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.

Details:

- Body Shape: 1958 Explorer 1

- Material: Korina

- Neck: Korina

- Neck Profile: 1958 Explorer

- Nut Width: 1.693" /// 43 mm

- Fingerboard: Indian Laurel

- Scale Length: 24.72" /// 628 mm

- Number of frets: 22

- Nut: GraphTech

- 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