The original Explorer of 1958 was more radically modernistic than its famous cousin, the Flying V. Musicians finally caught up with the Explorer in 1976, and today's Explorer revives the first reissue.

Body               : Mahogany 
Neck/Profile       : Mahogany/Rounded 
Fingerboard/Inlay  : Rosewood/Dot 
Scale/Nut Width    : 24 3/4" / 1 11/16" 
Binding            : None 
Bridge/Tailpiece   : Tune-o-matic/Stop bar 
Hardware           : Chrome 
Pickups            : 496R ceramic magnet humbucker 
                     500T ceramic magnet humbucker 
Controls           : Two volume, one tone,
                     Three-way switch 
Finish             : Cherry, Classic White, Ebony