Is The Gibson ES 335 The Most Versatile Guitar Ever Made?

[axe4me]

 

[paul-e-mann]

No

 

[fitz]

These guys think it's a PRS. (for the sake of argument)
I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but I think PRS's are goofy lookin'.
I'd take the Gibson.
Let's see if this thread goes off the rails....

 

[JParry335]

Well, if you were to ask me.........

 

[jmp45]

but I think PRS's are goofy lookin'

Hey Fitz, I'll bet this would get a vote for goofy.. It's one my favorite guitars. Versatile enough for me.

 

[paul-e-mann]

Hey Fitz, I'll bet this would get a vote for goofy.. It's one my favorite guitars. Versatile enough for me.

I'll vote for goofy on that one!

 

[DaDoc]

Yes, definitely!

'Cept maybe for Strats..

 

[fitz]

Hey Fitz, I'll bet this would get a vote for goofy.. It's one my favorite guitars. Versatile enough for me.

Ya know, I hit send and turned around and looked right at my Firebird and thought, well that a goofy looking guitar too.
But as far as versatile, my favorite guitar is actually an old POS Hondo.
If it fits like a glove, and you play whatever you want on it without thinking about it, it's your versatile guitar.

 

[paul-e-mann]

Sorry @axe4me youre all alone with your 335

 

[jmp45]

Ya know, I hit send and turned around and looked right at my Firebird and thought, well that a goofy looking guitar too.
But as far as versatile, my favorite guitar is actually an old POS Hondo.
If it fits like a glove, and you play whatever you want on it without thinking about it, it's your versatile guitar.

You got a point there Fitz, they are a bit goofy but in a cool way. Gibsons always fit the bill here. What I don't have is a 335 so I really can't say Axe.

 

[fitz]

You got a point there Fitz, they are a bit goofy but in a cool way. Gibsons always fit the bill here. What I don't have is a 335 so I really can't say Axe.

My first true love, and my Gibsons.

 

[jmp45]

IK, my first real guitar was an SG w/vibrola.. I found out 2 years after a club owner stole it. God I miss that guitar...

 

[fitz]

Sorry, @axe4me - i think we're off the rails.
But I will say a Gibson hollow is next on my wish list, and I do appreciate your vids & extensive collection.

 

[GregM]

Can't say definitively as I don't own a 335, but I do love my semi hollow, very very versatile, neck is so clean, can get soo dirty, good sustain, so I'd say probably yes.

 

[crossroadsnyc]

I watched the whole video.

Nightrain was not played.

Verdict: Undetermined.

 

[TXOldRedRocker]

Solid body or nothing for me.

 

[anitoli]

These two monstrosities are the most versatile, hands down.

 

[axe4me]

No

 

[JP2036]

Hardly.
The award for "most versatile guitar" in its stock form is likely the Fender Stratocaster.
Im a Gibson guy thru & thru but give credit where its due.

 

[John BNY]

I guess the answer depends on what one means by most versatile. While I love 335s and currently own a 339, it's still just a guitar with two humbuckers. In terms of versatility, my vote would be for my PRS P22, which has a built in Piezo bridge saddle pickup, two humbuckers with coil splits, 5 way blade switch that can combine all sorts of pickup combinations, and a blend knob and switch to blend the Piezo pickup with the humbuckers.

This guitar offers more tonal variations than all of my other guitars.