Well, for one, it has humbuckers, which the other pieces sitting next to me do not.
(Though the silverburst Tele bridge sounds more like a 'bucker than anything else, 'cept it hums. Granted that is an odd pickup, whatever teh eff it is.) Second, it is hollow. Third, it looks awesome, but so do the others. Fourth, it does not say "Fender" on the headstock. Fifth, it makes me sound like Malcolm Young. 
In all seriousness, it's a nice playing and well-built guitar with a bigass toan, thick, dark and deep, very full sounding- I've recieved comments and compliments, and it is a better sounding and playing example of the model- that is a departure from my usual bright Fender thing. It's not a Les Paul; it's more middy and... Open; airy, without the low end of a giant solid slab. A certain Mr. newholland tells me swap out the electronics and a good one is indistinguishable from a 335- and I believe him, too. It sounds quite good unplugged, which is always a good sign. There's a thing to the low mids that I like. It does not have the tonal deadness of supposedly nicer inexpensive pieces with thick poly finishes.
A solo clip with Dearest Stephanie would probably be a better example. But I had to get the song idea down.
Re: the bass- not bad for an un-EQed DI, I think. Fuckin 'commit going in if you can. I have a decent, if not high end, signal chain in my living room. Sansamp --> DBX comp --> Focusrite, and I am not about to waste it.
