Gibson ES-345 1967

I saw this same guitar in a shop in NY 2 years ago and the price at the time was 25,000 USD
Of course my guitar is not in as good condition but I'm still interested to know how much it is worth (approx)
I had all intentions of sending u a photo but I'm having problems with my computer.
i can get it to u in the next day or so. (?)


Cheers
stephen

ANSWER

Hi, Stephen--

The Blue Book values only the 1959-1962 models of the ES-345 at prices around $25,000.

Here is the description from the Blue Book:

ES-345
- "double rounded cutaway semi-hollow bound body, arched maple top, unbound f-holes, raised layered black or tortoiseshell pickguard, maple back/sides, mahogany neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl parallelogram inlay, tune-o-matic bridge, stop, trapeze, or Bigsby tailpiece, blackface peghead with pearl crown/logo inlay, 3-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, gold hardware, 2 covered humbucker pickups, 2 volume/2 tone controls, 3-position/Vari-tone switches, stereo output, available in Ebony (1974 mfg. only), Wine Red (introduced 1976), Cherry (introduced 1960), Natural (1959-1960 only, rare), Tobacco Sunburst (1974 mfg. only), Sunburst, or Walnut (introduced 1970) finishes, mfg. 1959-1982."

Additional info:

"Add 100% for Natural finish (1959-1960 mfg.).
Subtract 25% for Bigsby tailpiece.
During 1959-1964 and 1982, this model had a stop tailpiece, and a trapeze tailpiece from 1965-1982."

Here is the pricing info:

1967-1969
Mint $5,250
Exc.+$4,500
Exc.$4,000
Avg.+$3,500
Avg. $3,000
General $2,500

The Blue Book pricing may in fact be a bit low.

There is more information here: (once on the page, scroll down to near the bottom)

Gibson ES-345 Thinline Semi-Hollow Electric Archtop

and here:


Gibson ES-345 Stereo guitars

Best Wishes,
Lynne