Gibson ES-175 (Metheny) vs Gibson Es 335 Dot
The Gibson ES-175 (Metheny) and the Gibson Es 335 Dot are both electric guitars sharing transparent, dynamic, modulated. The Gibson ES-175 (Metheny) leans warm. The Gibson Es 335 Dot leans tight and bright. Current prices: $3600 vs $2963.83.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.52% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Jazz
- Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- transparent
- dynamic
- modulated
- sustaining
Gibson ES-175 (Metheny)
Gibson · electric guitar
Gibson Es 335 Dot
Gibson · electric guitar
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$3600via Reverb
$2963.83via Reverb
Gibson ES-175 archtop semi-hollow electric with dual humbucking pickups, 16.5-inch body, and 24.75-inch scale. Pat Methenys 1960 model exemplifies warm, rich jazz tone prized for fingerstyle work and modal playing. The ES-175 has been central to jazz and fusion guitar since its 1949 introduction.
The Gibson ES-335 Dot is a semi-hollow electric guitar featuring Gibson's classic double-cutaway design with a solid maple center block running through the body, combining the resonance of a hollow-body with the feedback resistance and sustain of a solid-body instrument. Named for its simple dot fingerboard inlays (distinguishing it from fancier ES-335 variants), it delivers the warm, articulate tone that made the platform a defining instrument in blues, jazz, and rock since its 1958 introduction.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Blues
- Soul
- warm
- tight
- bright