• Gibson Explorer DES, Ghost Burst, Exclusive Electric Guitar Gibson
  • Gibson Explorer DES, Ghost Burst, Exclusive Electric Guitar Gibson
  • Gibson Explorer DES, Ghost Burst, Exclusive Electric Guitar Gibson
  • Gibson Explorer DES, Ghost Burst, Exclusive Electric Guitar Gibson
  • Gibson Explorer DES, Ghost Burst, Exclusive Electric Guitar Gibson
  • Gibson Explorer DES, Ghost Burst, Exclusive Electric Guitar Gibson
  • Gibson Explorer DES, Ghost Burst, Exclusive Electric Guitar Gibson
  • Gibson Explorer DES, Ghost Burst, Exclusive Electric Guitar Gibson
  • Gibson Explorer DES, Ghost Burst, Exclusive Electric Guitar Gibson
  • Gibson Explorer DES, Ghost Burst, Exclusive Electric Guitar Gibson
  • Gibson Explorer DES, Ghost Burst, Exclusive Electric Guitar Gibson
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An epic new Explorer designed for modern technical players

Born from countless hours at the workbench, the DES Series grew out of Master Luthier Jim DeCola and the skilled craftspeople in Gibson craftories working side by side with Gibson Artist Ambassador and Board member Cesar Gueikian. Countless feature combinations were explored and refined, ultimately converging on looks, feel, and sound destined to become instant classics. The result is the DES Series, a visually striking series of limited-run instruments defined by bold inlays, fresh finishes, and feature sets inspired by a mantra Cesar champions at Gibson: ”Do Epic Sh#t!” Created to spark inspiration and forge a lasting connection between player and instrument, the new DES models allow musicians to feel a measure of the same pride and craftsmanship that goes into every guitar built at Gibson. In keeping with the DES spirit, a portion of every Gibson.com and Gibson Garage purchase supports Gibson Gives, the Gibson 501(c)(3) charitable foundation.

The Explorer™ DES began with a real instrument that Cesar envisioned and built at the Gibson craftory in Nashville, Tennessee. It starts with an 80s Explorer mahogany body, capped with a multi-ply bound AAA figured maple top. The mahogany neck features a fast-playing SlimTaper™ profile. It has a bound ebony fretboard with a 10”-16” compound radius that delivers low action, easy chording, and smooth bends without fretting out. The fretboard is equipped with 22 medium jumbo frets and adorned with mother-of-pearl Super Split Block inlays similar to those found on the Gibson Supreme models and vintage Super 400 archtop.

The Explorer DES has the iconic Explorer headstock with three-ply binding around the perimeter and the Gibson logo inlaid in mother-of-pearl. A Graph Tech® nut paired with Grover® Mini Rotomatic® tuners ensures rock-solid tuning stability. The other ends of the strings pass over an aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic™ bridge and anchor to an aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece. All the hardware is black nickel, which perfectly fits the Explorer DES aesthetic.

A set of the all-new Gibson ELEV8 humbucker™ pickups powers the Explorer DES. For the first time, Gibson is using powerful Alnico 8 magnets in the construction of these new pickups, along with custom-gauge wire for a powerful, focused tone with tight low end that is ideal for high-gain and modern musical styles. They deliver powerful tones with an intensity that doesn’t sacrifice articulation, clarity, and dynamic control. The ELEV8 pickups in the Explorer DES are left uncovered and have zebra bobbins. The Explorer DES uses a simplified control layout with a master volume control, a master tone control, and a three-way pickup selector toggle switch.

Finished in a stunning Ghost Burst gloss nitrocellulose lacquer that highlights the figured maple top and complements the black nickel hardware and zebra pickup coils, the Explorer DES comes packed in a Gibson hardshell case for safe storage and transport. Take your playing to epic heights and do something epic for a worthy charity, and order your Explorer DES today. Handcrafted in very limited numbers, no more than 150 DES guitars will be produced in total, so act fast and get your favorite today while they’re still available.

Highlights

  • Corpo in mogano
  • Top in acero figurato AAA
  • Manico in mogano con profilo SlimTaper
  • Tastiera in ebano con raggio di curvatura variabile e binding
  • Intarsi a rettangolo grande spezzato sulla tastiera
  • Hardware in nickel nero
  • Nuovi pickup humbucker ELEV8 con magneti Alnico 8
  • Custodia rigida

Guitar Specifications

Corpo

Back Mogano

Binding Multistrato su top e paletta bianchi, monostrato sulla tastiera bianca

Body Finish Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer

Body Mogano

Forma Del Corpo Explorer

Tipi di corpo Solidbody

Top Acero figurato AAA

Manico

Materiale della tastiera Ebony

Fingerboard Radius Composto, da 10 pollici a 16 pollici. | Da 254 mm a 406,4 mm

Fret Count 22

Tasti Medium Jumbo

Intarsi Intarsi a rettangolo grande spezzato in madreperla

Joint Manico incollato

Materiale del manico Mogano

Materiale del capotasto GraphTech

Larghezza del capotasto 43.05mm / 1.7in

Profilo SlimTaper

Lunghezza della scala 628.65mm / 24.75in

Elettronica

Pickup al ponte ELEV8 Plus

Controlli 1 controllo volume, 1 controllo tono

Pickup al manico ELEV8

Jack di uscita 1/4"

Selettore del pickup Selettore a 3 posizioni

Hardware

Ponti Nashville Tune-O-Matic

bridge-type Nashville Tune-O-Matic

Coperture del controllo Colore nero

Manopole di controllo Speed nere

finish Misto

Coperchio della piastra dello spinotto (jack) Colore nero

Mounting Rings Colore nero

Battipenna Nessuno

Coperture per pickup Nessuno

Parti in plastica Colore nero

Bottoni della tracolla 2

Tipo di interruttore Colore nero

Cordiere Stopbar

Copritruss 2 strati, bianco e nero

Placcatura del sintonizzatore Colore nero

Meccaniche Grover Mini Rotomatic

Varie

Custodie Custodia rigida

Model: DSXDES26GBBN1

Headstock Explorer Custom

Headstock Inlay Logo Gibson in madreperla

Stringhe di forza 10-46

Gibson Explorer DES, Ghost Burst, Exclusive

Gibson Explorer DES, Ghost Burst, Exclusive

Prezzo
$3,499
Dettagli
Corpo in mogano, top in acero figurato AAA, manico in mogano con pr...
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Finitura
Ghost Burst • Exclusive

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Custodia inclusa

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An epic new Explorer designed for modern technical players

Born from countless hours at the workbench, the DES Series grew out of Master Luthier Jim DeCola and the skilled craftspeople in Gibson craftories working side by side with Gibson Artist Ambassador and Board member Cesar Gueikian. Countless feature combinations were explored and refined, ultimately converging on looks, feel, and sound destined to become instant classics. The result is the DES Series, a visually striking series of limited-run instruments defined by bold inlays, fresh finishes, and feature sets inspired by a mantra Cesar champions at Gibson: ”Do Epic Sh#t!” Created to spark inspiration and forge a lasting connection between player and instrument, the new DES models allow musicians to feel a measure of the same pride and craftsmanship that goes into every guitar built at Gibson. In keeping with the DES spirit, a portion of every Gibson.com and Gibson Garage purchase supports Gibson Gives, the Gibson 501(c)(3) charitable foundation.

The Explorer™ DES began with a real instrument that Cesar envisioned and built at the Gibson craftory in Nashville, Tennessee. It starts with an 80s Explorer mahogany body, capped with a multi-ply bound AAA figured maple top. The mahogany neck features a fast-playing SlimTaper™ profile. It has a bound ebony fretboard with a 10”-16” compound radius that delivers low action, easy chording, and smooth bends without fretting out. The fretboard is equipped with 22 medium jumbo frets and adorned with mother-of-pearl Super Split Block inlays similar to those found on the Gibson Supreme models and vintage Super 400 archtop.

The Explorer DES has the iconic Explorer headstock with three-ply binding around the perimeter and the Gibson logo inlaid in mother-of-pearl. A Graph Tech® nut paired with Grover® Mini Rotomatic® tuners ensures rock-solid tuning stability. The other ends of the strings pass over an aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic™ bridge and anchor to an aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece. All the hardware is black nickel, which perfectly fits the Explorer DES aesthetic.

A set of the all-new Gibson ELEV8 humbucker™ pickups powers the Explorer DES. For the first time, Gibson is using powerful Alnico 8 magnets in the construction of these new pickups, along with custom-gauge wire for a powerful, focused tone with tight low end that is ideal for high-gain and modern musical styles. They deliver powerful tones with an intensity that doesn’t sacrifice articulation, clarity, and dynamic control. The ELEV8 pickups in the Explorer DES are left uncovered and have zebra bobbins. The Explorer DES uses a simplified control layout with a master volume control, a master tone control, and a three-way pickup selector toggle switch.

Finished in a stunning Ghost Burst gloss nitrocellulose lacquer that highlights the figured maple top and complements the black nickel hardware and zebra pickup coils, the Explorer DES comes packed in a Gibson hardshell case for safe storage and transport. Take your playing to epic heights and do something epic for a worthy charity, and order your Explorer DES today. Handcrafted in very limited numbers, no more than 150 DES guitars will be produced in total, so act fast and get your favorite today while they’re still available.

Highlights

  • Corpo in mogano
  • Top in acero figurato AAA
  • Manico in mogano con profilo SlimTaper
  • Tastiera in ebano con raggio di curvatura variabile e binding
  • Intarsi a rettangolo grande spezzato sulla tastiera
  • Hardware in nickel nero
  • Nuovi pickup humbucker ELEV8 con magneti Alnico 8
  • Custodia rigida

Guitar Specifications

Corpo

Back Mogano

Binding Multistrato su top e paletta bianchi, monostrato sulla tastiera bianca

Body Finish Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer

Body Mogano

Forma Del Corpo Explorer

Tipi di corpo Solidbody

Top Acero figurato AAA

Manico

Materiale della tastiera Ebony

Fingerboard Radius Composto, da 10 pollici a 16 pollici. | Da 254 mm a 406,4 mm

Fret Count 22

Tasti Medium Jumbo

Intarsi Intarsi a rettangolo grande spezzato in madreperla

Joint Manico incollato

Materiale del manico Mogano

Materiale del capotasto GraphTech

Larghezza del capotasto 43.05mm / 1.7in

Profilo SlimTaper

Lunghezza della scala 628.65mm / 24.75in

Elettronica

Pickup al ponte ELEV8 Plus

Controlli 1 controllo volume, 1 controllo tono

Pickup al manico ELEV8

Jack di uscita 1/4"

Selettore del pickup Selettore a 3 posizioni

Hardware

Ponti Nashville Tune-O-Matic

bridge-type Nashville Tune-O-Matic

Coperture del controllo Colore nero

Manopole di controllo Speed nere

finish Misto

Coperchio della piastra dello spinotto (jack) Colore nero

Mounting Rings Colore nero

Battipenna Nessuno

Coperture per pickup Nessuno

Parti in plastica Colore nero

Bottoni della tracolla 2

Tipo di interruttore Colore nero

Cordiere Stopbar

Copritruss 2 strati, bianco e nero

Placcatura del sintonizzatore Colore nero

Meccaniche Grover Mini Rotomatic

Varie

Custodie Custodia rigida

Model: DSXDES26GBBN1

Headstock Explorer Custom

Headstock Inlay Logo Gibson in madreperla

Stringhe di forza 10-46

WARNING:This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. For more information, visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 3 reviews.

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Very Cool Guitar

"I was lucky enough to be able to buy one of the Ghost Burst, DES Explorers and I love it. The finish is absolutely stunning and the flame top really stands out. The ELEV8 pickups are a welcome change from the typical Gibson line-up and really bring out the tone in dropped tunings. Besides a little bit of headstock dive and the lack of separate volume controls for the pickups, I'd say that this is the perfect Explorer. Thanks again, Gibson for allowing the public to have a chance at some very collectible and unique instruments."

— Robert S. (5/5)

Played this wonderful instrument last

"Played this wonderful instrument last Friday at a gig. When it was time to change to a different tuned guitar, i didn't want to put this one down."

— Johnny W. (5/5)

Love this guitar - gorgeous

"Love this guitar - gorgeous"

— Scott S. (5/5)

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