SunDogAZ Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Got this guitar a few weeks ago. It came in an original Gibson USA explorer case. The guitar and case appear to be possibly 20 to 30 years old. - all mahogany body and set neck with lacquer finish - r/w fretboard with 22 frets - real MOP fret markers and real MOP Gibson "G" inlay in headstock - slim "U" profiled neck, only way I can describe it - fretboard radius is about 9.5 to 7.25 back to 9.5, using my radius gauges - gold hardware, no markings on tuners - CTS pots and decent wiring - Seymour Duncan pickups, possibly from the 80's? See pics. The only markings on the guitar is the Gibson-styled "G" on the headstock. Some dimensions: - 1.5 inch body thickness - 1.55 inch neck width at 1st fret - 1.96 inch neck width at 12th fret - .779 inch neck thickness at 1st fret - .824 inch neck thickness at 1st fret The pickups: neck: 59B - no logo - SH-1b - '59 Model, bridge bridge: - DD-M - SH-6b - Duncan Distortion, bridge It plays well and the pickups sound pretty good to my ears. Stays in tune. Looks great, lot of little playing marks, dings, a chip or two. One issue though, the truss rod cover does not lay flat and flush to the headstock because the end of the truss rod sticks up a bit. So the truss rod cover is curved. See pics. Chances are that this is a pretty well made copy that some luthier did back in the day. But, if you have any other info to offer or ideas or questions, please feel free to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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