ES-345 Exclusive, Ebony
The Cornerstone Just Got Smoother The Gibson ES-345 boasts a number of aesthetic enhancements over the flagship ES- 335. Crafted with a maple center block 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 Tune-O-Matic™ bridge and Stop Bar tailpiece anchored with steel thumb-wheels and studs.
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Specifications
Suggest an edit| Brand | Gibson |
|---|---|
| Type | Electric |
| Country | US |
| Body wood | 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple |
| Neck wood | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Indian Rosewood |
| Strings | 6 |
| Frets | 22 |
| Scale length | 24.75" |
| Pickups | Calibrated T-Type Rhythm / Calibrated T-Type Lead |
| Accessories | Gibson Accessory Kit |
| Back | 3-ply Maple / Poplar / Maple |
| Binding | 3-ply Cream |
| Body Finish | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Body shape | ES-335 |
| Body Styles | ES |
| Bracing | Quarter-Sawn Adirondack Spruce |
| Bridge | ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic |
| Bridge pickup | Calibrated T-Type Lead |
| Case | Hardshell Case |
| Centerblock | Maple |
| Control Knobs | Black Top Hats with Gold Reflectors |
| Controls | 2 Volume, 2 Tone, hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors |
| End Of Board Width | 57.4mm / 2.26in |
| Finish | Gold |
| Fretboard inlay | Acrylic Split Parallelogram |
| Fretboard radius | 304.8mm / 12.0in |
| Fret Count | 22 |
| Joint | Glued In |
| Model | ES4500EBGH1 |
| Neck pickup | Calibrated T-Type Rhythm |
| Nut | Graph Tech |
| Nut width | 43.05mm / 1.7in |
| Output Jack | 1/4" |
| Pickguard | Black 5-ply |
| Pickup Selector | 3-way Toggle |
| Profile | Rounded C |
| Side | 3-ply Maple / Poplar / Maple |
| Strap Buttons | 2 |
| String gauges | .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046 |
| Switch Tip | Amber |
| Tailpiece | Aluminum Stop Bar |
| Top wood | 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple |
| Truss rod | Adjustable |
| Tuner Plating | Gold |
| Tuners | Vintage Deluxe with Keystone Buttons |
| Street price | $3,899 |
