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NBD Gibson es335
- Thread starter f64
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So they've coupled a quality arched top with higher quality pups? That's worth a look. Not that my Fender is any fancy piece of hand work, but the hot pups have always been the deal. My Spector, better quality Korean made, decent pups. I happen to also own a 68 ES 335 that is of pretty exceptional quality, with decent pickups that I would have no reason to replace, but their basses of previous eras seem to be handicapped with weak pups..... fixed? Did Gibson finally clear up the bass pups?
Bredian - these are definitely hotter than the original es pups. They are also hotter than the original pups on my 67 Coronado and hotter than the MEC pups on the German Warwick Star Bass II's
They are pretty much LP pups. When I got my LP Standard bass and plugged it in it almost blew my eardrums out!
Really hot pickups.
Really hot pickups.
The LP pups in the 335 bass are outstanding. When I first saw a picture of the bass, I wasn't all that crazy about the look, having the old EB-2 vision stuck in my head. Once I played one through an amp, I learned to love it instantly. It is a great bass for the money and can rock with the best of them.
