Mine excels playing blues, rock, jazz, funk convincingly. With a bit of knob twiddling they can be almost Tele-like on the bridge pickup which contributes to the versatility. Great low end on the neck and more high end than many Gibsons on the bridge. the ES ply sandwich around a center block - they're very open and woody with, to me, a fairly scooped rather than mids-heavy tone profile. Though the 336/356 is constructed very differently than an ES - back/sides carved out of a slab of mahogany with solid bookmatched maple tops like an LP with F-holes vs. I find the smaller-bodied Gibson semis to be incredibly versatile and comfortable. I'm never, ever parting with my CS-356 (the blingy sibling of the 336). There's just something about the fully hollow body that feels "livelier" than the 335 style body and the lighter weight is really nice. If I had to do it over again, though, I'd get a 330 style with P90s. It's less expensive than a Gibson, weighs less (7 3/4 lb), and considered by many to be every bit as good as a Gibson. Same body shape and size, but fully hollow, with P90 pickups, and much lighter.įWIW, I started my electric hollow body foray with a Grote Jazz Hollow Body.the one with a single P90. When I was looking into them, it seemed like most Gibson 335s were at least 8 lbs, and many were 9lbs or close to it.Īre you sure it's a 335 you want? You may want to consider the 330. I don't think this is a guitar that's played slung low by too many players. If you look at photos of 335 players, you'll see most of them have the guitar sitting pretty high when played standing up. The body of the 335 will feel ungainly huge compared to the Tele you're used to.