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Gibson 70s Explorer | First Impressions with Brian Bell (Weezer)

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It has traveled to stages around the world, but Gibson's '70s icon is back to explore a new generation of players with this '70s Explorer electric guitar. Featuring a pair of '70s Tribute Burstbuckers, hand wired with orange drop capacitors, this '70s Explorer electric guitar begs to be played loud. With its classic white finish, bound rosewood fingerboard, black speed knobs and chrome hardware, it looks as iconic as the generation of music it helped create.

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  • Mahogany body
  • Mahogany Slim Taper neck, rosewood fingerboard
  • 70s Tribute Burstbucker neck and bridge pickups, toggle switch (hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors)
  • Aluminum Nashville tune-o-matic bridge
  • Stopbar tailpiece
  • Graph Tech nut

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Body
  • Body shape: Designer
  • Body wood: Mahogany
Neck
  • Neck shape: Slim Taper
  • Neck wood: Mahogany
  • Scale length: 24.75"
  • Inlay: Acrylic dots
Fingerboard
  • Material: Rosewood
  • Number of frets: 22
  • Nut width/material: 1.695", Graph Tech
Electronics
  • Configuration: HH
  • Neck: '70s Tribute Burstbucker
  • Bridge: '70s Tribute Burstbucker
  • Control layout: 2 volumes, 1 tone and toggle switch (hand-wired with orange drop capacitors)
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed bridge
  • Tailpiece: Stopbar
  • Plating: Chrome
Other
  • Case: Hardshell case

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