Gibson ES-345 Reissue Guitar Review :: Electric Guitars Reviews
super-versatile axe – B.B. King axe
The original ES-345 debuted in 1959 in response to demand for an upgrade on the revolutionary new semi-hollowbody design of the ES-335, with Vari-tone electronics and double-parallelogram inlay. Some things never change. The demand for the ES-345 is still there. And so is the Gibson guitar ES-345 Reissue.
B.B. King’s original axe! 2 ’57 Classic humbuckers with 6-position Varitone switch, stereo and mono jacks, and all-maple semi-hollowbody let this Gibson classic electric guitar belt out the blues like nobody’s business. This super-versatile musical instrument holds its own on jazz, rockabilly, country, and even rock stages. Parallelogram pearloid inlays on the bound rosewood fretboard, multi-ply top binding, gold hardware, parallelogram fretboard inlays, and bound back provide sumptuous looks. Mahogany neck, tune-o-matic bridge, and stopbar tailpiece. Comes with Gibson deluxe hardshell case. The sweetest singing axe of the Memphis blues reborn!
| Features + Technical Specs | |
|---|---|
| Body & Hardware | Plain laminated maple top, back and rims 16″ (W) X 19″(L) X 1.75″ (D) Multi-ply binding on top, single-ply binding on back Gold hardware Nashville TOM bridge, Stopbar tailpiece Knobs: Black tophat with gold insert and nickel pointers |
| Neck & Headstock | 1-piece mahogany neck 22 fret Rosewood fingerboard, Width at 12th fret 2.062″ Peghead Pitch: 17° Thickness at 1st fret: 0.800″ Thickness at 12th fret: 0.875″ Heel Length: 0.500″ Neck Joint Location: 19th fret Headstock Inlay: Holly Pearloid split parallelogram inlays Single-ply binding 1960 Slim taper neck profile 24 3/4″ scale length; 1 11/16″ nut width Vintage tulip tuners |
| Electronics & Strings | ’57 Classic humbucking pickups 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way selector switch Brite Wire .010-.046 Strings |
| Finishes | Faded Cherry, Translucent Brown, Tri-Burst, Vintage Sunburst |
| This musical instruments offer includes Case | Includes black levant case Exterior: Black smooth levant hardshell Interior: Classic Navy Velour Silkscreen: Gold ‘Gibson Memphis’ and ‘BB King’ logos |
| Other | “Mr. 335” engraved truss rod cover |
