The Gibson ES-345 boasts a number of aesthetic enhancements over the flagship ES-335. Crafted with a maple centre-block and 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 has Split Parallelogram inlays exclusive to this model in the ES series.
The ES-345 is equipped with a variety of high-end appointments like our hand-wired control assembly with Orange Drop capacitors, Gibsons new 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.
Specs
Type | Hollow Body; Centre-Block |
Colour | Vintage Burst |
Orientation | Right Handed |
Number of Strings | 6 |
Body Shape | ES345 |
Body Material | 3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple |
Body Finish | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck Material | Mahogany |
Neck Shape | Rounded C |
Fretboard Material | Rosewood |
Number of Frets | 22 |
Fretboard Inlays | Acrylic Split Parallelogram |
Fret Size | Medium Jumbo |
Fretboard Radius | 12 |
Nut Material | Graph Tech |
Nut Width | 1.7 / 43.053mm |
Neck Pickups | Calibrated T-Type, Rhythm |
Bridge Pickups | Calibrated T-Type, Lead |
Controls | 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone; (Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors),3-Way Toggle Switch |
Pickguard | 5-Ply Black |
Bridge | ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic; Stopbar Tailpiece |
Tuners | Vintage Deluxe w/ Keystone Buttons |
Strings | .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046 |
Case/ Bag | Hardshell Case |