New 335 - Stormys or Mules?

[BigB]

mine nearly got a new back panel whilst doing this, i was gonna make one with a claw hammer!!

 :lol:

[Telerocker]

mine nearly got a new back panel whilst doing this, i was gonna make one with a claw hammer!!

 :lol:

If it was a Hondo, big bang.... but with a Gibson, ouch...

[fbloke]

Thanks for the replies and discussions folks.

Well, the 335 arrived and....I hate to say it....no replacement pickups necessary!!  The 57 Classics already installed are breathtaking. Sweet overall tone, big tight bottom end (oo-er) and mids that I have not heard in a non-vintage Gibson before.  It's just one of those rare finds where everything in the factory was going well that week.

I am replacing the fretboard markers though.  Conversion from dot to block. Expensive but worth it.

[Philly Q]

Well, the 335 arrived and....I hate to say it....no replacement pickups necessary!!  The 57 Classics already installed are breathtaking. Sweet overall tone, big tight bottom end (oo-er) and mids that I have not heard in a non-vintage Gibson before.  It's just one of those rare finds where everything in the factory was going well that week.

I think the '57 Classics are probably the best Gibson pickups, of those I've tried.  I've not felt inclined to change them in my 336 (although I might have considered it if the process was a bit easier...)

I am replacing the fretboard markers though.  Conversion from dot to block. Expensive but worth it.

I'd be interested to know how much that costs, I have something similar in mind, albeit for a totally different guitar.

[fbloke]

Philly, I've been quoted £ 350 but that includes a refret, which is necessary in order to fit the inlays correctly.

[Philly Q]

Thanks, that sounds quite a lot but I guess it isn't really, gven all the work involved.  I was anticipating a refret, and also my guitar has some loose binding that needs fixing. 

I almost wonder if it might be easiest to replace the entire fretboard!