[gigs]

I call it "Thirty-Three Five".

[johnreardon]

Originally Posted by Wally

Okay, John, I'll bite. You Brits seem to want to rename venerable Gibson thinline guitars. (:^)
The beauty of a language....and it is a beauty that can be frustrating...is that human communication forms are fluid.
So, I'm gonna get in my XKE JAGWIRE and go buy a new ES-three-thirty-five. LOL
I just hope I don't run into a Corvette that wants to race.....sad day for the Jag, eh? lol

Don't run into a Korvet

[Wally]

Originally Posted by gigs

I call it "Thirty-Three Five".

Sure you do! ANd....supposing you were selling say a MIM Strat, and you wanted three-hundred and thirty-five dolloars. John REardon (the OP in this thread) happens to be visiting PIttsburgh from across the pond and wants to buy the guitar. You shake hands on the deal and he hands you $30 and 35 cents.....
AS George Clinton said in 'Biological Specualtion'...
"Don't you see my point,
don't you see my point?"
TI helps if folks don't go their own way when dealing with established nomenclatures. IF not, you have in the vernacular a 'failure to communicate'
"Communication breakdown, bringin' me down, yeah!"

Gibson's model numbering system dates back to before any of us were born. Believe me, it is three-thirty five. They didn't call the L12 the L one-two. The L-50 is not a L 5 zero.
And....the British 100 pound note is not a one zero zero note.

So, if anyone walks up to me and asks if I have a three-three-five and I reply 'What?'......
we all will know why the communication has broken down.
LOL...this thread is one of those.....

[johnreardon]

Originally Posted by Wally

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So, if anyone walks up to me and asks if I have a three-three-five and I reply 'What?'......
we all will know why the communication has broken down.
LOL...this thread is one of those.....

Exactly what any Brit would say if someone walked up and said 'three-thirty five'. It will always be 'three three fives' over here, no matter what the US call them

All imports go through a translation service.

[hatrack]

Wow, I didn't realise my question would open up such a trans-atlantic division! Thanks to John Reardon for supporting my theory that 'three three five' is the Brit preference. I loved gigs' suggestion that it should be 'thirty-three five' - not sure that it will catch on though.
As for Wally... well, he's valiently fighting for the US right to the 'three thirty-five'. However, I may have spotted a flaw in his argument. Wally uses the 'L twelve' and 'L fifty' to support his case, and I must admit it sounds pretty convincing. But, if we apply this logic to our favourite/favorite semi then surely we would all be in love with our ES 'three hundred and thirty-fives'!! So, now we can all agree on a globally acceptable reference for these great guitars! Actually, on an almost serious note, wasn't the 335 originally given this model number because its initial retail price was three hundred and thirty-five dollars?

[S. Rock]

just be glad that none of you are from Louisiana. we have a whole different language there. we can understand what you're saying, but you ain't got the slightest clue as to what we're saying. ha ha ;o)) ah eeee !!!

[dogletnoir]

ES models in the US are usually referred to as
One Fifty, One Seventy Five, etc. etc. etc.
(the 'Hundred' is like the 'D' in Django... it's there, but it's silent, LOL !)
and yes, those numbers did refer to the original retail prices...
what a long strange trip that's been, eh ?

[kawa]

Originally Posted by dogletnoir

ES models in the US are usually referred to as
One Fifty, One Seventy Five, etc. etc. etc.
(the 'Hundred' is like the 'D' in Django... it's there, but it's silent, LOL !)
and yes, those numbers did refer to the original retail prices...
what a long strange trip that's been, eh ?

Nice explanation.
Thank you from Japan.
Now I understood,How to say the room numbers etc.
It was comfusing things at long time for me.