Weight: 9 LBS
Serial# 203130352
The Explorer™ was first introduced in 1958, and guitarists discovered its many charms as the years passed. Rockers embraced its futuristic shape and powerful sound by the 1970s, but during the hard rockin’ 80s, the model came into its own and was adopted by some of the greatest players of the decade. The new 80s Explorer is based on the popular 1984 model. It features a fast-playing SlimTaper™ mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard. The iconically-shaped mahogany body is outfitted with new 80s Tribute pickups that accurately capture the unique fat-toned sound and rich sustain of the models from that era. A hardshell case is also included.
Mahogany body
Mahogany neck with a SlimTaper profile
Rosewood fretboard with acrylic dot inlays and 22 medium jumbo frets
Grover Mini Rotomatic tuners
Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge and Stop Bar tailpiece
80s Tribute humbucker pickups
Gibson hardshell case
Body Specs
Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material Mahogany
Body Shape Explorer
Body Styles Explorer
Neck Specs
End Of Board Width 57.4mm / 2.26in
Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count 22
Frets Medium Jumbo
Inlays Acrylic Dot
Joint Glued In, Set Neck
Neck Material Mahogany
Nut Material Graph Tech
Nut Width 43.05mm / 1.7in
Profile SlimTaper
Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in
Electronics Specs
Bridge Pickup 80s Tribute
Controls 2 Volume, Master Tone; Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors
Neck Pickup 80s Tribute
Output Jack 1/4"
Pickup Selector 3-way Toggle
Hardware Specs
Bridge Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic
Control Knobs Black Speed
Finish Chrome
Jack Plate Cover Chrome
Pickguard None
Switch Tip Black
Tailpiece Aluminum Stop Bar
Truss Rod Adjustable
Tuner Plating Chrome
Tuning Machines Grover Mini Rotomatic
Misc Specs
Accessories Gibson Accessory Kit
Model: DSXE00EBCH1
Case Hardshell Case
Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046