Gibson DSRX Reverse Explorer Electric Guitar

The Gibson Limited Edition Reverse Explorer Electric Guitar has flipped the guitar world upside down. The Reverse Explorer's solid, one-piece mahogany body is as angular and asymmetrical as before, but it's now inverted so that the small horn is on the upper bass-side bout extending upward, while the larger horn is now positioned on the lower treble-side bout, pointing downward.

Highlighting the Explorer's unique body outline is a carbon fiber pickguard shaped like a lightning bolt, and extending the entire length of the body. The neck is the traditional Explorer neck - a hybrid between Gibson's standard '50s rounded contour and it's '60s slim-taper profile. It is topped by a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with carbon fiber inlays at the fifth and 12th fret.

The limited edition Reverse Explorer also sports the rare, art deco-style Gibson logo - found among old drawings belonging to Gibson president Ted McCarty. The headstock itself is a McCarty era-inspired shape, equipped with Steinberger gearless tuners with a 40:1 tuning ratio for unparalleled accuracy. In the neck position, Gibson's '57 classic pickup delivers warm, full tone with a balanced response, packing that classic Gibson PAF humbucker crunch, while the '57 classic plus - the perfect bridge-position companion to the '57 classic - delivers slightly higher.

Has the world turned upside down? No, it's just your guitar! With a reverse body shape, this Guitar of the Month Explorer is sure to raise some eyebrows. Once you crank up the perfectly matched '57 Classic and '57 Classic Plus pickups, all they'll remember is your tone. Carbon-fiber lightning-bolt pickguard runs the length of the body, and gearless 'straight through' tuners offer pitch-perfect intonation. Limited run of 1,000 guitars.