1958 Korina Explorer (White Pickguard)
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Lightning Strikes Again With the Latest Collaboration Between Epiphone and the Gibson Custom Shop
Made in partnership with the Gibson™ Custom Shop, the 1958 Korina 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 solid 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, and a hardshell case is also included.
Made in partnership with the Gibson™ Custom Shop, the 1958 Korina 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 solid 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 Gi . . .
Profile
1958 Explorer
Scale Length
628.0 mm / 24.724 in
Fingerboard Material
Laurel
Fingerboard Radius
304.8 mm / 12 in
Fret Count
22
Frets
Medium Jumbo
Nut Material
Graph Tech
Nut Width
43.0 mm / 1.692 in
Inlays
Dot
Joint
Glued In, Set Neck; Long Neck Tenon
Body Style
Explorer
Body Shape
Explorer
Body Material
Sold Korina
Body Finish
Aged Gloss
Finish
Gold
Bridge
ABR-1 Style
Tailpiece
LockTone Stop Bar
Tuning Machines
Epiphone Deluxe, 6 In-Line
Pickguard
4-ply White/Black
Truss Rod
Dual Action
Truss Rod Cover
2-ply Bell; Black/White
Control Knobs
Gold Top Hat with Nickel Dial Pointers
Switch Tip
Amber
Jack Plate Cover
4-ply White/Black; Square
Control Covers
Brown
Strap Buttons
2
Mounting Rings
Black
Pickup Covers
Gold
Neck Pickup
Burstbucker 2
Bridge Pickup
Burstbucker 3
Controls
2 Volume, Master Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Mallory Capacitor
Pickup Selector
3-way Switchcraft
Output Jack
1/4" Switchcraft
Strings Gauge
.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case
Hardshell Case
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