Gibson Marcus King ES-345 #20076205

The Signature of contemporary Blues King Marcus King, with Custombuckers and Fixed Vibrola Tailpiece!

If you're talking about modern Southern soul with a raw edge, you'll inevitably arrive at Marcus King. Born in South Carolina and raised in a musical family where blues, country, and rock were not just genres but daily fare. His father was a blues guitarist, his grandfather played country – the guitar wasn't bought, but passed down. From grandfather to father, from father to son. Music as heritage.

The Gibson Marcus King ES-345 is tangible proof of that. This isn't a standard signature model with a name on the headstock. This is a tribute to his own 1962 ES-345, a guitar that stayed in the family for generations and eventually traveled the world with Marcus. This rendition exudes the same vibe as the original, but has been distilled to what truly matters to him: mono wiring for a pure, direct sound, two Custombucker humbuckers that deliver that open, vintage PAF tone, and a fixed Vibrola tailpiece for extra tuning stability and sustain.

The foundation is solid, as you would expect from an ES-345: a 3-ply maple/poplar/maple body with a solid maple center block for sustain and control, gold hardware with an ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and Grover Rotomatic tuners, a mahogany neck with a comfortable rounded medium profile, and a rosewood fingerboard with split parallelogram inlays. Finished in classic Sixties Cherry and delivered in an original Gibson hardshell case, this is an instrument that belongs just as much in the studio as on stage.

At Dijkmans Guitars, we love guitars that tell a story before you even play a note. This is one of those guitars. Warm, rich in the mids, clear in definition, and with enough character to cut through any mix. No unnecessary frills, no marketing story – just an honest ES-345 with history in its fibers and music in its wood. Plug it in, and you'll immediately understand why some guitars last for generations.