Gibson Electric ES-345 Signature Marcus King Sixties Cherry

Essential Information About the Gibson Marcus King ES-345 Sixties Cherry Guitar

• Authentic Signature inspired by the 1962 ES-345 passed down in Marcus King's family, featuring only the specifications he deems essential.


• Two Custombucker Humbuckers for a rich, warm, and dynamic tone, perfect for blues, soul, and rock.


• ES-345 semi-hollow body with a solid maple center block: more sustain, greater stability at high volumes, and reduced feedback.


• Fixed Vibrola and Graph Tech nut for improved tuning stability, with a hard case included.

A Signature Model Rooted in the 1960s ES-345 Heritage

The Marcus King ES-345 is not just a "simple" artist guitar: it captures the spirit of a 1962 ES-345 that became Marcus King's reference instrument and, above all, a family symbol passed down through generations. Initially offered as a Custom Shop model, this modern version retains the aesthetics and fundamentals of the ES-345 while focusing on essentials: mono wiring, a pair of Custombuckers, and a fixed Vibrola tailpiece designed for reliability on stage.

For Which Guitarists and Styles?

This Gibson is aimed at intermediate to advanced guitarists seeking a premium semi-hollow that is both expressive and robust in live settings. Its dynamic response and sustain make it an excellent companion for blues, soul, rock, americana, and any nuanced playing ranging from spacious clean tones to singing crunch. The rounded neck profile favors a "vintage" feel, comfortable for both rhythm playing and generous bends.

The Sound

With its ES-345 construction in three-ply maple/poplar/maple and a solid maple center block, this semi-hollow offers a very musical balance: air and width in the tone while maintaining excellent sustain as volume increases. The Custombuckers deliver a warm, articulate, and harmonic range, ideal for thick, singing leads as well as full, defined rhythms. The palette is enhanced by classic 2 volume, 2 tone electronics, hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors, allowing fine control over brightness, attack, and roundness depending on your amp and playing touch.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

A Gibson hard case is included, perfect for protecting the instrument during transport. For other items (strings, strap, stand), compatibility depends on your exact preferences and references: it's best to choose according to your usual gauge and playing setup.

Technical specifications

Shape	ES-345	Number of frets	22 (medium jumbo)
Top	Three-ply maple/poplar/maple	Nut	Graph Tech
Back and sides	Three-ply maple/poplar/maple	Inlays	Split parallelogram acrylic
Bracing	Quarter-sawn Adirondack spruce	Bridge	ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Binding	Three-ply Cream on top and back, single-ply Cream on the fingerboard	Tailpiece	Fixed Vibrola
Neck	Mahogany	Tuners	Grover Rotomatic with Kidney Button
Profile	Rounded (approximately 0.875" at the 1st fret and 0.975" at the 12th fret)	Plating	Gold
Nut width	1.695" / 43.053 mm	Neck pickup	Custombucker
Fingerboard	Indian rosewood	Bridge pickup	Custombucker
Scale length	24.75" / 628.65 mm	Controls	2 volumes, 2 tones, hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors