The original ES-345 debuted in 1959 in response to demand for an upgrade on the revolutionary new semi-hollowbody design of the ES-335, with the Vari-tone electronics and double-parallelogram inlay. Some things never change. The demand for the ES-345 is still there... and so is the ES-345.
Technical Info
Body: plain laminated Maple top, back, and rims
Body Binding: Multi-ply binding on top, single-ply on back
Neck Species: 1-piece Mahogany
Profile: 1960 slim taper
Fingerboard Species: Rosewood
Scale Length: 24-3/4 in.
Number of Frets: 22
Nut Width: 1-11/16 in.
Inlays: Pearloid split-parallelogram
Fingerboard Binding: Single-ply
Hardware Plating Finish: Gold
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Bridge: Nashville Tune-O-Matic
Tuners: Vintage tulip
Pickups: '57 Classic humbuckers
Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way switch, Vari-tone switch
Strings: Brite Wire .010
Case: Black levant