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« on: October 03, 2007, 02:47:35 PM »


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

Japanese Epiphone:
riviera - eSnips, share anything


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

Let us know your impressions.....
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« Reply #1 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.
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« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2007, 06:17:00 PM »
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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.


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« Reply #3 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.
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« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2007, 02:02:49 AM »
i have GAS for that studio.  Would he pawn it off to me for 200 quid?
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« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2007, 08:57:39 PM »
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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....

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« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2007, 07:42:29 PM »
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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
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