Gibson Explorer Guitar Review
Gibson Explorer Guitar – Since its appearance in 1958, along with its companion series, the Flying V. market has welcomed the Gibson Explorer with a bit of shock and alienation. perhaps no one had ever seen a guitar with a quite radical design at the time. 20 years later, the Explorer suddenly reappeared and became one of the iconic guitars in the rock music scene. one of the users of this guitar is the frontman of Metallica; James Hetfield.
This guitar uses a high-output class humbucker pickup; 496R on the neck and 500T on the Bridge. The pickup with ceramic magnets accommodates us to get sounds ranging from crunches to high notes with long sustain, which is a necessity for guitarists of today’s era.
Gibson Explorer Guitar Features
GENERAL
- Number of Strings: 6
- Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
BODY
- Body Type: Solidbody
- Body Shape: Explorer
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Color: Antique Natural
NECK
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Neck: Shape Slim Taper
- Neck :Joint Set Neck
- Radius: 12″
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Fingerboard: Inlay Acrylic Dots
- Number of Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
- Scale Length: 24.75″
- Nut Width: 1.695″
- Nut Materia:l Bone
HARDWARE
- Bridge/Tailpiece: Nashville Tune-O-Matic with Stopbar
- Tuners Grover: mini Rotomatics
ELECTRONICS
- Neck Pickup: Burstbucker 2 Humbucker
- Bridge Pickup: Burstbucker 3 Humbucker
- Controls: 2 x volume, 1 x master tone
- Switching: 3-way toggle pickup switch
MISCELLANEOUS
- Strings: Gibson, .010-.046
- Case/Gig: Bag Hardshell Case
- Manufacturer Part Number: DSX00ANCH1
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The Explorer series still retains the classic Gibson construction. by using solid mahogany wood for the body and neck, where the wood has a warm and deep character. which is mixed with rosewood for the fingerboard.
The most striking thing about this guitar lies in the pickup and design. because if you think about it, Gibson has dared to make a breakthrough in the guitar world in terms of design and electronics. Although the first time this guitar was released, it was not well received, it turns out that this guitar is currently one of the guitars whose designs are still used by modern guitarists.
