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Epiphone "1958" Korina Explorer

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Korina Body, Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and Two Humbucking Pickups - Natural

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A Rock Classic!

Gibson's competitors had long accused the company of being conservative. In 1958, the company answered with what had to be the least conservative guitar designs in history - at least up until that point. Gibson introduced three "futuristic" guitar models that year, the Flying V, the Explorer and the Moderne. The first two went into limited production and while there have long been rumors of a production version of the Moderne, most doubt it went beyond the prototype stage. But Gibson certainly showed the critics that it was capable of and quite willing to break the conservative mold with these instruments, which actually owe an awful lot to late '50s automobile design. While there weren't many Explorers sold in 1958, the guitar has been reincarnated a few times in the last four decades, most notably in 1976, which is the design used to create today's X-Plorer. Love it or hate it, the original "lightning bolt" look of the original Explorer was clearly well ahead of its time.

This Epiphone Korina Explorer is a replica of the 1958 classic equipped with two humbuckers, gold hardware, and a mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard. This is an affordable way to own a piece of rock history.

Epiphone Korina Explorer Features:
  • Pickups: 2 Humbuckers
  • Hardware: Gold
  • Scale: 24.75"
  • Nut width: 1.68"
  • Neck: Mahogany (set)
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood (dot inlay)
  • Body: Korina

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based on 5 customer reviews

its sweet

by Jimi from pennsylvania
 August 12, 2007
 Music Background: band
k i love this guitar the only problem is that the strap buttons on this guitar are set acwardly so the neck is weighed down im jus wondering if someone could tell me where i could repostion this so th... read more [+]at the neck wont be so weighed down plz email me close [-]

A lot of guitar for the money!

by Rob from Cabot, AR
 September 12, 2008
 Music Background: Been playing for 25 years.
First of all let me say that I have always been a Les Paul guy. But after playing this thing for a few months I dont ever want another body shape. I love the way this thing feels!! Like other poste... read more [+]rs I moved the strap button to the back of the neck by the neck joint. It solves the neck heavy problem when standing. Playing while sitting with this thing is a blast. You right arm lays perfectly on the guitar while you play.

I had a fit trying to get it intonate though. The stock bridge is trash! I bought a roller bridge which gave me more room to intonate and tada! Problem solved.
Pickups are good, not great but good. I may upgrade them one day.
The toggle switch was noisy. My guitar tech did something to it to fix it. Not sure what he did.

The guitar is light as a strat which is nice.
Action is very fast and there is unrestricted reach to all the upper frets. Its a good shredder.
For the money, I am very happy with this guitar. close [-]

Strap Lock

by Jim from Buffalo NY
 January 25, 2008
 Music Background: Just for me
Yes I hate that the neck falls when you let go. Put the strap lock on the back as close to the neck as possible. Thats where it is on the Gibson model. I helps alot!!

I love it

by Gaz from Sydney
 July 30, 2007
 Music Background: Wavtracks Royalty Free Music Producer http://www.wavtracks.com
ok, it's not a gibson but alsmost there. Replaced the pickups with dimarzio PAF's and also replaced the tuners with gotohs and i am one happy man!
Looks great on stage turns heads. feels very c... read more [+]lose to the original and of course does have the character sound (replace those pickups though) close [-]

Solid guitar ahead of its time

by Adam layng from Oshawa,Ontario,Canada
 July 1, 2004
 Music Background:
The 58 epiphone korona features the explorer bodywhich is appealing to heavy rockers such as myself its looks are always sure to draw a crowd this version also comes in gothic you may want to get stra... read more [+]p locks though, its neck is designed so you can reach the higher frets for those screaming sounds close [-]

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