Dave, your patience has been rewarded! It will not surprise me if you end up with a unique instrument. Personally, I think the guitar looks perfect without the Bigsby. Perhaps it's a prototype for the long awaited "TCD Signature" model ;-)
That's the nicest red I've seen 😍. Epiphone are doing well with the semi-hollows now. And yeah Marty played one with a Bigsby, but tbh, they're more trouble than they're worth.
I’m cool AND questionable AND fun! 😂😂😂 Now aren’t you glad you didn’t cancel this guitar as you kept saying, Dave?! Totally worth it. Probably as closed to an acoustic as we will get you, lol. Cesar has some ‘splainin’ to do!
Great job seeking that out and getting one. Definitely seems to be a lucky find! Instead of installing a bigsby on it, would you think of putting a nice after market trapeze tailpiece on it? Cheaper, much easier installation and doesn't affect tuning as much, and still gives it a real vintage look and feel. Best of luck with it. it's a beaut.
Hmmm... I had a gibson 345 and the varitone wasn't noisy like that one. And the tones were more useable. I wonder what exactly they're using for the electronics?
It's a beauty! Nice score. I agree about the Veri-wrong-tone switch. I have an L6-S copy with one. There are only a couple of switch positions that I like.
A lot of people approach the purpose of the switch differently: You have to think of it as a selector of different guitars and then you tweak your amp settings accordingly to the position as you do it when you're switching between a Les Paul and a Telly.
Hi! Discovering the channel; I also like the 335-type guitars. The 335 is already very versatile (if you start touching the volume and tone controls), but the 345 with a varitone are even more versatile. It's a guitar I would like to have. I just got my very first Les Paul, and I didn't plan to like it so much (I'm more a Telecaster guy). But it's a great guitar. Now, by the time I can afford a 335 or a 345, our planet might have collapsed 😂 But Epiphone makes these cheaper versions, which are an option that I keep in mind. I wonder if they will release a "Inspired by Gibson Custom" version of the 345, or even just a 335. I don't know what's the building quality (wood, laquer, binding,...) nor the electronics (knobs, switch and more importantly, the pickups). Greetings from France
I saw this happened with a watermelon red 335 with bigsbey back in april, but couldn't find any info about it, and now they have released it with a bunch of other guitars that aren't being promoted, there is a video by Andertones that cover some of them, in the case of ES, there is the wm red with bigsbey, the red and ebony 345s, a black and green 335 and a cherry figured 335, they all come with deluxe gigbag. Thomenn doesn't have them all, check Alfasoni, a Spanish store. There are some stores that have these guitars and it's like thommen, they don't have a lot of photos, it is strange. It's like epiphone knows they will be sold out all the time if they promote them. I hope I can get one by Christmas
That’s what I thought, but UA-cam said it posted 10 my time. And Dave said 10 pm his time. That would be 12 hours. But we shouldn’t trust UA-cam to keep time, thay remove videos and restrict ones that the only thing wrong with, is it might go against their politics.
Well, across the pond here in the US, we can't even get one. As of 2 days ago, Anderton's is showing a watermelon finish lighter than cherry both look pretty sweet.
No pic on the listing, took all the additional time again and again and again and again... and no Bigsby when it finally arrived. It wasn't the initial guitar that was listed and paid for.
Ich hab bislang (seit mehr als 13 Jahren) nie Probleme mit Thomann gehabt, im Gegenteil. Ich sage, wer lesen kann, ist klar im Vorteil 😂 Wenn die gelieferte Ware nicht in Ordnung ist oder nicht mit der Bestellung übereinstimmt, dann schickt man die einfach wieder zurück.
It's OK, BB King and Freddie King showed Varitone switches make an awesome sounding guitar, and the Bigsby don't matter at all. And if that is "the song" in your mind, you know nothing of blues. And yes, you will get ripped, and for a good reason.
![The Gibson ES-345 [In Defence Of The Varitone & Stereo Output]](/img/n.gif)
Dave, your patience has been rewarded! It will not surprise me if you end up with a unique instrument. Personally, I think the guitar looks perfect without the Bigsby. Perhaps it's a prototype for the long awaited "TCD Signature" model ;-)
I have one on pre order been waiting 2 month's your lucky dave, I've paid deposit and heard nothing however I do believe it will happen.
That's the nicest red I've seen 😍.
Epiphone are doing well with the semi-hollows now. And yeah Marty played one with a Bigsby, but tbh, they're more trouble than they're worth.
Enjoy the new guitar Dave looks lovely 🎸
Cool video and sweet guitar! ES345 - thought up in America, made in China, and purchased in Ireland / happy 4th!
I’m cool AND questionable AND fun! 😂😂😂
Now aren’t you glad you didn’t cancel this guitar as you kept saying, Dave?! Totally worth it. Probably as closed to an acoustic as we will get you, lol. Cesar has some ‘splainin’ to do!
Great job seeking that out and getting one. Definitely seems to be a lucky find! Instead of installing a bigsby on it, would you think of putting a nice after market trapeze tailpiece on it? Cheaper, much easier installation and doesn't affect tuning as much, and still gives it a real vintage look and feel. Best of luck with it. it's a beaut.
Fabulous video, Dave! Really enjoyed it!
Hmmm... I had a gibson 345 and the varitone wasn't noisy like that one. And the tones were more useable. I wonder what exactly they're using for the electronics?
It's a beauty! Nice score. I agree about the Veri-wrong-tone switch. I have an L6-S copy with one. There are only a couple of switch positions that I like.
A lot of people approach the purpose of the switch differently: You have to think of it as a selector of different guitars and then you tweak your amp settings accordingly to the position as you do it when you're switching between a Les Paul and a Telly.
@@7enderbender87 Good point.
@@7enderbender87it's good for when you are recording clean tones and overdubs.
Did I hear 4 chords there somewhere ??
mate your dad would be very proud... and love that guitar
Will you play it?
I've found one here in Italy and I'm really curious 😊
Is it mono und stereo output as advertised?
Dave I guess there only selling the Epiphone ES345 in Europe. I can't find it here in the U.S. Also does it have Gold Hardware?
The possibility of a black one has me intrigued! Though ideally it would be a white Gibson model.
Love your playing! Love anybody that can play anything. So what if you ain't Steve Vai.
Hi! Discovering the channel; I also like the 335-type guitars. The 335 is already very versatile (if you start touching the volume and tone controls), but the 345 with a varitone are even more versatile. It's a guitar I would like to have. I just got my very first Les Paul, and I didn't plan to like it so much (I'm more a Telecaster guy). But it's a great guitar. Now, by the time I can afford a 335 or a 345, our planet might have collapsed 😂 But Epiphone makes these cheaper versions, which are an option that I keep in mind. I wonder if they will release a "Inspired by Gibson Custom" version of the 345, or even just a 335. I don't know what's the building quality (wood, laquer, binding,...) nor the electronics (knobs, switch and more importantly, the pickups).
Greetings from France
You can buy one at reverb with a bigsby today for around 1000. Used good condition 2011
I am in France, and I just bought the same guitar in Italy. It’s a very nice guitar. You can find it in England too.
It's also advertised as having a stereo and mono output, but I'm wondering if it does really have a stereo one
I saw this happened with a watermelon red 335 with bigsbey back in april, but couldn't find any info about it, and now they have released it with a bunch of other guitars that aren't being promoted, there is a video by Andertones that cover some of them, in the case of ES, there is the wm red with bigsbey, the red and ebony 345s, a black and green 335 and a cherry figured 335, they all come with deluxe gigbag. Thomenn doesn't have them all, check Alfasoni, a Spanish store. There are some stores that have these guitars and it's like thommen, they don't have a lot of photos, it is strange. It's like epiphone knows they will be sold out all the time if they promote them. I hope I can get one by Christmas
What's going on with the block inlay at the 12th fret?
Great Scot!
10:00 AM here on the West Coast California. So 12 hour difference
It's an 8 hour difference, I believe.
That’s what I thought, but UA-cam said it posted 10 my time. And Dave said 10 pm his time. That would be 12 hours. But we shouldn’t trust UA-cam to keep time, thay remove videos and restrict ones that the only thing wrong with, is it might go against their politics.
I think Thomann is using the old 2010s ES-345 listing description which came with a Bigsby, and that that's causing the confusion
So there was never a 345 in Watermelon with Bigsby?
Well, across the pond here in the US, we can't even get one. As of 2 days ago, Anderton's is showing a watermelon finish lighter than cherry both look pretty sweet.
Now I'm jealous - Enjoy it
It is no longer available on the Thomann web site - I just tried to buy one!
Andertons and GuitarGuitar have them listed
Great THE song!
Andertons and GuitarGuitar have these listed and in stock in cherry and ebony.
What headstock does it have? Why didn't you show the headstock?
kalamazoo style with crown inlay
No pic on the listing, took all the additional time again and again and again and again... and no Bigsby when it finally arrived. It wasn't the initial guitar that was listed and paid for.
Ich hab bislang (seit mehr als 13 Jahren) nie Probleme mit Thomann gehabt, im Gegenteil.
Ich sage, wer lesen kann, ist klar im Vorteil 😂
Wenn die gelieferte Ware nicht in Ordnung ist oder nicht mit der Bestellung übereinstimmt, dann schickt man die einfach wieder zurück.
That guitar came and went very quickly. I would never buy from Tohman anymore because of bad expierances I had with Them.
Getting closer to 2025... And a Alex Lifeson 355 Whitey? 🎉
It's OK, BB King and Freddie King showed Varitone switches make an awesome sounding guitar, and the Bigsby don't matter at all. And if that is "the song" in your mind, you know nothing of blues. And yes, you will get ripped, and for a good reason.
Nice playing! Your next lesson should be helpful....
Wow man very niosy pickups you could not record with this guitar. Sorry to mention this.