Gibson ES-345, Sixties Cherry Overview
A new year, a new decade and a fantastic new Gibson Guitars product lineup that is sure to have something for everyone. After a very successful relaunch in 2019, the Gibson USA range has drawn inspiration from it's roots while offering the very best in modern luthiery technques to deliver a true modern classic. Adding to the Gibson Original series you now have the Gibson Les Paul Special in Vintage Cherry, Gibson Les Paul Junior in Ebony and the Gibson ES-345 in Sixties Cherry and Vintage Sunburst to name a few. Other notable additions are the Gibson '70s Flying V and '70s Explorer which are both available in Classic White, the Gibson Les Paul Special Tribute Humbucker available in four colours and last but certainly not least the brand new Gibson Slash Les Paul Standard available in Appetite Amber, November Burst, Vermillion Burst and Anaconda Burst.
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 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.
Gibson ES-345 Specs:
- Neck
- Material: Mahogany
- Profile: Rounded C
- Scale Length: 24.75"
- Fingerboard Radius: 12
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Number Of Frets: 22
- Frets: Medium Jumbo
- Nut Material: Graph Tech
- Nut Width: 1.695"
- Joint:
- Body
- Body Shape: 345
- Body Material: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
- Top:
- Binding: 3-PLy Cream
- Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Hardware
- Finish: Nickel
- Tuner Plating:
- Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: Alumimum Stop Bar
- Tuning Machines: Vintage Deluxe
- Pickguard: Black 5-Ply
- Truss Rod:
- Pickup Covers:
- Electronics
- Neck Pickup: T-Type Rhythm
- Bridge Pickup: T-Type Lead
- Controls: 2 Volumes, 1 Tone & Toggle Switch (Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors)
- Pickup Selector:
- Output Jack:
- Miscellaneous
- Strings: .10, .13, .17, .26, .36, .46
- Case: Hard Shell Case
- Accessories:
- 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 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
- 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)
- Strings .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
- Case Hard Shell Case
- Accessories Gibson Accessory Kit
