
The gibson explorer reissue was introduced in 1990 and renamed the gibson explorer '76 in 1991, it has a mahogany body and neck, rosewood fingerboard, dot inlays, 2 humbuckers, and chrome plated hardware. Gibson Explorer Reissue '76 ( 1990 to present ) ( Gibson also made the Gibson explorer 90 guitar in 1988, it had 1 humbucker and didnt last very long on the market ) these guitars were made in white, ebony, or silver finishes. In 1989 to 1990 gibson also introduced the Gibson explorer 90, the guitar had a mahogany body and neck, it had 1 single coil and 1 humbucker, strings ran through the body, and chrome hardware. Gibson Explorer 90 Double ( 1989 to 1990 ) They also made some explorer III models with black hardware and kahler vibrato systems in 1985. The gibson explorer III had 2 p-90 pickups, 2 knobs, 2 selector switches, maple neck, rosewood fingerboards, chrome plated hardware, locking nut vibrato system optional, and were made in red white or camouflage finishes. In 1983 gibson also made a reissue of the original 1958 gibson explorer with a korina body, the guitar had gold hardware and only a 100 were made ,they called it the gibson heritage series. The Guitar had 2 humbuckers, maple neck, ebony fingerboard, 22 fret dot inlays, triangular knob patterns and chrome plated hardware. In 1983 gibson introduced a gibson explorer that had an alder body and was referred to as the gibson explorer 83.
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The gibson korina is very similar to the original 1958 gibson explorer model and is highly collectible, the guitar had gold knobs, nashville tune o matic bridge, korina body and neck, 2 humbuckers, 8 digit serial numbers and were available in candy apple red, natural or ivory finishes. Introduced in 1981 and discontinued in 1884. The gibson explorer CMT had a bound curly maple top body, 2 dirty finger humbucking pickups with exposed coils, 3 knobs in a straight line, 3 way selector switch, ebony fingerboard, gold plated hardware, and were available in sunburst, cherry sunburst, and natural finishes. Gibson Explorer guitars started gaining popularity in the early 80s and more through the 90s when rock stars and bands such as kiss, metallica, scorpions and many more were endorsing them. The Gibson Explorer II guitar had a five piece maple and walnut laminate body, ebony fingerboard with dot inlays, 2 humbing pickups with gold plated hardware, tp-6 tailpiece, beveled body edges and came in natural finishes. Paul stanley playing on a gibson explorerFrom 1976 to 1982 gibson reissued several explorer guitars that had mahogany bodies, two humbuckers, gold plated hardware, pearl logos, white pickguards and were in natural, white or black finishes. Gibson Explorer ( Mahogany Body ) ( 1976 to 1982 ) In 1958 the gibson explorer met with little success, due to the low demand gibson ended production in 1959, however they still sold overstocked korina explorer bodies during the early 60s with nickel plated parts. Korina wood body, 22 fret unbound rosewood fingerboard, two humbuckers, ink stamped serial numbers, gold plated metal parts, 4 ply white plastic pick guard and were made in natural finish. James Hetfield playing on a 1976 gibson explorerThe gibson explorer was introduced in 1958, the guitar was designed to look futuristic ,it had a symmetrical shaped solid
