The most widely employed finish was the basic sunburst, with 43% of guitars being that colour. Mine had a brass nut, and the tp6 brass bridge which gibson promoted as sustain enhancing. This model is produced by the gibson custom shop and can be purchased with a variety of specifications such as a 59 or 3060. I got my first one in 1966 when i was 14 years old. Pete townshend used gibson es 345 thinline semihollow archtop guitars during occasional shows in 1967 and 1968. Intact are the original 64 split parallelogram fingerboard inlays and rich multiply cream body binding. Goode at the enchantment under the sea dance at hill valley high school on november 12, 1955 behind the scenes. Es335, es355, es345 though radical in its design compared to its fullyhollow es series cousins, the thin, doublecutaway es335 and its upscale counterparts, the es345 and es355, have enjoyed the longest continuous production run of any es model. The gibson es 345 was produced between 1959 and 1982 as a more upscale version of the. Many of the original numbers referred to the price, in dollars, of the model. While the es 345 was original envisioned as an upgraded version of the es 335, classic 335s are more desirable on the vintage market. Ive been collecting buying and selling es 335 345 355 guitars for 20 years. History and players paperback january 1, 1994 by a. Brown hardshell case with a pink lining was the topend gibson case from 1959 to 1961.
Gibson es345 semihollowbody electric guitar with case. Adding to the existing range of es models, gibson released es 345 in 1959. Intact are the original 64 split parallelogram fingerboard inlays and rich multiply. Knob placement differed slightly from other es series. Nice original guitar with some age related checking to the factory finish. This superversatile axe holds its own on jazz, rockabilly, country, and even rock stages. It had a maple body, back, sides and neck, and an ebony fingerboard. Jul 04, 2009 rewiring a gibson es 345 discussion in guitars in general started by leonc, jul 4, 2009. Take a quick glance at the gibson memphis es 275 and you might think this is a venerable gibson from decades past except its a brandnew model. Thin, double cutaway, semihollow body with solid maple block down center and triplebound top, singlebound back.
There are many fine books about the les paul, the telecaster and the stratocaster, but the gibson es335 has been comparatively overlooked, despite the guitars fame and popularity. Crafted at the guitar makers memphis facility, this hollowbody cleverly merges ideas from the companys hallowed past into a fresh and interesting thinline animal. It came in dual es 330td and singlepickup es 330t form with the same twincutaway outline and slim depth body as the other gibson semis. Semihollowbody electric guitar with maplepoplar body, mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard, and 2 humbucking pickups black.
The epiphone limited edition es345 features both mono and stereo outputs, making the modern es 345 the ultimate axe. For starters, the model being faked here is an es 345, not an es 335. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Gibson es345 reissue electric blues guitar guitar center. The es345 was discontinued in 1981, one year after the gibson lucille, based on the es355 see below, was. There are many fine books about the les paul, the telecaster and the stratocaster, but the gibson es 335 has been comparatively overlooked, despite the guitars fame and popularity. This ingenious redesign follows the form of the seminal es 330, a fully hollow archtop electric with a thinline body depth like that of the semiacoustic es 335. Semihollowbody electric guitar with maplepoplar body, mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard, and 2 humbucking pickups satin cherry. Gibson custom shop 1964 es345td reissue natural the 64 es345 has a 3ply maplepoplarmaple body construction, rosewood fretboard with split parallelogram inlays, reflector knobs, and two 57 classic humbuckers wired to a 6way varitone switch for a wide variety of sounds out of a single guitar. The es 339 is one of the newest additions to the es series, and features many of the es 335s popular features, but with an overall smaller body size. Open friday through sunday and by appointment during the week. It was based on earlier hollowbody designs, however they were prone to feedback problems, so the es 345 has a solid block of wood that runs down the center of the body. The only book i could write is a book about the golden era of 335s.
Highly figured maple top and back look stunning beneath a faded lightburst finish, while inside the body thermally treated adirondack spruce braces and maple centerblock enhance resonance for rich, luscious tone. Buy gibson es 345 reissue electric blues guitar translucent brown. Ive owned somewhere around 500 es 335s, 345 s and 355s built between 1958 and. This es 345 is a heaviest guitar compared to gibson s other semis no deal breaker, but wed advise you trying a few. Ok guitars is located at 11 railroad street in kent, ct. The guitar was used by marty mcfly to play johnny b.
It also introduced a new gibson pickup which can best be described, if rather inelegantly, as a big honker. The es 345 is perhaps my favorite guitar of all time. In 1959 the stereoequipped es 345 came along, as did the less costly es 330. Gibson introduced the allnew es 335 in 1958, soon to be partnered by its more deluxe stablemate, the es 355. Very good condition only the gold and the original case show some wear. Gibson s latest es 345 semihollow looks and plays like a 335 enhanced. Suffixes in the names indicate additional appointments, for example. Released by the gibson guitar corporation as part of its es series in 1958, it is neither fully hollow nor fully solid.
The gibson 335 book tells the story of gibson s es335 and related models. Brown hardshell case with a pink lining was the topend gibson case from 1958 to 1961. The works of william gibson encompass literature, journalism, acting, recitation, and performance art. Although totally overshadowed in the breathtaking pricetag stakes by the sunburst gibson les paul of roughly the same era, the early gibson es335 is and always has been considered preferable by some of the worlds most. Gibson memphis es456415scgh1 2015 64 es345td electric. If this instrument does not appear on the instruments page it has been sold.
The es 345 was introduced shortly after the es 335. Get the best deal for gibson es 345 from the largest online selection at. The es 345 is a subtly different proposition, and thats with the varitone bypassed position 1. Beyond that, i would just urge everybody to study and learn the basics as well as the fine details about gibson instruments first, before they think about buying one. All original es 345 in rare winered with gold hardware. Here is what is commonly believed about the es 335, as quoted from antique vintage guitar info website. Variants included the stereo 345 and the upscale 355, and players have lined up.
The beginning of the book is a history lessonstuff that, if not for. Norm playing a 1967 gibson es345 normans rare guitars. The gibson es335 is the worlds first commercial semihollowbody electric guitar, sometimes. Epiphone limited edition es345 electric guitar musician. Gibson 345 for sale in uk 58 secondhand gibson 345. But gone are the 6way varitone circuit loved by some, reviled by others and stereo outputs. Es 295 19521959 es 175 resembling les paul goldtop with trapeze bridge. Gibson es345 guitar gibson es345 guitar info thinline. Rewiring a gibson es345 discussion in guitars in general started by leonc, jul 4, 2009. The beginning of the book is a history lessonstuff that, if not for tonys vast knowledge of the development of the electric guitar, would likely be lost forever. The gibson custom shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality and sound excellence.
Gibson es 345 for sale in uk 33 used gibson es 345. Aug 15, 2016 gibson es 345 the dial discussion in guitars in general started by electricfactory, aug 15, 2016. The gibson es 345 reissue electric blues guitar has 2 57 classic humbuckers with 6position varitone switch, stereo and mono jacks, and allmaple semihollowbody let this gibson classic belt out the blues like nobodys business. The first commercial gibson es 335 stepped out of production and into the history books in 1958. New william gibson novel set in a world where hillary clinton. Reverb is the marketplace for musicians to buy and sell used, vintage, and new music gear online. Some guitars are prized for their vintage history, while some still provide a. Following the classic es style design shape, the limited edition es 345 features a laminated maple body. Vintage guitars info gibson collecting vintage gibson. The simplicity and elegant ease of use of the es 335 is why that model is more respected than the gibson es 355. These are great, versatile pickups with all the midrange youd expect. The picture is an actual page taken from the book guitars of the stars volume 1 by bill rich and features the guitars in the rick nielsen collection. The varitonestereo system of the es 345 es 355 is less desirable than the simple es 335 design.
If you have encountered any of his other works you will know what to expect. Though the gibson es 355 is a fancier version of the gibson es 345 or es 335, it is far less collectible because the added gold hardware, binding, varitone, stereo, vibrato, etc. The pickups also are less airy and open than pafs but you get that back in single coil modes. A or bmyrrr m is the model year being reissued y is the production year rrr indicates the guitars place in the sequence of historic es production for that year. It was produced in line with the rest of the gibson es series, and, as the number suggests, can be placed between the higher end models, the es 345 and es 355. I think it has something to do with two famous red guitars. View the large selection of gibson memphis es 345 guitars currently available online at wildwood guitars.
Released by the gibson guitar corporation as part of its es electric spanish series in 1958, it is neither fully hollow nor fully solid. I do notice the long pickguard on the book cover, and it was actually a bigsby equipped es345 that marty played. Framed book print of a stereo 1964 gibson es 345 guitar. The es 345 was first released by gibson in 1958 as part of their electric spanish series, and was the worlds first commercial thinline archedtop semiacoustic electric guitar. The versatile varitone switching gives you a wide range of tones and the 60s cprofile neck with rolled binding makes it incredibly comfortable to play.
This new addition to the es spectrum was supposed to bring some new features that were slowly becoming the norm back in those days. Es 260 19821983 resembling es 125t es 225t thinline, florentine cutaway, but semihollow with center block, stop tailpiece, and humbuckers instead of p90 pickups. I think it looks misshapen and out of proportion next to a mickey mouse ear 5863. Gibson started producing the es335 in 1958 and is still in production today. Get the best deals on gibson es 345 vintage when you shop the largest online selection at. The 2016 es 345 premier figured brings serious upgrades in both construction and appearance to a model that is already hugely popular. Buy gibson es 345 and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Gibsons latest es345 semihollow looks and plays like a 335 enhanced. Gibson top 10 most influential es335 players of all time. The classy es 345 looks rendered with vintagecorrect appointments, pafstyle mhs pickups, varitone switching, and good feel thanks to a rounded 60s c profile with rolled binding. The es 345 differed from the 335 in its inclusion of a varitone tone selector circuit, splitparallelogram inlays, stereo output, and gold hardware. Through the years, the typical difference between the 335 and the 345 are. The es250 was shortlived, however, and was discontinued in 1940 with the introduction of the es300. Gibson es345 stereo pete townshends guitar gear whotabs.
In the decades following its release, the es 335 and its younger siblings the es 345, and the es 355, have become many of the worlds most accomplished guitar players, guitar of. The gibson es series of semiacoustic guitar hollow body electric guitar are manufactured by the gibson guitar corporation. Find gibson es 335 and gibson les paul from a vast selection of electric guitars. Td stands for thinline, double pickups, but this part of the name was usually left out because all es335 models came as a thinline with double pickups. Cherry is also a common colour, on about a third of the total shipped. Today we are going to take a closer look at this living legend, and see just what exactly makes it so amazing. Feb 05, 2016 so the big question, did i buy that beautiful gibson es 345 last week, so that i can be like the great marty mcfly. Gibson es 347 the redheaded stepchild of the gibson. My expertise is based almost entirely on my hands on experience with the guitars. Difference in gibson es335 and es345 electric guitars. Es345 guitars at wildwood guitars, authorized gibson dealer. This 2015 spec gibson memphis 1964 es 345 has a range of features that make it the ultimate premium es guitar.
I started working on a vintageused guitar shop a couple weeks ago and this was hanging on the wall. Primarily renowned as a novelist and short fiction writer in the cyberpunk milieu, gibson invented the metaphor of cyberspace in burning chrome 1982 and emerged from obscurity in 1984 with the publication of his debut novel neuromancer. Gibson 1964 es345 with a maestro tremolo electric guitar 60s cherry duration. It also illustrates the upper level of the late50searly60s gibson thinline range, which was topped by the es 355. Nielsen has been collecting guitars for many decades and owns some of the rarest and most desirable guitars in the world.
But its different from either, the es 390 takes the cleverly compacted dimensions of the popular es 339, making it a more comfortable playing proposition for those used to having smallerproportioned solidbodies in. Pete townshend used gibson es345 thinline semihollow archtop guitars during occasional shows in 1967 and 1968. The letters es stand for electric spanish, to distinguish them from hawaiianstyle guitars which were played flat on the lap. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. The fancier binding and the split parallelogram markers make for a very classy instrument. Features include varitone electronics, doubleparallelogram inlay, maplepoplar body, gold plated hardware and more. No breaks or repairs comes in its original gibson case with stereo lead please call the shop for all details.
Beautiful guitar with slight checking at top of neck. Main difference on my 347 was it was heavier than most es 335 345 355 and had less acoustic volume and properties of a semihollow. The side wings formed by the two cutaways into its upper bouts are hollow, and the top has two violinstyle fholes over the hollow chambers. Description sold why buy a reissue when you can get the real thing im retiring this year and am selling off. Gibson shipped 10560 es 345 guitars between 1959 and 1979, the peak production years being 1967, then 1968. New listing new gibson memphis es 345 td classic white vos 2016 sn 61466 tokyo dbh159. The gibson es335 is the worlds first commercial semihollowbody electric guitar, sometimes known as thinline hollowbody or semiacoustic. Gibson es 335 td 1969 all original with original case. Handwired thinline with exclusive 345 appointments. The gibson es345 was the type of guitar owned by marvin berry of marvin berry and the starlighters history. The gibson es335 was the first thinline semihollow guitar.
The es 345 is equipped with a variety of highend appointments like our handwired control assembly with orange drop capacitors, gibson s new calibrated ttype humbucking pickups, vintage deluxe style tuners and lightweight aluminum abr1 bridge and stop bar tailpiece anchored with steel thumbwheels and studs. Gear epiphone limited edition es 345 last friday i bought my third guitar. Gibson custom freddie king es 345 semihollow body electric guitar sixties cherry the stunning 1964 es 345 sixties cherry vos is a historically accurate recreation of this beloved guitar played by the great freddie king, dressed in an exotic alternative vintage finish that never made it to the originals of the 60s. The gibson es 335 is the worlds first commercial semihollowbody electric guitar, sometimes known as thinline hollowbody or semiacoustic. The first is eric claptons red 64 es335, and the second being the red hollowbody marty mcfly played at the enchantment under the sea dance. The gibson es 347 was first produced in late 1978 at the gibson kalamazoo plant, michigan, usa. He doesnt dwell on the minutia that i lean towards but takes a more macro view of the 335 and its ancestry. One ding on headstock and one slight ding on the binding but otherwise this is a beautiful vintage guitar that was the model of choice for many famous musicians. Apr 26, 2017 science fiction writer william gibson is to use the dream of a hillary clinton win in last years us presidential election as the launch point for his next novel. Aug 04, 2012 for a fan of vintage electric guitars and everything they stand for, the original gibson es335 dot of 1958 to 1961 ticks just about every box there is to tick.
At least you were able to detect some of the red flags. Each instrument celebrates gibson s legacy through accuracy, authenticity and attention to detail. For pricing and hold status of this instrument, please check here. The es 335, which had the lowest list price of the es 335 es 345 es 355 group, is considered to be the most collectible even though it is the plainest. Tony bacon has addressed this with another superb guitar history book. The late 70s es 335s had an extra switch coiltap, a narrower waist, giant fholes, nashville bridge or harmonica bridge in the mid 70s and pointy horns.