The Gibson Explorer 2016 T's solid mahogany body delivers a big and punchy sound, while the 496R Hot Ceramic and 500T Super Ceramic humbuckers snarl with aggressive authority. This is a true Rock and Roll Powerhouse, a made in the USA rockmachine. Gibson Explorer T 2016 Highlights Solid mahogany body with High-gloss nitro finish Explorer slim taper neck profile with original 1 11/16" neck width Thicker one-piece light rosewood fingerboard with Traditional dot inlays Powerful 496R and 500T humbucker pickups TekToid nut & Mini Grover tuners Included black gigbag Handcrafted, American-made guitar with comprehensive hand-finished setupSpecification: Body
Wood Species: Mahogany
Pieces: Multi
Density: Low
Binding: None Weight
Average Weight (body only): 4 lbs. 15.4oz
 
Materials Used
Glue: Franklin Titebond 50
 
Body Contour
Carve: Flat Neck
Wood Species: Mahogany
Pieces: 1 Details
Truss Rod: Explorer
Profile: Explorer Slim Taper
Thickness at Fret 1: 0.800"
Thickness at Fret 12: 0.850"
 
Peg Head
Type: Explorer
Inlay: Gibson Logo
Peg Head Binding: None
Logo: Mother of Pearl "Gibson"
Silkscreen: None
Headstock Angle: 14 degrees Neck Fit
Joint Angle: 3.5 degrees
Joint Angle Tolerance: 0 deg 0 min 15 sec
Type: Mortis and Tenon
Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50
Gauges Used: Pitch Height Gauge, Alignment Gauge Nut
Style: Nut
Material: TekToid
Width: 1.695"
Slots: E: 0.046"
 A: 0.036"
 D: 0.028"
 G: 0.016"
 B: 0.011" 
 e: 0.009" 
 
Fingerboard
Wood Species: Rosewood
Pieces: 1
Shade: Light
 
Fingerboard Details
Radius: 30.48 cm / 12 "
Frets: 22
Nut/End of Board: 4.3053cm / 1.695" @ nut, 5.7404cm / 2.260" @ end of board 
Scale: 62.865 cm / 24.75"
Binding: None
Side Dots (Colour): White
 
Fingerboard Inlays
Style: Dot
Material: Acrylic Finishes Ebony, Cherry
Colour Code: EB,CH
Surface Texture: Smooth/ Hi Gloss 90 Sheen Lacquer
Filler: Walnut
Sealer: 1-1.5 mils
Top: Ebony,Cherry
Top Coat: Hi Gloss Lacquer/ 90 Sheen 7-8 mils
Scraped: Fingerboard Sides and Nut
 
Electronics Pickups  Rhythm   Lead
Style: 496R  500T
Winds/Coil: Screw side/Slug side: 5250/5250  5250/7500
Material of Wire (gauge): Copper (42)  Copper (42/43)
Coil Dimensions (per coil): 6.6294 cm x 1.7272 mm / 2.61" x 0.68"  6.6294 cm x 1.7272 mm / 2.61" x 0.68"
Coil Material: ABS  ABS
Coil Winding Process: Machine Wound  Machine Wound
Pole Piece Material: Nickel plated steel  Nickel plated steel
Pole Piece Position from Nut: 47.3075 cm / 18.625"  59.52998 cm / 23.437 inches
Slug Material: Nickel plated steel  Nickel plated steel
Slug Dimensions (diameter x length): 4.7498 mm x 1.24206 cm / 0.187 x 0.489"  4.7498 mm x 1.24206 cm / 0.187 x 0.489"
Magnet Material: Ceramic  Ceramic 8
Magnet Position from Nut: 48.26 cm / 19 "  58.7375cm / 23.125 "
Cover: None  None
Qfactor: 2.95  3.61
ResistanceDC: 8420 Ohms  15510 Ohms
Resonant Frequency: 2581.14 Hz  2272.62 Hz Control Pocket Assembly   Lead Volume         Rhythm Volume
Type:                                  500K Linear          500K Linear
Peak Voltage:                     500V                     500V
Range:                                0-500K                  0-500K
Power Rating:                    Both 1/4 watt above 100K ohms
Resistance Tolerance:       +/- 20%                  +/- 20%
Minimum Resistance:         200 ohms              200 ohms Capacitors:                         Lead Value            Rhythm Value
                                           .022uF                    .022uF Hardware Tuning Keys
Style: Mini Grover Kidney
Material: Zamak
 
Tuning Keys Details
Tuning Ratio: 14:01
Gear Type: worm
What is allowable turn: +/-4 degrees
Plating specs: Chrome String Dimensions
E: 1.1684mm / 0.046"
A: 0.9144 mm / 0.036"
D: 0.6604 mm / 0.026"
G: 0.4064mm / 0.016"
B: 0.2794mm / 0.011"
e: 0.2286mm / 0.009"
 
Bridge
Style: Tune-o-matic
Material: Zamak
Plating Specs: Chrome Dimensions of String Slots
E: 1.4732mm / 0.058"
A: 1.2192mm / 0.048"
D: 0.9652mm / 0.038"
G: 0.7112mm / 0.028"
B: 0.4826mm / 0.019''
e: 0.3556mm / 0.014"
 
Tailpiece
Style: Stop Bar
Compensated: No
Material: Zamak
Plating Specs: Chrome Output Jack
Style: 1/4" mono with dual tip contact
 
Jack Plate
Style: Rectangular
Material: Chrome Strap Buttons
Material: Aluminum
Plating Specs: None Plastics Pick Guard
Style: ExplorerTruss Rod Cover
Style: black bellKnobs
Style: Black SpeedDial Pointers
Yes/No: No Control Plate(s) (Backplate Cover)
Style: ExplorerTrim Rings
Style: Black humbucker Low/HighAccessoriesCase
Style: Gig bag
Colour: Black
 
Strap Locks: None
Tools: Truss rod wrench, 2.5mm adjustment wrench, Polishing cloth
 
Manual: Yes