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.
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 |