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 Gibson ES-345 also boasts a number of aesthetic enhancements over the flagship ES-335. 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 our hand-wired control assembly with orange drop capacitors, Gibson's 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. The ES-345 can be finished in either a vintage antiqued gloss, Sixties Cherry or Vintage Burst.
Body
Top - 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Back - 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Bracing - Quarter-Sawn Adirondack Spruce
Finish - Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck
Scale Length - 24.75" / 628.65mm
Fingerboard Material - Rosewood
Nut Width
1.7" / 43.053mm
End of Board Width
2.26" / 57.404mm
Inlays
Acrylic Split Parallelogram
Hardware
Bridge
ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece
Aluminum Stop Bar
Tuning Machines
Vintage Deluxe w/ Keystone Buttons
Control Knobs
Black Top Hats with Silver Reflector
Electronics
Neck Pickup
Calibrated T-Type, Rhythm
Bridge Pickup
Calibrated T-Type, Lead
Controls
2 Volumes, 2 Tone, hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors
Pickup Selector
3-way Toggle
Miscellaneous
Strings Gauge
.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Accessories
Gibson Accessory Kit