Gibson Custom 50th Anniversary 1958 Korina Explorer Review

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Overall Rating 3.81

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Features 3.95

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Quality 3.95

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Reliability / Value 3.95

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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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  • Scale Length: 24-3/4"  
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  • Body Construction: Single cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Korina  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: Rounded  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: White Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Nut Width: 1.6875" (1-11/16")  
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  • Tuners: Vintage Style  
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  • Bridge: Stoptail  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Gold  
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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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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Knobs: gold speed.

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There are some musicians that might state that 50th Anniversary 1958 Korina Explorer is not a very good guitar, but there are more of those who claim that Gibson Custom did a fine job. 50th Anniversary 1958 Korina Explorer is a guitar model with balanced price for the quality and sound it offers. It's up to you to decide if it's right for your playing style.

Gibson Custom went really far in carefully choosing 50th Anniversary 1958 Korina Explorer's features. There's little to be wished for, which makes 50th Anniversary 1958 Korina Explorer a full-featured guitar for a musician that plays a music style this instrument is primarily built for. If you decide to go for Gibson Custom's 50th Anniversary 1958 Korina Explorer you will be happy with its, safe to say - rich features. A job well-done by 50th Anniversary 1958 Korina Explorer.

If you try playing 50th Anniversary 1958 Korina Explorer after an average guitar, it becomes obvious that this Gibson Custom 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. Gibson Custom's 50th Anniversary 1958 Korina Explorer is surely a world class sounding instrument.

Another reliable model from Gibson Custom brings us to a guitar that handles well and plays well. Finish doesn't feel bad at all, and the hardware is good. It stays in tune for most of the time, so if you take the time to adjust the action & pickups the way you want them, you will feel comfortable while playing 50th Anniversary 1958 Korina Explorer.

Playing live, 50th Anniversary 1958 Korina Explorer will perform well and will not let you down. It is fairly reliable instrument both in studio and on stage, and will be a long term companion, as it is built to last. Gibson Custom has made a solid instrument that you will be happy with, and can depend on right from the start. Needs no backup as it has proven to be built really well.