1959 Gibson ES-345

$13,900.00

  • SOLD!

  • Year: 1959
  • Manufacturer: Gibson
  • Model: ES-345
  • Case: Original Hard
  • Color: Sunburst
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Description: **SOLD**An unusually nicely figured mostly original 59 ES-345 with it's stereo Varitone wiring intact. Two hot original PAFs at 8.48K and 8.04K. This one has a nice big, but not huge, neck and its original frets. It is in excellent condition-certainly 9.0-9.5. It has its original frets and shows no wear-just 2 dings and a scratch. There is a hairline crack between the tuning keys-which is not structural and not unusual either. The guitar had different tuners at one time and the originals are back on. No extra holes were drilled. The stop tailpiece is a repro as are the studs. It's one of the most beautiful sunburst 345s I've had and sounds excellent with unusually good sustain and mids/highs. Original stoptail 335s and 345s are on the upswing again. Don't pay stupid money for a 59. This one is a winner.