1961 Gibson ES-335 vs Gibson Steve Howe ES-175
The 1961 Gibson ES-335 and the Gibson Steve Howe ES-175 are both electric guitars sharing high gain. The 1961 Gibson ES-335 leans transparent and sustaining. The Gibson Steve Howe ES-175 leans bright and tight. Current prices: $41000 vs $5110.38.
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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.45% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Jazz
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- high gain
1961 Gibson ES-335
Gibson · electric guitar
Gibson Steve Howe ES-175
Gibson · electric guitar
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$41000via Reverb
$5110.38via Reverb
The Gibson ES-335 from 1961 is a semi-hollow electric guitar with a maple body, a solid center block, and two PAF humbucking pickups. It produces the archetypal semi-hollow tone, balancing the woody resonance of a hollowbody with the clarity and sustain of a solidbody. The 1961 PAFs use shorter magnets, giving a slightly warmer, less aggressive midrange, with clean, expansive, piano-like lows and a characteristic airy honk that never sounds harsh. The neck pickup is warm and thick for jazz and blues, while the bridge pickup has a characterful honk for rock and rhythm. It is a versatile vintage instrument prized for blues, jazz, and classic rock tones.
The Gibson Steve Howe ES-175 is the Yes guitarist's signature version of the classic ES-175 archtop, tailored to his prog-rock and jazz playing. It delivers the ES-175's warm, round, woody hollowbody voice with humbuckers, used for everything from jazzy comping to the bright, articulate lead lines of Yes. The laminated body offers classic archtop tone with usable feedback resistance.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Rock
- Blues
- Progressive Rock
- transparent
- sustaining
- warm
- bright
- tight