This is a mighty tasty looking offering from Gibson.

[Blazer]

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/divisions/gibson%20usa/products/designer/robot%20x-plorer%20limited/

The Robot circuit aside, this one would fit my bill as it looks like the Red explorers and explorer style guitars Adrian Smith of Iron maiden used to play in the eighties, I always loved the way those guitars looked.

[SEEGERMANY]

http://www.jcfonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87926

[SEAN RAF]

I don’t know how I can bear to show my face around here…the Explorer went back to the shop today…

I had a problem with the MCK (the pull out knob that controls everything) not lighting up when in anything other than A440 mode. Another interesting feature malfunction was the ‘string up’ mode. When you re-string this guitar, you (according to the manual) just have to thread the string into the locking tuners, press a button and the mechanisms wind the strings to tension. When I did this (twice, stupid I know, but I had to see it again), the machine heads kept on turning until each string snapped…amazing to watch really.

So I’ve now had 4 EVH’s either break or catch fire, and a Gibson Explorer that’s hell bent on stretching its strings to whatever the length of room it’s in at the time.

I’m glad it’s from a different shop than the EVH’s, otherwise they might start thinking it’s something to do with me…it isn’t though…I’m an innocent bystander…

[chrisolson]

Cool guitar! It does look like the Ibanez fiddles Smith played back in the day...

Sean Raf - you cracked me up!!

"When I did this (twice, stupid I know, but I had to see it again), the machine heads kept on turning until each string snapped…amazing to watch really."

[DonP]

You should have video taped the strings breaking. The would make a Funniest Video's episode.

[Flatpicker]

I don’t know how I can bear to show my face around here…the Explorer went back to the shop today…

I had a problem with the MCK (the pull out knob that controls everything) not lighting up when in anything other than A440 mode. Another interesting feature malfunction was the ‘string up’ mode. When you re-string this guitar, you (according to the manual) just have to thread the string into the locking tuners, press a button and the mechanisms wind the strings to tension. When I did this (twice, stupid I know, but I had to see it again), the machine heads kept on turning until each string snapped…amazing to watch really.

So I’ve now had 4 EVH’s either break or catch fire, and a Gibson Explorer that’s hell bent on stretching its strings to whatever the length of room it’s in at the time.

I’m glad it’s from a different shop than the EVH’s, otherwise they might start thinking it’s something to do with me…it isn’t though…I’m an innocent bystander…

It's not you.
We ship the junk stuff to the UK.
Bad tuners, warped wood, leaking batteries.

We figure you won't do anything about it, because the hassle in shipping it back to us.

Love and Kisses....
Henry J.







Seriously. Sorry to hear it.

[Flatpicker]

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/division...rer%20limited/

The Robot circuit aside, this one would fit my bill as it looks like the Red explorers and explorer style guitars Adrian Smith of Iron maiden used to play in the eighties, I always loved the way those guitars looked.

Do your self a favor and get a Hamer Standard. You will be happy.