Gibson ES-345
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The Gibson ES-345 is a semi-hollow electric guitar introduced in 1959, known for its dual humbuckers, stereo wiring, and Varitone switch that offer versatile tonal options for blues, jazz, and rock players.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gibson ES-345 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11069764 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gibson ES-345 Context triple: [Gibson ES-355, relatedModel, Gibson ES-345]
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A.
Gibson ES-335
The Gibson ES-335 is a pioneering semi-hollow body electric guitar, renowned for its warm tone and versatility across blues, rock, and jazz music.
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B.
Gibson ES-355
The Gibson ES-355 is a high-end, semi-hollow electric guitar known for its ornate appointments, versatile tone, and association with blues and rock legends.
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C.
Gibson Les Paul
The Gibson Les Paul is a legendary solid-body electric guitar model renowned for its rich tone, sustain, and iconic use in rock, blues, and other popular music genres.
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D.
Gibson Explorer
The Gibson Explorer is an electric guitar model introduced in the late 1950s, known for its radical angular body shape and association with hard rock and heavy metal guitarists.
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E.
Gibson SG
The Gibson SG is a solid-body electric guitar introduced in the early 1960s, known for its distinctive double-cutaway design, lightweight body, and association with rock guitarists like Angus Young and Tony Iommi.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gibson ES-345 Target entity description: The Gibson ES-345 is a semi-hollow electric guitar introduced in 1959, known for its dual humbuckers, stereo wiring, and Varitone switch that offer versatile tonal options for blues, jazz, and rock players.
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A.
Gibson ES-335
The Gibson ES-335 is a pioneering semi-hollow body electric guitar, renowned for its warm tone and versatility across blues, rock, and jazz music.
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B.
Gibson ES-355
The Gibson ES-355 is a high-end, semi-hollow electric guitar known for its ornate appointments, versatile tone, and association with blues and rock legends.
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C.
Gibson Les Paul
The Gibson Les Paul is a legendary solid-body electric guitar model renowned for its rich tone, sustain, and iconic use in rock, blues, and other popular music genres.
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D.
Gibson Explorer
The Gibson Explorer is an electric guitar model introduced in the late 1950s, known for its radical angular body shape and association with hard rock and heavy metal guitarists.
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E.
Gibson SG
The Gibson SG is a solid-body electric guitar introduced in the early 1960s, known for its distinctive double-cutaway design, lightweight body, and association with rock guitarists like Angus Young and Tony Iommi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric guitar
ⓘ
semi-hollow guitar ⓘ |
| bodyType | semi-hollow ⓘ |
| category | Gibson ES series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| construction | set-neck ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
blues
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| electronics | passive ⓘ |
| feature |
Varitone switch
ⓘ
block inlays ⓘ bound fingerboard ⓘ double cutaway body ⓘ f-holes ⓘ gold hardware ⓘ multi-ply body binding ⓘ split parallelogram headstock inlay ⓘ stopbar tailpiece ⓘ tune-o-matic bridge ⓘ |
| finishOptions |
cherry
ⓘ
natural ⓘ sunburst ⓘ |
| fretCount | 22 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1959 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketSegment | professional musicians ⓘ |
| neckJoint | set neck ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
multiple Varitone filter positions
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separate outputs for each pickup in stereo mode ⓘ |
| nutWidth | approximately 1.69 inches ⓘ |
| pickupConfiguration | dual humbuckers ⓘ |
| positionInLineup | upscale variant of ES-335 ⓘ |
| productionStatus | reissued in various periods ⓘ |
| relatedModel |
Gibson ES-335
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gibson ES-355 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scaleLength | 24.75 inches ⓘ |
| soundCharacter |
semi-acoustic
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versatile ⓘ warm ⓘ |
| stringCount | 6 ⓘ |
| typicalBodyWood | laminated maple ⓘ |
| typicalCenterBlockWood | maple GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalFingerboardWood |
ebony
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rosewood ⓘ |
| typicalNeckWood | mahogany ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Alex Lifeson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
B.B. King NERFINISHED ⓘ Freddie King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wiring | stereo ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Gibson ES-345 Description of subject: The Gibson ES-345 is a semi-hollow electric guitar introduced in 1959, known for its dual humbuckers, stereo wiring, and Varitone switch that offer versatile tonal options for blues, jazz, and rock players.
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