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 Switchcraft® 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 included.

Specs

• Body Shape: 1958 Explorer 1
• Material : Korina
• Neck: Korina
• Neck Profile: 1958 Explorer
• Nut width : 1.693" / 43mm
• 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 : Explorer Hardshell case included