Gibson ES-345 Electric Guitar

PRS HX 50 Head

The HX 50's transformer-driven distortion gives the ES-345's warm, soulful voice real body to push against.

Fender Deluxe Reverb

The ES-345's warm, versatile tone finds a natural home in the Deluxe Reverb's bright, spring-drenched clean platform.

Peavey Decade Too

The Decade Too's simple bedroom clean gives the ES-345's warm, stereo-vibrato jazz voice somewhere modest to sit.

EVH 410

What Gibson ES-345 Electric Guitar brings here leans toward warm — that's worth building a pairing around

Bad Cat Hot Cat

The ES-345's warm, soulful humbuckers round out the Hot Cat's chimey British headroom instead of pushing it too bright.

Suhr SL-68 Hand-Wired Amplifier

Gibson ES-345 Electric Guitar's own warm character is the real reason this is worth trying

Boss Waza-Air

Run Boss Waza-Air after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Egnater VN-412A

Where this leans warm, Egnater VN-412A answers back bright

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

Push the ES-345's warm, soulful pickups with the Rangemaster's germanium treble boost and the top end opens up.

Tech 21 SansAmp

The SansAmp's DI'd amp character gives the ES-345's warm, stereo-vibrato voice a recording-ready drive stage rather than more distortion.

Boss EQ 200 Graphic Equalizer

Run Boss EQ 200 Graphic Equalizer after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

CALIFORNIA WUB Continuum EQ Galaxy Man Edition

Where this leans warm, CALIFORNIA WUB Continuum EQ Galaxy Man Edition answers back bright

Friedman Plexi-Drive Mini Overdrive

Run Friedman Plexi-Drive Mini Overdrive after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Fuzzrocious Baxtabber

Run Fuzzrocious Baxtabber after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Hornby Skewes Treble Booster

Hornby Skewes Treble Booster's bright balances out the warm tone

Ibanez Jemini

Ibanez Jemini's bright balances out the warm tone