[Music] [Music] We had it, everybody! Welcome back. At long last, I know I've been talking

about doing this video for a while, but I literally found out something new about this guitar right before I even hit

record on the cameras. So, what am I holding in my hands? Well, this is a 1979 Gibson 335 Pro. Now, right off the bat,

when I first saw this—on Reverb, actually; I bought it from Chicago Music Exchange—but I saw it and I was

just like, 'Ooh, a 335! Oh, dang, that's what I wanted!' And then I was like, 'Bro, bro, Pro? Bro?' And

I was, you know, a little bit concerned at first about the 'Pro,' but I'm like, looking at it, I'm like, 'Man, it's from 1979. I have a

Les Paul (which you'll hear about here in a minute, because there's another kind of like icky, menial twist between those two

guitars). You know, I have a Les Paul from '70, so I'm already kind of familiar with

that style of, you know, neck, and then it—you know, this was also made in Kalamazoo—so I was just kind of like,

I don't know, this seems like—if there was ever a 335—all the ones I've played,

I'm like, 'This, this just seems like the perfect one for me.' And uh, sure enough, I got it, and I was just kind of looking

into what 'Pro' meant a little bit more because I was a little bit concerned. I was like, 'You know, who knows? Maybe it was

a marketing kind of scheme where they're like, 'Oh, they're cheaper to make than a normal one, but they're calling

them the Pros,' or you know, something like that.' And sure enough, no, it was not. The Pro is its own thing. But the first fact

I'm gonna hit you with is that it was only made for three years. It was made from '79 to '81. I don't know if they

We're all made in Kalamazoo. This particular one is, but you know that's the first thing I was just like, oh wow.

So this was like kind of a short-lived guitar, but it was designed and made more to suit the needs of kind of like fusion

rock guys versus a more traditional 335. [Music] [Applause] [Music] So the next part of all these

shenanigans, the eggs that I'm looking up specs after I had already bought it. I was like, I don't know, it looks

great. And then, like I said, it was from Chicago Music Exchange, and they have a three-day return policy; you can return it and just pay

for shipping. So I was like, you know, I'm confident and comfortable that, you know, they've done their research to know

what this guitar is. But um, you know, as I'm looking it up, what are things they kept mentioning is the nut; it's a

little bit smaller. So the neck is not as wide as a normal 335. It measures 1.58, is what this one is. Now,

I'm like, oh, that's cool, because that's kind of what I like. I like a thicker neck, like the actual thickness, like this

way, but I like a narrower neck. That way it's kind of like I keep you play like an Ibanez. Like those boards are so wide,

they hurt my hand because I play with my thumb over the neck a lot. So I'm always doing like chord stuff,

like the riff in the song [Music]. You see, I use my thumb over the neck a

lot. But that was the first thing—I'm sorry, that's not first; it's the second thing that I kind of found out. I

was like, oh, that's cool, you know. I didn't realize that that was like such a big deal. But whenever I played it, I'm

like, oh, this is a really, really comfortable neck. And like you said, the seventies necks just have a feel to them.

[Music] So, the next one, since we're on the topic of the neck, I'm gonna hit you with is

one I literally learned five minutes ago. I hadn't looked into it, like, or just paid attention, I guess. I found another

website that had some more information about these right before I was hitting record. I was just kind of

you know, wanting to dive around a little bit more, and I saw something on there. I was like...and I was talking about the

scaling of the guitar because it said that the scale length of the PRS was 24 and a half. So, if you know, typical Gibson

scale length is 24 and 3/4, and since I've had this guitar I've always felt

like, you know, the strings are tense. I'm like, they just feel so slinky. I'm like, I

feel like I need to go up because on both my Les Pauls the strings feel so much tighter, and I'm like, I don't know

like these just feel loose. Like, I think I'm gonna have to, I don't know if they make a ten and a half

gauge set or 11, but I'm like, I think I have to go up a gauge in strings, and I

didn't understand why. Like, why would this guitar feel so much looser than the other ones? And I'm like, what? I

wouldn't have got my tape measure, measured it. I'm like, it is...it's 24 and a half. So, how

funny, but that's exactly why. So I think I am gonna have to go up a gauge in the strings, but

[Music] But yeah, and I believe my PRS is 25 as well. So it's funny that, yeah, that was

the thing.  Exactly what I found out just now. I'm like, it all makes sense; it's all coming together.

[Music] [Applause] Alright, so the next thing that kind of caught me off guard was the pickups.

I just assumed—now I know that in the last video I said, you know, this is more of a blues guitar. I think that's what it

was intended for—blues, jazz. I know it got used a bunch in rock; it's certainly a rock and roll guitar. But I assumed the

pickups would be, you know, lower output. That's what I assumed. You know, maybe that was silly to assume that, but that was

just kind of what I thought. But as I was researching it, this particular model comes with a very interesting set of

pickups for this style. This comes with the Gibson Dirty Fingers pickups. Now, these are the original ones that came in

the guitar, and they are so smoking hot! I mean, these are next to maybe some of my active pickups—like, these are the

hottest pickups I have here. [Music] [Applause] There's so—like, if you heard this on any

of my other guitars, you would see how much of a game changer this is, because I don't have much gain, and it's just these

pickups are so hot. I believe they measure in at around 17kΩ, or at least the neck does; the bridge, they said it was like 8kΩ, which I find hard to believe on the website.

actually measure it myself, but trust me, they are smoking hot pickups. Like, here's the neck pickup—they're just so, so hot.

I mean, it's cool because I normally like a lower output pickup, but you know, everything about this guitar—the reason

why I wanted it, the reason what I like about it—is it makes me play differently. And I'm like, well, you know what? If it's

you know, affecting me that way, why not keep it? You know, it's a sound that's different to me—a very hot pickup.

It's it's just a really interesting one, but like I said, these are dirty fingers. I believe these are the same pickups that

Sykes used and Whitesnake, but don't quote me on that. But a lot of people have used dirty finger pickups, and like,

I said, to me it just seems like such an over-the-top choice for this guitar, but I mean, they work. And I'm actually

having a hard time. If I play this guitar too much, when I go back to one of my other guitars, they all sound so small.

Now, you know, like this guitar just sounds so thick and so fat. I'm like, wow, the notes are so round. Now when I go

back to like one of my normal guitars, I'm just kind of like, huh. I'm gonna go back to my 335.

[Music] [Applause] [Music] And the final thing I want to leave you

guys off with is a connection that this guitar has with my '79 KM. As many of you guys know it, or if you're

new to the channel, maybe you don't know, but my my '79 KM is my number one guitar. It's my favorite guitar that I

own. It's, you know, my I think my best-sounding guitar. What maybe wasn't the best-sounding guitar to other people, but

to me, it's the one that inspires me the most, and I just I love that guitar. And when I got this guitar, I ran the serial

number and I was like, whoa, that's so crazy. So basically, my KM Les Paul was made in 1979 on July 31st. That's

when the neck is stamped, and this one was made in 1979 on July 20th. So it's 11

days older than my KM, but odds are they were probably in the factory at the same time being made, and then they both

went their separate ways for, you know, 40 years, basically. And, you know, here they are back together because I've had the

cam for like three or four years now, but it was so cool. I was like, whoa, cuz this

one, I can't remember the exact serial number on the cam. This one was a production number, number eight of that

day. I thought that I was only fair that I risk going out of focus to go get the guitar. So, like I said, this one was

made—this was number 44 of the day—as I cling them together. And this is number eight. So, like I said, on July 20th, 1979,

this guy was stamped. It was the eighth guitar of that day. And then, you know, 11 days later, this guy's neck was made and

stamped, and you can feel the difference in them, even with just right now. But so you can see, I can't read this zero

number, but I just love knowing that these guitars were made around the same time. Like I said, this is my

favorite guitar. Forty years, they traveled around—who knows where they went? Maybe this one stayed in one spot

for 40 years. Whatever it is, but basically, you know, their paths ended up coming back together, and you know,

started in the factory, now they're back in this house. I hope I get to keep them forever, and I

just—I just feel fortunate to get to own them, you know? I love the whole, you know, thinking of the guitar's story, like if it

could talk—like, where have they been this whole time? So I'm hoping they're here to stay, you know? I don't ever

plan on getting rid of them. So I will see you guys later. If you want to, you could subscribe if you feel like it; if

not, it's totally cool. I appreciate you watching the video anyways, and I will see you all later.

5 Things I Didn't Know About My 335!

5 Things I Didn't Know About My 335!