coolfeel Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Been a bit since I've posted and thought some might find this recent purchase interesting. Started looking at 335 styles a few years ago and narrowed it down to either a Collings I-35 or the elusive Benedetto GA-35, which is pretty difficult to find as there were only around 40 produced before getting the obligatory "cease and desist" from Gibson. Fortunately, I found a collector in CA who had decided it was time to thin his heard. He commissioned and received this build 10 years ago, plucked it a couple of times and tucked it away for a decade. It was basically mint upon arrival to me. This is a spectacular, otherworldly instrument. Light antique burst maple flame top, mahogany back and sides, ebony board with bird inlays. Phenomenal playing and sounding guitar. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfeel Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 From the backside 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM OF HAMER Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 VERY Nice! Never played one of those although I did play a Sadowsky 335 style. That is a very uncommon [And Expensive] guitar, quite beautiful IMHO and of course Bob's guitar are always stellar instruments. Congrats! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Holy shit I love that!!!!! Amazing. PS - Subconsciously I have moved gear around the last few years to find myself with all sunburst/tobaccoburst guitars (none as nice as yours!). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfeel Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 (edited) 1 hour ago, Brooks said: Holy shit I love that!!!!! Amazing. PS - Subconsciously I have moved gear around the last few years to find myself with all sunburst/tobaccoburst guitars (none as nice as yours!). Thanks Brook! I love all 3 of those guitars! What's the story with the strat with the f hole? That is badass 🤘 Edited January 3 by coolfeel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfeel Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 (edited) On 1/3/2024 at 3:20 PM, ARM OF HAMER said: VERY Nice! Never played one of those although I did play a Sadowsky 335 style. That is a very uncommon [And Expensive] guitar, quite beautiful IMHO and of course Bob's guitar are always stellar instruments. Congrats! Thanks! Where did you find a Sadowsky 335? I never knew he made any. Edited January 5 by coolfeel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM OF HAMER Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Friend from Alaska owned it...................... if you have the money it can be made, and he certainly had the money. He had other guitars "Custom Made" by Abe Rivera, Benedetto, Buscarino, and others. He is old school also so into Jimmy Raney,Tal Farlow Grant Green, Wes Montgomery. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortious Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 That's awesome. Even the case looks stellar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnieZ Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Beautiful, would love to try one!! Arniez 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cboss Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 22 hours ago, coolfeel said: Been a bit since I've posted and thought some might find this recent purchase interesting. Started looking at 335 styles a few years ago and narrowed it down to either a Collings I-35 or the elusive Benedetto GA-35, which is pretty difficult to find as there were only around 40 produced before getting the obligatory "cease and desist" from Gibson. Fortunately, I found a collector in CA who had decided it was time to thin his heard. He commissioned and received this build 10 years ago, plucked it a couple of times and tucked it away for a decade. It was basically mint upon arrival to me. This is a spectacular, otherworldly instrument. Light antique burst maple flame top, mahogany back and sides, ebony board with bird inlays. Phenomenal playing and sounding guitar. How do they wire the pots and switch? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfeel Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 9 hours ago, ArnieZ said: Beautiful, would love to try one!! Arniez Let me know if you're ever in Charlotte and you can swing by and strum some chords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfeel Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 9 hours ago, Cboss said: How do they wire the pots and switch? It's a basic setup - tone and volume for each pickup and a 3-way selector. The A6 pickups are made by Seymour Duncan for Benedetto and are very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfeel Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 11 hours ago, ARM OF HAMER said: Friend from Alaska owned it...................... if you have the money it can be made, and he certainly had the money. He had other guitars "Custom Made" by Abe Rivera, Benedetto, Buscarino, and others. He is old school also so into Jimmy Raney,Tal Farlow Grant Green, Wes Montgomery. Very interesting. There was an Abe Rivera on Reverb not long ago. The woodworking on his guitars is insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 That is the most beautifully appointed semi-hollow I’ve ever seen. That mahogany back is a work of art. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lang Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 The Tally that I picked up from you years ago is the last Hamer I have left. Such a great guitar I should have picked up your old Tally Pro too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfeel Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 2 hours ago, lang said: The Tally that I picked up from you years ago is the last Hamer I have left. Such a great guitar I should have picked up your old Tally Pro too Did you get the one second from the right? That's a really great sounding and playing guitar. It rings like a bell and has such a great color. The only reason I moved it on was because it became redundant when I got the Dantzig. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfeel Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 3 hours ago, RobB said: That is the most beautifully appointed semi-hollow I’ve ever seen. That mahogany back is a work of art. Thank you, the pics only capture so much as you can imagine 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lang Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 11 minutes ago, coolfeel said: Did you get the one second from the right? That's a really great sounding and playing guitar. It rings like a bell and has such a great color. The only reason I moved it on was because it became redundant when I got the Dantzig. That's the one. Great, great guitar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfeel Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, lang said: That's the one. Great, great guitar. So glad you are finding joy with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) On 1/3/2024 at 6:15 PM, coolfeel said: Thanks Brook! I love all 3 of those guitars! What's the story with the strat with the f hole? That is badass 🤘 I tried that body on my partscaster (its from a cheap Cozart strat). My Warmoth neck fit on perfect, but when I went to change out the stock bridge for my Callaham bridge, it didn't fit and the 6 holes didn't line up; thought about getting the file out and plugging then redrilling the holes, then decided against it. Played it that way for a few months, last week I put the old paulownia sparkle body (loaded w/ the Callaham bridge & Dimarzio/Suhr pups) back on, it sounds best that way. I might pull the trigger on a chambered Warmoth body in the next few months, I dunno... Edited January 6 by Brooks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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