1958 Korina Explorer is Epiphone`s variant of the 1958 Explorer made by Gibson. This one comes with a solid, Explorer-shaped body made of mahogany. Korina is not used for the Epiphone variant, it`s reserved for Gibson USA and Custom brands. Nevertheless, Mahogany body gives good and strong tone to this guitar. Pickups are Alnico Classics, which have decent sustain and a pretty good tone, but are really no match for Gibson`s PAF pickups. Bridge section is made up of a tune-o-matic bridge with strings running through the body behind it. Bridge screws are a bit thinner than on Gibson models. Neck is made of mahogany, as well and it`s equipped with a standard Explorer contour in the back. On top, it features a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard. Frets are medium size and have dot markers. Tuners are Grovers.


1958 Korina Explorer Full Specs

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Body Construction Single cutaway
Body Shape Explorer
Body Type Solid Body
Body Wood Korina
Bridge Tune-O-Matic
Bridge Stoptail
Bridge Pickup Type Humbucker
Controls Tone
Controls Volume
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Finish Gloss
Fret Size Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays White Dot
Hardware Gold
Neck Joint Set neck
Neck Pickup Type Humbucker
Neck Shape Series Standard
Neck Wood Mahogany
Number of Frets 22
Number of Pickups 2
Number of Strings 6
Pickguard Yes
Pickup Switch Type 3-way Pickup Selector
Scale Length 24-3/4"
String Nut Syntetic Bone
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Body Construction
Single cutaway
No
Body Shape
Explorer
Explorer
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Wood
Korina
Mahogany
Bridge
Stoptail/Tune-O-Matic
Floyd Rose
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
Active Humbucker
Controls
Tone/Volume
Volume
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Rosewood
Finish
Gloss
Gloss
Fret Size
Jumbo
Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays
White Dot
Blade
Hardware
Gold
Black
Neck Joint
Set neck
Set neck
Neck Pickup Type
Humbucker
Active Humbucker
Neck Shape
Series Standard
D-shaped neck
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Maple
Number of Frets
22
24
Number of Pickups
2
2
Number of Strings
6
6
Pickguard
Yes
No
Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
3-way Pickup Selector
Scale Length
24-3/4"
25-1/2"
String Nut
Syntetic Bone
No
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