new Epiphone Korina Explorer Bass

[uwe]

You're the pegging and studs expert, I would not dare argue.

[godofthunder]

    LOL for once I was hoping for a three point so I  could put a Badbird II of  it!

[godofthunder]

     I had hoped for more from Gibson's effort, they managed to make the Explorer look pedestrian. A Natural gloss finished on that mahogany body would have been stunning, add chrome hardware and you have a instant classic. Instead they opted for a dull tobacoo burst and black hardware. 

[66Atlas]

Agreed about the flat-boring brownburst but I really wish they would bring the gloss silverburst back. I kick myself for passing up on one years ago.

http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Bass/Gibson-USA/Explorer-Bass/Specs.aspx

[eb2]

The guitars look nice, and I also am impressed with the Joe Bonamosa Firebird I they are putting out. That's better than any reissue they've been doing for the past few.  As for the bass I like that it's full scale but they did that before.  I'd like one in 30", two point bridge, black plastic cover on a mud bucker, and Kluson banjo tuners.  I might have make my own again.

[uwe]

Agreed about the flat-boring brownburst but I really wish they would bring the gloss silverburst back. I kick myself for passing up on one years ago.

http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Bass/Gibson-USA/Explorer-Bass/Specs.aspx

I'm a sucker for that look - always reminds me of fog at night and I like that - , dug it so much that I bought the Ltd Ed Epi TBird with the same fin so the Gibson Explorer would have a companion! It impresses wimmin no end if you gig with two basses with different shapes, but color matched, they think you have an attention for detail then.  Sometimes, alas!, I waver in my faith of not collecting for fins ...

[godofthunder]

   Silverburst  along with Fender's Antigua are two of my least favorite finishes.

[gearHed289]

     I had hoped for more from Gibson's effort, they managed to make the Explorer look pedestrian. A Natural gloss finished on that mahogany body would have been stunning, add chrome hardware and you have a instant classic. Instead they opted for a dull tobacoo burst and black hardware. 

And no pickguard.  They actually do have chrome hardware. I sometimes wish I had given my former tobacco burst more of a chance. After years with my Les Paul and FenderBird, and a TB+ equipped Bach, I was surprised at the difference in tone with the Explorer. Those other 3 sound very similar, but the Exp was kind of dull for some reason.

[godofthunder]

 Opps, my mistake I would have sworn that they had black hardware.

[shadowcastaz]

I like my korina moderne

[amptech]

Unfortunately, seeing that '58 Explorer site that popped up recently got me into liking explorers more and more.
I always liked the shape, but prefer short scale.

Being short of projects, I got me this epi korina explorer and pulled the neck out. So next for this one is getting an epi EB0 neck.
The pickup cover is just for looks, I'm going black plastic like the original.

[dadagoboi]

Unfortunately, seeing that '58 Explorer site that popped up recently got me into liking explorers more and more.
I always liked the shape, but prefer short scale.

Being short of projects, I got me this epi korina explorer and pulled the neck out. So next for this one is getting an epi EB0 neck.
The pickup cover is just for looks, I'm going black plastic like the original.

  !!

[exiledarchangel]

Hey, after all maybe I am not the only one that prefers the 2-on-a-side (or 3-on-a-side! ) classic Gibson headstock on Explorers! Cool project!

[chromium]

Unfortunately, seeing that '58 Explorer site that popped up recently got me into liking explorers more and more.
I always liked the shape, but prefer short scale.

Being short of projects, I got me this epi korina explorer and pulled the neck out. So next for this one is getting an epi EB0 neck.
The pickup cover is just for looks, I'm going black plastic like the original.

Love it! Short scale will be cool. Looking forward to seeing the progress.

The Epis seem to get that traditional explorer body shape right. Both of the Gibson basses just never looked quite right to me. The 80s ones have that exaggerated angle of the upper horn, and the lower bouts are a lot more angular on both the 80s and recent models. Cool in their own right I suppose, but the Tbird and that original explorer shape is (to me) timeless.

I found my little piece of explorer heaven in this bass (seen w/some pointy siblings)...

[ilan]

Something's very wrong with the pickguard shape, cutaway side. Why did they have to mess with it?