![]() However, the very earliest Explorers made between 1957 and spring 1958 featured an unusual "split"-shaped head with the tuners placed in a standard 3+3 arrangement, carried over from the Explorer prototype (better known as the Futura). This headstock design was incorporated by Grover Jackson, founder of Jackson Guitars and other electric guitar makers such as Kramer 20 years later, giving rise to the "pointy-headstock era" of guitars. ![]() ![]() Īfter the first few guitars, the Explorer had a long drooping headstock with the tuners placed in a straight line on one side (referred sometimes as "banana" and "hockey-stick"). Because production records have been lost and shipping records are unclear, it is not known exactly how many were made, but the original run total has been estimated to be no more than 50. Gibson produced very few Explorers during the 1958 run of the original korina wood model. The Explorer became especially popular among the hard rock and heavy metal musicians of the 1970s and 1980s. In 1976, Gibson began reissuing the Explorer after competitor Hamer Guitars had success selling similar designs. The Explorer's initial run was unsuccessful, and the model was discontinued in 1963. The Explorer was the final development of a prototype design that, years later, Gibson marketed under the name Futura. The Explorer offered a radical, " futuristic" body design, much like its siblings: the Flying V, which was released the same year, and the Moderne, which was designed in 1957 but not released until 1982. The Gibson Explorer is a type of electric guitar model by Gibson guitars, released in 1958. Tune-o-matic, Gibson Vibrola or Floyd Rose locking vibrato. ![]() Rosewood or Ebony (Gothic, and Classic White only) Originally ('58-'63) korina, reissues mahogany, maple, or korina Originally ('58-'63) korina, later models mahogany, alder, maple, or korina Gibson Explorer with EMG 81 active pickups ![]()
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