So after looking for a blonde 335 for quite a while I finally caved in yesterday and brought home this beauty. It's a 2016 Memphis 1958 ES-335 Blonde VOS that's been hanging around at my local dealer since new - can't believe this thing has never sold... I've played it a couple of times before, but for some reason it never quite caught my eye. The strings were old and bland, and a new set of .10s reaaaaally opened her up. Sounds, plays, looks and feels like a million bucks. I've had a few 335s before, but none of them felt like this one. I am a sucker for a fat neck (on guitars, not on women), and my previous 335s all had much slimmer necks. But that's only part of the reason; this one feels like a much more handmade fine instrument than the others. Maybe it's the endorphines talking, but I am really smitten with this one.
Some pictures;
Some pictures;