Gibson ES-345 1976, Cherry

$6,500.00

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Specs


Instrument	Hollow and Semi-Hollow Body
Brand	Gibson
Model	ES-345
Finish	Cherry
SKU	GE2257-A
Handedness	Right
Made In Year	1976
Body Material	Maple Ply
Finish Material	Gloss nitrocellulose
Neck/Fingerboard	Maple/Rosewood
Radius	12"
Weight	9.4 Lbs
Tuners	Non Original Schaller style
Scale Length	24.75'
Nut Width	1.580"
Neck Profile	Thin C
Neck Thickness	1st-0.803" 12th-1.006"
Electronics	2 Vol 2 Tone 3 Way Pickup switch. 3 Way On/off switch. 2 Way Boost switch. 2 Way coil split switch. 6 Way varitone. Master volume. Wired in stereo.
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N)	N
Case	OHSC
Modifications/Repairs	Rewired with new control layout. Replaced pickup covers. Pickups re-leaded. Added dummy coil to bridge pickup. Replaced tuners. Replaced bridge and tailpiece. Brass Nut. Battery cover installed on back. Replaced truss rod cover.
Notes	Work done by Ron Armstrong (Formerly of Alembic) at Stars Guitars

Description

This 1976 Gibson ES-345 has quite the backstory and mods list! Made over by Ron Armstrong of Stars Guitars who previously worked at Alembic, it's been "Jerry Garcia-fied", complete with a brass nut. Ron re-leaded the pickups and added a dummy coil to the bridge pickup, and then rewired it in stereo with a new control layout. It now has two volume and two tone controls, a three-way pickup switch, a three-way on/off switch, a two-way boost switch, two-way coil split switch, six-way Varitone and master volume control. All in all, a whole new world of tonal possibilities is opened up!Additional mods include a replaced bridge and tailpiece, replaced pickup covers, replaced tuners, replaced truss rod cover, and replaced pickup covers, and a battery cover installed on the back.

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