GIBSON X-PLORER STUDIO (DSXS) #unknown

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Photos property of this GIBSON X-PLORER STUDIO (DSXS)'s owner, used with permission

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unknown

 

Manufactured in: Nashville, TN

 

Body: Basswood

 

Neck:

- Species: Mahogany

- Peghead Pitch: 17 in. 

- Thickness at 1st fret: .800 in. 

- Thickness at 12th fret: .850 in. 

- Heel Length: .625 in. 

- Neck Joint Location: 19th Fret

 

Fingerboard:

- Species: Rosewood

- Scale Length: 24 3/4 in.

- Total Length: 18.137 in. 

- Number of Frets: 22

- Nut Width: 1.687 in. 

- Width at 12th Fret: 2.062 in.

- Inlays: Pearl Dot

 

Hardware:

- Plating Finish: Chrome

- Tailpiece: Stopbar

- Bridge: Tune-o-matic

- Knobs: Black Speed Knobs

- Tuners: 'Grover'

 

Electronics:

- Neck Pickup: Ceramic Mini-Humbucker

- Bridge Pickup: Ceramic Mini-Humbucker

 

There have been several variants produced by Gibson. These include several smaller-bodied, more "user friendly" versions such as the X-Plorer Studio; the Matthias Jabs (SCORPIONS Guitarist)designed "Explorer 90" (named so because it was 90% the body size of a regular Explorer)