Epiphone Goth 1958 Explorer Hardtail Review

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Overall Rating 4.48

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Features 4.47

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Quality 4.35

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Reliability / Value 4.5

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Epiphone Goth 1958 Explorer Hardtail Specs

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  • Body Shape: Explorer  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: Slim Taper  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: 12th fret position market  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Black Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Medium  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Dual Alnico Classic humbuckers

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Few guitars can match what Epiphone's Goth 1958 Explorer Hardtail offers in its price range. That's why many musicians decided to go for Goth 1958 Explorer Hardtail, and if you decide to do so as well, you surely won't be sorry. With almost nothing to add to this beautiful instrument, rest assured it will serve you well.

This guitar is fitted with all the features you could possibly wish for, for a playing style that goes with this kind of instrument. Carefully chosen features leave no guitar player's desire unfulfilled, which makes Epiphone's Goth 1958 Explorer Hardtail an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for Goth 1958 Explorer Hardtail's features!

If you try playing Goth 1958 Explorer Hardtail after an average guitar, it becomes obvious that this Epiphone deserves to be proud of making it sound so beautifully. It delivers great tone when plugged in to most amps and, versatile as it is, it will allow you to find your own tone that you will be proud of as well. Epiphone's Goth 1958 Explorer Hardtail is surely a world class sounding instrument.

Ready to play out of the box, Epiphone's Goth 1958 Explorer Hardtail is easy to set it up even more precise than usual, thanks to great hardware pieces it has built in. Handling and playing this kind of guitar is a pure joy as it stays in tune 90% of the time, regardless of the level of usage. It feels reliable and it really is, as Epiphone put great deal of time and effort to produce such a good-looking guitar that is behaving well, as Goth 1958 Explorer Hardtail does.

If you need an instrument that withstands live performances and studio sessions, rehearsals and practicing, you should rest assured that Epiphone's Goth 1958 Explorer Hardtail is the right choice. This instrument is definitely built to last and will do so , through fire and flames. Epiphone has the knowledge and experience you can rely on, and that kind of experience is well built into Goth 1958 Explorer Hardtail.