Comments on: Gibson Producing Custom Shop ES-330 Long Neck

By: max

max — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:09:32 +0000

They are only using the long neck so they can use the 335 ones in production. Saving pennies again. The early short fat necks were best for tone and balance on the strap. I’m very disappointed as I can’t afford an early dot neck.

By: rick silver

rick silver — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:40:30 +0000

about freakin time. gibson said they were going to do this 8 or 10 years ago. i think they made 5 of them and stopped. i guess they decided it would be a bad idea to compete with the epiphone john lennon casino, but since that run is finished the 330 rides again.

By: Jon Fine

Jon Fine — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:02:18 +0000

I like it! But to be period-correct, it should have chrome-covered P-90’s instead of the black ones. Early ES-330’s had black pickups, but they also had the short neck (16 frets clear of the body). Around ‘63, the chrome pickups came in, but the long neck (20 frets clear of the body) didn’t come in until ‘68, ostensibly to make it more like a 335, but without the 335’s center block. I hope they’re using the wider early 60’s fingerboard instead of the narrow late-’60’s style. Still a cool guitar, though!

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By: Mark Kardwell

Mark Kardwell — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:53:53 +0000

Didn’t Alex Chilton play a 330 all over those classic Big Star records? Effin’ glorious, but I’ve sworn off buying custom shop guitars. That’s a rich man’s game, and I’m but a humble civil servant.

By: Tennyson Williams

Tennyson Williams — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:24:03 +0000

I’ve never played on one, but I can just imagine the tone. I bet its nice and full, which is very inspiring for the creative process.

By: bdg

bdg — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:05:11 +0000

Maybe you could explain why this isn’t a 335 and how it got its name. It’s still 24 3/4″ scale length, right? But the bridge is shifted up the body, and the neck attached at a higher fret. Much like an SG vs. a Les Paul.

By: Chicago Rick

Chicago Rick — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:48:51 +0000

Maybe when revamping the site you should have changed the name to “P-90 Guitar Review.” ;)

By: Tom L

Tom L — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:52:09 +0000

Cool…recently picked up a Grant Green album from the early 60s and he played an ES-330. Talk about great tone. Jazzy but with a little extra “pluck.”