1974 Gibson ES-345 Sunburst Stereo

1974 Gibson ES-345 Stereo Sunburst

Body: Laminated Maple top, back and sides with original Sunburst finish.

Neck: 3-piece Maple neck with bound Rosewood fingerboard, 12” radius, 24.75” scale length, 1 9/16” nut width, 22 frets, split parallogram inlays.

Pickups/Hardware: Original Gibson T-Top humbucker pickups, Factory Gold tuning keys, tune-o-matic bridge and trapeze tailpiece, 2 volume and 2 tone controls with 3-way switch and varitone selector, Stereo pickups require a factory y-cable that sends each of the pickups to separate amplifiers, synthetic nut.

Cosmetics: This guitar is in very good condition. The Gold hardwear is in very good shape for the age and has little tarnishing or fading. It has light surface scratches on the top and back of the body. There is nice light checking throughout the guitar. The back of the neck is clean, and the frets show light wear. Overall, this guitar plays very well and sounds fantastic.

Playability: Our in-house guitar tech has inspected, setup, and restrung this instrument with a new set of strings. The neck is straight, the truss rod is fully functional, and the action has been set-up low and comfortable.

Weight: 8 lbs. 3 oz.

Case: This guitar ships with the original Gibson hardshell case (2 broken latches), professionally packaged, and fully insured.

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