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If You Play Your Cards Right... | 2023 Gibson BB King Live at the Regal ES-335 Argentine Grey '59
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Tonight we are taking a look at the new 2023 Gibson BB King Live at the Regal ES-335 Argentine Grey
🐕 Episode Guide:
0:00 - Intro - Check Links in the Description
0:13 - Unboxing / About B.B. King & Lucille
0:55 - What Makes this ES Special?
2:39 - Why an ES-335?
3:19 - Price & ES Comparison
4:04 - Case Candy
6:39 - How Well It Sold
7:55 - Inside Look / Specs
14:57 - Clean Tones
18:23 - Dirty Tones
19:28 - Final Thoughts
21:23 - What to Watch Next!
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Splinters and a random wire floating around inside the body. Every time I think I’m ready to give Gibson another chance their relentless attention to detail and quality comes shining through
I can't help but feel for the amount he paid he didn't seem as concerned as I thought he should have. 😅
“Free splinters and scrap wire with purchase!” 😂
@@SpookyLukeyD when you understand the way a guitar like this is actually made, with all of the electronics having to be installed through the pickup cavity and f-holes and wires pushed through pre-drilled holes I think you can understand that there’s always the potential for a few splinters to arise (bearing in mind that the wood on the inside of the guitar which all these components will invariably be contacting and rubbing against during installation is bare, unfinished wood). The wire is a bit weird and certainly unexpected, but once it’s out it’s out and without any damage are you really going to reject the guitar as a result? 🤔
The grounding buzz is really bad, and it's falling off the strap. 🙄 $10K...
03:00 - "One of the blues albums of all time"
It sure was, Trogly. It sure was.
😂😂❤
🤣🤘
Love the guitar, love the album but no way I'm paying 10 large for it!
A random wire and wood splinters falling out from a $10000 guitar?? Like wtf?
Par for the course
Average Ibanez bro discovering Gibson💀
Kinda what I thought
Yea you know... Gibson
Those are tone splinters
My favorite BB record, killer tone
Yes, it's one of the blues records of all time 🤣😅 F'n Trogly, lmao
I use those rubber strap locks (and before that, the similar rubber washers from flip top Grolsch beer bottles). It’s a handy low-tech alternative to mechanical strap locks when you don’t want to mess with the original strap buttons.
are they rock solid like locking ones
@Julian Metcalfe
I’ve never have any issues with them at all, nor have I heard of anyone having issues. Super cheap, can get a set of 4 on sweetwater for like $5, and as said they’re great because you don’t have to modify anything. The only limiting factor is if your strap button is short/shallow you might have a hard time fitting the strap and rubber washer on it but on normal strap buttons it’s good to go.
@@Andrew_182 COOL ,ALSO THOSE STRAP LOCKS CAN DAMAGE A GUITAR IF NOT CAREFUL
Plug a male Tip-Ring-Sleeve 1/4" adapter in, and check to see if the Tip and Ring are zero ohms, or not. If they are zero ohms it's not Stereo.
A 10K pricetag and wood chip chunks... Wow.
and dodgy grounding
If that's what 10K gets you fron Gibson then I'm glad I opted for a Dunable. I mean I'd expect that kind of "quality control" from a MII or MIC knockoff, but from a 10K Gibson?!?!? No eff'ing way...
Oddly I have a '61 355 Mono, no Varitone. This would be a very cool partner to my 355 if I could afford one now. (I'm older with less disposable income, life). I'm personally tired of the aging thing but it's not going away...ever. This happens to be a very cool 335, and the Varitone has grown on me. I wire a couple of my guitars with reversed magnets ala Peter Green, so I would use the Varitone. Thanks for reviewing this model.
It's grounded. If it still buzzes loudly with your hands on the guitar that means the strings aren't grounded, but it sounds like this one doesn't have that problem.
I actually discovered something like that with my guitar when I was charging my phone and my amp started to buzz and soon as I picked up the phone because it was connected to my charger and I tapped on the little home button to make a weird little Tom morello rift that he does and then when I touched my strings it stopped buzzing which was weird because I’m the grounding wire now!
Have to see it in person, but looks like the first aged guitar I like.
Gibson has the pictures that the burst is more of a teardrop shape... Yet they didn't do that on the actual guitar. What an oversight at such a pricepoint!
How long would it take that Gibson worker to knock the wood splinters off of that center block before gluing it in the guitar? 5 seconds? 10 seconds?
It appears that the original was a teardrop burst... but these look a lot closer to a rim burst? why???
Who else but Jipson would charge $10,000.00 for a counterfeit
instrument full of wood chips and loose mystery wires. Ridiculous.
All great stuff, but Gibson is insane with their prices lately.
Definitely not worth 10 grand
They’re still less than PRS
@@mpashalian7650 Those prices are indeed far above the budget of the musician who needs to earn money playing, but the prices are right in the sweet spot for legal, medical, and financial professionals who put performing aside for those no-moonlighting-allowed endeavors. I don't think we can fault those folks for throwing money at their regrets over what might have been.🙄
@@davehopping7212 Don’t get me wrong, Gibson prices have definitely gone up, but they have accordingly with everything else in the world as well. There are sone companies though (PRS) who are going up across the board with no added positives to the instruments to warrant the hike.
@@mpashalian7650 True dat. Since we live in a (nominally) capitalistic society, corporate entities are out to make as much profit as they can. If there is too much disparity price and actual value, people don't buy what's being sold and the particular corporation either gets its mind right or goes under. Admittedly, there's often too long a time between the problem appearing and minds being gotten right, but it still does seem as if you get the best, most innovative work product from a competitive marketplace.
I still haven't seen good guitars from Russia or heard good rock and roll from the Peoples' Republic!
@Mpashalian
Nah, it’s almost entirely corporate profiteering causing the price hikes, including Gibsons, and there’s no justification for it. And as far as brands (like PRS) raising prices with no added positives to the instruments, true, but what exactly has Gibson been adding to warrant the price hikes? As evidenced in this very video, their QC is still spotty (to put it kindly), and their prices for what you’re getting is still on the high end of the market. So from where I sit, there’s really no room to justify or excuse Gibson here, they’re just as guilty as any other company no matter how much one may (dis)like them.
Cleans - Neck 3, Middle 4, Bridge 2 are what sounded great to my ears.
You got #35 and it’s a 335, that’s like the 19/79 Adam Jones.
any day of the week i'll take the MOP hole covers over the "Custom Made" cover.
When King first played Gibson I believe it was a 355 with a varitone and later 335s. Later he requested some mods that included no f-holes. But I believe he called all of them Lucille.
He did call them all Lucille since the late 40s, well before the ES-335 & 355, so you could refer to this one as Lucille as well, but it’s not called that by Gibson, which is fine to not confuse it with their Lucille model.
When I first saw the Argentine Grey on a 335 I loved it , such a handsome finish , I'm more of a traditionalist when it comes to guitars , not into flashy & loud guitars . I have a Cherry ES-335 , she's a monster ! a roaring beast ...I love the howling feedback, Ive been fantisizing about getting an Ebony 335 but an Argentine would be cool too, but ten grand is on another shoreline ,where ?....can you see it ?....um no. Thanks Trogly !...
growing up in the MS delta, I have a bucket list collection i want to build of all the signature guitars of the blues icons. I want the custom and the normal Lucille from BB. I want the fender Muddy Waters and I would take this one as well
Too rich for my blood, but I will say if you haven't heard the album that this is a tribute to, you need to get on that. B.B. King Live At The Regal is one of the best albums.
All you need is a tip ring sleeve 1/4" plug.
One other history lesson item is how much longer the pickguard is on the ‘59 ES-335 vs those from 1961 on.
The 335 this one recalls was a work guitar. The re-issue is an objet d'art and is extremely unlikely to do actual gigs. Pricewise it's close to twice the adjusted-for-inflation cost of the original. These ultra-high-end pieces have the reputation of playing and sounding better than we mortals could ever wish for, but I'm a little saddened to think that this one will undoubtedly never be seen in a loud beer-soaked bar with a lit Camel cigarette stuck between the 6th string and the headstock.
If it's a stero jack, you can usually feel it click into place twice, once when it's like 75% of the way in, and once when it's all the way in.
I didn’t feel that on this one!
If the studs are intact , a small magnet should stick to the mother of pearl.
Nice, we need an Albert King V.
Of course, I adored BB KING! But I've owned two the Gibson Lucille models, both red. I couldn't make them play like I wanted. BTW if your unfamiliar with the VARITONE, they're really not very usable unless you are BB KING. And you're not. There are two settings that are OK... One is straight through, no effect, the other is the second setting, which I think BB KING used. Just get a 335 and have fun. Unless you are a collector, in which event you don't care what I think.
This color is so amazing. Really reminds me of a lighter version of an Adam Jones aged silverburst
They made a 10k guitar and missed the most important thing on the Regal record, the out of phase pickup in the middle position (B.B also did use the varitone in pos 2 adding the out of phase sound with variations of tone controls for both pickups)
Salutations Austin!
Nice 335!
I’m a little surprised that they hadn’t cleaned up the splinters before they glued the top on, a $ 10,000 dollar guitar shouldn’t have debris in it, in my opinion, you could use that one splinter as a toothpick.
Personally, I think Gibson would sell a lot more guitars more quickly if their instruments were more affordable, and generally, only serious collectors with a lot of disposable income could afford to buy these limited edition instruments such as this BB King Signature 335.
I would like to see them make a version without the aging that would serve as a players option in a more affordable price range so that players could get a chance to actually own and play one of these guitars.
Thank you for posting these videos, and sampling some of the less attainable instruments that most of us would never get a chance to play.
Please have an excellent and awesome day!
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Get that endoscope out again and see how many wires are soldered to the output jack. Should tell you if it is stereo or not ♫♪♫
Very nice guitar.
how are you feeling any better
What the hell, you didn't show he output jack?
I’m surprised that you missed the fact that the paint in the horns is wrong. The original is different
"It was not cheap" When have you EVER bought a "cheap" guitar? lol
Does it come strung up with .08 strings like BB used?
Doesn’t feel like it
Interesting. I do like a vintage sunburst 335/55.
The endoscope might show if the output jack was stereo. Or a cable TRS to dual mono.
I’m not really a BB King fan, but that guitar is really appealing to me.
Like the look, love all the case candy. Hate that price.
6:38 lmao, gibson tips on how to *stop* your finish from checking because they wanna make sure you *pay them* to do it
Ohhh ok. Well hope everyone is good.
Great post Trogly! I've seen B.B. with that guitar but, I didn't know it had a factory Varitone and grovers. Thanks for the history lesson 🙂
I'm sorry but 10 grand for a guitar and his has grounding issues, that doesn't happen with 12 hundred dollar Shecters or PRS's. Gibsons quality does not match its exuberant prices.
Gibson are laughing all the way to the bank!
They won't sell more than 100 of them, you know. And what happens next on the used market is out of their hands.
You could tell if they did an actual 50's reproduction of the Bigsby by looking at the string attachment pins on the pivot bar, the vintage Bigsby's pins went completely through the bar and were screwed in from the back of the bar. The current Bigsby's use split spring steel pins that are pressed into holes in the front of the bar.
Hey trog! Can you re look at the box of the playing cards? Are they made by “All American Card Company”?
$10,000? are you kidding me? the korean 335's are just fine for $650. or the Epi's
Hey Austin. I've been watching you for a few years and I have to say that your guitar playing has improved immensely. Dude you sound great. I look forward to each new video. I've owned several Gibsons over the years and it's my favorite brand. Thank you for all the knowledge and great reviews
I agree. He's come a long way as a player.
The lack of quality control just reinforces my belief that Gibson is building art pieces. They are more concerned wit the guitars being “cosmetically correct “, & not mechanically correct. They figure the DR, Lawyer, Or Dentist that pays 10k for it will never play it, so why waste time making sure it works.
The middle position with both pick ups has THE TONE.
Beautiful guitar!
Sincere question. How can a dead person have a new signature model?
Bravo! Exactly!
It's not his real signature.
That ground wire floating around is totally unacceptable for a $10,000 collector guitar. That should’ve been caught during QC and doesn’t seem to be from careless shipping.
The bigsby is grounded through the strings
And what are the strings grounded to?
We know what we get for 10 G's!! Authentic wood chips and their Proctologist visit!!
who's forcing you to buy it? why be salty about something for simply existing???
...those are tone splinters...
Track 2 ,3, and 4 on the Regal album are soooooo good.
This is a great-looking guitar and the Bigsby really brings home the vintage aesthetic, though it's a pretty bad trem from a practical standpoint. Loved the dirty tone. Only an idiot plays a $10K guitar standing up without strap locks.
Interesting that the neck is hotter than the bridge
Just another money grab by the company that cares nothing about players and everything about cash grabs 🤣
why did this one get a perimiter style burst when the original had more of a teardrop? i guess it's one of the details they missed?
Yeah, that varitone seems to not change the sound as much from one position to the next as other varitones you've tested. And very different from the one on my Epiphone ES-345.
Nice guitar but not ten thousand dollars nice.
We'll just have to take their word that it ever really existed? No, we don't.
A magnet 🧲 would tell you if the studs are still under the dots maybe
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I wouldn't be an authentic Gibson if there wasn't some messiness with the construction. I'll wait for the Epiphone version.
Historic 'Argentine Grey' finish looks like a light tobacco sunburst on any guitar I've seen with it, not just this Regal 335. Has to be a back story but I can't find it.
I’ve had toffee apples with more attractive finish checking than that.
I think the wire was a makeshift tool used for feeding the pots/jack switch through the guitar
4:17 Reminds me of the old “Tampax was there” commercial campaign. 😂
Did i hear 10,000 for a new guitar, then its only been made for collectors to store then later sell for more
the case candy too real nice,and nobody plays the guitar it,its all just a big shame really,
Looks like a Lucille to me with the varitone, with a bigsby in place of the TP-6 tailpiece, without the black finish, fret board block inlays and Lucille headstock script?
You have shown some beautiful guitars !! I'm still a strat man .
Typical Gibson quality control! Bits of wood, and wire falling out of it? But such a beautiful guitar.
Would have been nice if you did a review on the Lucille as well.
Could you please let me know where I can find metal electronic-bay covers for SGs to be used as counter-weight? Many Thanks.
Beautiful guitar. Absolutely perfect
A third reason for those loose wire/splinter treasures is that they were in BB’s original? Kudos, Gibson. Damn though, seeing the prices stacked up reminds me of people who pay more for ripped jeans. Live at The Regal is one of the few CD’s I keep in my car, absolute gold!
Isn’t the burst wrong on this according to the pictures Gibson has provided?
It's a shame you didn't do the demo with an amp that's worthy of such a great guitar. 🙄
Yeah, a Marshall Bluesbreaker is such an inferior amp
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@@Trog Kudos on the BluesBreaker!! Awesomeness
durring the playing demo It became obvious that this is my new favorite color. Thanks Trogs
A guitar that Joe Nobody could never afford, which will be put away in storage and never gigged, what's the point, we live in a very sad world 🌍🎵
When they sell out you'll make a nice profit on that. Well, provided you don't keep it. Interesting side note: Norm's has #2 for sale in his shop right now for the same price. Same case candy and everything.
Wooh ! Argentina ⭐⭐⭐
OMG Jess, I always dreamed of having a lucille, even thoug I'll probably never be able to afford one. but looking at them isn't bad either
Same here. I had to settle for a second hand Epiphone Lucille. Upgraded to Gibson Lucille pickups. Nice machine.
Get the Epiphone one. You will not be disappointed....
10000 usd for a guitar, a flag and some playing cards. You could have bought a car. This is ridiculously overpriced. No one should pay more than 2000 on a guitar
That's a beautiful guitar but in my opinion way too much money. That's terrible for that kind of money having some wood splinters floating around in there and a broken wire... you shouldn't get that on a $2,500 guitar let alone a $10,000 guitar
They totally missed the chance to do the split diamond logo for the diamonds
Building an ES-335? He's talking about the playing cards. It would have made total sense.
Once again man! Wellllll done! Did you fix the wire noise thing? I’m gonna look for this one on your reverb haha well done video man
Suggested dialogue change for Trogly. Current: "Lets throw it on the work bench". Suggested change: "Let's gently place it on the work bench".
Day 4 of asking Trogly to do a review of the Malcolm Young gretsch.
Yeah the new double cut red jet!
@@steveparish9210 or both of them
Still wanna see a Lee Roy Parnell Les Paul, and the weird cheap "Kalamazoo" from the 60s...
Cool bb model
Nice guitar, I think that wire you found was the grounding wire for the bigsby.
Unpopular opinion but I always thought BB King was overrated..Thinking that guitar is overpriced..But hey squeeze that lemon 🍋 right?
I want this guitar so bad.
It’s for sale!
Really beautiful