Detail 01
22 medium-jumbo frets on a bound rosewood fingerboard
The fretwork is described as making bends and vibrato easier to execute.
Product detailSKU #1500000466464
Gibson'70s Explorer Electric Guitar - Dark Walnut
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The Korena take
Finished in Dark Walnut, the Gibson ’70s Explorer combines a mahogany body with a SlimTaper mahogany neck and bound rosewood fingerboard. Its contoured body is described as giving clear access to upper frets, while the 22 medium-jumbo frets support bends and vibrato. Two ’70s Tribute Burstbuckers, hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors, supply the warm, dynamic sound and harmonic detail associated with this model. The fixed bridge and stopbar layout complete the guitar, and a hardshell case is included.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Solo and riff work that uses the contoured body’s access to the upper frets.
- Players seeking the warm, dynamic response described for the ’70s Tribute Burstbucker pickup pair.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Hand-wired controls with Orange Drop capacitors
They are paired with the two ’70s Tribute Burstbuckers for the model’s warm, dynamic sound.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickups does the ’70s Explorer use?
It has a pair of ’70s Tribute Burstbucker pickups.
02What are the controls?
The layout is two volume controls, one tone control, and a toggle switch.
03Does it come with a case?
Yes, a hardshell case is included.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
3 detailsPlayability
- Number of frets
- 22
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Scale Length
- 24.75"
7 detailsBody & build
- Bridge Type
- Fixed bridge
- Body Material
- Mahogany
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Body wood
- Mahogany
- Neck wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Rosewood Number of frets: 22 Nut width/material: 1.695", Graph Tech Electronics Configuration: HH Neck: '70s Tribute Burstbucker Bridge: '70s Tribute Burstbucker Control layout: 2 volumes, 1 tone and toggle switch (hand-wired with orange drop capacitors) Hardware Bridge type: Fixed bridge Tailpiece: Stopbar Plating: Chrome Other Case: Hardshell case
- Body Shape
- Designer
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width/material
- 1.695", Graph Tech
- Scale length
- 24.75"
16 detailsOther
- Body shape
- Designer
- Configuration
- HH
- Inlay
- Acrylic dots
- Neck shape
- SlimTaper
- Case
- Hardshell case
- Tier
- new
- Neck
- '70s Tribute Burstbucker
- Category Source
- detail
- Tailpiece
- Stopbar
- Material
- Rosewood
- Korena Special
- false
- Bridge type
- Fixed bridge
- Plating
- Chrome
- Source Id
- site51500000466464
- Bridge
- '70s Tribute Burstbucker
- Control layout
- 2 volumes, 1 tone and toggle switch (hand-wired with orange drop capacitors)
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