Congratulations ! Seems they didn't do the 400 in one run, still having to wait for mine as Gibson won't deliver Thomann before end of July. T_T But I'll have it !!!
You definately have to take some pics and tell me your impressions about it.
Congratulations ! Seems they didn't do the 400 in one run, still having to wait for mine as Gibson won't deliver Thomann before end of July. T_T But I'll have it !!!
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I don't see any pix - congrats nonetheless!
Nice!! Solid metal machine! Congrats!!
You´ll find them on the first Page!
Nice, I´m waiting in line for mine, too. Should take another couple of weeks my dealer said.
Any chance you could look under the pickguard? Is there a routed channel or not? I´d love to take that of. Or try a black one. Or leave it as beautyful as it is.
Have fun with it.
So true, if Gibson would only bring out a Flying v i like. They should ask Brent !
So true, if Gibson would only bring out a Flying v i like. They should ask Brent !
A flying V with a maple fretboard. Someone bring holy water.
Well after scanning the web daily I finally found a store that had one in stock, two actually. One weighing 3,5kg the other 4,0kg. So I drove over there asap and tested both of them. While both had decent (not awesome; one was missing a pickguard screw...Gibson, right?) build quality they did sound quite different. I ended up with the lighter one (as I expected) which sounded more open, dynamic (better attack), percussive (a tad hollow) and resonated better. The other one was not bad, fatter with more bass. I guess you might seek that in a Explorer. But I took the one with all screws in it
Playabilty is very good thanks to the slim neck and good setup. Hardware is adequate. Don´t know much about the Pups yet. Have to compare it to my Eclipse at the next rehearsal.
To the pictures i guess:
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And here is what it could have looked like (yes i´ve shopped the screw holes)
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I am thinking of this as a project guitar. I might try a black or homemade wooden pickguard or fill the screw holes and maybe I´ll remove the paint from the back of the neck.
Please enjoy the pics as much as I will enjoy the guitar.