Gibson Custom Shop Announces 2017 Limited Run Release 16 - Explorer Mahogany TV!

From Gibson Custom Shop: Explorer Mahogany TV - A bolt of sheer beauty. The Explorer

gets the TV treatment! Gibson’s famous “TV Model” Les Pauls of the 1950s featured gorgeous limed mahogany finishes and were popular around the same time as the development of radical new “modernistic” guitars like the Explorer model. However, the Explorers were made of Korina wood, so Gibson never played with the finish options... until now. Presenting the limited-edition Explorer Mahogany TV series, featuring ‘58-spec construction and appointments and bodies made from solid Mahogany, which is sonically very similar to Korina. The finish options include classics like TV White, TV Yellow and exciting new TV colors -- TV Black Gold and TV Black Silver.

Series: Limited Run

Neck: Material Solid Mahogany, Historic Tenon
Neck Profile: Chunky ‘58 C-Shape
Fingerboard: Solid Rosewood
Scale Length: 24.75”, 62.865cm



Body: Material Solid Mahogany
Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Hardware Finish: Gold or Nickel
Bridge: ABR-1
Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum


Neck pickup: Custombucker
Bridge pickup: Custombucker
Controls: 2 500K CTS Volume Pots, 1 500K CTS Tone Pot, Hand-Wired Harness, Switchcraft Toggle Switch
Finishes available: TV Black Gold, TV White, TV Yellow, TV Black Silver
Case: Black Custom Explorer Hardshell
Quantity available: 50
SKU: DSMXPSL11247