The Gibson ES-345 is a guitar manufactured by the Gibson Guitar Company. The guitar was produced from 1959 to 1981. It was designed as a jazz guitar and an upscale version of the ES-335.
The 345 was developed in 1958 as an upscale version of the Gibson ES-335. Gibson released the ES-345T in the spring of 1959. The Gibson ES-345T had a price of $345 in the standard sunburst finish.[1] From the guitar's 1959 introduction through 1979, 10,560 ES-345s were shipped.[2] Gibson designed the guitar to create a guitar which could be used to produce jazz but with a maple block running through the guitar to allow the versatility of a solid body electric guitar.[3]
Gibson released the guitar in three finishes, Cherry and Natural, and Sunburst. The sunburst finish was called the ES-345TD, the cherry finish was called the ES-345TDC and the natural finish was called the ES-345TDN.[1]
Specificationsedit
1958 saw the introduction of Gibson's new thinline series of guitars. The ES-335, 345 and 355, all came with a semi-hollow body: the wood of the top and back was maple and there was a maple center block inside the guitars which ran the length of the body all the way to the mahogany neck, with a rosewood fingerboard.[2]
The neck of the guitar has double-parallelogram fretboard inlays. The guitar also featured a stereo pickup configuration and Varitone circuit.[1] The varitone's positions were not properly defined by Gibson which left players to try describing the sounds of the varitone dial positions as: squishy, underwater, and guitar-in-a-box. What the variotone did is allow users to switch to predefined frequency scoops which kept highs and lows.[4]
Gibson also manufactured a Gibson ES-355TD-SV which was a fancier version of the ES-345TD. Both the ES-345TD/SV and the ES-355TD-SV did not become as popular as the simple ES-335. One reason was that the ES-345 and the ES-355 each required a 'Y' cable and a TRS jack to separate the pickup signals. The much simpler mono ES-335 did not require any special equipment. The original ES-345 came with nickel parts covered in gold and PAF (pickup)s.[1] In 1959 and 1960 the pickguard was long, extending all the way to the bridge but it was shortened in 1961.[3]
From 1959-1963 Gibson had a Stoptail bridge but beginning in 1964 they began installing a gold trapeze tailpiece on the ES-345s. It was not until 1982 that Gibson went back to the Stoptail bridge on the ES-345.[5] Some of the first Gibson ES-345s also shipped with a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece.[6]
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Video - Scott Sharrard of the Gregg Allman Band on The Gibson Varitone ES-345
December 15, 2023
gibson, guitar, manufactured, gibson, guitar, company, guitar, produced, from, 1959, 1981, designed, jazz, guitar, upscale, version, 1960, tdcmanufacturergibson, brandsperiod1959, 1981constructionbody, typesemi, hollow, body, thinlinescale24, woodsbodymaplenec. The Gibson ES 345 is a guitar manufactured by the Gibson Guitar Company The guitar was produced from 1959 to 1981 It was designed as a jazz guitar and an upscale version of the ES 335 Gibson ES 3451960 Gibson ES 345TDCManufacturerGibson BrandsPeriod1959 1981ConstructionBody typeSemi hollow body thinlineScale24 75 WoodsBodyMapleNeckMahoganyFretboardRosewoodHardwareBridgeTune o maticPickup s HumbuckersColors availableSunburst Cherry and Natural Contents 1 History 2 Specifications 3 Notable players 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe 345 was developed in 1958 as an upscale version of the Gibson ES 335 Gibson released the ES 345T in the spring of 1959 The Gibson ES 345T had a price of 345 in the standard sunburst finish 1 From the guitar s 1959 introduction through 1979 10 560 ES 345s were shipped 2 Gibson designed the guitar to create a guitar which could be used to produce jazz but with a maple block running through the guitar to allow the versatility of a solid body electric guitar 3 Gibson released the guitar in three finishes Cherry and Natural and Sunburst The sunburst finish was called the ES 345TD the cherry finish was called the ES 345TDC and the natural finish was called the ES 345TDN 1 Specifications edit1958 saw the introduction of Gibson s new thinline series of guitars The ES 335 345 and 355 all came with a semi hollow body the wood of the top and back was maple and there was a maple center block inside the guitars which ran the length of the body all the way to the mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard 2 The neck of the guitar has double parallelogram fretboard inlays The guitar also featured a stereo pickup configuration and Varitone circuit 1 The varitone s positions were not properly defined by Gibson which left players to try describing the sounds of the varitone dial positions as squishy underwater and guitar in a box What the variotone did is allow users to switch to predefined frequency scoops which kept highs and lows 4 Gibson also manufactured a Gibson ES 355TD SV which was a fancier version of the ES 345TD Both the ES 345TD SV and the ES 355TD SV did not become as popular as the simple ES 335 One reason was that the ES 345 and the ES 355 each required a Y cable and a TRS jack to separate the pickup signals The much simpler mono ES 335 did not require any special equipment The original ES 345 came with nickel parts covered in gold and PAF pickup s 1 In 1959 and 1960 the pickguard was long extending all the way to the bridge but it was shortened in 1961 3 From 1959 1963 Gibson had a Stoptail bridge but beginning in 1964 they began installing a gold trapeze tailpiece on the ES 345s It was not until 1982 that Gibson went back to the Stoptail bridge on the ES 345 5 Some of the first Gibson ES 345s also shipped with a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece 6 Notable players editB B King 4 Freddie King 4 Elvin Bishop 4 Bob Welch of the rock band Fleetwood Mac used a Gibson ES 345 and a heavily modified Fender Stratocaster on their 1971 album Future Games 7 George Harrison 8 Harry Vanda of The Easybeats Jorma Kaukonen 9 Bill Nelson of Be Bop DeluxeReferences edit a b c d Brakes Rod 2 December 2020 Classic gear Gibson ES 345 Guitar World Retrieved 29 November 2022 a b Gibson ES 345TD Vintage Guitar and Bass 2022 Retrieved 29 November 2022 a b Old gold 1965 Gibson ES 345 Music Radar 26 August 2015 Retrieved 29 November 2022 a b c d Schu Peter 1 October 2016 The Varitone Circuit Demystified Scott Sharrard and the Gibson ES 345 Reverb Retrieved 6 December 2022 Batey Rick 2003 The American blues guitar 1st ed Milwaukee WI Hal Leonard p 143 ISBN 9780634027598 Retrieved 29 November 2022 Duchossoir A R 1998 Gibson electrics the classic years an illustrated history from the mid 30s to the mid 60s Milwaukee Wis Hal Leonard Corp p 234 ISBN 9780793592104 Retrieved 29 November 2022 Saulnier Jason 4 May 2010 Bob Welch Interview Fleetwood Mac Guitarist on Nashville Flood Music Legends Online Retrieved 15 September 2019 https www es 335 com 2012 01 12 pssst hey beatle Retrieved 3 March 2023 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help url https www Wikipedia com jormakaukonenExternal links editVideo Scott Sharrard of the Gregg Allman Band on The Gibson Varitone ES 345 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gibson ES 345 amp oldid 1184664325, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
