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.

• Body Style: ES
• 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
• Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

NECK

• Profile: Rounded "C"
• Scale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in
• Fret Count: 22
• Frets: Medium Jumbo
• Nut Material: Graph Tech
• Nut Width: 43.053 mm / 1.695 in
• End Of Board Width: 57.404 mm / 2.26 in
• 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, 2 Tone, hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors
• Pickup Selector: 3-way Toggle
• Output Jack: 1/4"

MISC

• Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
• Case: Hardshell Case
• Accessories: Gibson Accessory Kit