Yep ^^^. I've said it before... I'd love to jam with you guys. Love that guitar too.
They call the neck on this one a rounded C. They say it's .850" thick at the 1st fret and .950" at the 12th. I Like it a lot. The ES-335s that I've played in recent years had thinner, flatter necks than I like.
I'm really digging this guitar! It sounds good on the couch, great plugged in and it's gonna look great on stage.
I have to say, I'm not impressed with the case. It was made in Canada- I assume it's a TKL. It's pretty flimsy compared to the cases that my early 2000s Gibsons came in. The fit between the case and the lid is poor and the hardware is not great. I actually like the Epiphone case that I keep my '59 ES-225 in a little better.
The guitar fits in it well and It'll do its job and probably last well enough. At least it has a nice handle. The case that my '15 Martin 000-15M came in is a little more nicely made but has a plastic handle that gets slick when it gets wet.
Luckily, I don't but a guitar for the case.
EXACTLY! Same problem on my 58 RI 335 case. Fits the guitar great but is crap build. That's why I did the huge SKB. That didn't fit well. The Gibson USA case I have on my Nashville 345 fits like a glove and is built well. The case on my 2015 Lemonburst is built decent (really crappy knifeblade thin handle though). They are going downhill...
I thought of your case complaints when I saw the issues with mine. They're different cases- yours is a reissue case and mine is a modern case with a rougher texture Tolex and Gibson logo screened on it.
It's funny, when I received the guitar, I instinctively reached around the back of the case for latches and there weren't any! Just the 4 across the front. It'll do, though.
I finally got to set up the guitar last night. I straightened the neck a bit, raised the action and lowered the pickups. What a difference in playability and tone! The guitar felt "tight" and "stiff" and sounded distorted the way it was set up from the factory. I feel like it's mine now.
Awesome to "make it your own"... subsequently solidifying the bond. Cheers!