cardinal
Buys guitars, sometimes plays them
And the Epiphone uses the ESP-type control layout?
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Yes, IMO the whole naming was wrong considering the specs. I always suspected they wanted to react to the Edwards explorers which were well made and not that expensive at first.And the Epiphone uses the ESP-type control layout?
Thanks for clarifying. I thought my 70s "reissue" would have to be Korina seeing it's a "reissue!!!"The original '58 - '63 run were Korina. The '76 return (including the "limited edition" '58 reissue) were mahogany. I know Gibson did a reissue of those '76 Limited Edition '58 Reissues (holy shit) and they were also mahogany.
Given it's Norlin, they probably just used whatever they had lying around.Thanks for clarifying. I thought my 70s "reissue" would have to be Korina seeing it's a "reissue!!!"
I heard a rumor they've started production but want to wait until they have plenty of stock. Seems like they anticipate this being a big seller if true.Since we finally got an 80s explorer, I wonder when an Alpine White Explorer will be available?
I heard a rumor they've started production but want to wait until they have plenty of stock. Seems like they anticipate this being a big seller if true.
By the soudns of it, even this guitar won't be the "true" Hetfield guitar either because it's too pointy lol. A true '84 Explorer is apparently based off the rounder 1958 shape while the new '80s Explorers are based on the '76 reissue shape. Honestly I don't give a fuck because I think the sharper body looks cooler.It seems reasonable to assume they will sell. It's gonna be basically the first possibility of getting a "real" Hetfield Explorer. Because what else is there? Epiphones have the wrong name on the headstock, ESPs are unavailable/prohibitively expensive, Snakebytes are not the same thing. The white Gibson is the real deal 80s Hetfield guitar. It just is.
That said, even though I'd want one, I just couldn't justify it. For like 1/5th of the price of one of these I could easily buy a used guitar that's just as good, maybe better.
+1I think the sharper body looks cooler.
exactly what i did and this fixes the issue.Strap pin location matters. I have an Epiphone 58 Explorer that used to dive with the stock pin but was remedied by moving the pin location to behind the neck joint. My ash Explorer 7 and Jackson Kelly both had the straplock in that location to begin with and neither one dives.
By the soudns of it, even this guitar won't be the "true" Hetfield guitar either because it's too pointy lol. A true '84 Explorer is apparently based off the rounder 1958 shape while the new '80s Explorers are based on the '76 reissue shape. Honestly I don't give a fuck because I think the sharper body looks cooler.