Avis Gibson [Guitar of the Week #47] '84 Explorer Reissue - Alpine White ( 10/10) - 4 avis

• 20/04/11

  L'avis de JuZicos "Excalibur"

  Caractéristiques

  Caractéristiques (source gibson.com)
  
  
  
  BODY
  
  Body Style: Mahogany
  
  Top Species: Mahogany
  
  Back Species: Mahogany
  
  
  
  NECK
  
  Species: Mahogany
  
  Profile: Explorer
  
  Peghead Pitch: 17°
  
  Nut Width: 1.695"
  
  Neck Joint Location: 19th Fret
  
  Head Inlay: Gibson Logo
  
  
  
  FINGERBOARD
  
  Species: Ebony
  
  Scale Length: 243/4"
  
  Number Of Frets: 22
  
  Inlays: Dot
  
  
  
  HARDWARE
  
  Plating Finish: Chrome
  
  Tailpiece: Stopbar
  
  Bridge: Nashville
  
  Knobs: Black Speed Knobs
  
  Machine Heads (Tuners): Chrome Mini-Grovers
  
  
  
  ELECTRONICS
  
  Neck Pickup: EMG-60
  
  Bridge Pickup: EMG-81
  
  Controls: Two Volume, One Tone, Three-Way Switch
  
  
  
  OTHER
  
  Strings: Brite Wires .010-.046

  Utilisation

  Les explorer sont des guitare extrêment agréables à jouer, autant assis que debout. Le manche est d'un profile idéal pour tout type de jeux (typique Explorer une fois encore)

  Sonorités

  Contrairement aux idées reçues, les explorer sont des guitare initialement destinées au blues.
  
  Elle ne furent adoptées par la scène métal que plus tardivement.
  
  La configuration de cette reissue 84 (EMG 60 / 81) lui confère un impressionnante polyvalence (et oui)
  
  On obtient facilement des sons heavy, rock ou même bluesy en jouant sur le volume et l'équalisation.
  
  
  
  Les cleans sont eux aussi impressionnant mais demandent des réglages plus fins.

  Avis Global

  Je ne possède cette guitare que depuis quelques semaines.
  
  C'est un modèle que je recherchais depuis des années (bien avant sa réédition de 2007 "Guitar of The Week 47")
  
  Bien évidemment, j'adore Metallica mais je crois que c'est cette pèle que j'ai aimé avant d'aimer les riffs Hetfieldiens!
  
  J'ai eu bon nombre d'autres guitares (dont pas mal de Gibson, une ESP - meme config de micros, et d'autre modèles) mais cette guitare est vraiment ma préférée.
  
  Je la trouve à la fois agressive et d'une pureté á vous couper le souffle...
  
  
  
  C'est un bijou d'une grande rareté (je sais de quoi je parle) que j'ai beaucoup de plaisir à jouer!
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• 23/02/08

  L'avis de machiass

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  Caractéristiques

  Fabriquée au USA
  
  22 frets, micros actifs EMG 81 et 60 (chevalet,manche)
  
  Chevalet tune-o-matic stopbar
  
  1 switch micro, 2 volume, 1 tonalité
  
  Manche type explorer (ni trop gros ni trop fin)

  Utilisation

  Pour le manche, je le trouve parfait pour ma main, les bends sont faciles a faire l'accès aux aigus est plus facile que sur une lespaul.
  
  Le confort de jeu est surtout impressionant debout, la guitare est tres bien équilibré les solo sont tres facile a jouer, bref que du bon. Mais les explorer nécessite un petit temps d'adaptation (1h environ pour s'habituer a la pelle), après quoi c'est parti pour des gros riffs ^^ . Le jeu assis est aussi optimale. Ce que j'aime aussi sur cette guitare c'est son poids!! Très légére, bien plus légere qu'une lespaul studio par exemple.(sans être plus légere qu'une RG quand même)... En somme une guitare ou tout se positionne bien et rien ne vient gêner le jeu.
  
  P.S: avis aux shredders, cette guitare n'est pas une guitare dédié uniquement à la rythmique!!!
  
  Elle Shred et le fait très bien lol.

  Sonorités

  Guitare typé Hard/rock/metal/Heavymetal.
  
  Je l'utilise sur un peavey triple xxx super40 efx a lampes sans pédales (juste une wha).
  
  J'arrive a obtenir des sons très metallicien (black album, justice et master principalement).
  
  Les EMG sont vraiment très bon dans ces registres, précis tranchant et lourd!!
  
  Le 81 délivre une énorme patate et un sustain de folie, en clean je ne l'utilise pas trop, mais pour ça je passe sur le 60 et là..... c'est la grosse surprise, je trouve ce micro magnifique, autant en clean qu'en solo/grosse disto!!! On peut entendre toutes les cordes jouées, le son est chaud (non les EMG ne sont pas froid^^).Bref cette explorer est le symbole du gros son des années 80 pour moi!!

  Avis Global

  Ce que j'aime le plus dans cette Explorer est la FORME qui laisse vraiment sur le cul!
  
  Ce que j'aime le moins, le switch lol...
  
  Je suis passé d'une ibanez RG321 a cette explo et je préfere largement son manche (plus gros, mieu en main) même pour le shred.
  
  Le rapport qualité prix est exceptionel pour une gibson! 1200€neuve! Par contre série limité a 400 exemplaires donc bonne chance pout en trouver une^^...
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• 31/12/11

  L'avis de iamqman ( traduction ) Corriger cette traduction "Nice music maker"

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  Caractéristiques

  The Gibson explorer guitar is a fun and rock 'n roll instrument. Just a very look of this guitar just screams hard rock and metal type guitar sounds. The shape is sort of similar to a star shape and it's one of those body shapes that really is marketed towards the hard rock metal type guitar player. It's good to be hard to find these guitars used in any type of Indy or country setting primarily because of the body shape. I find it these guitars have a more versatile sound and then a Gibson Les Paul guitar and some applications. I really find that the guitar has a more mid range focus where the Gibson Les Paul has a little bit more lower and focus with their voicing. Overall these guitars instruments and he find a good deal on one that I suggest picking one up because are a blast to play.

  Utilisation

  Gibson Explorer Features:
  
  Color: Ebony
  
  Body: Mahogany
  
  Neck: Mahogany with special rounded profile
  
  Fingerboard: Rosewood with pearloid dot inlays
  
  Number of frets: 22
  
  Pickups: Two Humbucking pickups (496R and 500T) with ceramic magnets
  
  Controls: Two volume, one tone with three-way pickup selector switch
  
  Machine heads: Mini Grovers
  
  Hardware: Chrome plated
  
  Hardshell case included: Black reptile pattern

  Sonorités

  The tone of these are very warm and thick sounding when you get a lot of gain or saturation from an amplifier. Since they feature to humbucker pick up when you use a high gain overdrive from a distortion pedal or just a tube amplifier distortion you're going to get a very warm and thick tone. Where these guitars don't really excel is in the clean settings. For example if you're using a fender clean or any type of clean tone, these guitars are really going to benefit in that type of setting. They really are gear towards the hard rock and metal type tones so that's where they really find there sweet spot.

  Avis Global

  These guitarists generally come in new ride around $1300-$1600 depending on the model and the features. These are great guitars for someone he wants that attitude sound along with the attitude look up the body shape. I think this guitar just screams attitude and aggression which really is marketed towards the person to place hard rock or metal type music. Overall for great instruments and they really carry that voicing of the Gibson product line. So if you're a fan of the Gibson tone and you're going I'll feel very comfortable using this instrument.
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• 30/07/11

  L'avis de tjon901 ( traduction ) Corriger cette traduction "Familiar design"

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  Caractéristiques

  Gibsons guitar of the week series is a run of guitars that allows them to make a new guitar every week and make a guitar that might have been from their past or something that they could have made years ago. This guitar should look very familiar to anyone who has listened to metal music in the last 30 years. This guitar is pretty much a reissue of the mid 80s Gibson Explorer that was very popular at the time in thrash metal. The specs are pretty simple the body and neck are mahogany. The fretboard is ebony with 22 jumbo frets. It has a control layout similar to a flying V with 2 volume controls and 1 tone control with a 3 way switch near them instead of on the lower horn. The pickups are a very 80s fare as well with a old school set of EMG's that include an 81 in the bridge and a 60 in the neck. It has a clean white finish with no pickguard so you can easily tell whos guitar this is based on.

  Utilisation

  The Explorer design is a pretty decent design. Its radical shape leads to pretty much perfect balance. The ebony fretboard lets you really glide over the fretboard. The jumbo frets let you bend at will and let you set the action super low. The neck is nice and beefy so you can really get your hand around it.

  Sonorités

  The 81 and 60 set is a traditional EMG set that you do not see much anymore. This set gives you the best of both worlds because it gives you awesome high gain sound in the bridge position and the 60 provides a very good clean sound for an active pickup. The 60 is designed to be clean alternative to the 81 and the 85. This limits the pickups use in metal where you would normally use active pickups. This pickup is pretty much a neck only pickup. This guy does not have the output of the 81 or the 85 and does not sound that great with high gain distortion. This pickup is best for cleans. Its most famous user is James Hetfield from Metallica. He used this pickup in the neck position of his guitars for many years and used it for its clean tones. Clean tones are something that Is usually not too good in active pickups so EMG made one just for cleans. The 81 is a metal machine in the bridge. It has a searing high gain metal sound. When I play music with a lot of palm muting I can get an awesome tone. The 81 really shines when you are playing tight chugging riffs. Tight chugging riffs and single note lines are what this pickup is best at. When you downtune all these traits just help to keep the sound nice and tight. It is very hard to get a muddy sound from this pickup. This with the huge Explorer body means this guitar has tones of metal tone.

  Avis Global

  Like a lot of the guitar of the week models. Gibson really could make this a full time model but they would rather make it a limited run and built exclusivity. Also Gibson does not like making guitars with other peoples pickups in them so of course this is going to be a limited run. With this particular Explorer the only alternatives you can get are from Japan. If you are looking for a true Gibson Explorer in the classic 80s layout you should try and find one of these.
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