Description

Condition Note: Checking on back of the body at neck joint.

Made in partnership with the Gibson Custom Shop, the Limited Edition 1958 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 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 Switchoraft 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.

Shape: Explorer
Material: Korina

Neck: Korina
Profile: 1958 Explorer
Nut width: 1.693″
Fingerboard: Indian Laurel
Scale length: 24.72″/628mm
Number of frets: 22
Nut: Graph Tech
Inlay: Dot

Bridge: ABR-1
Tailpiece: LockTone Stop Bar
Knobs: Gold Top Hat with Nickel Dial Pointers
Tuners: Epiphone Deluxe, 6 in-Line
Plating: Gold

Neck pickup: Burstbucker 2
Bridge pickup: Burstbucker 3
Controls: 2 Volume, Master Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Mallory Capacitor

Case: Hardshell Case