gibsonrene Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 i wonder how good is explorer, it is hard to handle etc...? Because of its shape...I play predominately sitting on a guitar chair.... I love my LEs Pauls and Fender strat... here is the pic of the explorer I want to buy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 They're super comfortable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 I’ve never heard of an Xeplorer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonrene Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 8 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: I’ve never heard of an Xeplorer. here we go again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, gibsonrene said: here we go again I’m just being me. Explorers are killer. I owned one. Looks crazy but they well balanced. A rock and roll machine for sure. Edited September 28, 2022 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonrene Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 how is the sound? similar to les paul or does it have specific sound? THis one has dirty fingers installed by default... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 When you get up/walk around with one put your right hand on the trailing pointy section as the body really sticks out back there. If you don't you'll accidentally smash it into something. Can't help you with Dirty Fingers, I have Classic 57s in one, Burstbuckers in the other one. If you like a Les Paul you'll like the Explorer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Play one and find out. You’ll never truly know unless you do. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Dirty Fingers sound like... Hard rock. They're hotter than most any Les Paul, but they're really warm-sounding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonrene Posted September 29, 2022 Author Share Posted September 29, 2022 (edited) cause pickups on my les paul custom sound amazing, they sound a little bit like buzzsaw.....different than standard lp.... so maybe these sound even more buzzsawy that I love.... i am concerned about the shape...where will my right hand rest....because the edge of the guitar is too high, compared to fender of LP and then there is case size..lol...but they are very rare....there are lots of LP, but explorers are really rare to find used Edited September 29, 2022 by gibsonrene 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Sgt. Pepper said: I’m just being me. Explorers are killer. I owned one. Looks crazy but they well balanced. A rock and roll machine for sure. I ripped the stock p/u’s out and put in a set of Rio Grandes. I’ve never had a guitar with Dirty Fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 I gigged my Explorer a lot. It was a great guitar. All neck though, when you are flailing around up there. I never got used to the feeling of all that neck. Mine had the stock 490 whatevers in it. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 The old man squinted through the cigarette smoke, adjusted his glasses, and then leaned in to make adjustments to the archaic instrument on the work bench before him. “Granda, what are ye working on this long day?” little Liam queried from the doorway. “Heh. Not sure, lad. I heve a good idear, but it’s praheps too soon to tell.” He tinkered a way for a bit, and the young boy watched from the portal. After a bit, the old man beckoned, “Come on in, laddie. Ye don’t have to shy away so.” “I dunno, Granda. Herself says eff I hang about with you, I could get blown up to high heaven.” “Ráiméis, I heven’t hed any such explosions here in me shop for many a month. Come on in, boyo.” The boy entered and watched intently from the old man’s elbow. “It’s very old,” he remarked. “Aye, ‘tis. The old ones, the Highlanders, used instruments such as these, to do dark and mysterious things.” The boy nodded solemnly. “I’m nearly certain, thes’s what they called an ‘Xeplorer’ beck in the dey. It was used to aid in alchemy, and the transference of this o’er here to that o’er there.” “Tis a thing of Gods then, surely.” “Nay. Only mystical men and high-aspiring wizards. They sed thet this Xeplorer was part of the Holy Trinity, and if ye hed it along with the ‘Els Paul’ and something called eh ‘Elfying vee’, ye could do wondrous things!” “Heve ye ever seen nor touched one of them other things, Granda?” “Aye, lad. Sawr an Els Paul once, up by Clonmany. And a traveling magician I met by Bridge of Orchy, he hed what he called the Elfying Vee. Never put ‘em all together though.” “May chance we take the caravan, and go try and marry ‘em up then?” The old man shook his head warily. “No lad. Best we leave such things up to better men than you and I.” He thought on that for a bit, and then struck a match on the wooden workbench surface. He lit another Craven A, and spoke again finally. “Let’s us leave such things up to mystical men, skilled in the dark arts and sciences.” He put away the Xeplorer then, and cleaned up his work bench. “Right! Are ye up for a wee walkabout with this old man, and mebbe a nibble and a pint at Grace Neill's?” “Aye!” “So off we go then.” The shop door slammed behind them in their egress, and the shop was quiet for a number of minutes. Dust motes floated across sunbeams streaming in thru crevasses in the weathered shutters. In a tall cabinet, the Xeplorer turned onto its side with a metallic clunk, and a triad of musical octaves emanated from within. Ancient harmonies formed, swelled, and then faded. In the dim light, the cabinet handle slowly turned from tarnished iron to brilliant gold, and then the shop became quiet and still. 😬 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonrene Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 21 minutes ago, sparquelito said: The old man squinted through the cigarette smoke, adjusted his glasses, and then leaned in to make adjustments to the archaic instrument on the work bench before him. “Granda, what are ye working on this long day?” little Liam queried from the doorway. “Heh. Not sure, lad. I heve a good idear, but it’s praheps too soon to tell.” He tinkered a way for a bit, and the young boy watched from the portal. After a bit, the old man beckoned, “Come on in, laddie. Ye don’t have to shy away so.” “I dunno, Granda. Herself says eff I hang about with you, I could get blown up to high heaven.” “Ráiméis, I heven’t hed any such explosions here in me shop for many a month. Come on in, boyo.” The boy entered and watched intently from the old man’s elbow. “It’s very old,” he remarked. “Aye, ‘tis. The old ones, the Highlanders, used instruments such as these, to do dark and mysterious things.” The boy nodded solemnly. “I’m nearly certain, thes’s what they called an ‘Xeplorer’ beck in the dey. It was used to aid in alchemy, and the transference of this o’er here to that o’er there.” “Tis a thing of Gods then, surely.” “Nay. Only mystical men and high-aspiring wizards. They sed thet this Xeplorer was part of the Holy Trinity, and if ye hed it along with the ‘Els Paul’ and something called eh ‘Elfying vee’, ye could do wondrous things!” “Heve ye ever seen nor touched one of them other things, Granda?” “Aye, lad. Sawr an Els Paul once, up by Clonmany. And a traveling magician I met by Bridge of Orchy, he hed what he called the Elfying Vee. Never put ‘em all together though.” “May chance we take the caravan, and go try and marry ‘em up then?” The old man shook his head warily. “No lad. Best we leave such things up to better men than you and I.” He thought on that for a bit, and then struck a match on the wooden workbench surface. He lit another Craven A, and spoke again finally. “Let’s us leave such things up to mystical men, skilled in the dark arts and sciences.” He put away the Xeplorer then, and cleaned up his work bench. “Right! Are ye up for a wee walkabout with this old man, and mebbe a nibble and a pint at Grace Neill's?” “Aye!” “So off we go then.” The shop door slammed behind them in their egress, and the shop was quiet for a number of minutes. Dust motes floated across sunbeams streaming in thru crevasses in the weathered shutters. In a tall cabinet, the Xeplorer turned onto its side with a metallic clunk, and a triad of musical octaves emanated from within. Ancient harmonies formed, swelled, and then faded. In the dim light, the cabinet handle slowly turned from tarnished iron to brilliant gold, and then the shop became quiet and still. 😬 thank you for this..I dont have so much free time to read through all the blubberish sadly...maybe some day I will 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 2 hours ago, gibsonrene said: thank you for this..I dont have so much free time to read through all the blubberish sadly...maybe some day I will Sparky is our Forum Poet Laureate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Blubberish Sadly. That may be the name of my next band. 😐 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepdog1969 Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) 1. Your right arm will naturally rest on the "large" upper rear of the Explorer body, which lets your right-hand kind of float over the strings, minimizing support pressure on the right-hand middle, ring, and pinky finger while using a pick. Finger plucking is just as easy due to this "arm rest". 2. Yes, a quality Explorer is heavy, (thus the great tone), and a quality w-i-d-e strap (think bass strap), is a must. (Note: some Explorer's have poorly located, and far too small, strap connectors at the "neck" which allow the strap to disconnect due to their weird placement angle and the weight of the guitar.) And Yes, the Explorer's length takes a bit to get used to. (give yourself LOTS of room when you play) 3. Ultimately, it's tough to beat the playability, versatility, and unique tone quality the Explorer delivers, particularly ones without trems. (listen to Tom at 1:14 on this vid) Edited October 1, 2022 by Sheepdog1969 wrong lkink 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Great video tour with Tom Morello. Thank you for that, Sheepdog1969!🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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