Gibson 80s Explorer EB
Product information "Gibson 80s Explorer EB"
The Gibson Explorer™ is another iconic design from Gibson. It was first introduced in 1958, along with the Flying V, with very modest success. It was only in the following decades that it became increasingly popular, especially among hard rock and metal guitarists. For many of them, the 1980s were the time when the model reached its peak. The Gibson 80s Explorer is also based on the coveted 1984 models. It features a fast-playing SlimTaper™ mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard, and the iconic shaped mahogany body is equipped with 80s Tribute pickups that perfectly capture the unique fat tone and rich sustain of the models from that era.
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Body Shape: Heavy
- Bridge / Tremolo: Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic, Aluminum Stop Bar
- Bridge Pickup: Gibson 80s Tribute
- Color/ Finish: Ebony
- Colour: Black
- Controls: 2x volume, 1x tone
- Country of Origin: USA
- Custom shop: no
- Fretboard: Indian Rosewood
- Fretboard Inlays: White Dot
- Frets: 22
- Hardware: Chrome
- Includes: Hardshell Case
- Neck: Mahogany
- Neck Pickup: Gibson 80s Tribute
- Neck Profile: Slim Taper
- Neck construction: Set in neck
- Pickup Configuration: H-H (2x Humbucker)
- Pickup Selector Switch: 3 way toggle
- Pickup type: passive
- Scale: 24" (610 - 634 mm)
- Scale Length: 24,75" (629 mm)
- Signature Model: no
- Strings: 6 string
- Technology: Solid Body
The American Gibson Guitar Corporation, founded in 1902 by Orville Gibson in Kalamazoo, Michigan, first became known for the production of mandolins and banjos. Today the company’s headquarters are in Nashville, Tennessee, and Gibson is one of the world’s most renowned and respected manufacturers of electric guitars.
The model Les Paul, named after its creator Lester William Polsfuss, is one of the most famous and best‑selling electric guitar shapes of all time and established the single‑cut guitar form, which has been copied, adopted and reinterpreted by numerous other manufacturers. The Les Paul is mainly prized for its sound, characterised as warm and full. The humbucker pickup largely responsible for that sound, in its now common design, was developed by Seth Lover at Gibson.
In the early 1960s the Gibson SG appeared as another solid‑body electric from Gibson. Originally intended as the successor to the Les Paul, it became — helped by Angus Young of AC/DC — another rock‑history icon and is the basis for the double‑cutaway guitar type.
With the Flying V and the Explorer Gibson is responsible for two body shapes that, although they were far ahead of their time when introduced in the late 1950s, have over the years also achieved legendary status. They still serve as the foundation for a host of heavy guitars today, for example from makers such as Jackson or ESP.
The Gibson Custom Shop produces custom orders, high‑quality one‑offs and precise replicas of famous models and legendary instrument years. These are often subjected to an artificial ageing process called relicing.
Almost as long as the company has existed, acoustic guitars have also been produced. The J‑45, the Hummingbird, the L‑00 and the SJ‑200 are among the world’s most beloved steel‑string acoustics and were the instruments of choice for Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and John Lennon.
Besides the instruments already mentioned, you can of course also buy picks, bags and cases or merchandise from Gibson with us.
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