Review: Gibson Reverse Explorer Electric Guitar Antique Walnut
This just may be the strangest looking guitar that has ever left the Gibson factory. By strange I mean damn cool!
Scheduled to be released in September 2008, this guitar will features one-piece mahogany body that is now inverted so that the small horn is on the upper bass-side bout extending upward, while the larger horn is now positioned on the lower treble-side bout, pointing downward.
Highlighting the unique body outline is a carbon fiber pickguard shaped like a lightning bolt, extending the entire length of the body. The neck is a hybrid between Gibson's standard '50s rounded contour and its '60s slim-taper profile, topped by a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with carbon fiber inlays at the fifth and 12th fret.
Amazing. If that description can't give you an image, just take a look at the picture above. As discussed with the other new reissue Gibson's, the art deco headstock logo is present here as well. This guitar will retail for around $2000 and includes a hardshell case (of course).
Live Results:
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2008 Gibson Reverse Explorer 15 W Og Case Never Played |  |
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US $1,699.00 | 4d 6h 20m |
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Gibson Reverse Explorer w OHSC Sept 2008 Guitar of the Month Rare Beauty | |
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US $1,195.00 | 13d 8h 38m |
Specs:
Body Wood: Mahogany
Top wood if applicable:
Scale Length: 24-3/4"
Neck Joint: Set-in
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Fretboard: Ebony
Neck Shape: explorer rounded
Frets: 22
Nut Width: 1.6875
Fretboard Radius: 12
Bridge: Nashville Tune-o-matic
Pickup Bridge: 57 Classic +
Pickup Neck: 57 Classic
Controls: 2 Vol, 1 Tone, 3 way pickup selector
Tuners: Steinberger Gearless
Hardware color: Gold
Pickup selector: 3 way
Finish: Antique Walnut, Lacquer
Ted McCarty designed headstock and logo
