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Explorer 2018 Electric Guitar
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Overview
Pure rock style and sound.
The 2018 Gibson Explorer embodies the trail-blazing characteristics of the Explorers originally introduced in 1958, which made these rare and desirable guitars so far ahead of their time. Featuring a solid mahogany body and set-in mahogany neck with fast, comfortable SlimTaper profiles and torrefied granadillo fingerboard. BurstBucker humbucking pickups and the classic Gibson hardware combine for superb tone and sustain. Includes hardshell case.
Features
Body- Body shape: Z
- Body type: Solid body
- Body material: Solid wood
- Top wood: Mahogany
- Body wood: Mahogany
- Body finish: Gloss
- Orientation: Right handed
- Neck shape: SlimTaper
- Neck wood: Mahogany
- Joint: Set-in
- Scale length: 24.75 in.
- Truss rod: Standard
- Neck finish: Gloss
- Material: Torrefied Granadillo
- Radius: 12 in.
- Fret size: Medium jumbo
- Number of frets: 22
- Inlays: Dot
- Nut width: 1.69 in. (43 mm)
- Configuration: HH
- Neck: BurstBucker 2
- Middle: Not applicable
- Bridge: BurstBucker 3
- Brand: Gibson
- Active or passive pickups: Passive
- Series or parallel: Series
- Piezo: No
- Active EQ: No
- Special electronics: None
- Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, master tone
- Pickup switch: 3-way
- Coil tap or split: No
- Kill switch: No
- Bridge type: Fixed
- Bridge design: Tune-o-matic
- Tailpiece: Stopbar
- Tuning machines: Mini Grovers
- Color: Chrome
- Number of strings: 6-string
- Special features: Body finish Electronics
- Case: Hardshell case
- Accessories: None
- Country of origin: United States
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