Heirloom ES-345 Soul With Marcus King’s Fire
This is not just another signature guitar. The Gibson Marcus King ES-345 takes the family heirloom that Marcus grew up with and bottles that same rich, vocal semi-hollow tone for your rig, with modern stability and stage-ready reliability.
Marcus King’s Family ES, Reimagined For Real-World Players
Marcus grew up with a 1962 ES-345 being passed down through his family, and this guitar is built off that exact blueprint. You get the same classic ES silhouette and vibe, but stripped down to the essentials that actually matter on stage: mono wiring, Custombucker pickups, and a fixed Vibrola tailpiece that keeps things in tune.
It feels like a vintage lifer that has already seen a hundred gigs, but you get it brand new, rock solid, and ready to put your own miles on it. If you love southern soul, blues, and big expressive bends, this thing speaks your language right out of the case.
3-Ply Maple Body, Maple Centerblock, Big Airy Bloom
The 3-ply maple and poplar body with a solid maple centerblock hits that sweet spot between hollow sparkle and solid-body focus. It rings loud acoustically, with a woody, open midrange and a fast, snappy attack that makes every run feel alive.
The quarter-sawn Adirondack spruce bracing and gloss nitrocellulose finish let the whole guitar breathe and resonate instead of choking under thick plastic. Sixties Cherry looks classic under the lights, while the 3-ply cream binding on the top and back frames it up like a proper vintage ES should.
Rounded Mahogany Neck That Just Feels Right
The rounded mahogany neck is the kind of carve you stop thinking about after two minutes because it just disappears in your hand. It averages .875 inches at the first fret and .975 inches at the 12th, so you get enough meat for sustain and comfort without feeling like a baseball bat.
The Indian rosewood fingerboard with a 12 inch radius and medium jumbo frets is built for expressive bends and smooth vibrato. Acrylic split parallelogram inlays nail that vintage ES look, while the single-ply cream binding keeps it classy. Tuning stability is rock solid thanks to the GraphTech nut and fully adjustable truss rod.
Custombuckers, Mono Wiring, And A Rock-Solid Vibrola
Here’s the lowdown: the dual Custombucker humbuckers are the heart of this guitar. They dish out warm, harmonically rich tones with that sweet top-end chime and punchy low end that make chords bloom and single notes sing. Clean, they are glassy and articulate; push them and you get chewy midrange grind that loves overdrive and fuzz.
Gibson kept it mono like Marcus prefers, and the hand-wired harness with Orange Drop capacitors means your tone knob is actually usable, not an on-off muffler. The fixed Vibrola tailpiece gives you the classic look and extra mass without the tuning headaches of a moving vibrato system. Gold ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge, Grover Rotomatic tuners with kidney buttons, gold pickup covers, and that engraved Marcus King stud anchor cover tie the whole package together.
Dialed In At Moore Guitars And Ready To Rip
This guitar weighs in at 8.1 pounds, feels perfectly balanced on a strap, and is already dialed in by player-techs who actually gig. You get our free pro setup, triple inspection before shipping, and fast, free 2 to 3 day shipping. Order before 3 PM CST and it ships the same day.
Photos are of the actual guitar, not a stock image, and there is only one of this exact serial in our shop. It comes in a Gibson hardshell case with the accessory kit, ready for the road, the studio, or your next church gig. If you want to talk details, trades, or just neck shapes and tones, call 888-794-8482 and you will get a real musician on the line.
