ES-345 -  The Cornerstone Just Got Smoother

The Gibson ES-345 boasts a number of aesthetic enhancements over the flagship ES-335. Crafted with a maple centerblock 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, 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. 

There's not much else like it out there, and the ES-345 is a great example of what Gibson's fine luthiers in Nashville can do.

Detailed Specifications

Body

Body Shape: 345
Top: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Back: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Bracing: Quarter-Sawn Adirondack Spruce
Centerblock: Maple
Binding: 3-ply Cream
Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck

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

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

Electronics

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)

Miscellaneous

Case: Hard Shell Case
Accessories: Gibson Accessory Kit
Part# ES4500VBNH1