Originally (1958–1963) korina, later models mahogany, alder, maple, or korina
Neck
Originally (1958–1963) korina, reissues mahogany, maple, or korina
Fretboard
Rosewood or Ebony (Gothic, and Classic White only)
Hardware
Bridge
Tune-o-matic, Gibson Vibrola or Floyd Rose locking vibrato.
Pickup(s)
2 or 3 Humbuckers
Colors available
Ebony, Cherry, Classic White, Natural
The Gibson Explorer is a type of electric guitar model by Gibson guitars, released in 1958. The Explorer offered a radical, "futuristic" body design, much like its siblings: the Flying V, which was released the same year, and the Moderne, which was designed in 1957 but not released until 1982. The Explorer was the final development of a prototype design that, years later, Gibson marketed under the name Futura.
The Explorer's initial run was unsuccessful, and the model was discontinued in 1963. In 1976, Gibson began reissuing the Explorer after competitor Hamer Guitars had success selling similar designs. The Explorer became especially popular among the hard rock and heavy metal musicians of the 1970s and 1980s.
in 1963. In 1976, Gibson began reissuing the Explorer after competitor Hamer Guitars had success selling similar designs. The Explorer became especially...
discontinued on-and-off again in the 2010s, along with the GibsonExplorer. For 2015, Gibson did not have a production Flying V available so a limited...
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pickup and used almost exclusively until 1984 when he switched to the GibsonExplorer model. During the mid-1990s, ESP produced the first of his signature...
The Gibson Moderne is an electric guitar model prototyped by Gibson in 1957. It was designed alongside the Flying V and Explorer-"Futura" as part of a...
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guitar was his 1976 GibsonExplorer Limited Edition, which became a signature of the group. However, he found the sound of the Explorer's bass strings unsatisfactory...
designed guitar-shaped controller, based on either a Gibson SG for the PlayStation 2 version, a GibsonExplorer for the Xbox 360 version, or else a standard console...
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collection include the Kramer Jersey Star, Gibson SG Junior, Gibson ES-335, Gibson Firebird, Gibson Flying V, GibsonExplorer, Martin guitars, Ampeg Dan Armstrong...
the mid to late 1980s, firstly producing a MX 220 based on a 1970s GibsonExplorer Body with the ‘famed’ banana headstock, then later with the MX 250...
Gibson had made forays into radical body shapes — the Flying V and Explorer in the 1950s — which met limited initial success. The president of Gibson...
vibrato arm. In 1976 he switched to a natural-finished korina 1958 GibsonExplorer that he had bought for about $3,000 and used that guitar throughout...
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guitar designs based on the GibsonExplorer (The Standard) and Gibson Flying V (Vector), before adding more traditional Gibson-inspired designs such as the...
cherry red Gibson SG guitar controller. The Xbox 360 version of the game is offered in a bundle that packages the game with a white GibsonExplorer guitar...
he used a GibsonExplorer and a Jackson Soloist. He used these guitars for The More Things Change..., after which he switched to a Gibson SG. His Dimebolt...
Dean Guitars. It has a resemblance to the Dean ML, the Gibson Les Paul and the GibsonExplorer. It was released alongside the Dean ML, V and Z. Glen Drover...
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