1977 Gibson Explorer Gold Hardware Natural Electric Guitar w/Case #06247118. Up for sale a 1977 Gibson Explorer Gold Hardware Natural Electric Guitar w/Case – #06247118! This instrument is a Used Model in Good Cosmetic Condition and in Perfect Playing Condition. On this one, the headstock broke and was glued, the finishing was made with epoxy, several wooden chips were filled on the slit and elsewhere on the neck (see 5th and 22nd to 24th pictures). Otherwise, there are several scratches, marks, dents, notches, finish wear, deterioration on the metal parts (gold-plated) and other signs of wear here and there (see 1st to 10th and 15th to 25th pictures). Unit comes with its Original Electronic Parts and Bridge Saddle in a Hardshell Case. MODIFICATIONS : The pickups have been replaced with Two Gibson Les Paul Custom 1979 Humbucker Pickups (see 14th picture) and the electronic parts have been changed for a Emerson Custom Kit (see 13th picture). Also, the saddles have been replaced with V-Shaped Gold Saddles (see 8th picture). In 1957, Gibsons President and design team-leader Ted McCarty had an eye on the 50s tail-fins on the Googie-influenced automobiles by Cadillac and Chrysler when he designed the Explorer, Flying V and initially-shelved Moderne. And thus, the Modernist series of Gibsons was born. Interestingly, Googie architectures fore-running movement was known as Art Moderne. Gibson Explorer patent illustration ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons has famously described the V and Explorer as rock’n’roll meets The Jetsons (the cartoon was itself Googie-influenced), and justifiably so. And the Explorer was arguably the most space race of all these Gibsons. Initially, the Explorer had an inverted V 3-a-side split headstock, but when it was changed to the 6-a-side hockey stick, it became the Explorer. In terms of function, the Explorer was always relatively simple. Two humbuckers, a Tune-o-matic bridge and simple 3-way selector and volume/volume/tone controls. Anyway, enough of the history of aesthetics! 1976-’82 saw Explorers return with mahogany bodies. Gibson Les Paul Custom 1979 Humbucker Pickups. 3-way Toggle Switch. Weight : 8.4 lbs / 3.9 kg. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog. The item “1977 Gibson Explorer Gold Hardware Natural Electric Guitar withCase #06247118″ is in sale since Friday, December 22, 2017. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Guitars & Basses\Electric Guitars”. The seller is “directmusiconline” and is located in Quebec, Quebec. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Brand: Gibson
- Body Type: Solid
- MPN: EXPLORER1977
- Model: Explorer
- String Configuration: 6 String
- Body Color: Natural
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Model Year: 1977
- Soundboard Style: Flat Top
- Size: Full Size
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Dexterity: Right-Handed
- UPC: Does Not Apply