NeoConMan Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Got myself a vintage 1976 Explorer, pretty clean with some minor mods like tuners, pickups and a coil tap. Scored this little jewel through some gear swapping. Sadly, I was forced to part with my old Peavey T-40 and T-60, as well as my Guild Starfire III. I think I'll be okay.... Got me a "road-worn" Fender Quad Reverb as well - 4x12 combo with a hunnerd watts. Pics to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Pics or it didn't happen. Aimee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Aw man, no pics yet? There was a '76 Explorer at the local GC for a while, nice guitar, frankly I did not think it felt all that different from my 2008, obviously pickups and tuners are quite different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 A Starfire!!!!!!!>?????????? #$%#$%#$ ARGH! m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e/2 Explorer Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Sweet grab, looking forward to pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shnate McDuanus Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 A Starfire!!!!!!!>?????????? #$%#$%#$ ARGH! m I'm with ya there... AND a Peavey T-60! :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Remember you are on the Explorer section now... I can see the Guild being an issue, but a Peavey against an Explorer? no contest there. Just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowb5str Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 OT: You found a Q-reverb! Yay! I was beginning to think I had hallucinated them back in the day.... Was it pre-Master Volume? I wouldn't think so.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Oh Neo, no pics yet? Good thing I found the books "Beauty of the Burst" and "Gibson Electrics, the classic years" at the Nashville library today so I am in pic heaven right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Oh Neo' date=' no pics yet? Good thing I found the books "Beauty of the Burst" and "Gibson Electrics, the classic years" at the Nashville library today so I am in pic heaven right now.[/quote'] Addicted to porn.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Hey, I didn't create any markets, I just enjoy material that is available to me...lolz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Hey Neo. Is it a mahogany one or korina? As there are no snaps yet I just had to ask! P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laaz Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Yeah, lets see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 Here's a pic. Korina would be cool, but I have no idea what the wood is for sure. I'm leaning toward Mahogany. I don't know if I could tell Korina from Mahogany to be honest. The Korina guitars I've looked at over the years have tighter, more uniform grain. This one is not really that way, 3 body pieces have different figuring - grain doesn't match that well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydra26 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 i wasn't walking in 76, is that stock? how's it sound/play? in any event, real pretty looking axe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 Thanks! It's not stock at all. Not butchered, but it's had the finish touched up and minor mods like tuners, pickups and a coil tap. Never gonna be worth HUGE money, but it's a cool player with a nice slim neck - almost as slim as a '60 neck. Coil tap makes it very versatile, single coil sound is pretty cool - if nothing like a Strat or Tele. The humbucker is pretty mean, so it would work for most any hard rock and a lot of metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydra26 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Cool, I just wasn't sure what they were using for pups in the 70's and I thought the white coils looked different. My older guitars are pretty cheap ones (still have my first "real" guitar). Wasn't until I landed a decent job myself that I could buy nice ones (my family wasn't rich) but I'm kind of glad, I wouldn't have appreciated them enough if they were just given to me as a teenager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 Right on. After nearly fifty guitars (I lost count), I can proudly say I paid CASH for every single one of them. Only way to go in my book. I can't remember who had a pic on here of a guitar with the old "Gibson" embossed pickup covers. A set of those would be cooler 'n hell! I doubt I'll swap them out, I can't see paying a bunch of money for "correct" pickups. The guitar works great as it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowb5str Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Gibson Customer Support has offered to help other folks with model ID in the past. Can you read the serial #? Also: in that pic, the color is very mahogany-like to my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 Yeah, I just haven't taken the time to call 'em. Spotty on guitars that old, sometimes you hit paydirt and sometimes they tell ya "Yep, it's a Gibson..." It's a Double Zero serial number, 1976 for sure. And yes, I'm thinking Mahogany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mildperv Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 ummm, Korina is a kind of mahogany isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mildperv Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 ooops, guess not http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminalia_superba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laaz Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Korina is African mahogany. That guitar is not Korina. Very nice axe though. I have the embossed covers on my 2005 Explorer, they are not cheap. I sold the extra set I had a few months ago, they went for $200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renin74 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I can tell you forumites that this is a smoking Explorer, played it myself! Didn't buy it because I picked up a vintage 82 "supposed" Korina Explorer earlier this year. Mine has a fat neck. Neo, how does this thing play for you? I played it at Patruno's and it was awesome! Congrats on the amp as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Are those DiMarzio Dual Sounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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