DonA Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 I joined last year when I bought my H-535, but I never posted! I bought a used H-150 on Saturday and re-discovered the forum and posted a pic of it yesterday. I figured I'd share a pic of my H-535 as well. I sold the ES-335 in the pic a couple days after buying the H-535. I like it so much more! It's better built, has better tone, and weighs over a pound less!
MartyGrass Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 That guitar is the most versatile of them all.
High Flying Bird Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 5 hours ago, MartyGrass said: That guitar is the most versatile of them all. That is for sure.
TalismanRich Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 Those are my two favorite colors for a semihollow. That natural finish looks great!
DetroitBlues Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 A friend of mine has a beautiful, natural finish ES-335. I played it and it felt like a boat anchor compared to my 535. Body felt thicker, weight was more like a Les Paul. Sounded good, had a decent neck profile. Even had an ABR-1 bridge. But just like you, I think my H-535 is a better instrument. If I was smart, I'd taken a picture of the 2 since they are a yin/yang to your picture as my 535 is Wine Red with a dark fretboard compared to the natural finished ES-335.
DonA Posted November 30, 2021 Author Posted November 30, 2021 6 hours ago, DetroitBlues said: A friend of mine has a beautiful, natural finish ES-335. I played it and it felt like a boat anchor compared to my 535. Body felt thicker, weight was more like a Les Paul. Sounded good, had a decent neck profile. Even had an ABR-1 bridge. But just like you, I think my H-535 is a better instrument. If I was smart, I'd taken a picture of the 2 since they are a yin/yang to your picture as my 535 is Wine Red with a dark fretboard compared to the natural finished ES-335. My ES-335 weighed less than a typical Les Paul- about 8-3/4 pounds, but that's more weight than I like from this style of guitar. The overall body thickness on both guitars was similar, but the material for the top (and I assume the back and sides) is measurably thinner on the Heritage. The ES-335 was bright and tight. Kind of like a Tele on steroids- again, not what I wanted from this type of guitar. The H-535 has a more woody tone. The neck on my ES-335 was awesome! Almost exactly like the neck on my new to me H-150. The H-535 has a slightly thinner, though acceptable neck.
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