Tim you are in my opinion a guitar legend! You play with so much natural feel and emotional expression, it’s an absolute pleasure to watch and listen. You truly are an inspiration as a person and a player. Thank you sir for sharing your talent and person 🙏👍
Thank you for posting this beautiful Guitar. Along with the Gibson L5 , this guitar is my dream guitar. You play great, Tim. Thanks for this beautiful trip with ES-350.
Great guitar and fantastic playing (as usual !). I got a 1955 model with the toggle switch. To me, they are one of the very best jazz archtops ever produces by Gibson. Cheers.
Very nice! I find with certain guitars that have individual pickup volume controls I can roll off either the neck or bridge volume a notch or so and the other pickup will leap forward in the blend, almost like I've flicked a switch. With other guitars the changes will be more gradual and subtle. But the taper of the pots seems to have little influence on this: an abrupt taper pot can change the blend gradually while a more subtle taper pot can create the switch effect. Anyway, with P-90s in particular I love the dual pickup tones.
Hi Tim. Seth L. did a lot of experimenting when Gibson started offering guitars with multiple pickups. My ‘49 ES350D was sold with the bout knob acting as a bi-directional volume cut (4 lug 1meg pot), with the rear knob pair being master volume & tone. I replaced it with a (stacked) true blend pot. The only advantage I could imagine with the original configuration, would be if someone favored the special brand of tone cut that only occurs when volume is turned down (which could thus be assigned to one pickup or another), and then master-controlled (?). Go figure.
With my 1949 ES-350, the two controls on the lower bout are master volume and tone, and the pot on the cutaway is a FADE control- clockwise brings in the neck pickup, and turning the other way activates the bridge. In the center, both pickups are off. My understanding is that Gibson experimented with different wiring setups. I think a common reversible mod is to replace the fade control with a true blend pot, and leave the master volume/tone as is.
I have a similar guitar which I have wired with three knobs: volume, tone on neck only(bridge always wide open) and a blend pot. With this set up you can get the tone you like with the tone and blend and adjust the volume for solos with out changing the tone very much. Other players might like two tone pots.
Great stuff! I own a lefty ES350. Deep body. I dearly love mine.
Tim you are in my opinion a guitar legend! You play with so much natural feel and emotional expression, it’s an absolute pleasure to watch and listen. You truly are an inspiration as a person and a player. Thank you sir for sharing your talent and person 🙏👍
Thanks Tim a very nice presentation. Great explanation of the tone & volume controls.
There is a real swing in the air! :)
How wonderfull played and how wonderfull this Beauty is!
Thank you for posting this beautiful Guitar. Along with the Gibson L5 , this guitar is my dream guitar. You play great, Tim. Thanks for this beautiful trip with ES-350.
That is really sweet sounding with both on. Love it.
This was great! Love guitar talk! Beautiful.
P-90 is my favorite pickup, and that is a wonderful guitar - Maestro Lerch knows how to make it sing - thanks Tim!!
Beautiful sound on that guitar, such a round tone and great "snap"
Great guitar and fantastic playing (as usual !). I got a 1955 model with the toggle switch. To me, they are one of the very best jazz archtops ever produces by Gibson. Cheers.
What a sweet sound, and played by someone who knows what's up!
I wouldn't mind taking over that guitar. Sweet sounds, and smart mods ;-)
Classy, swinging.....what a musician....thanks Tim!!
Great Playing Tim, I have a 1952 350 and wasn't sure what was going on with the tone and volume. Thanks for the clairification.
Beautiful playing!
That's just too nice. Just the old-fashioned "finger" tone control now. Sounds and looks beautiful. She's found a good home.
That sounds fantastic, and is quite a looker
yooo man --- first 45 seconds ... what a groove & feeling !! GREAT !!
A great demo by a great guitarist, such a pleasant change from the usual demo with too much reverb etc.
Beautiful sound
Sounding so sweet!
Awesome guitar! Great playing!
Thank you Shawn, Love your playing .
Sounds so good. Tasteful!
Very nice! I love the fact of the hum canceling...my ES 125 has a hum problem in some rooms :(
Damn nice sounding box. Tone and expression for days.
That's beautiful right there. Isn't that what Barney Kessel played but only with a single pickup?
He used to play a single Charlie Christian a lot too.
Very nice! I find with certain guitars that have individual pickup volume controls I can roll off either the neck or bridge volume a notch or so and the other pickup will leap forward in the blend, almost like I've flicked a switch. With other guitars the changes will be more gradual and subtle. But the taper of the pots seems to have little influence on this: an abrupt taper pot can change the blend gradually while a more subtle taper pot can create the switch effect. Anyway, with P-90s in particular I love the dual pickup tones.
My untouched electronic (ES350 1951) are two volumes and a master tone.
Yep
really tasty really groovy.beautifull touch.thank you
Wow sounds so good
Great axe and playing!
R.J. Ronquillo nice to see you comment on a cool axe indeed RJ. Cheers from Berlin
I have a blonde 1952 ES-350. Same 2 volume, master tone set up as this originally was. Still has original small frets. It isn't going anywhere!
Fabulous Guitar!
Hi Tim. Seth L. did a lot of experimenting when Gibson started offering guitars with multiple pickups. My ‘49 ES350D was sold with the bout knob acting as a bi-directional volume cut (4 lug 1meg pot), with the rear knob pair being master volume & tone. I replaced it with a (stacked) true blend pot. The only advantage I could imagine with the original configuration, would be if someone favored the special brand of tone cut that only occurs when volume is turned down (which could thus be assigned to one pickup or another), and then master-controlled (?). Go figure.
Magic axe - great playing !
With my 1949 ES-350, the two controls on the lower bout are master volume and tone, and the pot on the cutaway is a FADE control- clockwise brings in the neck pickup, and turning the other way activates the bridge. In the center, both pickups are off. My understanding is that Gibson experimented with different wiring setups. I think a common reversible mod is to replace the fade control with a true blend pot, and leave the master volume/tone as is.
Man you are super smooth
Great looking and sounding guitar Tim!! Da playin' ain't that shabby either.... LOL! Keep on pickin'!
Nice master tone knob! I just use a mini Dunlop wah pedal as a master tone knob.
I have a similar guitar which I have wired with three knobs: volume, tone on neck only(bridge always wide open) and a blend pot. With this set up you can get the tone you like with the tone and blend and adjust the volume for solos with out changing the tone very much. Other players might like two tone pots.
I don't use a tone control so this way works for me, your way sound interesting as well.
Now that's a sweet old box...very woody indeed.
Yes I automaticaly think gretsch when I see that knob on the upper bout
I like how you use bends and trems.
Looks like a keeper.....
So pretty with the split inlays, venetian cutaway and that warm 'burst...Mmmm
Great sound, love that compression. Sounds very sweet without sterility to my ears. What's the amp direct to guitar?
Tim, big fan here. Beautiful playing. What strings you using here? Flats?
Donnie Bell round wound 12-54
Thank you for posting this. What fret size does it have now? They look tall. I have a client very interested in the answer.
Stew Mac mediums 152
Thank you sir. I very much hope to see you play in person soon.
What amp you playing through? Love it. Thk u!
princeton reverb
Tim....Keep this one*
Sweeet!
Мечта!
Schwing! Schwing!
PDF!!!!!! Please…….
yeh really nice - but it's not a Tele.