- smaller poplar Explorer body size (90%), mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, pearloid dot inlays, two high output ceramic mini-humbucker pickups (2003-mid-2004) or regular humbucker pickups (late 2004 only), tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece, 24.75 in. scale, available in Studio Copper, Metallic Blue, Studio Blue (disc. 2004), Studio Red (disc. 2004), Studio Yellow (disc. 2004) Metallic Green (available 2004 only), or Metallic Yellow (available 2004 only), mfg. 2003-04.