ES-335 Copies

57Deluxe

Not seen them back in stock yet but these were recently being punted off Amazon for $139 - Firefly 335



some alternatives in the firefly search too:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_7?url=search-alias=mi&field-keywords=firefly+guitar+electric&sprefix=firefly,mi,335&crid=3AB7GOCTWZTUN

57Deluxe

/\  OK - a US Amazon listing showed up... no UK shipping though...

https://www.amazon.com/Hollow-Electric-Guitar-Cable-Sunburst/dp/B01N9V0GV5/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1530850310&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=firefly+full+size+guitar&dpPl=1&dpID=31YOJi1jlPL&ref=plSrch&tag=aguitarforum2-20

Dominic

Collings makes a decent alternative...........some people reckon they're ok

WindmillGuitars

Heritage H535 is worth a look .. they're a "proper" 335 built the old school way.

Phil_aka_Pip

Anchorboy said:

Heritage H535 is worth a look .. they're a "proper" 335 built the old school way.

The headstocks are almost as ugly as Epiphone. Nice guitars though. The only ones I ever saw for sale were the blue rinse ones, a colour I'd never have.

kt66

My first ever guitar was a Westone Rainbow II, regret selling it big time, lovely guitar.
I now have a 2016 Sheraton Pro and can't fault it, I don't get the Epiphone Korean hype, the new ones are superb.
Another cheaper choice would be the Revelation RT-35, after some love by a luthier they are great value and as good as a Dot.

cm01

Try a Burny RSA 65 335 copy if you can - mine cost me £300 and with a set of Classic 57’s in it, sounds awesome, looks and plays superbly (even got a touch of flame in the top) and punches way above its weight - I’d put it up against most other 335’s, it’s that good... maybe I got lucky but the other one I tried was also very good for such a small outlay

https://i.imgur.com/EMGKBA5.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/2dGtNkr.jpg

mark123

epiphone dot s/h £200

TheMarlin

KDS said:

Early 80's sheratons
Early 80's el maya or maya 335 (rather rare)

Had an Epiphone by Gibson Sheraton.  Hated it. Badly finished, sounded dead. Got rid as fast as I could. 

Gretsch Panther is my current favourite 335 style guitar. 

Adam_MD

I’ve had an Epiphone dot made by peerless and a newer Chinese one.  After some fretwork and a decent setup they both played great and with some better electronics sounded great but both of them just felt kinda cheap so neither hung around very long.  

stainy

cm01 said:

Try a Burny RSA 65 335 copy if you can - mine cost me £300 and with a set of Classic 57’s in it, sounds awesome, looks and plays superbly (even got a touch of flame in the top) and punches way above its weight - I’d put it up against most other 335’s, it’s that good... maybe I got lucky but the other one I tried was also very good for such a small outlay

https://i.imgur.com/EMGKBA5.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/2dGtNkr.jpg

This, mines lovely!!!

ewal

I asked a similar question on the forum. I ended up with a Guild Starfire V, which granted isn't a copy of a 335, but it's a mighty guitar which cost me £600 second hand in mint condition.

This video was the seed for my Starfire Gas:

WindmillGuitars

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Anchorboy said:

Heritage H535 is worth a look .. they're a "proper" 335 built the old school way.

The headstocks are almost as ugly as Epiphone. Nice guitars though. The only ones I ever saw for sale were the blue rinse ones, a colour I'd never have.

@Phil_aka_Pip They are a bit like marmite .. that said you don't "look at the mantle when you're poking the fire"

Here's my last H535 in Almond Burst 

Phil_aka_Pip

@Anchorboy That does look nice! I note you didn't include the headstock