Holy Explorer.........

TBird1958 · February 20, 2009, 12:54:06 PM

If I still did drugs, I'd want some of what Henry J and the design team are smokin'
They do this, but no NR 'Bird, lousy Rat Bastards.

gearHed289 · February 20, 2009, 12:58:44 PM

Reminds me of one of those 80s Guild guitars.

gweimer · February 20, 2009, 01:11:29 PM

Quote from: gearHed289 on February 20, 2009, 12:58:44 PM
Reminds me of one of those 80s Guild guitars.

And Russ Ballard's Strat.

godofthunder · February 20, 2009, 01:12:06 PM

What a waste of a perfectley good piece of mahogany.

Dave W · February 20, 2009, 02:55:25 PM

They must have decided that a regular Explorer didn't have enough neck dive, and this was the solution.

Pilgrim · February 20, 2009, 03:57:23 PM

Quote from: Dave W on February 20, 2009, 02:55:25 PM
They must have decided that a regular Explorer didn't have enough neck dive, and this was the solution.

It's not a bug, then, it's a feature!

Dave W · February 20, 2009, 10:18:39 PM

Quote from: Pilgrim on February 20, 2009, 03:57:23 PM
It's not a bug, then, it's a feature!

You should submit that to Gibson as a new corporate slogan.

eb2 · February 21, 2009, 02:08:31 PM

On the positive side, Gibson has figured out how to charge (I am guessing) premium prices for less wood. The next step would be to make this kind of crap a Guitar of the Month and make it out of pressed wood, or even plastic. But for the consumer, one would hope these would have the resale value of THE PAUL and THE SG, or even a Sonex. Then an enterprising young chap could glue a Korina or something veneer on the top and back to have a nice looking Explorer for cheap. Maybe even rip off the neck and make an Explorer bass.

rahock · February 25, 2009, 09:39:11 AM

I'm all for something lightweight, but I'm really missing the point here

Rick.

Freuds_Cat · February 25, 2009, 02:55:12 PM

shadowcastaz · February 25, 2009, 11:49:48 PM

WTF!!!!!Crack killz!

Freuds_Cat · February 26, 2009, 05:23:34 AM

OK, now I've had time to think about this. I reckon that Kramer or Travis Bean need to do a version like this in Alloy! I mean it already looks like the frame from an aircraft, why not go to the people who do this stuff!

rahock · February 26, 2009, 07:08:41 AM

Quote from: Freuds_Cat on February 26, 2009, 05:23:34 AM
OK, now I've had time to think about this. I reckon that Kramer or Travis Bean need to do a version like this in Alloy! I mean it already looks like the frame from an aircraft, why not go to the people who do this stuff!

Maybe Lockheed or Boeing would be the ticket. Aluminum alloy, drilled full of holes ,and throw in some extra features like hydraulic machine heads and bridge. Maybe even toss a bag of peanuts into the flight case .

Rick

Pilgrim · February 26, 2009, 03:05:59 PM

Do it in carbon fiber with a solid lead insert in the butt to balance the neck dive, and charge eleventy-billion dollars for it.

uwe · February 27, 2009, 02:21:02 PM

I don't think they would have brought this one out, hadn't the similarly oreficed Flying V issued as GoM last year done well. A collectors' item, no doubt. I kind of like the design approach, so puristic ... Before you hit me now, has anybody played one of those things to judge how they sound?

It just dawned on me ... Holy Explorer is like Holy Flying V a pun ... Ouch, that took a long time to settle.

If this was an Explorer bass, I'd be all over it. You could even play it naked and people would immediately notice, especially if the then superfluous strap would be replaced by other, more manly options of holding the bass in place.