Sammy Hagar Signature Explorer by Gibson USA
When we talk of good musical
instruments, especially guitars, Gibson Guitars is one name that pops up in our
minds. Be it an ES-335 guitar or Madonna’s Gibson Les
Paul Custom guitar, Gibson has always given us ecstatic instruments for
years.
Gibson is yet again in the news,
and this time Gibson USA has introduced the limited-edition Sammy Hagar Explorer.
Patterned after an authentic Explorer of 1958, the guitar is styled with a creative
combination of Sammy's Red Rocker and Chickenfoot styling. The body of the
guitar is made of solid mahogany
wood and covered with elegant cream binding to give it an original Explorer look. Adorned
with a "secret ghost" image of the Chickenfoot logo, the Gibson has been given a hand-sprayed high gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish.
Given
a traditional Explorer style, a quarter-sawn mahogany neck is glued for upper
fret access. The body of the guitar is elegantly carved in a slim frame
measuring .800" at the first fret and .850" at the 12th. The
fingerboard that is made from rosewood is also lined in cream. The six-in-line Explorer
headstock has a truss-rod cover with the Red Rocker "R."
To
provide the Guitar power at the top, Gibson USA has given the Sammy Hagar
Explorer a pair of elegant pickups. With ample articulation
and bite, Gibson has attached the zebra-coil '57 Classic in the neck position. The
pickup carries a smooth Alnico II magnet and is wound to the specs of a vintage
PAF pickup.
The
guitar is anchored by the traditional pairing of a Tune-o-Matic bridge and
stopbar tailpiece at the end and a set of Mini-Grovers at the other end. Every
guitar by Gibson comes with a hardshell case with owner’s manual and a limited
lifetime warranty.
