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Post by Leftee on Nov 7, 2022 19:23:06 GMT -5
Found a nice 2019 Explorer on Reverb, offer accepted. It’s antique natural, which is my my preferred color scheme.
I’m stoked!
Should be here by the end of the week.
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Post by reverendrob on Nov 7, 2022 20:13:08 GMT -5
Very good.
I miss my 1970s Hamer Standard sometimes.
Was my first guitar, I didn't know how good it was objectively, and didn't realize a headstock repair could be done.
Folly of youth!
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Post by samspade on Nov 7, 2022 20:13:58 GMT -5
Wow, nice! always wanted one. Iconic guitars and rare stuff is what excites me now.
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Post by Leftee on Nov 7, 2022 20:48:47 GMT -5
Lefty Explorers don’t come up often. Even rarer are lefty Vs. I’m not bothered about having a V, though. I actually bought a Dean Michael Schenker V a few years ago and it floats that boat.
I still don’t understand why Gibson let him go to Dean. There must be a story there.
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Post by reverendrob on Nov 7, 2022 21:13:05 GMT -5
I have a Schecter V. It's purple, just like I like it.  |
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Post by Leftee on Nov 7, 2022 21:28:56 GMT -5
Schecter makes a nice guitar.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Nov 7, 2022 22:52:29 GMT -5
Way cool!
If I could find another explorer with a chunky neck, I'd snap it up. I should not have let that one go all those years ago.
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Post by reverendrob on Nov 8, 2022 1:13:34 GMT -5
Schecter makes a nice guitar. That they do, especially at the midgrade price points and up. The pickups ar even decent. I was skeptical (rightfully) of the authentic "PAF-style" buckers in that model, but they are what they claim. Ironically it's the most classic jazzbox LP sounding of my Gibson-esque things! |
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Post by LeftyMeister on Nov 8, 2022 8:49:00 GMT -5
Nice! Looking forward to pics.
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Post by budg on Nov 8, 2022 10:20:56 GMT -5
Nice one. I know Allen Collins and Ricky Medlocke have made good use of the Explorer. My bucket list seems to getting smaller as time goes by . Give me a good strat , a nice LP, maybe a 335 and a couple nice Martins and I’m good.
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Post by Leftee on Nov 8, 2022 10:48:53 GMT -5
I fell in love with the Explorer many years ago because of two very different players.
The Edge
Matthias Jabs
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Nov 8, 2022 11:01:49 GMT -5
The closest I've ever come to the style was a Gibson RD Standard bass that I bought for $200 at a Detroit guitar show. Thing weighed a ton and I'd have to open the door in my closet "studio" to play it🤣
Enjoy the last of your Gibson bucket list. So you got an SG, 335, L5, Byrdland.....?
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Post by Leftee on Nov 8, 2022 11:15:59 GMT -5
I have:
Les Paul 50s Trib - P90s
SG 50s Trib - P90s
ES-335 Satin Sunset Burst
Les Paul Traditional
And now the Explorer.
I don’t have an SG with humbuckers. I have, on a couple of occasions. I don’t know that I’m motivated by them enough to buy another. Maybe if a crazy good deal pops up.
I’ve got no interest in the rest of those guitars.
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Post by budg on Nov 8, 2022 11:56:44 GMT -5
I have: Les Paul 50s Trib - P90s SG 50s Trib - P90s ES-335 Satin Sunset Burst Les Paul Traditional And now the Explorer. I don’t have an SG with humbuckers. I have, on a couple of occasions. I don’t know that I’m motivated by them enough to buy another. Maybe if a crazy good deal pops up. I’ve got no interest in the rest of those guitars. That’s a cool collection. I’ve never jived with P90s for some reason . Gibson humbuckers just are magic to my ears. I’m probably going to sell the SG as that thin neck at first feels great and then it I get cramps. Those thick neck Gibson’s seem to be what I get along best . That 50s LP is a joy to play and I spend most of my time with it. |
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Post by Leftee on Nov 8, 2022 13:08:21 GMT -5
I love P90s in a Leslie West sorta way. Here's a screen grab from the listing. He swapped the white PG for black. The white one comes with it, but I like the black more.
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Post by rdr on Nov 8, 2022 14:38:30 GMT -5
One of the best sounds I've had is an Explorer straight into my cranked old Princeton Reverb.
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Post by reverendrob on Nov 8, 2022 18:26:51 GMT -5
Yea, as far as Gibsons go I'm honestly set I think.
I've had an SG (and it was a decent one, but they just aren't "me") - the 335 is just too big and I hate F holes (and if I can get over the aversion, I have a decent Casino for feedback hell).
Give me a Les Paul, honestly. I have a Gibby no-F-hole 339 that does the trick but it was a compromise at the time - since LP Jr. DC's were a fortune and they hadn't issued a non-pricey example in ages, and the 339 was midnight blue to boot. It's a VERY nice guitar, but I ..pick up my Les Pauls.
And even though I occasionally still drool over a proper Custom, it's pure silliness - both mine have the pickusps I like that used in most of the modern Customs (490/490 combo) and are basically everything I would have custom ordered in a guitar as it is.
Only reason I have two is pure paranoia - I wanted backup for something I knew was going to be a rare bird once I fell in love.
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Post by Larry Madsen on Nov 8, 2022 19:42:25 GMT -5
Very nice ... On my list as well. I had this one on the string for a while a few years ago. $800.00 at GC with HS case. I put it on layaway. I'm not sure why I didn't feel like I had the cash available at the time. After a couple of weeks I just turned it back to them. I think they had a couple of buyers in-house for the guitar and they were pretty happy. I sure wish I had found a way to take it home.  Explorer by Larry Madsen, on Flickr |
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Nov 8, 2022 19:48:51 GMT -5
Careful! It's pointy.
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Post by reverendrob on Nov 9, 2022 2:35:32 GMT -5
That's the safety Explorer for kids. The adult model doesn't have rounded edges.  |
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Post by Leftee on Nov 9, 2022 8:09:45 GMT -5
I have a couple Jacksons that are quite pointy. I already poked myself in the eye with one whilst running with it in my hands. |
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Nov 10, 2022 11:47:14 GMT -5
Lets all pitch in and buy this one, then we can pass it around. link |
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Post by Leftee on Nov 10, 2022 13:04:07 GMT -5
It needs a black pickguard and a Floyd.
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Post by Leftee on Nov 10, 2022 13:19:01 GMT -5
If we’re gonna do this I’ll dig out my router.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Nov 10, 2022 13:35:31 GMT -5
😄
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Post by reverendrob on Nov 10, 2022 21:23:39 GMT -5
That vintage Explorer makes me question: why did they put the "custom made" plaques on things then?
They always looked CHEAP to me.
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Post by Leftee on Nov 11, 2022 8:07:20 GMT -5
My guitar arrives Tues.
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Post by Jim W on Nov 11, 2022 19:35:25 GMT -5
That vintage Explorer makes me question: why did they put the "custom made" plaques on things then? They always looked CHEAP to me. To cover the stoptail holes |
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Nov 11, 2022 20:17:23 GMT -5
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Post by reverendrob on Nov 11, 2022 23:41:23 GMT -5
Ah, that makes sense at least!
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