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X-plorer


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.

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BODY
Body Style: Mahogany
Body Species: Mahogany

NECK
Species: Mahogany
Profile: Rounded
Nut Width: 1.695"
Neck Joint Location: 19

FINGERBOARD
Species: Rosewood; Ebony on Classic White
Scale Length: 243/4"
Inlays: Dot

HARDWARE
Plating Finish: Chrome
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Bridge: Tune-o-matic
Knobs: Black Speed
Machine Heads (Tuners): Mini Grovers

ELECTRONICS
Neck Pickup: 496R Ceramic magnet humbucker
Bridge Pickup: 500T Ceramic magnet humbucker
Controls: Two volume, one tone, three-way switch

OTHER
Strings: Brite Wires .010-.046

CASE
Case Interior: White Plush
Case Exterior: Black Reptile Pattern Hardshell
Case Silkscreen: Silver 'Gibson USA' logo


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