Explorer
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== Explorer == Korina '58 Explorer in Ebony | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Epiphone |
| Period | 1986-1988/1994-Present |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Set |
| Scale | 24.75" |
| Woods | |
| Body | Alder/Korina or Industrial Mahogany |
| Neck | Industrial Mahogany |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Tune-O-Matic with stopbar tailpiece |
| Pickup(s) | 2 "Alnico Classic" humbuckers |
| Colors available | |
| Ebony, Korina, and Satin Black. | |
The Epiphone Explorer was introduced in 1986 and remains in production today.
Contents |
Variations
Epiphone currently produces three versions of the Explorer, but other variations have been produced in the past.
Explorer
The Epiphone Explorer features:
- Two zebra open-coil humbuckers
- Chrome hardware
- Locking nut
- Rosewood fingerboard with "dot" inlays
- $549 MSRP (1998)
- Colors available: Ebony, Alpine White, and Red.
1958 Korina Explorer
The Epiphone 1958 Korina Explorer features:
- Alnico Classic humbuckers
- Gold hardware
- Alder body with Korina veneers
- Set Mahogany neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with "dot" inlays
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
- Colors available: Ebony and Korina.
Goth 1958 Explorer
The Epiphone Goth 1958 Explorer features:
- Open Coil Alnico Classic humbuckers
- Black hardware
- Philippine/Indonesian Mahogany body
- Set Mahogany neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with an "XII" inlay at the twelfth fret
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
- Colors available: Pitch Black.
Marcus Henderson Apparition
The Epiphone Marcus Henderson Apparition features:
- EMG 81/85 humbuckers
- Black hardware
- Mahogany body with Quilted Maple top
- Set Mahogany neck
- 24-fret Ebony fingerboard with a Mother-of-Pearl "crossed scythe" inlay centered at 12th fret
- Colors available: Midnight Ebony.
