Detail 01
70s Tribute humbuckers
Both pickup positions use the 70s Tribute humbucker set.
Product detailSKU #1500000472659
Gibson70s Explorer Electric Guitar - Ebony
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Gibson’s Ebony 70s Explorer is a right-handed solid mahogany electric guitar with the model’s angular Explorer body, a SlimTaper mahogany set neck, and 70s Tribute humbuckers. Its wiring is hand wired with orange drop capacitors, and the controls stay simple: separate pickup volumes, one master tone, and a three-way toggle. The listed pickup voice emphasizes muscular lows, assertive mids, and definition under heavy gain, while the 22-fret rosewood board and 24.75-inch scale retain the specified Gibson format. A Gibson hardshell case is included.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Driven rhythm and lead work where the listed 70s Tribute pickups retain definition under heavy gain.
- Players who prefer separate pickup volumes with one shared tone control.
- Transporting the guitar in the included Gibson hardshell case.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; the supplied orientation is right handed.
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 electronics with orange drop capacitors
The guitar uses the specified hand-wired control assembly.
Detail 03
2 volume, 1 master tone, 3-way toggle
Each pickup has its own volume, while one tone control serves the overall output.
Detail 04
SlimTaper neck, 24.75-inch scale, 22 frets
These are the listed neck profile and playing dimensions.
Detail 05
Gibson hardshell case
A Gibson hardshell case is included.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Confirm the right-handed orientation.
- 02The guitar has an Explorer body shape and a 24.75-inch scale length.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickups are installed?
It has a 70s Tribute humbucker in the neck position and another at the bridge.
02Is a case included?
Yes. It is supplied with a Gibson hardshell case.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Neck pickup
- 70s Tribute humbucker
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
- Bridge pickup
- 70s Tribute humbucker
8 detailsPlayability
- Factory strings
- Gibson .010–.046
- Fingerboard radius
- 12"
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Scale Length
- 24.75"
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 6
16 detailsBody & build
- Body construction
- Solidbody
- Neck meets body at
- 19th fret
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Neck material
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard material
- Rosewood
- Nut material
- Graph Tech
- Color
- Ebony
- Body Material
- Mahogany
- Neck finish
- High-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Rosewood
- Hardware finish
- Chrome
- Body Shape
- Explorer
- Body finish
- High-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
- Neck joint
- Set neck
- Body material
- Mahogany
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width
- 1.695"
- Scale length
- 24.75"
25 detailsOther
- Pickup configuration
- HH
- Side dots
- Yes
- Neck profile
- SlimTaper
- Tailpiece
- Aluminum stop bar
- Product type
- Electric guitar
- Color
- Ebony
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Grover Mini Rotomatic
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Bridge
- Nashville Tune-O-Matic
- Body shape
- Explorer
- Inlays
- Acrylic dots
- Truss rod
- Adjustable
- Case
- Gibson hardshell case
- Wiring
- Hand-wired with orange drop capacitors
- Tier
- new
- Control knobs
- Black speed knobs
- Controls
- 2 volume, 1 master tone
- Category Source
- detail
- Switching
- 3-way toggle
- Country of origin
- United States
- Product Type
- Electric guitar
- Model
- 70s Explorer
- Guitar Center Exclusive
- Yes
- Source Id
- site51500000472659
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