Description
What makes this guitar special: 100% original & in excellent condition for its age. The ES-340 is very similar in build to the ES-335, but with slightly different electronics. Rather than the typical dual volume & tone controls, the ES-340 offers a single master treble & bass blender control allowing front or rear pickups to be activated individually or simultaneously. Players may select any desired mixture of highs & lows. The three position toggle switch functions as follows: 1) normal position for standard guitar sounds which can be used in conjunction with blender, volume & tone controls; 2) center position for "out-of-phase" for snarly type sound; 3) standby position. Most ES-340's tend to get modified like a 335, but this one is exactly as it should be & sounds fantastic. Professionally set up by Cream City Music, so it plays great too!
Cosmetic Condition: Excellent condition for its age with only mild play wear - minor nicks & dings; light surface scratches & gentle finish blemishes. Overall the guitar is in great shape & looks fabulous.
Neck: Slender profile maple neck with nicely aged cream binding & tortoise side-dots. Beautiful rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl block inlays. Frets show some light wear, but have plenty of life in them. Gibson Deluxe tuners are in perfect working condition. 1 9/16" nut width; 24 3/4" scale length. Neck is straight & truss rod is in good working condition.
Body: Double bound, semi-hollow birch body with solid, hard rock maple center piece & dual F-holes. Trapeze tailpiece & ABR-1 bridge with nylon saddles; chrome hardware. 5-ply black pickguard is in great shape with no cracks. Guitar weighs 8 lbs 7.5 oz.
Pickups: Gibson Pat No. humbuckers with chrome covers & black bezels. The pickups produce a warm, rich tone & all electronics are in good working condition.
Case: '60s Gibson hardshell case with gold interior.
