NGD: 1976 Gibson Explorer Limited Edition

McToot

More jealous than a chap who's just lost out on the head of Envy Studies at Oxford to a snotty nosed oik with no discernible expertise if the feckin subject.

Flanging_Fred

Yup. That is class. I bet it sounds massive.

not_the_dj

Wowzers. Awesome.

samzadgan

WOW...that is amazing...well done. By chance is that birth year guitar?

jimmyguitar

samzadgan said:

WOW...that is amazing...well done. By chance is that birth year guitar?

nearly, I'm a '79 vintage!

stickyfiddle

redrighthand said:

Want! Where did you find that bad boy? If you ever think of selling...

GuitarMonkey said:

First dibs

PS Doesn't that wallpaper unsettle you at all...?

Lol at you. I called first dibs. So it's MINE....!!!!!

underdog

benecol;673927" said:

BUMPFACT: my friend designed that wallpaper.

Just think this needed quoting so it didn't get lost

JohnnyPlectrum

Flippin' lovely. I've one just like it. My first 'proper' guitar, bought with a bank loan and all that.

Quality GAS. :-)

ICBM

Flanging_Fred said:

I bet it sounds massive.

They always do. The Explorer is the proof that body shape does affect the tone even in a solidbody electric guitar with the same construction, materials and hardware. Compare one to a Flying V - both great, but completely different.

Philly_Q

Gosh, that looks great.  Now get a matching V and you're all set.

I like the wallpaper too.

Cirrus

Beautiful! And yes, there's something about the shape of the explorer that makes the entire guitar very resonant. You strum a chord and you can feel the thing thrum in your grasp.

Next stop for @jimmyguitar; an AC30 and a beanie.

Neil

Lovely.

Nice to see an interesting (vintage?) guitar.

GuitarMonkey

Indeed a proper guitar with rarity value in great condition. There can't be many of us on here that don't lust for that guitar.

57Deluxe

I think it looks happiest when it can look out the window...

hobbio

I really, really want that guitar. Love it!

Gagaryn

Very nice. Do you know what pickups it has?

jimmyguitar

Gagaryn said:

Very nice. Do you know what pickups it has?

they're the original Gibson super humbuckers or 'tarbacks'

xSkarloey

Holy bloody moly.

Like others I'm not mad keen on Explorers but that guitar is the exception.

What a lovely looking instrument.

I hope you enjoy every moment playing that. Superb catch.

fretfinder

Nice one. I wasn't aware that Gibson made any guitars in the 1970s with fat necks so that's a find right there.

Edit: or is it a more recent reissue?

Edit2: ah OK Google is my friend as always and it's from the 70s and made with a fat neck! You learn something new every day...

rawk100

Wow, great guitar. I had a '76 Explorer for a while too which also had the tarback humbuckers and massive fat neck. It was a great sounding guitar but I sold it in the end as i just couldn't get on with the neck. Here's a few photos:
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn100/rawk100/23FC2328-671F-4DA6-BD8C-A681E2F8F14A_zpsbxevub6q.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn100/rawk100/5C00BBE5-8779-4AFF-BD84-5BFCDD3B8DCF_zpse5bm5mgu.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn100/rawk100/9E4ADF8C-3D08-4FC4-8F72-BFC04EC8A01A_zpsjmgpeagw.jpg