah!

[@caitenten]

Love your content man

[@BillyTheKidsGhost]

The Henry J era is one of the best eras in Gibsons history. So many cool models, like the voodoo, goth, and alpine white studio, so on, and so on.

[@heavybrett-al4082]

Yep, that's pretty cool, never knew they did that? Always learning something from trogly 👍

[@michaelnugent9758]

That surprised me with how good that sounded with high-gain! Nice!

[@MarkDaniels2787]

I actually do want a solid 335 . A 16lb guitar must have benefits for Doom metal

[@DouglasMcLaughlin-kq7hk]

And maybe a Falcon 300 to play it through. Lessee...if Falcon 20 goes for $1700, fifteen times that would be...$25k? Now THAT'S Gibson!

[@RJ-lf8ex]

Completely agree about neck pickup. The clarity is quite nice.

[@paulketchupwitheverything767]

This is a Gibson model that I'd overlooked. It's a bit subtle having the S at the end of ES-335 to designate it. It sounded really good with a variety of clean and distorted tones. I wish that Gibson would offer a maple neck/rosewood fingerboard option on some other models. I'd like to try a 70s Les Paul with one. The L6-S was another one that they did with all maple construction.

[@ooferrell]

This and the rickenvacker gutair that had the bass body were my fave guitars due to being a rush fan😊😊😊😊

[@silvernuggets1285]

Surprised how resonant it sounds. Sounds just like my favorite guitar, blueberry burst es 335. Crazy

[@rcsutter]

The wine red one at 1:19 is more my taste than the burst. The 335-S seems like it would be a good guitar for studio work, especially for someone back in the wrecking crew, wall of sound era, when the studio systems ruled the airwaves and you might need any number of sounds in a given day. I have an ES-339 which is similar but not solid body and it's very versatile and comfortable to play sitting down for hours.

[@scottyvalero3691]

This thing really cuts nice. Clean and articulate.

[@ralphwest8156]

The Burstbuckers sound great on this ' and certainly an alternative to the usual Double Cut'

[@zaxink1839]

I have a 2012 Les Paul Special with the same smiley face under the bridge pickup. 😊

[@buzzbomb67]

I have the Guild version of that, the M80 Mk 2, which, I believe, also came out in 80. Thats what mine is, anyway. The original M80 was shaped like an Epiphone Genesis, but came out a few years earlier. Im still scouting for a 335S, though.

[@Photognick521]

Missed the notification when you uploaded again lol

[@Steven-re3tx]

Hello from Alaska.

[@beyondasphalt8879]

Nice chime in the clean tones.

[@jonathanwapner6262]

My first guitar was a 1980 Silverburst 335 S Professional Deluxe.

[@matthewtyler-jones8317]

Looking at these early versions makes kind of sad I missed multi-part bodies

[@teebalicious]

Didn’t have “Trogly plays LoG on a solid body 335” on todays bingo card, but that was pretty cool.

[@pritchettdan]

This guitar should still go in your museum….

[@martinhiggs7027]

To be honest Trog this guitar sounds quite amazing, I can tell buy your "test drive" if your enjoying the instrument and obviously this one your just killing it ! well done my friend !

[@therover4141]

I've seen old Marshall Tucker Band pics and videos of toy Caldwell playing a white one.

[@edwarddreier2958]

At the end of the vid now, man trogs been getting better and this thing sounds insane for metal, holy shit

[@JKM395]

I love my 335, so it would be cool to run across one of these in the world. It would be cool to try if nothing else.

[@D34D4H34D]

If i ever see one of these at a pawn shop for a good price, I'm buying one!

[@jimilee459]

Deathklok! Yes!! That really is a great sounding guitar.

[@RepaidGold58]

I actually have an 82 deluxe; killer tone

[@miahconnell23]

These remind me of the Yamaha “image custom” which also came out in the 1980s.

[@HoiPolloi]

I have one of the standards. It's a cool guitar...heavy. Get this...I mistakenly cancelled a winning bid on the Deluxe and ended up paying more for the standard a few years later. Can't stop thinking about that

[@jeffbarnard9246]

18 what's up Trogly. 335 S interesting what a life checking out great guitars. Can't wait to see more about these guitars I never knew about. Very nice Thank you Trogly great show.

[@kevinh4910]

I have a 1981 335s deluxe in tobacco burst, converted to left hand and unfortunately routed to a kahlar. And the bridge Dirty finger only reads half so something fishy. But nevertheless it sounds amazing has The Doors tone

[@ssplintergirl]

That is an excellent sounding guitar to my ear.

[@maurycykujawski6344]

you got way better at playing since that samurai collab :D

[@creekboi7]

I really hope you have a door sign to your studio that reads TROGDOOR (I know its Trogdor, for the record)

[@michaelallen434]

I have a 2005 LP standard double cut. My favorite of all my LPs. It looks less clunky than the 335s. If I was to get a 335 I would want the ES335TDC.

[@randygumaer282]

So is it closer or the same size as a ES339 or the Gibson Midtown?

[@frankwebster9110]

It looks more to Me Like a Melody Maker or a double cut LP special that's slightly wider. Seems more flat than a 339 and I think the 339 horns are smaller also

[@jjdillon2007]

I remember these from back in the day. They reminded me of an SG that ate too much fast food, and got fat!

[@jameshughes6049]

Howdy everyone!!!

[@oceantree5000]

What a gorgeous body shape!

[@jonathanhudak2059]

It would never have been one I was looking for but man this thing sounded great so I could get used to the looks lol!

[@FADE_FROM_VIEW]

Wasn't expecting that clarity either but you'd cut through playing leads or as sole guitar in a heavy downtrend band with an extended range bassist using this.

[@briansilcox5720]

Like the L5S, L6S era

[@DouglasMcLaughlin-kq7hk]

I had the same deduction: It's just a shape... The 335/45/55 had a block thru build to snuff the feedback goblin, like Les Paul's Log. If this was engineered like an old Firebird, with a thru neck, I think a whole new impression would be made. Otherwise, just a shape, like an inverted V.

[@joshpointoh]

I think if they carved the top with a more Les Paul-ish curve, I might love it...and if it were closer to full-size...just chamber the crap out of it till its a semi-hollow without the F-hole, lol

[@DoctorEnigma01]

Sounds fantastic

[@ago1ing]

It's an interesting shape for luthier guitars...

[@bebop425]

Sounds great!

[@shanemorrison2428]

..sounds EXCELLENT..

[@swilkobarfingtoniii1642]

The tone profiles on this one alternate between "brittle" and "mud."

[@TM-ev2tc]

You should try to show a Gibson with a Walnut fretboard.

[@hunterbrock2347]

3:35 but is it the same size as an ES-339?

[@fuzzymuppet1990]

Dont quote me, but it looks like they are the exact same size/shape as a 339!. Thats the first thing i thought too.. these actually look awesome. I def mess with one for sure.

[@poornoodle9851]

This is my favorite SG…😂❤

[@belaci73]

I don't really like the look of the guitar but the sounds coming from it are phenomenal!

[@jamesoniris2647]

I kinda hate it- I kinda love it

[@Captain_Yata]

It looks weird but, like the Longhorn, I quite like it :)

[@JamieToddBand]

Sounds better than it looks. Almost as homely as a Heritage Prospect.

[@Kahuna54]

I would like to know which is the oddest guitar design Gibson ever created.

[@ericbgordon1575]

For some reason, it's almost like Gibson was trying to reach into Yamaha territory, attempting to glean off of yamaha's version of the solid guitar. That's not the only time when they did that; the Gibson Theodore still reminds me of the SBG-2000.

[@jp2246]

Overall, an attractive guitar, just can't jive with the teardrop burst

[@kevinh4910]

Are you saying the you don’t like tear drop or this specific job

[@jp2246]

I like the colors, but for some reason the design of the body and the teardrop pattern on this particular guitar just don't set right for my eyes, not sure why

[@kevinh4910]

@@jp2246 I just looked at my 81 335s the tear drop is smaller and perfect for this symmetrical body style . On trogly’s the went wide and the bust goes up into the horn area. So I agree with you

[@pfink70]

Given the smaller body size, they should have called it a 339-S.

[@joermnyc]

They should go for a 339-S. Edit: Or maybe it kind of is already? Is the widest part of the body 14 inches?

[@TVsBen]

Too bad it didn't also have a maple fretboard for a 100% maple guitar. Would be cool if it all came from one tree, too.

[@edwarddreier2958]

The Ibanex GAX and AX looks like this guitar

[@moroboshidan7960]

It’s a nice guitar os you’re a collector or want a Gibson. But you can have a similar guitar with a Yamaha Revstar for a fraction of the price. It’s about what you want on the end.

[@johndef5075]

Beauty and a beast!

[@wyattlovesyoutoo]

i have a few guitars for you 😋

[@doctoribanez]

I like how its solid. I'm just torn on the shape. I dont hate it but not sure if i like it 😂

[@IrateWizrd]

It's like a Gibson made Ibanez artist

[@jasonhanson6563]

Looks a lot like the Westbury Standard.

[@basildog007]

10:54 WARNING ⚠️ INCOMING VOLUTE ⚠️

[@erickmartin5667]

It's like a double cut The Paul

[@Tom_Emody]

Hello dear Trog-Master.

[@SuperPlopman]

If it’s smaller than a 335 why isn’t it a 339s?

[@IdolMako]

these pickups are awesome wtf

[@ethanhitchcock5431]

Sounds beefy ! TURN IT UP !!

[@fuzzymuppet1990]

Kinda looks like an ibanez artist or a prs santana , maybe a dc les paul.. Actually, I think this guitar is awesome looking

[@hippiebiker3399]

I could care less what it looks like. How does it sound and how does it feel around the neck and shoulders and your back after a 3-5 hour gig outdoors?!

[@RandyFrancis-s6y]

Gibson, you should remake this model again, in glam,and sparkle! With 490R and 498T p.u. Just saying.

[@kevinh4910]

Will these fit in a chainsaw case?

[@Trog]

nope - just a hair too big even if you compressed the foam all the way

[@kevinh4910]

@ thanks 🙏 Trog

[@NeilWatson]

I like that thing is me 335s yes

[@coliimusic]

I like it, but it also just looks like Joe Guitar, like this guitar is what people who aren't into music picture when they think of an electric guitar😂

[@monovision566]

What's the point of a "solid 335" if they're going to make it tiny?

[@AndrewMcDonald]

Are you sure that’s not a Peavey? 😂

[@edwinstovall3334]

Thanks for the review, Austin. I've been a bit interested in 335-Ss for some time now. Reason is that I own a Hamer Sunburst Archtop, which looks to my eyes considerably more like a solid body ES-335 than the 335-S. There is that about the Hamer that allows me the illusion that I'm playing a Les Paul; it almost looks more like a Gibson guitar than Gibson's own 335-inspired guitar!