7-string Explorer

VoodooHighway · 12-27-2008, 08:07 PM

***FLICKOFLASH*** · 12-27-2008, 08:31 PM

would of been much better with a 4 & 3 on the tuners split

VictorLazarus · 12-27-2008, 08:37 PM

Thats the most horrible headstock I have ever seen!

The rest of the setup is pretty odd aswell.

MVL.

zontar · 12-27-2008, 08:46 PM

I remember playing street hockey & pretending my hockey stick was a guitar--well now you can use a guitar as a hockey stick!

I have seen this on another board--and it has a certain "cool" factor, but it's not my kind of thing.

EEF13 · 12-29-2008, 12:32 AM

it looks cool because the headstock is pretty ugly and a 7 string explorer is pretty rare, so i would love to have that guitar

jco.1 · 12-29-2008, 05:57 PM

I love Explorers; that thing is hideous.

mobprop667 · 12-29-2008, 06:02 PM

that is one of the ugliest guitars i have ever seen.

***b-squared*** · 12-29-2008, 06:04 PM

That is just fugly.

5F6-A · 12-30-2008, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jco.1

I love Explorers; that thing is hideous.

+1

General Disarray · 12-30-2008, 11:13 AM

Looks like one of Alex Gregory's?

bryvincent · 01-03-2009, 10:08 AM

what about this one?

a Gibson Explorer Harp:

5F6-A · 01-03-2009, 11:37 AM

what a waste of time....

59gibson · 01-03-2009, 11:41 AM

Sorry. I love Explorers but the ones in this thread
make me want to puke.

5F6-A · 01-03-2009, 02:18 PM

that seymour duncan P/U itches my curiosity though....

StrangerNY · 01-04-2009, 01:16 AM

Yikes.

For the company that came up with the most perfect headstock design ever - the open-book - they sure seem to get a kick out of designing butt-ugly headstocks.

- D

5F6-A · 01-04-2009, 03:09 AM

it was one of those days

variax · 05-02-2009, 03:15 PM

I had one exactly like that back in 2004 -- same case too. Sold it to a guy in Canada. Could there have been more than one of them built?

I'm attaching a pic of mine. Have more pics if you want to see 'em.

qwank · 05-03-2009, 09:38 AM

wow, even i think thats ugly, and you dont hear me say that too often

EEF13 · 05-07-2009, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 5F6-A

that seymour duncan P/U itches my curiosity though....

probably the longest pickup ever

Mr Insane · 05-07-2009, 03:08 PM

no thanks

Mark H · 05-07-2009, 03:37 PM

ishin dat veered? The reverse Explorers have that kind of dumd looking thing too.

scott 351 wins · 05-08-2009, 12:54 PM

the designers at gibson must be high on crack these days......

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12-29-2008, 05:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
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01-03-2009, 11:41 AM	#13 (permalink)
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01-04-2009, 01:16 AM	#15 (permalink)
StrangerNY Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New York Posts: 6,422 Thanks: 19 Thanked 277 Times in 64 Posts	Re: 7-string Explorer Yikes. For the company that came up with the most perfect headstock design ever - the open-book - they sure seem to get a kick out of designing butt-ugly headstocks. - D __________________ Bands, Present & Past: Nurse Diesel \| Diesel On MySpace \| Big Sky \| 20FTWide \| Solo Work \| Chronicles: The Clapton Project "I learned a long time ago that one note can go a long way if it's the right one, and it will probably whip the guy with 20 notes." - Les Paul "You were old the first time I signed you." - unnamed A&R guy to StrangerNY, 2000

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