1965 Gibson ES-345 Semihollow Electric Guitar

Update: A customer was interested in a few specs so I figured I would add them here as well -- neck pickup reads ~7.4k ohms and bridge ~7.57k ohms. The choke is removed along with the Varitone. It's in-phase in the middle position. Now back to the normal post...

Overview: How about these apples? Who doesn't like a bright-cherry Gibson ES-345? It's got the red, it's got the parallelograms, it's got the pickups, and it's got class. This one has the original pickups but the wiring harness has been swapped for a newer harness of the mono, ES-335 variety and the Varitone pot-hole plugged. The original Varitone circuit and aging pots and wires are stuffed in a bag in the case's pocket. How's it sound? Superb. How's it play? Superb!

Interesting features: The cherry finish is hard to chase, for starters. Aside from the finish, it's also been modified in setup, too -- the original bridge and trapeze tailpiece setup have been swapped for a modern ABR-style bridge and simple stop-style tailpiece. This updates and streamlines the guitar a bit, though it hardly needs help -- it's a looker! The neck also feels quick and easy, with a fast C/D profile

Repairs included: Ancel leveled/dressed the frets and set this up. It's playing bang-on and is ready to go.

• Weight: 7 lbs 13 oz
• Scale length: 24 1/2"
• Nut width: 1 21/32"
• Neck shape: slim C/D
• Board radius: 10"
• Depth at first fret: 27/32"
• Depth at seventh fret: 29/32"
• Body width: 16"
• Body depth: 1 3/4"
• Body wood: ply maple
• Bridge: ABR adjustable w/replacement tailpiece
• Fretboard: rosewood
• Neck wood: mahogany
• Pickups: 2x original humbuckers
• Action height at 12th fret: 1/16” overall (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 46w-10
• Truss rod: adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: wide/medium

Condition notes: The finish is pretty clean throughout with the exception of the usual Gibson weather-check in a non-extreme format. The wiring harness is not original but the original harness is in the case. The original trapeze tailpiece is long gone but it has a modern/vintage-style ABR bridge and stoptail installed. The tuners are not original, either.

It comes with: It has an older hard case.

Consignor tag: DVCH