"Shred" Explorer

[Norton]

http://www.gibson.com/en%2Dus/Divisi...s/GOTM/ShredX/




I don't understand how they call it "shred" with the 50's neck profile , tough...

[Axewielder]

Pretty cool, but I wouldn't consider a single-locking design a "shred" guitar.

[Flatpicker]

I'm not bagging the guitar, but the inlays? Are they just epoxy? and no inlay?
Seems like a cool explorer, but the dual Emg 85's aren't my bag.

[Matt_B]

It has a 50's profile neck.....not exactly a shredder's neck.

[slash-ed]

I'm not bagging the guitar, but the inlays? Are they just epoxy? and no inlay?
Seems like a cool explorer, but the dual Emg 85's aren't my bag.

The blurb says black acrylic.

That's just dumb. Black dots to help you find your way around the jet-black fretboard

[Matt_B]

The blurb says black acrylic.

That's just dumb. Black dots to help you find your way around the jet-black fretboard

I'll tell ya, I have an Ovation Adamas with no inlays on the ebony board and I don't miss them. That's what the sides dots are for.

[TheSteveMan]

I'll tell ya, I have an Ovation Adamas with no inlays on the ebony board and I don't miss them. That's what the sides dots are for.

Besides that you can kind of learn your way around.
My Yamaha Silent Guitar only has side dots on frets 5, 7 and 12 and I haven't ever felt that I needed any others more than that.
Might even be able to get by without side dots.

[Bri]

I always liked Explorers. If I could afford being a collector, I'd have a few. As for an Explorer type guitar that shreds, the name is Kelly!

[AfterForever]

For some reason the guitar strikes me as being ugly.

Some explorer shredding:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF6dH_exFZg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CojSv833FqI&feature=related

[zeegler]

The stud mounted Kahler is the thing that baffles me. It was designed to retrofit guitars that originally had TOMs. If you're manufacturing a new guitar, doesn't it make sense that you would go with a proper flatmount Kahler?

[Norton]

For some reason the guitar strikes me as being ugly.

Some explorer shredding:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF6dH_exFZg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CojSv...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8I5iKKtLu8&feature=related

I think that this one's a lot better. It's the times before syu gayed up


And the melody sounds extremely Japanese. Right outta the anime soundtracks.

[maxboost]

So a regular USA Explorer about $1000 isn't it? so that must be the Kahler that's costs $2400

[slash-ed]

I'll tell ya, I have an Ovation Adamas with no inlays on the ebony board and I don't miss them. That's what the sides dots are for.

Then why put those dots in there in the first place?

[sonicsamurai]

Pretty cool, but I wouldn't consider a single-locking design a "shred" guitar.

Strat?

The stud mounted Kahler is the thing that baffles me. It was designed to retrofit guitars that originally had TOMs. If you're manufacturing a new guitar, doesn't it make sense that you would go with a proper flatmount Kahler?

Yes...unless they're trying to make it look sorta retro and hot rod. I would also imagine theres no routing on that one? So that would mean less tone loss from cutting chunks out?is that right? I don.t know an awful lot about the trem

[ulijdavid]

With no locking nut and the string angles coming off the nut, I don't see that guitar staying in tune when given the "Steve Vai" type workout.