duhh... what kinda Gib is this?

ginormous · 10-10-2008, 12:45 AM

My neighbor across the hall has this, but I've never seen one before.

It's freaky, isn't it?

JasonC · 10-10-2008, 12:48 AM

Weird. Same headstock as the Explorer.. body shape looks like an Ibanez or something.

JasonC · 10-10-2008, 12:50 AM

Oh I guess that is the regular DC bodystyle... but with the Explorer neck? weirdness.

ginormous · 10-10-2008, 02:15 AM

Does anyone know what model this is, or even if it was a production item? It doesn't resemble the M series, or any other Gibby I'm familiar with.

What's with the mini-toggles, and the Kahler whammy?

ginormous · 10-10-2008, 02:39 AM

OK, spent most of the last half-hour Googling for info.

It's a Spirit II XPL, and it was the main ax of Chris Hayes (Huey Lewis & The News). It was the supposed answer to the superstrat, but never sold well.

Sanfe · 10-12-2008, 05:49 PM

Your neighbor keeps axes on the floor?

JasonC · 10-12-2008, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Sanfe

Your neighbor keeps axes on the floor?

Hah! Didn't even see those... looks like throwing axes?

badform · 10-12-2008, 07:49 PM

GIbson put the explorer neck on just about everything in the early 80s and put XPL a the end of the name. I have a Flying V XPL. They even put that neck on the regular LP body style. Yuck.

That's not necessarily a Spirit. It might also be the "Double Cutaway XPL".

cmckay · 10-14-2008, 02:52 PM

yo guys, you can see him playing a blue version here!

YouTube - Huey Lewis & the News live 1985 The...

GooCart · 10-15-2008, 05:07 PM

Chris Hayes used a double humbucker Spirit XPL but I don't think the red one is a Spirit. As I remember the spirit had the classic LP Junior dc chape, and with the binding they looked like Hamer Sunburst, which by the way is a great guitar.

I have to admit I really like Huey & the News...

Droog · 10-15-2008, 08:59 PM

Love the dumbell off to the side, with the axes in the one pic.

axslinger · 10-25-2008, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GooCart

Chris Hayes used a double humbucker Spirit XPL but I don't think the red one is a Spirit. As I remember the spirit had the classic LP Junior dc chape, and with the binding they looked like Hamer Sunburst, which by the way is a great guitar.

I have to admit I really like Huey & the News...

+1 on "The News". They were great. FWIW, Hayes DID play Hamers for a time in the early/mid 80's. I had an early 80's red Sunburst. Great guitar.

LongBeach · 11-01-2008, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badform

GIbson put the explorer neck on just about everything in the early 80s and put XPL a the end of the name. I have a Flying V XPL. They even put that neck on the regular LP body style. Yuck.

That's not necessarily a Spirit. It might also be the "Double Cutaway XPL".

I've got a Epi Tele copy with an explorer headstock.
go figure

bigconig · 12-03-2008, 03:03 PM

I had one of the LP XPLs with the 2 humbuckers. It was a great guitar (especially for the $400 I got it for). Tim Shaw PAFs (although the bridge had been swapped for a Duncan SD), bound ebony board and a Kahler.

I also have one of the "Yuck" single cut LPs with explorer headstock. These were never a regular production run though. It was a custom shop run of around 10 guitars, and this one sounds and plays great.

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bigconig Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rochester, NY USA Posts: 112 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: duhh... what kinda Gib is this? I had one of the LP XPLs with the 2 humbuckers. It was a great guitar (especially for the $400 I got it for). Tim Shaw PAFs (although the bridge had been swapped for a Duncan SD), bound ebony board and a Kahler. I also have one of the "Yuck" single cut LPs with explorer headstock. These were never a regular production run though. It was a custom shop run of around 10 guitars, and this one sounds and plays great.

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