GIBSON Explorer III w/Black Hardware
- similar to the Explorer III, except has a Kahler double locking tremolo and black hardware, mfg. 1985 only.
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GIBSON EXPLORER III
No. of Strings
6
Body Type
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No. of Frets
22
Weight
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GIBSON EXPLORER III Variants
GIBSON EXPLORER III Price & value
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GIBSON EXPLORER III Description
- offset hourglass Explorer-style alder body, set maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, hockey stick Explorer-style headstock with gold Gibson logo decal, six-on-one-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge with a stop tailpiece or optional locking tremolo bridge, three soapbar P-90 pickups, two knobs (v, tone), two three-way pickup switches, chrome hardware, available in Alpine White, Camouflage, Ebony, or Red finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 1984-85.
GIBSON EXPLORER III Features
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Offset hourglass Explorer-style body
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Hockey stick Explorer-style headstock with gold Gibson logo decal
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Tune-o-matic bridge with a stop tailpiece or optional locking tremolo bridge
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Three soapbar P-90 pickups
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Chrome hardware
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Available in Alpine White, Camouflage, Ebony, or Red finish
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24.75 in. scale
GIBSON EXPLORER III Specs
Orientation:
Right-Handed
Number Of Strings:
6
String Type:
--
Number Of Frets:
22
Fret Size:
--
Tuner Layout:
Six on a side
Nut Style:
--
Nut Width(inches):
--
Nut Material:
--
Neck Material:
Maple
Neck Joint Style:
Set-Neck
Neck Shape:
--
TailpieceType:
Tune-o-matic
Fret Board Material:
Rosewood
Fretboard Radius (inches):
--
Fret Board Style:
--
Inlay Style:
Dot inlays
Inlay Material:
Pearloid
Body Type:
--
Body Shape/Style/Series:
Explorer style
Body Material:
Alder
Veneer:
--
Body Finish:
--
Body Color:
--
Pick-Guard Material:
--
Pick Guard Color:
--
Pickup Configuration:
--
Pickups:
P-90
Controls:
Two knobs (v, tone), two three-way pickup switches
Year From:
1984
Year To:
1985
Country Of Origin:
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