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Lightning Strikes Again With the Latest Collaboration Between Epiphone and the Gibson Custom Shop

Made in partnership with the Gibson™ Custom Shop, the 1958 Korina Explorer™ is Epiphone’s impressive recreation of one of the most famous and valuable vintage guitars ever made. It brings authentic 1958 Explorer details to guitarists everywhere at a breakthrough price. Like the ultra-rare original Gibson models from 1958, it features a solid Korina body and a Korina neck with a long neck tenon and a 1958 Explorer neck profile. It is also equipped with an Indian laurel fretboard and gold hardware. The electronics are also top-notch, with Gibson Burstbucker™ 2 and Burstbucker 3 pickups wired to individual volume controls and a master tone control with CTS® pots and a Mallory™ capacitor, along with a Switchcraft® 3-way pickup selector switch and 1/4” output jack. An Epiphone x Gibson Custom logo on the back of the headstock is also proudly displayed, and a hardshell case is also included.

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Specifications

Body Specs

Body Finish Aged Gloss

Body Material Sold Korina

Body Shape Explorer

Body Styles Explorer

Neck Specs

Fingerboard Material Laurel

Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count 22

Frets Medium Jumbo

Inlays Dot

Joint Glued In, Set Neck; Long Neck Tenon

Neck Material Korina

Nut Material Graph Tech

Nut Width 43.0mm / 1.69in

Profile 1958 Explorer

Scale Length 628.0mm / 24.72in

Electronics Specs

Bridge Pickup Burstbucker 3

Controls 2 Volume, Master Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Mallory Capacitor

Neck Pickup Burstbucker 2

Output Jack 1/4" Switchcraft

Pickup Selector 3-way Switchcraft

Hardware Specs

Bridge ABR-1 Style

Control Covers Brown

Control Knobs Gold Top Hat with Nickel Dial Pointers

finish Gold

Jack Plate Cover 4-ply White/Black; Square

Mounting Rings Black

Pickguard 4-ply White/Black

Pickup Covers Gold

Strap Buttons 2

Switch Tip Amber

Tailpiece LockTone Stop Bar

Truss Rod Dual Action

Truss Rod Cover 2-ply Bell; Black/White

Tuner Plating Gold

Tuning Machines Epiphone Deluxe, 6 In-Line

Misc Specs

Case Hardshell Case

Model: IGCKEXWANAGH1L

Headstock 1958 Explorer; Epiphone x Gibson Custom Logo on Back

Headstock Inlay Modern Epiphone Logo in Mother of Pearl

Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

Epiphone IGC 1958 Korina Explorer, Left Handed, Aged Natural

Epiphone IGC 1958 Korina Explorer, Left Handed, Aged Natural

Price
Regular price $1,299
Finish
Aged Natural
Hand
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Setup Included

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Orders placed by noon CST Monday-Friday (excluding holidays) will ship the same day. Orders placed after this cutoff will ship the next business day. All orders over $100 receive free ground shipping within the United States.

Case Included

Your instrument ships with a factory-supplied hard- or soft-shell case for safe storage and transportation. Please refer to the product specifications for details.

Limited Lifetime Warranty

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Lightning Strikes Again With the Latest Collaboration Between Epiphone and the Gibson Custom Shop

Made in partnership with the Gibson™ Custom Shop, the 1958 Korina Explorer™ is Epiphone’s impressive recreation of one of the most famous and valuable vintage guitars ever made. It brings authentic 1958 Explorer details to guitarists everywhere at a breakthrough price. Like the ultra-rare original Gibson models from 1958, it features a solid Korina body and a Korina neck with a long neck tenon and a 1958 Explorer neck profile. It is also equipped with an Indian laurel fretboard and gold hardware. The electronics are also top-notch, with Gibson Burstbucker™ 2 and Burstbucker 3 pickups wired to individual volume controls and a master tone control with CTS® pots and a Mallory™ capacitor, along with a Switchcraft® 3-way pickup selector switch and 1/4” output jack. An Epiphone x Gibson Custom logo on the back of the headstock is also proudly displayed, and a hardshell case is also included.

Read more

Specifications

Body Specs

Body Finish Aged Gloss

Body Material Sold Korina

Body Shape Explorer

Body Styles Explorer

Neck Specs

Fingerboard Material Laurel

Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count 22

Frets Medium Jumbo

Inlays Dot

Joint Glued In, Set Neck; Long Neck Tenon

Neck Material Korina

Nut Material Graph Tech

Nut Width 43.0mm / 1.69in

Profile 1958 Explorer

Scale Length 628.0mm / 24.72in

Electronics Specs

Bridge Pickup Burstbucker 3

Controls 2 Volume, Master Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Mallory Capacitor

Neck Pickup Burstbucker 2

Output Jack 1/4" Switchcraft

Pickup Selector 3-way Switchcraft

Hardware Specs

Bridge ABR-1 Style

Control Covers Brown

Control Knobs Gold Top Hat with Nickel Dial Pointers

finish Gold

Jack Plate Cover 4-ply White/Black; Square

Mounting Rings Black

Pickguard 4-ply White/Black

Pickup Covers Gold

Strap Buttons 2

Switch Tip Amber

Tailpiece LockTone Stop Bar

Truss Rod Dual Action

Truss Rod Cover 2-ply Bell; Black/White

Tuner Plating Gold

Tuning Machines Epiphone Deluxe, 6 In-Line

Misc Specs

Case Hardshell Case

Model: IGCKEXWANAGH1L

Headstock 1958 Explorer; Epiphone x Gibson Custom Logo on Back

Headstock Inlay Modern Epiphone Logo in Mother of Pearl

Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

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