The New Dave Grohl DG-335 Epiphone Is So Swoonworthy

by Marisa Torrieri Bloom

I’ve been feeling the ES-335 guitars lately, and I love rockdaddy Dave Grohl, so when I heard the Foo Fighter frontman had his own model, I was stoked! Take a look at the DG-335!

This gray-blue beauty is the color of my younger son’s eyes. But that’s not the only reason I love it. 

What I Loved the Most

The Dave Grohl DG-335 pays tribute to the “longtime six-string mainstay” of Dave’s world-spanning tours with the Foo Fighters, according to a press release. It’s loaded with high-quality electronics and design upgrades.

Features include: a semi-hollow ES body made of layered maple/poplar, with bound diamond-shaped sound holes, a one-piece mahogany neck with an elliptical C profile, a Trini Lopez style headstock with Grover® Mini Rotomatic tuners, a laurel fretboard, and split diamond inlays.

The pickups are Dave’s preferred Gibson USA Burstbucker™ models, with a Burstbucker 2 in the neck and a Burstbucker 3 in the bridge position. They’re wired to CTS® potentiometers, Mallory™ capacitors, and a Switchcraft® 3-way toggle switch and 1/4” output jack. An Epiphone Dave Grohl hardshell case is also included. 

It’s an Epiphone, so it’s reasonably affordable for a signature model, at $1299. As one reviewer noted, “it’s so melodic” when playing a major seventh chord.

Experience It

Sadly, this baby is on backorder (as of this writing).

But you can check out tons of unboxing videos and reviews on YouTube. I love this review below because it dives into what’s uniquely cool about this particular ES-335 model.

Marisa Torrieri Bloom is the editor and founder of Rockmommy.