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Finally Done - Explorer Ec Special


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I thought I would post a pic of my latest creation. It's what I call an "Explorer EC Special". Mahogany body back from Gobson's Kalamazoo factory, circa 1980, I bought off ebay about 10 years ago. It warped after coming to Colorado, so I planed it down and put a 1/4" flame maple top on it; total body thickness is 1 5/8" now. The neck was made by Doug Darling at Soulmate for me a couple of years ago; Mahogany with rosewood board and Celtic "Triqueta" inlays, and deep tenon going to the center of the middle pickup. Pickups are Lollar Firebirds for neck and middle, and a Lollar Mini-humbucker for the bridge. Tuners are Planet Waves locking, and the bridge is a Callaham stainless with set screws for locking onto the posts, and it has a 5-way Strat switch, master volume and master tone. All finished in Nitro lacquer. Be sure to click the magnifying icon to enlarge the pic and get a better view!

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Obviously, thats "Gibson's", not "Gobson's"!

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