{"product_id":"epiphone-explorer-ebony","title":"EPIPHONE EXPLORER EBONY","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"webtext__column webtext--text\"\u003e \u003ch3\u003eA classic Explorer through and through\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Epiphone Explorer is a classic Explorer through and through. Fans of this iconic design will love the rich midrange character and sustain gotten from its mahogany body. Its set mahogany neck feels great in your hand, thanks to its comfortable SlimTaper profile, with cutaways on both sides for unfettered fret access. It comes topped with an easy-playing Indian laurel fingerboard that’s sure to inspire. Its “hockey-stick” headstock makes a perfect platform for a set of Grover Mini 18:1-ratio tuners. A LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece complete the package.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eProBucker pickups deliver PAF-era clean and crunch tones\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eBridge and neck ProBucker humbuckers equip the Epiphone Explorer for sweet cleans and decidedly classic lead and crunch tones. These pickups are made using Alnico II magnets — the same found in sought-after vintage PAF humbuckers — for rich, warm tone with crystalline highs and a tight bottom. The guitarists here at Guitar World have discovered that with two volume knobs, a master tone, and a toggle switch, the Explorer enables you to dial in a diverse range of tone and attack as you hone your own style.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"webtext-block webtext-switched  webtext-block--text\"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3\u003e1958: a year of innovation\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eLike sleek, space-aged probes sent from a galaxy far, far away to test the tonal waters of planet earth, the Flying V and Explorer landed to reactions that ranged from total awe to out-and-out bafflement. While the Les Paul at least represented a post-modern interpretation of a recognizable blueprint, these two radical members of the Modernistic line were barely perceivable as guitars at all. Their bodies and necks were carved into super-angular shapes with no discernible bouts, wastes, or traditional cutaways of any sort. The Flying V was even verging on impossible to play sitting down — but who could sit for long while playing an instrument like this? These guitars were made for strutting, swaggering, wailing rock — it just seems no one quite realized it at the time. Even more than the groundbreaking Les Paul, the Flying V and Explorer were guitars aimed at a music that had yet to be born. In the late 1960s and '70s when heavy rock would rule stadium stages the world over, these bold guitars became the ultimate incarnations of the music.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"webtext-block webtext-switched  webtext-block--text\"\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch2\u003eEpiphone Explorer Features:\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cul class=\"webtext-block--colcount\"\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSolidbody electric guitar inspired by the 1958 classic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eResonant mahogany body packs sustain and midrange punch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet mahogany SlimTaper neck with dual cutaways for boundless fret access\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEasy-playing 22-fret Indian laurel fingerboard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProBucker Alnico II pickups deliver sweet cleans to classic crunch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrover Mini 18:1-ratio tuners yield rock-solid tuning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLockTone Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece ensure maximum sustain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Epiphone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52619739922722,"sku":"711106478319","price":1799.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/0066\/2818\/files\/Epiphone-explorer-ebony-1__01524.1593142729.1280.1280_13d6bc6e-ea2d-42b6-ab03-9b87aac00953.jpg?v=1790232420","url":"https:\/\/guitar.com.au\/products\/epiphone-explorer-ebony","provider":"Guitar World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}