Gibson ES-345 Electric Guitar (with Case)

Gibson ES-345 Electric Guitar (with Case), Sixties Cherry, Serial Number 206640342, Full Straight Back

Gibson ES-345 Electric Guitar (with Case), Sixties Cherry, Serial Number 206640342, Headstock Left Front

Gibson ES-345 Electric Guitar (with Case), Sixties Cherry, Serial Number 206640342, Body Straight Front

Gibson ES-345 Electric Guitar (with Case), Sixties Cherry, Serial Number 206640342, Body Left Front

Gibson ES-345 Electric Guitar (with Case), Sixties Cherry, Serial Number 206640342, Body Straight Back

Gibson ES-345 Electric Guitar (with Case), Sixties Cherry, Serial Number 206640342, Headstock Straight Back

If you like the sound of a 335, then you're going to love the 345. With updated aesthetics like split parallelogram inlays, this guitar has style to spare.

What's special about this item?

Feature:	What it does:
3-ply maple/poplar/maple top	Long sustain with crisp, bright tone
Mahogany neck	Great sustain, strength, and warm tone
Rosewood fretboard	Open, warm tone and smooth playing feel
Gibson Calibrated T-Type pickups	Recreation of "T-Top" pickups made from '68-'80.

Overview

The Gibson ES-345 boasts a number of aesthetic enhancements over the flagship ES-335. Crafted with a thermally engineered maple centerblock, and thermally engineered quarter-sawn Adirondack spruce bracing, players will be impressed by the lightweight feel and expanded range of tonal capabilities.

The body is wrapped in multi-ply binding and the bound fingerboard is inlayed with Split Parallelogram inlays exclusive to this model in the ES series. The ES-345 is equipped with a variety of high-end appointments like hand-wired control assembly with orange drop capacitors, Gibson's Calibrated T-Type humbucking pickups, Vintage Deluxe style tuners and lightweight aluminum ABR-1 bridge and stop bar tailpiece anchored with steel thumb-wheels and studs. The ES-345 can be finished in either a vintage antiqued gloss, Sixties Cherry or Vintage Burst.

Specs

Neck

Material: Mahogany
Profile: Rounded "C"
Scale Length: 24.75"
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Number Of Frets: 22
Frets: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Graph Tech
Nut Width: 1.695"
End of Board Width: 2.26"
Inlays: Acrylic Split Parallelogram

Body

Body Shape: 345
Top: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Back: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Bracing: Thermally Engineered Quarter-Sawn Adirondack Spruce
Centerblock: Thermally Engineered Maple
Binding: 3-ply Cream
Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Hardware

Finish: Nickel
Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: Aluminum Stop Bar
Tuning Machines: Vintage Deluxe w/ Keystone Buttons
Pickguard: Black 5-ply
Control Knobs: Black Top Hats with Silver Reflector
Switch Tip: Cream

Electronics

Neck Pickup: Calibrated T-Type, Rhythm
Bridge Pickup: Calibrated T-Type, Lead
Controls: 2 Volumes, 1 Tone & Toggle Switch (Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors)

Miscellaneous

Strings: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case: Hard Shell Case
Accessories: Gibson Accessory Kit

Dimensions and Weight in Packaging
Sixties Cherry: Shipping Weight: 22.25 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 47 x 20 x 8 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): ES4500SCNH1
Vintage Burst: Shipping Weight: 24 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 44 x 18 x 9 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): ES4500VBNH1
Blemished, Vintage Burst,: Shipping Weight: 24 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 44 x 18 x 9 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): ES4500VBNH1