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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: 5F6-A on October 03, 2007, 02:47:35 PM

Title: japanese epi vs usa es-335
Post by: 5F6-A on October 03, 2007, 02:47:35 PM
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f103/walter_w/DSC00368.jpg)

we did a test to compare them at a friend's studio..... built quality is very similar. Also we recorded a clip of both

ES-335:
335 - eSnips, share anything (http://www.esnips.com/doc/59fbd5e6-cd6c-4a78-96a3-5ce570ed6790/335)

Japanese Epiphone:
riviera - eSnips, share anything (http://www.esnips.com/doc/1069eebe-f3f1-4f28-aaac-7f44da33fca6/riviera)


Both guitars are stock recorded through a FEnder Hot Rod DEluxe.

Let us know your impressions.....
Title: japanese epi vs usa es-335
Post by: il˙ti on October 03, 2007, 04:40:25 PM
Tough one. Both certainly pretty guitars. The sounds are almost identical, at least my ear. The ES-335 sounded just that little bit thicker for it to win in my book.
Title: japanese epi vs usa es-335
Post by: Twinfan on October 03, 2007, 06:17:00 PM
Quote from: ilyti
Tough one. Both certainly pretty guitars. The sounds are almost identical, at least my ear. The ES-335 sounded just that little bit thicker for it to win in my book.


+1
Title: japanese epi vs usa es-335
Post by: 5F6-A on October 03, 2007, 07:28:32 PM
In my opinion the Epi sounds better.... clearer, warmer, nicer. Besides it's half the price of the Gibby. Hard to justify the price difference, really.

From a player point of view the epi wins handsdown. The only aspect that I envy about the Gibson is the nitro finish. Besides that I'd take the Epi anyday.
Title: japanese epi vs usa es-335
Post by: opprobrium_9 on October 04, 2007, 02:02:49 AM
i have GAS for that studio.  Would he pawn it off to me for 200 quid?
Title: japanese epi vs usa es-335
Post by: 5F6-A on October 07, 2007, 08:57:39 PM
Quote from: opprobrium_9
i have GAS for that studio.  Would he pawn it off to me for 200 quid?

ermmmm I don't think so:

www.myspace.com/sequentialee

check it out. I'll be recording my nest project there....

;)
Title: japanese epi vs usa es-335
Post by: Kilby on October 08, 2007, 07:42:29 PM
Quote from: ilyti
Tough one. Both certainly pretty guitars. The sounds are almost identical, at least my ear. The ES-335 sounded just that little bit thicker for it to win in my book.


Thats the effect that mini humbuckers have, you either love them or are sadly mistaken ;)

Personally I prefer the (slightly) more single coil like sound