Lightning Strikes Again With the Latest Collaboration Between Epiphone and the Gibson Custom Shop

Made in partnership with the Gibson™ Custom Shop, the 1958 Korina Explorer™ is Epiphone’s impressive recreation of one of the most famous and valuable vintage guitars ever made. It brings authentic 1958 Explorer details to guitarists everywhere at a breakthrough price. Like the ultra-rare original Gibson models from 1958, it features a solid Korina body and a Korina neck with a long neck tenon and a 1958 Explorer neck profile. It is also equipped with an Indian laurel fretboard and gold hardware. The electronics are also top-notch, with Gibson Burstbucker™ 2 and Burstbucker 3 pickups wired to individual volume controls and a master tone control with CTS® pots and a Mallory™ capacitor, along with a Switchcraft® 3-way pickup selector switch and 1/4” output jack. An Epiphone x Gibson Custom logo on the back of the headstock is also proudly displayed, and a hardshell case is also included.

NECK

Profile

1958 Explorer

Scale Length

628.0 mm / 24.724 in

Fingerboard Material

Laurel

Fingerboard Radius

304.8 mm / 12 in

Neck Material

Korina

Fret Count

22

Frets

Medium Jumbo

Nut Material

Graph Tech

Nut Width

43.0 mm / 1.692 in

Inlays

Dot

Joint

Glued In, Set Neck; Long Neck Tenon

BODY

Body Style

Explorer

Body Shape

Explorer

Body Material

Sold Korina

Body Finish

Aged Gloss

HARDWARE

Finish

Gold

Bridge

ABR-1 Style

Tailpiece

LockTone Stop Bar

Tuning Machines

Epiphone Deluxe, 6 In-Line

Pickguard

4-ply White/Black

Truss Rod

Dual Action

Truss Rod Cover

2-ply Bell; Black/White

Control Knobs

Gold Top Hat with Nickel Dial Pointers

Switch Tip

Amber

Jack Plate Cover

4-ply White/Black; Square

Control Covers

Brown

Strap Buttons

2

Mounting Rings

Black

Pickup Covers

Gold

ELECTRONICS

Neck Pickup

Burstbucker 2

Bridge Pickup

Burstbucker 3

Controls

2 Volume, Master Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Mallory Capacitor

Pickup Selector

3-way Switchcraft

Output Jack

1/4" Switchcraft

MISC

Strings Gauge

.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

Case

Hardshell Case