Hi everyone,
I'm looking at buying an Ebony Epiphone '58 Explorer and I'm wondering if that'd be a good guitar for playing thrash / modern metal as well as some hard rock. Along the lines of Early Metallica (Master of Puppets) up to modern Metallica (Death Magnetic) and Pantera and Slayer. And hard rock like Offspring.
Would the Explorer be a good choice? How are the tone, stability and build?
I hear all the Epi Explorer's are made of Korina (but I've also heard other things)... whatever they're made of, how does it compare to mahogany?
And how are the pickups? Are they a good match for the bands/styles I listed?
Finally: and I might get hung drawn and quarted for asking this... how do they compare against the Tokai EX-55 Explorer copy?
Thanks for your help!