The Explorer's radical body shape debuted in 1958 and was almost 20 years ahead of its time. Not until the late 1970s did rock and roll's most daring guitarists embrace the Explorer, and that classic 1976 styling is captured on today's X-Plorer.
Technical Info
Manufactured in: Nashville, TN
Body Species: Mahogany
Neck Species: Mahogany
Profile: Rounded
Neck Joint Location: 19
Fingerboard Species: Rosewood; Ebony on Classic White
Scale Length: 24-3/4 in.
Nut Width: 11-1/16 in.
Inlays: Pearloid Dot
Hardware Plating Finish: Chrome
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Bridge: Tune-o-matic
Knobs: Black Speed
Tuners: Mini Grovers
Neck Pickups: 496R Ceramic magnet humbucker
Bridge Pickups: 500T Ceramic magnet humbucker
Controls: 2 volume, 1 tone, 3-way switch
Strings: Brite Wires .010-.046
Case Interior: Dark Gray Plush
Case Exterior: Black Reptile Pattern Hardshell
Case Silkscreen: Silver 'Gibson USA' logo
Historic, iconic, yet still radical! Mahogany body and set mahogany neck. Rosewood fretboard (ebony on Classic White) with pearloid dot inlays. Gibson 496R and 500T ceramic magnet humbuckers with individual volume and master tone control. Chrome hardware. Includes case.