1958 Korina Explorer

The Explorer (along with the Flying V) was part of the innovative Modernistic Guitar Series designed to shake up the stodgy image Gibson felt it had in the '50s. The korina-bodied Explorer was a derivative of a prototype called the Futura (unveiled in 1957), and featured a radically angular body and scimitar shaped headstock. Like the Flying V, the Explorer's initial run (1958 & 1959) was brief but memorable.

Body: Body wood: Solid korina Binding: N/A Available left-handed: No Finish Colors: Antique Natural Neck: Neck construction: 1-piece korina Fingerboard wood: 22 fret rosewood Inlays: Pearloid dot Binding: N/A Profile: Rounded Scale length/Nut width: 24 3/4"; 1 11/16" Strings: Brite Wires .010-.046 Electronics & Hardware: Pickups: '57 Classic humbuckers Controls: 2 volume, 1 tone, 3-way switch Hardware color: Gold Bridge/Tailpiece: ABR-1/Stopbar Tuner style: Vintage tulip Collateral: Custom Shop case, Certificate of Authenticity, Custom Care Kit

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