explorer???

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Anyone got a nice one for sale/swap?

like a korina but all considered

McToot

Fenderman123 said:

Anyone got a nice one for sale/swap?

like a korina but all considered

Damn and blast.  I was considering an identical post. 

Fight you for anything tasty?     Or rock paper scissors?

jd0272

Completely want one. Pref a 1958 Reissue, but silly expensive But what I really want is one of the smaller bodied split headstock Futura models they issued in 2002. Ooosha.

I wonder how much John Gill would charge for a build.....

monquixote

Explorers are cool 

That is all.

McToot

I dream of an Explorer with a dark-ish, oiled finish showing nice mahogany grain, aged nickel hardware and cream plate.  It'd have to be a custom build, though, I guess.  Korina or a standard natural would be my second choices. 

 

Don't know where the OP is but there's a cherry one down in Ashford (about an hour from me) on ebay.  No bids at £650 (yet) though as couple of offers.  I'm sort of tempted, but probably not tempted enough. 

spark240

I would like to.....but nah....its too nice. 

 

http://sdrv.ms/17Ua0SK

 

 

McToot

spark240 said:

I would like to.....but nah....its too nice. 

 

http://sdrv.ms/17Ua0SK

 

 

Bloody tease.  That's right up there in the "feckin want it" stakes. 

HarrySeven

Can't beat a bit of '80's big hair metal...





Severely modified Gibson E2 - Custom paint job, EMG, Kahler, etc...

jd0272

^^^^^^

Yeah that's worth a knob touch.

McToot

WOWs and LOLs duly awarded.  Nearly spat my tea out. 

stickyfiddle

I'm all about the 76 style myself. That said, the only Explorer I've ever had was a Gothic one with widdly neck and hilarious ceramic pickups...

jonnyburgo

Theres an Epi for sale on Gumtree Manchester, been on for ages

McToot

What's the general consensus on Epi Explorers? I had a MIC Tokai and it played nicely but had some duff finishing.  There were also some MIJ Tokai's but they're few and far between. 

stickyfiddle

All the epi explorers I've tried have been balls. That said, they only number 2, so it may be statistical error.

Cirrus

I had an Epi explorer for a bit. The neck was a bit too chunky for me and it didn't have loads of sustain, but the main weak point was the electronics - the pickups were a bit poo and fed back easily.

My main guitar is an '07 cherry gibson explorer, the ceramic pickups were gash so were replaced by SD alnico IIs, much better. The neck feels good, sustain fine and it's a very resonant guitar which feels great in my hands. The finish hasn't survived 5 years of gigging that well but frankly when it plays well I don't care.