Gibson 335 set up

Hi. I've got my Gibson 335 out of my Mother in Law's loft to plug into my Mac. It works great with GarageBand, but I reckon it could do with setting up. Does anyone know of a decent website offering details of how to do this?

Cheers.

www.projectguitar.com

http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/tutorial1.htm

If you have any specific questions just give me a shout, I set up my own guitars for gigs as well as set up other peoples guitars occasinaly

~~ TS ~~

Great. Thanks.
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What do you reckon the action should be on the E-strings at the 12th fret? My bottom E's 4mm, top E seems to be about 2mm.

Heya

It really coes depend on playing style and what feels comfortable.

Personally i set the action as low as possible, without ANY fret buzz occuring, this can take some time ( I typically spend around 3 to 4 hours adjusting and testing) but the results can be amazing.

~~ TS ~~

TenderSurrender said:

Heya

It really coes depend on playing style and what feels comfortable.

Personally i set the action as low as possible, without ANY fret buzz occuring, this can take some time ( I typically spend around 3 to 4 hours adjusting and testing) but the results can be amazing.

~~ TS ~~

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Agreed completely. I keep it as low as possible with no buzzing at all. But like TS said, it's up to you and what feels right and works best for you and your playing style.

I don't play much above the 12th fret so I've lowered it as far as it'll go. It'd go a lower if the G-string didn't catch one of the higher frets.

MartinS said:

I don't play much above the 12th fret so I've lowered it as far as it'll go. It'd go a lower if the G-string didn't catch one of the higher frets.

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Do you know how old that 335 is? That is one of my favorite Guitars to play Blues on. I really love the old Dot Necks and the 335's from the Mid to Late 60's.

335s are amazing guitars I must say im fairly jelous

Saying that, I <3 my ibanez along with my custom "Fender" which has just been refinished. (post pictures later)

How are you getting on with the 335 anyway MartinS? If its not been stored very well, you may find the neck isnt very straight, if this is true, you will need to do some truss rod adjustments. (this will also help you on your conquest for nice action)

~~ TS ~~

I tried to find out how old it was some years ago, but it's very difficult with Gibsons, as they apparently used the same serial numbers many times for different guitars. I think it's from the early 70s, so not the prime era, but it's very "me". I bought it for about £700 back in 1989 when I was in a band; I haven't got a clue what it might be worth now.

It's been stored in a hard case, so I think it's fairly sound. See photo...

Beautiful Instrument.

Thanks. I have a Roland JC 120 I used to put it through, although it's pretty beaten up now. I'm having fun with GarageBand, but it's not like playing live.

My favourite guitarist, Larry Carlton, was playing a 335 when I discovered him many moons ago.

Just had a look at the Roland JC120, Looks really nice although also has a nice pricetag

(£632)

~~ TS ~~

Pulse-8 said:

My favourite guitarist, Larry Carlton, was playing a 335 when I discovered him many moons ago.

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Another fan of Larry Carlton. I have been listening to him for many years. Saw a Jam recently with Larry and Lee Ritenour. Amazing. They were doing Room 335 of all tunes!

You are sooooo lucky~! I have been a fan since about 1978, but I didn't see his fingers move until about 1995! It was on a video of his but it was a treat nonetheless! He is amazing beyond all amazingness. I have so many LP's of his including the first Larry Carlton Singing/Playing. I'd love to see him play live. I did see Lee Ritenour and Robben Ford though and they were awesome.

Pulse-8 said:

You are sooooo lucky~! I have been a fan since about 1978, but I didn't see his fingers move until about 1995! It was on a video of his but it was a treat nonetheless! He is amazing beyond all amazingness. I have so many LP's of his including the first Larry Carlton Singing/Playing. I'd love to see him play live. I did see Lee Ritenour and Robben Ford though and they were awesome.

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Do a search on You Tube some time. Found a lot of Larry, and Lee there.

TenderSurrender said:

Just had a look at the Roland JC120, Looks really nice although also has a nice pricetag

(£632)

~~ TS ~~

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Mine's lost the wheels and the handle, and has many other scrapes – from the previous owner, I should point out, not me, as I bought it second hand. In fact I swapped it for a 600-watt Peavey that had more knobs on it than the space shuttle and was just way too loud.

Great gear, not a great guitarist, I'm afraid.