Description
Description
First introduced as an upscale ES-335 with Varitone control, the Gibson ES-345 was a revolution in tone control wiring. The 2019 Gibson Memphis ES-345 takes it a step further, including classic features like split parallelogram inlays, engraved Maestro vibrola tailpiece, and Mono Varitone circuitry, and adding to it a thermally engineered chambered maple centerblock, thermally engineered Adirondack spruce bracing, Memphis Historic Spec II humbucking pickups, and additional Memphis Tone Control Premiere circuitry, making it lighter, more responsive, and more versatile than the original ES-345.
About Gibson Memphis:
Luthier Orville Gibson founded the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co. Ltd. in Kalamazoo, MI in 1902. Its original aim was to make mandolins and mandolin-family instruments. Over the last 100-plus years, Gibson Brands, Inc., as it is now known, has since evolved into the world’s premier manufacturer of semi-hollow and hollow body electric guitars, as well as a celebrated portfolio of innovative solid-body and acoustic models.
If Beale Street could talk, it might tell you about Gibson Memphis. Producing all of Gibson’s semi-hollow and hollow body guitars, the Gibson Memphis facility is the heart of the blues.
Serial #: 12628710
Weight: 8lbs 11.7oz
Top: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Back: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Rim Material: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Centerblock: Thermally Engineered Chambered Maple
Bracing: Thermally Engineered Quarter Sawn Adirondack Spruce
Binding: 3-ply Tan/Black/Tan
Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck: Quarter Sawn Mahogany
Neck Profile: Rounded Mid 60's
Fingerboard: Dark Rosewood
Inlays: Celluloid Split Parallelogram
Nut: Bone
Frets: Medium Jumbo - 18% Nickel Silver
Nut Width: 1.687"
Scale Length: 24.75"
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Number of Frets: 22
End of Board Width: 2.241"
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Bridge: ABR-1 with Titanium Saddles
Tailpiece: Engraved Maestro Vibrola
Tuners: Kluson Double Ring Tulip Button
Pickguard: 5-Ply Black
Knobs: Black Top Hats with Silver Inserts
Switch Tip: Cream
Switchwasher: N/A
Truss Rod Cover: Black/White
Neck Pickup: MHS II Humbucker Rhythm
Bridge Pickup: MHS II Humbucker Lead
Controls: MTC Premiere Mono Varitone : 2 volumes, 2 tones, 1 toggle switch, 1 six-position Varitone switch, hand-wired with matched 550K potentiometers and orange drop capacitors
Strings: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case: Hardshell
Other: Certificate of Authenticity, Gibson Strap, Gibson Polish Cloth, Gibson Multi-tool, Gibson Pick Holder
About Gibson Memphis:
Luthier Orville Gibson founded the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co. Ltd. in Kalamazoo, MI in 1902. Its original aim was to make mandolins and mandolin-family instruments. Over the last 100-plus years, Gibson Brands, Inc., as it is now known, has since evolved into the world’s premier manufacturer of semi-hollow and hollow body electric guitars, as well as a celebrated portfolio of innovative solid-body and acoustic models.
If Beale Street could talk, it might tell you about Gibson Memphis. Producing all of Gibson’s semi-hollow and hollow body guitars, the Gibson Memphis facility is the heart of the blues.
Serial #: 12628710
Weight: 8lbs 11.7oz
Top: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Back: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Rim Material: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Centerblock: Thermally Engineered Chambered Maple
Bracing: Thermally Engineered Quarter Sawn Adirondack Spruce
Binding: 3-ply Tan/Black/Tan
Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck: Quarter Sawn Mahogany
Neck Profile: Rounded Mid 60's
Fingerboard: Dark Rosewood
Inlays: Celluloid Split Parallelogram
Nut: Bone
Frets: Medium Jumbo - 18% Nickel Silver
Nut Width: 1.687"
Scale Length: 24.75"
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Number of Frets: 22
End of Board Width: 2.241"
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Bridge: ABR-1 with Titanium Saddles
Tailpiece: Engraved Maestro Vibrola
Tuners: Kluson Double Ring Tulip Button
Pickguard: 5-Ply Black
Knobs: Black Top Hats with Silver Inserts
Switch Tip: Cream
Switchwasher: N/A
Truss Rod Cover: Black/White
Neck Pickup: MHS II Humbucker Rhythm
Bridge Pickup: MHS II Humbucker Lead
Controls: MTC Premiere Mono Varitone : 2 volumes, 2 tones, 1 toggle switch, 1 six-position Varitone switch, hand-wired with matched 550K potentiometers and orange drop capacitors
Strings: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case: Hardshell
Other: Certificate of Authenticity, Gibson Strap, Gibson Polish Cloth, Gibson Multi-tool, Gibson Pick Holder