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X-plorer New Century Electric Guitar with Carbon Fiber Pickguard

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Overview
They won't believe their eyes when you show up with the Gibson X-Plorer New Century Electric Guitar. The New Century guitar features a unique full-body carbon fiber pickguard with the still-radical Explorer body shape. Delivers knockout stage presence for even the toughest crowds. Other features include 496R and 500T ceramic magnet humbucker pickups,a 24-3/4"-scale neck and ebony fingerboard, and chrome hardware.

Features

  • Body: mahogany
  • Neck: set mahogany
  • Neck profile: 1960 slim taper
  • Neck joint location: 19th fret
  • Fingerboard: ebony
  • Scale length: 24-3/4"
  • No. of frets: 22
  • Nut width: 1.695"
  • Radius: 12"
  • Inlay: mirror dots
  • Hardware: chrome
  • Tailpiece: stopbar
  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
  • Pickguard: full-body carbon fiber
  • Knobs: black top hats
  • Tuners: chrome mini Grovers
  • Neck pickup: 496R ceramic magnet humbucker
  • Bridge pickup: 500T ceramic magnet humbucker
  • Controls: two volume, one tone, three-way switch
  • Case: hardshell
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