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Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: All frets were replaced with spec-correct fretwire, then dressed and polished. Minor dents were drop-filled, color-matched, and refinished. The nut was shimmed. No further work was needed.
The 1986 Gibson ES-347 is a seriously classy semi-hollow that blends vintage warmth with upscale bite and precision. Built with a maple body and solid maple center block, it delivers the airy resonance you want from an ES-style guitar while staying tight and focused under gain. The ebony fingerboard with block inlays feels fast and luxurious, and the Bill Lawrence Series VII “Tarback” humbuckers bring a bold, articulate voice with excellent clarity. Add in the coil split mini switch and TP-6 fine-tuning tailpiece, and you’ve got a versatile, stage-ready workhorse wrapped in sleek black nitro and gold hardware elegance. This ES-347 isn’t just a guitar—it’s a collectible investment-grade Gibson built to inspire for decades!
- Construction
- Semi-hollow with solid maple center block
- Top
- Arched maple top with two F-holes
- Back/sides
- Maple
- Neck
- Three-piece maple neck, set-in
- Neck profile
- Medium “C”
- Fingerboard
- Ebony with mother-of-pearl block inlays, bound
- Fingerboard radius
- 12“
- Frets
- 22, medium jumbo
- Nut
- 42.9mm
- Headstock
- Black face with crown mother-of-pearl logo inlay, 5-ply bound
- Pickups
- 2x Gibson Bill Lawrence Series VII ”Tarback" humbucker
- Electronics
- 3-way switch, 2x volume & 2x tone controls; 1x coil split mini switch
- Machine heads
- Grover Rotomatic crown button tuners
- Bridge
- Gibson Tune-o-Matic with TP-6 fine-tuning tailpiece
- Hardware
- Gold
- Bindings
- Cream, 1-ply
- Pickguard
- Black, 4-ply
- Finish
- Black high gloss, nitrocellulose
- Scale length
- 628mm
- Weight
- 8lbs 14oz
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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