Sixties Cherry Soul Machine With Serious ES Power
If you love that airy, singing ES thing but want a guitar that holds up to modern stages and studios, this Gibson ES-345 Sixties Cherry hits that sweet spot. It is all the chime, bloom, and midrange punch you expect from a classic semi-hollow, with upscale 345 appointments and rock solid tuning and intonation.
Maple Centerblock For Punch, Sustain, And Control
The body is 3-ply maple and poplar over a solid maple centerblock, so you get that semi-hollow resonance without runaway feedback when things get loud. Notes jump off the fretboard with quick attack, then bloom into a rich, singing sustain that makes chords feel huge and single notes feel vocal.
Quarter sawn Adirondack spruce bracing keeps the top lively and responsive, so you can hear the guitar breathe even before you plug in. Real talk, it is the kind of acoustic resonance that makes you want to keep playing between takes.
345 Looks: Sixties Cherry, Multi-Ply Binding, Split Parallelograms
Visually, this is the classy side of rock and roll. The Sixties Cherry gloss nitrocellulose finish has that deep, transparent red that screams vintage Gibson without looking relic’d or fake.
Multi-ply body binding and a bound rosewood board with acrylic Split Parallelogram inlays set it apart from a standard 335. Under stage lights or in the studio, it looks every bit as high end as it sounds.
Calibrated T-Type Pickups And Hand-Wired Orange Drop Guts
The calibrated T-Type humbuckers are voiced for clarity, bite, and warmth, not muddy blanket tone. The neck pickup is fat and smooth for jazz, soul, and liquid lead work, while the bridge has enough grit and cut to handle classic rock or pushed blues without getting harsh.
Inside, you get a fully hand wired harness with Orange Drop capacitors, so your volume and tone controls feel musical across the whole range. Roll things back and it cleans up to glassy, articulate rhythm. Open it up and the guitar roars without losing definition.
Rounded C Neck And 12 Inch Radius For Effortless Playability
The mahogany neck has Gibson’s rounded C profile, which feels substantial in your hand without turning into a baseball bat. It fills your grip just enough to keep your hand relaxed on long gigs.
The 12 inch radius rosewood fingerboard and medium jumbo frets make bends feel buttery and smooth, while chords stay comfortable all the way up the neck. At around 8 pounds, this ES-345 feels solid and balanced on a strap, not neck heavy and not a boat anchor.
Dialed In At Moore Guitars And Ready To Work
Photos are of the actual guitar, not a stock image, so what you see is exactly what will show up at your door. It has been inspected three times in our shop and gets a full Player-Perfect setup from a tech who is a gigging player, not just a bench guy.
Tell us your preferred string gauge and action at checkout and we will dial it in before it ships. You get free 2 to 3 day shipping, our 72-Hour Love-It Guarantee, and the peace of mind that this ES-345 is ready for the stage, the session, or that first big inspiration hit as soon as you crack the case.
Questions about this guitar? Call (888) 794-8482 and talk to someone on the Moore Guitars team who actually plays these things every day.
