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GIBSON produced the ES-340 TD between 1969 and 1974 and also in 1978. The ES 340 was like the ES-335 but had a different wiring scheme and a 3 piece maple neck.
The Gibson ES-340TD featured a thin archtop. semi-acoustic body with double venetian cutaway design. Selected birch body with white pearl binding. The semi-hollow body had a solid hard-rock maple center piece. Laminated maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard with miniature block pearloid inlays. Exclusive adjustable truss rod. Decorative. inlay mother-of pearl peghead. Chrome-plated parts. Tune-O-Matic bridge. Twin chrome-plated humbucking pickups. Master volume control. Master mixer control. Three-position toggle switch. 1: Normal position for standard guitar sounds, 2: in or out phase tonalities, 3: stand-by position. 16" wide, 19" long, 1.75" thin body 24.75" scale, 22 frets. Finish options were natural (ES-340TDN) or walnut (ES-340TDW).
Specifications (26)
Controls
EQ or mix controls | mix control |
Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
Tone controls | 2 tone controls |
Volume controls | 1 volume control |
Electronics
Pickups configuration | 2 humbucker pickups |
General
Finish colors | natural finish, walnut finish |
Made in | USA |
Number of strings | 6 strings |
Scale length | 24.75 inches scale-length |
Body
Body back material | maple body back |
Body shape features | archtop, double cutaway |
Body sides material | maple body sides |
Body style | ES-335 style, archtop |
Body top material | maple body top |
Hollow body | semi-hollow body |
Pickguard shape | raised pickguard |
Soundhole | 2 f-holes |
Hardware
Bridge | tune-o-matic bridge |
Hardware color | nickel hardware |
Tailpiece | stop tailpiece |
Fretboard
Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
Fingerboard position markers | block fingerboard position markers, trapezoid fingerboard position markers |
Neck
Number of frets | 22 fret |
Peghead (headstock) | black face headstock |
Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Prices (5)
Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
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1974 | $1000.00 | new | Kolachki Slim | |
2018 | $3000 | good | ||
2017 | $5500 | good | ||
2018 | £4960 | good | 1969, 1968 pots, TDW | |
1978 | $1000 | good | Wolfgang | Grover Tuners |