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Gibson ES345

Description

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 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 a 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.

Details
• Top, Back & Rims: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
• Bracing: Thermally Engineered Quarter-Sawn Adirondack Spruce
• Centerblock: Thermally Engineered Maple
• Binding: 3-ply Cream
• Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck: Mahogany
• Neck Profile: Rounded "C"
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Number Of Frets: 22
• Frets: Medium Jumbo
• Nut: Graph Tech
• Nut Width: 1.695"
• End of Board Width: 2.26"
• Inlays: Acrylic Split Parallelogram
• 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
• 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)
• Case: Gibson Hard Shell Case