2016 Gibson ES-345 Freddie King Limited Edition
Description
Oh my God, what an amazing instrument! Just the right colour, substantial, yet not too chunky neck profile, outstanding sound! Guitar is virtually unplayed - but like almost all old ES guitars from the 1960s and 70s it has some cracks in the lacquer in the area of the bindings - nothing bad for me, but I would like to point this out for safety's sake (see also photos 3)! + + + Videos are from another one I had before. Comes with original case, documents, certificate. + + + Made in Memphis, USA, Limited edition, only 200 worldwide. Semi hollow body with light weight maple center block. "Mouse War" ears. Top and bottom three-ply maple/poplar/maple. Adirondack spruce bracing. Historically correct binding colour "tan" on neck, tan/black/tan on body. One-oiece mahogany neck, traditional 1959 C-shaped neck profile. 1st fret thickness: 0.800" (2.54cm), 12th fret thickness: 1.000" (2.54cm). Wider trussrod for finer adjustments, Hide-glue neck joint. One-piece, dark rosewood fretboard. 22 historically correct frets 100" x 0.45". 12" fretboard radius, 1.700" (4.31cm) nut width. Tan binding with rolled edges for better playing comfort. Aged cellulose split parallelogram inlays, nylon nut (installed via Gibson PLEK system). Mother of pearl Gibson logo and crown headstock inlays. "Freddie King" engraved trussrod cover. 17° headstock angle. VOS gold plating on all hardware. Kluson single ring tuners with tulip buttons, 15:1 ratio. No-wire ABR-1 bridge with brass saddles, aluminium tailpiece. Golden reflector knobs with silver-coloured inlays, black 5-ply pickguard. Brass strap pins. Gibson 10-46 strings. MHS (Memphis Historic Specifications) Alnico III neck humbucker, slightly underwound, MHS Alnico II bridge humbucker, slightly underwound. 2 volume, 2 tone controls, vintage style. 550k audio taper pots with "black beauty" caps, historically correct wiring. 6-step Variotone Switch - position #1: bypass, position #2: -5db at 1950hz, position #3: -12db at 11hz (single-coil sound), position #4: -16db at 620hz, position #5: -18db at 360hz, position # 6: -21db at 120hz. Comes with Gibson case, stereo Y-cable, check list, COA.
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