Description

While the Explorer wasn’t a huge success when it was first introduced in 1958, guitarists revisited the model and discovered its many charms as the years passed. Rockers began to embrace its futuristic shape and powerful sound by the 1970s, but during the hard rockin’ 80s, the model came into its own and was adopted by some of the greatest players of the decade. The new 80s Explorer is based on the popular 1984 model. It features a fast-playing SlimTaper mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard. The iconically-shaped mahogany body is outfitted with new 80s Tribute pickups that accurately capture the unique fat-toned sound and rich sustain of the models from that era. A hardshell case is also included.

Details

Body Shape: Explorer
Material: Mahogany
Weight Relief: N/A
Binding: N/A
Neck: Mahogany
Neck Profile: Slim Taper
Nut width: 45.053mm
Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood
Scale length: 628.65mm
Number of frets: 22
Nut: GraphTech
Inlay: Acrylic dots
Bridge: Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: Aluminum Stop Bar
Tuners: Grover Mini Rotomatic
Plating: Chrome
Neck pickup: 80s Tribute
Bridge pickup: 80s Tribute
Controls: 2 Volume, Master Tone; Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors
Case: Gibson Hardshell