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GIBSON ES-345 VINTAGE BURST

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