U2 & Guitar Gear: Q & A

It'll be interesting to compare the tone of one of those new 58 Gibson Korina Explorers with the normal mahogany Explorers to see the difference in tone.
Indeed, I wonder why Edge hasn't picked one up himself, seeing as it is similar in tone to mahogany except a bit brighter and with more sustain (which would suit Edge's style a lot).

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The 1958 was the natural colour one, its a Gibson Custom shop re-issue costs like $8000 US

These pics illustrate the difference in bodystyle better, the 76 reissue has a longer horn and a wickedly sharp curve to the bout
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Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:Try the Korina Epiphone Explorer. $500.00 is easier to find than $7999 for the Custom Shop.

My point on the original pictures was that the natural looked like a 1976. You say it's a 1958. Which matches what I said initially, the 1976 Explorers are 1958 reissues.

What year was the black one pictured? I don't think that it is a 1976 - they were natural.

Edge hasn't used a Korina Explorer as he probably feels he's hit the jackpot with his 1976 Limited Edition Explorer (and it's mahogany body). Why mess with perfection?

We could all pitch in and buy Edge a Korina 1958 reissue? Hahahaha...





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I meant to say that the black explorer is a new current issue model (which is the same shape as the 76 reissues) it's not a 76 vintage Explorer.

Has anyone actually heard the tone of a custom shop korina explorer or flying v?

Originally posted by thechicken:Nothing really new there. Thanks for posting!!

Originally posted by LikeASong:Wait. Do you really mean that you're getting this beauty for Xmas?

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