Gibson Robot Explorer Review

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Overall Rating 4.12

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Features 4.4

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Quality 4.06

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Reliability / Value 3.72

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Gibson Robot Explorer 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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  • Scale Length: 24-3/4"  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Finish: Acrylic  
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  • Finish: Lacquer  
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  • Neck Shape: C-shaped neck  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 12.00"  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: White Acrylic Trapezoid  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Nut Width: 1.695"  
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  • String Nut: Corian  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: 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: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Pickup Bridge: Gibson 500T Humbucker Pickup Neck: Gibson 496R Humbucker

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Robot Explorer is a guitar made by Gibson, a manufacturer that brought us many good guitars. This one is no exception. It's a good instrument that will not let you down. A good balanced price gives this instrument a place in the future.

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 Gibson's Robot Explorer an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for Robot Explorer's features!

Tone delivered by Gibson's Robot Explorer makes it a serious sounding instrument that gives Gibson a lot of reasons to be proud of it. Somewhat limited when playing certain music styles doesn't mean that Robot Explorer will make your tone to sound poor, quite the opposite, because Robot Explorer provides rich and versatile tone that you'll be happy with.

Gibson did a good job. Robot Explorer is built well, the finish feels just right, the hardware is solid. While playing for a longer periods of time you can expect Robot Explorer to stay in tune and you will be pleased while playing, because the neck is extremely comfortable. You might find that over time metal parts will oxidize a bit, but that's normal and nothing to worry about. Gibson did a really good job with Robot Explorer guitar.

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 feels confident in its Robot Explorer and it will serve you well in most situations. Durability and reliability are evenly balanced with this instrument.