Epiphone Korina Explorer Black Pickguard W/Case
Interest FREE financing available at checkoutMade 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.
Specifications:
Body:
- Body Style: Explorer
- Body Shape: Explorer
- Body Material: Solid Korina
- Body Finish: Aged Gloss
Neck:
- Profile: 1958 Explorer
- Scale Length: 628.0 mm / 24.724 in
- Fingerboard Material: Indian Laurel
- Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in
- Neck Material: Korina
- 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
Hardware:
- Finish: Gold
- Bridge: ABR-1 Style
- Tailpiece: LockTone Stop Bar
- Tuning Machines: Epiphone Deluxe, 6 In-Line
- Pickguard: 4-ply Black/White
- 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 Black/White; Square
- Control Covers: Brown
- Strap Buttons: 2
- Mounting Rings: Black
- Pickup Covers: Gold
Electronics:
- 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
Miscellaneous:
- Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
- Case: Hardshell Case