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Gibson 58 Korina Explorer Black Pickguard Natural VOS GH
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Features
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Technology: Solid body
Clear, focused, powerful sound with higher sustain -
Neck construction: Glued in
Significantly longer sustain than screw-on necks -
Body material: Korina (2 parts)
Bright, transparent sound and balanced tonal balance. -
Pickup: HH (2x humbuckers)
Full, warm sound with strong mids and highs and pronounced sustain. -
Custom shop: Yes
Individual design, handmade, high quality materials, excellent sound quality. -
Fretboard: Indian Rosewood
Pleasant tactile properties, warm sound quality.
- Color / finish: Antique natural
- Technology: Solid body
- Body shape: Other
- Strings: 6-string
- Neck construction: Glued in
- Frets: 22
- Scale length: 24.72" (628mm)
- Body material: Korina (2 parts)
- Neck: Korina
- Neck profile: Slim Taper
- Fretboard: Indian Rosewood
- Fretboard inlays: Abalone dots
- Pickup: HH (2x humbuckers)
- Neck pickup: Gibson Custombucker (PAF)
- Bridge pickup: Gibson Custombucker (PAF)
- Controls: 2x Volume, 1x Tone
- Bridge / tremolo: Aluminum Tune-o-Matic and Stopbar
- Hardware: Gold
- Including: Gibson replica case
- Special features: Limited edition, VOS finish, Mini Grover tuning machines, pickguard: black
- Country of origin: USA
The Gibson Explorer was launched in 1958, on the one hand as a "step into modernity" and on the other hand to compensate for falling sales following the release of the Fender Stratocaster. Unfortunately, the Explorer sold very poorly at the beginning and production was stopped again in 1959. It was only with the increasing popularity of hard rock and heavy metal in the 1970s that the Explorer found its niche and, thanks to increasing demand, Gibson began producing them again in 1976.
When it comes to construction / acoustic , Gibson relies on aluminum reinforcements. A mahogany body with a glued neck also made of mahogany and a rosewood fretboard , this also applies to the electronics. The sound is provided by two humbuckers, which are adjusted using three controls and a 3-way switches .
The Explorer and the Flying V were initially failed attempts by Gibson to modernize, but as it turned out in both cases, they were a good 20 years too early.
If you would like to get an overview of our current range of Gibson Explorer guitars, you can find our series overview here .
Top features:
- Unique design
- Mahogany body
- HH layout
The US Gibson Guitar Corporation, founded in 1902 by Orville Gibson in Kalamazoo, Michigan, was initially known for production mandolins and banjos. Today the company's headquarters are in Nashville, Tennessee and Gibson is one of the world's most well-known and renowned manufacturers of electric guitars.
The Les Paul model , named after its creator Lester William Polsfuss, is one of the most famous and best-selling electric guitar shapes of all time and founded the design of the single cut guitar, which has been copied, adopted and reinterpreted by numerous other manufacturers. The Les Paul is primarily valued for its warm and powerful sound . The humbucker pickup responsible for this, in its common design today, was also developed by Seth Lover at Gibson .
At the beginning of the 1960s, another solid body electric guitar from Gibson appeared, the Gibson SG . Initially intended as a successor to the Les Paul, it became another icon of rock history, thanks in part to Angus Young from AC/DC, and is the basis for the double cut guitar type .
With the Flying V and the Explorer , Gibson is responsible for two body shapes that were far ahead of their time at the time of their release in the late 1950s, but which also achieved legendary status over the years. To this day they also serve as the basis for a variety of heavy guitars , for example from manufacturers such as Jackson or ESP.
The Gibson custom shop produces commissioned work , high-quality one-off pieces and exact replicas of famous models and legendary vintages of their instruments. These are often subjected to an artificial aging process called relicing.
Acoustic guitars have also been produced for almost as long as the company has existed. The J-45 , the Hummingbird , the L-00 and the SJ-200 are among the most popular acoustic guitars in the world and were the instrument of choice for Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and John Lennon.
In addition to the instruments already mentioned, you can of course also buy picks , bags and cases or merchandise from Gibson from us.
We are particularly proud to have a Gibson flagship store in our Frankfurt branch. There you will not only find a large selection and exclusive models to try out directly, but you will also benefit from the expertise of our Gibson -trained and certified employees when it comes to advice on the perfect guitar.
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