1964 Gibson ES-345 Vintage Semi-Hollow Guitar Cherry, Collector-Grade w/ Case

Up for sale, a 1964 Gibson ES-345 TDC in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. One of Gibson's premier semi-hollow models, the ES-345 TDC is an upscale version of the 335, with gold hardware and a six-position Varitone rotary switch, still factory wired for stereo operation and loaded with the original pair of early Pat. No. humbuckers.

Naturally expansive and resonant acoustically via the semi-hollow maple construction, the ample acoustic properties of the instrument are translated faithfully via the humbucker pair. The direct descendents of the venerable PAF, these Pat. No. pickups offer the same range of impressive tonalities, comfortably versatile with a variety of genres and playing styles. The bridge pickup has plenty of percussive cut, treble sparkle, and midrange sweetness, while the neck humbucker is warm and woody, with harmonically-rich bloom. Engaging the six-position rotary Varitone switch provides access to five distinct tones (1st position bypasses the Varitone) for varying degrees of thinned out honk and midrange focused cut. This ES-345 TDC weighs 8lbs 11oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Slender C, measuring .815” 1st fret, .985” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood, split parallelogram inlays
-Frets: Medium jumbo, leveled/crowned, light wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-6
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: Just shy of 1 11/16”
-Tuners: Kluson Deluxe single-line
-Serialization: Six-digit stamp dates to ‘64

Body Specs:

-Wood: Maple (maple centerblock)
-Pickups: Pat. No. humbucker (untouched solder) x2
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Varitone (six-position rotary), Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: ABR-1 bridge with nylon saddles, stopbar
-Plastics: Reflector cap knobs, chickenhead (Varitone) knob, four-ply wide bevel black pickguard
-Label: Orange oval, Kalamazoo

The gloss Cherry nitro lacquer finish is 100% original with no touch-up or overspray, extremely rich and saturated, exhibiting vertical checking on top and highlighting subtle curly figuring in the maple on the back at the lower bout. There’s some light buckle rash on the back at the waist and lower bout, faint pick wear on top, and just a few minor nicks and scuffs consistent with decades of careful use, predominantly on the back and lower bout edge. The nitro gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean, with a few shallow marks along the profile length worn smooth through play.

The original black hardshell case with gold interior is included. The brass Gibson badge is present below the handle, all latches are functional, and the original handle is present.