I thought about buying it and putting T bird pickups and a T Bird tune-o-matic bridge in it.
The best "Gibson" Explorer bass that went into series is still the Epi one - buy one of those and pimp it.The Gibson model is 32" (Epi: 34") and is overall a lame affair. It does nothing that even a Q-80 wouldn't do better and it is certainly no match for a Thunderbird, Ripper, Victory, LP Bass or mubucking EB. If you absolutely feel you must have a Gibson model wait for one of the shadow piezo models to come round which sound more assertive and - miraculously so - organic than a magnetic pup one.I love the Explorer shape, but Gibson wasted it on this series.Uwe
Do you want to sell your pickups?