Gibson Custom Mahogany Explorer Review

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Overall Rating 4.75

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Features 4

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Quality 2.38

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Reliability / Value 3.5

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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 Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Construction: 1-piece neck  
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  • Neck Shape: D-shaped neck  
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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: Pearloid Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Nut Width: 1.6875" (1-11/16")  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Gold  
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  • Fret Size: Medium Jumbo  
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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: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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There are some guitars that stand out from the bunch, and Gibson Custom worked out a way to produce just that kind of instrument. Mahogany Explorer is truly an amazing guitar that performs well and sounds terrific. You may safely head over to online music store and grab yourself one of these without ever trying it, if you believe your fellow musicians who gave this instrument the highest grades. Mahogany Explorer really deserves those, and will surely make you a happy guitar player!

Gibson Custom went really far in carefully choosing Mahogany Explorer's features. There's little to be wished for, which makes Mahogany 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 Mahogany Explorer you will be happy with its, safe to say - rich features. A job well-done by Mahogany Explorer.

Mahogany Explorer is a professionally built guitar that is extremely easy to set up. Action is great, and easy to tweak. The finish is traditionally great, a main characteristic of nearly every Gibson Custom guitar model. This is an instrument that has both beauty and endurance. Fit with the best hardware, this guitar will provide you with joyful years of playing experience.

This is a solidly built guitar that will play well live and in studio. It does provide a fair amount of confidence, and it can serve well both as a replacement and a first choice guitar for gigs and rehearsals. Gibson Custom feels confident in its Mahogany Explorer and it will serve you well in most situations. Durability and reliability are evenly balanced with this instrument.