Description
Up for sale, a 1993 Moon EL5-345D in showroom-clean condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case and hangtags. Crafted by PGM in Japan, this finely-built Moon is an extremely rare archtop that takes its cues from Gibsons L-5CN, with a full 17 lower bout width, 3 3/8 body depth, choice tonewoods, and a Bartolini 5J floating humbucker.
Tonewoods include a spruce top, flame maple back/sides, three-piece maple/mahogany neck, and a bound ebony fingerboard, and this EL5-345D is rich, round, and authoritative, with plenty of glassy treble articulation and a lively upper-midrange chime. Plugged in, the Bartolini 5J floating humbucker is very much akin to Gibsons classic Johnny Smith design, delivering fantastic clarity, definition, and warmth. This EL5-345D weighs 6lbs 10oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mikes Guitar Bar with 12-52 flatwound strings, easy-playing action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple/mahogany
-Shape: Slender C, full shoulders, measuring .825 1st fret, .885 9th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, abalone/mother of pearl X inlays
-Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
-Scale Length: 25 1/2
-Nut: 1 11/16, bone
-Tuners: Moon-branded (Gotoh)
Body Specs:
-Wood: Spruce, flame maple
-Pickups: Bartolini 5J floating humbucker
-Controls: Volume
-Hardware: Compensated ebony bridge (replacement, original Tune-o-matic bridge included), trapeze tailpiece
-Plastics: Bound tortoise pickguard, guard-mounted pointer knob
-Serialization: E3-prefix (label, bass-side F hole)
The gloss Amber Natural finish is framed by multi-ply binding, highlighting the tight ripples of flame figuring in the bookmatched maple back and sides, with barely a mark on the body. The gloss on the neck profile is pristine.
The original brown tolex hardsell case is included, along with the hangtags.
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