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Concerning the machine tuners, I wouldn't recommend lubricating them. More than likely they are stiff from sitting/lack of use. IMHO, the bridge pickup cover wear, the back of the neck and even the tuners could all be considered "case wear", its very possible that guitar has been in the case since new! Great score, congrats Austin.
to add to the Edge's story with his Explorer... (from what I hopefully recall properly) he bought his in the US during a trip in the very early days....and during a show one year a fight broke out in the front rows and Bono and the Edge jumped down to break it up... but as The Edge did that he threw his axe to the ground and the head stock snapped off !! so he had it repaired and still been playing it since !!! anyways welcome any corrections to my memory !! lol ...... and yeah the condition is stunning on this one !!!
For that scuff on the neck - you can try an old body shop trick. Get a clean rag, wet it with distilled water, ring it out so it's not sopping wet. Then apply it to the area that is affected. Then apply high, hot heat and the water will steam the scuff out! (you can use an iron or a solder gun) but be careful and only use a little at a time. (you do have more time than you think because the water evaporates slowly) but still - little by little and that should restore that area quite nicely. Then you can add just a touch of turtle wax overtop and boom - good as new!
My first Gibson was a 76 LE Explorer with the big old neck I got used around 83. Amazing guitar. Was just a unpopular used guitar in the early 80s that had been hanging in a store for years. Bought it cheap, played it a bunch and learned a lot. Traded it in (plus cash) for a brand new 86 Les Paul Custom a few years later which was a huge mistake- beautiful but after a week I hated it- thin neck, wimpy thin tone, played stiff as heck. Went back to get my Explorer and it had been sold.
Hey from Canada.. : ). That switch-tip I believe is original. I had just started learning how to play at 10 - 11 yrs. old and someone my cousin played with in his band bought this exact guitar (I remember him making a big deal about it being ordered from the United States), and I was privy to seeing him open it right from the box just like you did.. I remember the grey cord, the strap but can't honestly say I remember him putting the switch-tip on. But I absolutely DO remember seeing that square of paper with the middle pulled away just like you have. It was sitting in the empty case later in the day he brought it over to open it. The only thing that my memory got wrong was the color of the paper used to attach the tip too? I thought it was a light blue color, but obviously I was wrong..... Thanks for the trip down memory lane.. Peace... 🤘😎🤘
The best oil for tuners is Tri-Flow, Stew Mac sells it. 1 drop is enough, and if it’s not, pull the tuner off, wrap the back with a paper towel and put in 3 drops overnight (it WILL leak out the back of the tuner and ruin a finish.) If THAT still isn’t enough, replace the tuner it’s fused. It’s also good for stuck truss rod nuts.
Hey Austin, regarding your tuners… your best and safest bet would be to simply remove them and then oil them and let them sit for a while so whatever leaks out will do so safely. Once the tuner spins as intended give them a good wipe and re-install.
I can recommend Hoppes gun oil for tuners or any small screws on saddles. The smallest drop of it works great and tends to wick into the threads or gears very easily. It's specifically designed for fine mechanisms.
I recently bought a Jazz bass from 2006 that had the plastic over the pick guard. It was peeling, so I decided to peel it all the way off. It did look bad, but actually cleaned up to a nearly new appearance after I used a polish on it called Flitz. I hand rubbed it with a soft paper towel. The only artifact is the white shadow left by the Fender American flag sticker they used on these at the time.
The body shape, headstock shape, and pickguard shapes all changed subtly between the 58 and 76 explorers. Rumor is, the original templates were a little worn and that’s why the slight change happened. In 1990, Gibson updated the explorer body shape to make it more pointy, along with the headstock and pickguard becoming sharper too.
Don’t use oil in Kluson tuners. It leaches into the wood. Use a very small dab of grease and turn the tuners to work the grease into the gears. I use Nut Sauce which is a grease made to lubricate nuts and string retainers.
For just over 10 dollars you can get a pound of white grease that has PTFE (a.k.a. Teflon) in it. The brand I got is called "Super Lube." If you already bought Nut Sauce, you can refill the tiny syringe with Super Lube when the Nut Sauce runs out. Otherwise, a toothpick or dental tool makes a good applicator.
If memory serves, the difference in necks was more due to production. Gibson was moving from Kalamazoo to Nashville. I think it was the early 1976 from Kalamazoo that had the thicker neck. The later 1976 made in Nashville with the thinner neck.
Austin, There were several leftover Gibson Korina Explorers shipped in the early 1960s, most were stamped with 1958 serial numbers and 3 examples were marked with 1959 serial numbers and the final 2 shipped by the end of 1963 and those are P-27121 and P-28012. The best way to tell if you own a 1960s assembled Explorer is they were made with patent number pickups, nickel plated parts instead of gold and came in a Black rectangle hard case with Yellow lining. There is one Explorer 8-4558 said to have been shipped in 1964 with a custom made contoured hard case, it was customized at the factory with an added route for a middle pickup and a Bigsby was also installed. There is a RUclips video of luthiers at the legendary Lansing Michigan guitar shop "Elderly" music that did a inspection of this guitar. Once again due to "Lost" shipping records we may never know the truth behind some of these guitars but it did have nickel plated hardware and patent number pickups indicating it had to have been made in the early 1960s with leftover parts. Many suspect this was a "Employee" built guitar due to the modifications done. In 1976 a Gibson production manager was able to source a batch of Korina wood and it was used to make a "Limited" run of Korina Explorers said to be around 100. They were offered in Natural, Ebony, White and Maroon. I have seen several examples over the years and Tony Bacon has documented them in several of his books but some guitar brokers will swear that Gibson never made any during the the mid to late 1970s. One came up for sale about 5 years ago on Reverb out of Texas but it was refinished from it's orignal Maroon to Natural greatly decreasing it's value. Vintage Guitar Magazine will have them listed sometimes in the annual Vintage Guitar Price Guide. Great find Austin! I'm glad you expanded your tastes of guitars to the Explorer model. You really need to find a good deal on an original 1958 Gibson Korina Explorer to add to your collection because that is the most valuable and collectable vintage guitar ever made!
Sweet natural finish 76 Explorer LE, sounds awesome on gain! The mahogany looks good enough to slice up for Thanksgiving dinner, with a little gravy on it.
These guitars were definitely ahead of their time and mixed with a Marshall and the right pedal you could make great music which is legendary anyway, keep on rocking
Limited edition is such a subjective term. They can make as many as they can in a year span and call that limited if they want. The only time I purchase something limited is if it's serialized. If something is marked 62 of 100, that's limited, in my opinion.
Haven't tried that but it sounds good. Liberty Clock Oil is also 100% synthetic and has great cling power. It's made for 3-5 yr service intervals on mechanical clock movements. I love it for tuning machines.
My first guitar at age 13: a brand new '84 Gibson Explorer in ebony, but it was too heavy at the time so I traded it in for something else 🤦🏻♂️ The original V and Explorer was about 8 years ahead of their time
Wow, your video came up in my feed and I watched it immediately as I have a story to tell. Twenty two years ago on my 40th birthday my wife came home and presented me with a huge black guitar case and Inside was a second hand 1976 limited edition Explorer (which cost her AUS$1500.00). I loved the shape but the baseball sized neck really put me off so my present rarely saw the light of day until a couple of years ago when I showed it to a local guitar god who went nuts over it. His enthusiasm made me look into my guitar and I found out how collectible the axe actually is. It's definitely a 'player' guitar with chips here and there and a lot of the gold has worn off but it certainly has bucket loads of mojo. Keep up the good work and I'll be taking a deep dive into your other videos, and thanks again for the Explorer exploration.
The blemish onnthe neck lining up with the case support is not so much from the guitar shifting bout in transit but most likely from the chemical reaction of the case plush lining against the Explorer's finish.. Quite possibly the guitar's finish ws still curing when it was paced in the case & and shipped out.
Check with Tommy Shaw, he played them famously back in the 70's with Styx and did a interview about them, necks I recall being a problem with since he played them hard and rough on stage.
Great video once again! Hope Gibson are aware of your commitment to their brand, you actually contribute to a lot of the established brand legacy from my point of view!
Do not use any kind of oil for your tuners. It will eventually weep ont and make a never ending mess. I use the kind of dry powdered graphite with the almost hypodermic needle applicator that locksmiths use. It feels nice and smooth and won't mess up laquer at all.
My friend Bob from high school had an Ebony finish 1976 Explorer with the gold hardware. Unfortunately he had to sell it. But I still remember it. Thanks for sharing this video.👍
Get yourself an Epiphone 58 Korina Explorer and have the best of both worlds with no guilt trips if you ding it while playing. Even do a little aging if you like, I sanded down the back of the neck on mine and smoothed out all the sharp edges on the frets, fretboard, and nut so it has a silky action and feel and all on a budget with nothing lacking from the originals, it a great time to love guitars.
Good morning Trogly's Guitar show. Quick note, is the V headstock on the left stung differently than the one on the right? I always thought that the strings, E and Low E made more sense on the outside tuners.
"extra chunky big neck" that's just the neck of the fist guitar i ever got, last year i got the green IVY IVRY PRS, really thick neck, done way too many mods to it and i love it.
Love the tones!!! Normally like the neck best but I love the middle even more. I think I would leave it in the middle for most things. Beautiful guitar! So, when's the museum opening? 😉
Geeze thats a beautiful explorer The tone is was better than I was excepting. It really checks all the boxes. Great find. Thanks for preserving this for the ages!
Love the guitar. Love your channel! .... But for someone so sharp on details I am surprised you didn't mention how the pick guard is not outlined symmetrical to the contour of the guitar. It hurts my eyes 😖
Great find! Good to know its in the right hands now. I have a '76 non limited edition explorer and i think even the "slimmer" neck feels pretty beefy. 😀 Mine is equiped with t-tops. I think its a bit strange how they put tarbacks in some guitars an t-tops in others, even if its basically the same model. Greetings from Germany an happy thanksgiving!
When I was a tween learning to play I seen a Flying V and thought wow that is insanely cool, and then seen an explorer I was like WTH is that weird thing?? Until I seen Allen collins using it like a chainsaw and it hit me! I got it, and seen many people using them as serious rock ram rods and yea the Edge works magic with it, I don’t need that kind of power so I stick to my comfort zone les Paul’s.
I have that exact strap. It’s old and beat up and I referenced them and it’s the exact same strap. Does that mean I have a 76 explorer strap? Or did all the Gibsons get that same strap in their case candy in 76?
It's definitely a fluke example of wood grain matching on the body. You really do have to look to see the seams. I have a couple of vintage Peaveys where it's clear that no effort was made to match up the wood grain on the multi-piece body.
I still own a limited edition 76 without any neck damage and only a little nick on the back of the body. Still extremely clean and I bought it for next to nothing in 79.
I’ve never even held a guitar much less bought or know anything about them. But I can’t stop watching your videos. Maybe someday I’ll have one and take some lessons. I’d love to learn a new skill.
I always thought I’d love an explorer. I built a replica of EVH’s shark and while it has an altered body, I don’t care for the shape. Bummer because I absolutely love the look
Unless when you are monkeying around with pickups and controls on a guitat that has been sitting around for 40 plus years and you pull a wire out and have to have it worked on. ha@@ogfdnbvjkfdn
A standard lubricant -soap or graphite power form . Soap being more organic . Graphite - good conductor of electricity and heat . Not sure on graphite's property on relativity of humidity . No wonder why Allen Collins and Rickie Medlocke and Edge love playing these iconic and coolest guitars every issued .
Trogly, I have used mineral oil on tuners before instead of machine oil because machine oil has detergents in it. That's a beautiful explorer. Also just curious what do you think my government series 2 explorer may be worth these days? Cheers
*_Oh wow! Incredible find, Trogly!_* _This is QUITE the masterpiece! Glad someone of your appreciation of stringed instruments was able to find & eventually buy this!_ *I hope if you re-sell it someday... you make double (or triple) your investment back & also hopefully the buyer will be someone famous such as 'The Edge' or Joe Bonamassa, etc.* *_WELL, CONGRATS & HAPPY 2023 THANKSGIVING! 👍🏼_*
I'm excited to share this one with everyone - I accidentally lost the initial unboxing footage so had to re-record - oops!
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Concerning the machine tuners, I wouldn't recommend lubricating them. More than likely they are stiff from sitting/lack of use. IMHO, the bridge pickup cover wear, the back of the neck and even the tuners could all be considered "case wear", its very possible that guitar has been in the case since new!
Great score, congrats Austin.
Nice coffee table
to add to the Edge's story with his Explorer... (from what I hopefully recall properly) he bought his in the US during a trip in the very early days....and during a show one year a fight broke out in the front rows and Bono and the Edge jumped down to break it up... but as The Edge did that he threw his axe to the ground and the head stock snapped off !! so he had it repaired and still been playing it since !!! anyways welcome any corrections to my memory !! lol ...... and yeah the condition is stunning on this one !!!
Use XF-7 on your tuners. It doesn't affect wood at all and will not move from where you lubricate.
So if the Edge contacted you personally and offered you double what you paid...
Would you sell it to him?! 😂😂😂
Happy Turkey Day all. Thankful for this community of nerds who I can come talk to about nonsense like wrap-around tailpieces.
For that scuff on the neck - you can try an old body shop trick. Get a clean rag, wet it with distilled water, ring it out so it's not sopping wet. Then apply it to the area that is affected. Then apply high, hot heat and the water will steam the scuff out! (you can use an iron or a solder gun) but be careful and only use a little at a time. (you do have more time than you think because the water evaporates slowly) but still - little by little and that should restore that area quite nicely. Then you can add just a touch of turtle wax overtop and boom - good as new!
My first Gibson was a 76 LE Explorer with the big old neck I got used around 83. Amazing guitar. Was just a unpopular used guitar in the early 80s that had been hanging in a store for years. Bought it cheap, played it a bunch and learned a lot. Traded it in (plus cash) for a brand new 86 Les Paul Custom a few years later which was a huge mistake- beautiful but after a week I hated it- thin neck, wimpy thin tone, played stiff as heck. Went back to get my Explorer and it had been sold.
Dang man, sad story sorry that happened like that
@@doc_matter I was young and stupid. But it was a good lesson.
Arrghgh!! I bet you kicked yourself for that one! 😔
Hey from Canada.. : ). That switch-tip I believe is original. I had just started learning how to play at 10 - 11 yrs. old and someone my cousin played with in his band bought this exact guitar (I remember him making a big deal about it being ordered from the United States), and I was privy to seeing him open it right from the box just like you did.. I remember the grey cord, the strap but can't honestly say I remember him putting the switch-tip on. But I absolutely DO remember seeing that square of paper with the middle pulled away just like you have. It was sitting in the empty case later in the day he brought it over to open it. The only thing that my memory got wrong was the color of the paper used to attach the tip too? I thought it was a light blue color, but obviously I was wrong..... Thanks for the trip down memory lane.. Peace... 🤘😎🤘
The best oil for tuners is Tri-Flow, Stew Mac sells it. 1 drop is enough, and if it’s not, pull the tuner off, wrap the back with a paper towel and put in 3 drops overnight (it WILL leak out the back of the tuner and ruin a finish.) If THAT still isn’t enough, replace the tuner it’s fused.
It’s also good for stuck truss rod nuts.
Mine is #35 and is in very good condition and ive had it since 1991 good score Lad! I paid 1k!
Hey Austin, regarding your tuners… your best and safest bet would be to simply remove them and then oil them and let them sit for a while so whatever leaks out will do so safely. Once the tuner spins as intended give them a good wipe and re-install.
These tuners were actually greased through the hole with something that looks like Vasoline
I can recommend Hoppes gun oil for tuners or any small screws on saddles. The smallest drop of it works great and tends to wick into the threads or gears very easily. It's specifically designed for fine mechanisms.
This is what I use as well 👍
Great stuff works great on firearms too! 🙂
Love the dark wood tone on your example.
I recently bought a Jazz bass from 2006 that had the plastic over the pick guard. It was peeling, so I decided to peel it all the way off. It did look bad, but actually cleaned up to a nearly new appearance after I used a polish on it called Flitz. I hand rubbed it with a soft paper towel. The only artifact is the white shadow left by the Fender American flag sticker they used on these at the time.
Did it have “Grease Bucket” tone circuit?
The body shape, headstock shape, and pickguard shapes all changed subtly between the 58 and 76 explorers. Rumor is, the original templates were a little worn and that’s why the slight change happened. In 1990, Gibson updated the explorer body shape to make it more pointy, along with the headstock and pickguard becoming sharper too.
Happy Thanksgiving
The dude knew we weren’t playing around, straight to the guitar. Minimum intro. Best vid ever.
That's a time capsule of a guitar Trogly what an awesome find! Congrats!
Don’t use oil in Kluson tuners. It leaches into the wood. Use a very small dab of grease and turn the tuners to work the grease into the gears. I use Nut Sauce which is a grease made to lubricate nuts and string retainers.
For just over 10 dollars you can get a pound of white grease that has PTFE (a.k.a. Teflon) in it. The brand I got is called "Super Lube." If you already bought Nut Sauce, you can refill the tiny syringe with Super Lube when the Nut Sauce runs out. Otherwise, a toothpick or dental tool makes a good applicator.
My 76 LE serial # is pretty close to yours. Great guitar. Mine is player grade for sure. Can’t imagine no one ever playing this one.
My ‘76 LE Explorer serial number is one number above his. What’s yours? This is so cool.
I bought my 76 Limited Edition used in the 90s. I got it for $400. Even then, I knew it was a deal and a keeper. I miss buying true used guitars.
If memory serves, the difference in necks was more due to production.
Gibson was moving from Kalamazoo to Nashville.
I think it was the early 1976 from Kalamazoo that had the thicker neck.
The later 1976 made in Nashville with the thinner neck.
Austin, There were several leftover Gibson Korina Explorers shipped in the early 1960s, most were stamped with 1958 serial numbers and 3 examples were marked with 1959 serial numbers and the final 2 shipped by the end of 1963 and those are P-27121 and P-28012. The best way to tell if you own a 1960s assembled Explorer is they were made with patent number pickups, nickel plated parts instead of gold and came in a Black rectangle hard case with Yellow lining. There is one Explorer 8-4558 said to have been shipped in 1964 with a custom made contoured hard case, it was customized at the factory with an added route for a middle pickup and a Bigsby was also installed. There is a RUclips video of luthiers at the legendary Lansing Michigan guitar shop "Elderly" music that did a inspection of this guitar. Once again due to "Lost" shipping records we may never know the truth behind some of these guitars but it did have nickel plated hardware and patent number pickups indicating it had to have been made in the early 1960s with leftover parts. Many suspect this was a "Employee" built guitar due to the modifications done. In 1976 a Gibson production manager was able to source a batch of Korina wood and it was used to make a "Limited" run of Korina Explorers said to be around 100. They were offered in Natural, Ebony, White and Maroon. I have seen several examples over the years and Tony Bacon has documented them in several of his books but some guitar brokers will swear that Gibson never made any during the the mid to late 1970s. One came up for sale about 5 years ago on Reverb out of Texas but it was refinished from it's orignal Maroon to Natural greatly decreasing it's value. Vintage Guitar Magazine will have them listed sometimes in the annual Vintage Guitar Price Guide. Great find Austin! I'm glad you expanded your tastes of guitars to the Explorer model. You really need to find a good deal on an original 1958 Gibson Korina Explorer to add to your collection because that is the most valuable and collectable vintage guitar ever made!
I love the sound of those pickups.
Sweet natural finish 76 Explorer LE, sounds awesome on gain! The mahogany looks good enough to slice up for Thanksgiving dinner, with a little gravy on it.
This things sounds incredible! LOVE the brightness. Especially the middle position!
These guitars were definitely ahead of their time and mixed with a Marshall and the right pedal you could make great music which is legendary anyway, keep on rocking
She's a beauty indeed.👏
Thanks for the full tour.✌☺
I wish someone would limit the limited editions.
Can you have mass produced limited editions?
Limited edition is such a subjective term. They can make as many as they can in a year span and call that limited if they want. The only time I purchase something limited is if it's serialized. If something is marked 62 of 100, that's limited, in my opinion.
@@shelbyavant5081 I always figured 'limited edition' to mean limited to however many they can sell! 😆
That is gorgeous! Nice purchase! It's probably one of the nicest guitars I've heard you record. Those pickups are so incredibly clear!
I think Royal Purple still makes a synthetic gun oil for modern polymer frame guns. Not expensive, and will “cling” for an extended period of time
Haven't tried that but it sounds good. Liberty Clock Oil is also 100% synthetic and has great cling power. It's made for 3-5 yr service intervals on mechanical clock movements. I love it for tuning machines.
My first guitar at age 13: a brand new '84 Gibson Explorer in ebony, but it was too heavy at the time so I traded it in for something else 🤦🏻♂️ The original V and Explorer was about 8 years ahead of their time
Wow, your video came up in my feed and I watched it immediately as I have a story to tell. Twenty two years ago on my 40th birthday my wife came home and presented me with a huge black guitar case and Inside was a second hand 1976 limited edition Explorer (which cost her AUS$1500.00). I loved the shape but the baseball sized neck really put me off so my present rarely saw the light of day until a couple of years ago when I showed it to a local guitar god who went nuts over it. His enthusiasm made me look into my guitar and I found out how collectible the axe actually is. It's definitely a 'player' guitar with chips here and there and a lot of the gold has worn off but it certainly has bucket loads of mojo.
Keep up the good work and I'll be taking a deep dive into your other videos, and thanks again for the Explorer exploration.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family Austin. Thanks for all the entertaining & informative videos you put out!
Love Explorers, thank you for that review on that beautiful re-issue!
That is a beautiful example. I'd be shocked if one of the Edge's reps didn't contact you.
Man, that thing is super clean. Looks like it's been barely played
It's gorgeous
The blemish onnthe neck lining up with the case support is not so much from the guitar shifting bout in transit but most likely from the chemical reaction of the case plush lining against the Explorer's finish.. Quite possibly the guitar's finish ws still curing when it was paced in the case & and shipped out.
Check with Tommy Shaw, he played them famously back in the 70's with Styx and did a interview about them, necks I recall being a problem with since he played them hard and rough on stage.
Great video once again! Hope Gibson are aware of your commitment to their brand, you actually contribute to a lot of the established brand legacy from my point of view!
Do not use any kind of oil for your tuners. It will eventually weep ont and make a never ending mess. I use the kind of dry powdered graphite with the almost hypodermic needle applicator that locksmiths use. It feels nice and smooth and won't mess up laquer at all.
The top on my Explorer ll is a one piece walnut top.Bought new in 79 had "Original Gibson Prototype" stamped.on the back of the headstock.
That's such a warm sounding Explorer.... Mahogany is such a good tone wood...and elegant too... what a gem of a guitar!!
Tone wood isn't a thing...
@@pcsuperg3986 not so quick man... I've got to get my popcorn ready for this!
Please with the tonewood crap already...
@pcsuperg3986 so the same guitar with same pickups etc would sound exactly the same if the body was made of flakeboard or plywood? Come on!
@@jonathanhudak2059 any stable wood? Yes. At least 95% similar when amplified.
My friend Bob from high school had an Ebony finish 1976 Explorer with the gold hardware. Unfortunately he had to sell it. But I still remember it. Thanks for sharing this video.👍
Dave Davies of the Kinks played a flying V in 1964
Get yourself an Epiphone 58 Korina Explorer and have the best of both worlds with no guilt trips if you ding it while playing. Even do a little aging if you like, I sanded down the back of the neck on mine and smoothed out all the sharp edges on the frets, fretboard, and nut so it has a silky action and feel and all on a budget with nothing lacking from the originals, it a great time to love guitars.
I would suggest for the tuners to use Naptha or lighter fluid to help loosen the congealed oil/grease. Then follow with a light oil.
Dude, I cannot believe you took this one apart! This thing is beautiful! What a find.
I'm thinking maybe use some graphite powder/grease for the tuners..... I'm sure that you will look into it to make sure that it's safe
Good morning Trogly's Guitar show. Quick note, is the V headstock on the left stung differently than the one on the right? I always thought that the strings, E and Low E made more sense on the outside tuners.
Nice example. 3 in 1 oil is probably good for those stiff tuners.
Hello, I have seen a Starrett Instrament oil that is clear and light that would work nice on the tuners. Thx.
Happy Shredsgiving everyone!
"extra chunky big neck" that's just the neck of the fist guitar i ever got, last year i got the green IVY IVRY PRS, really thick neck, done way too many mods to it and i love it.
I'm thankful for this channel. Thanks for all you do Austin! Happy Thanksgiving!
Love the tones!!! Normally like the neck best but I love the middle even more. I think I would leave it in the middle for most things. Beautiful guitar! So, when's the museum opening? 😉
That would go well with the recently discovered unboxed ‘77 Triumph Bonneville.
Geeze thats a beautiful explorer The tone is was better than I was excepting. It really checks all the boxes. Great find. Thanks for preserving this for the ages!
My old guitar teacher (Tracy G from DIO) had an old 76......it was beat to hell and had names carved into it.....but man did it sound amazing.
what an incredible find and i‘m also loving the pickups...congrats!
My wife is thankful for trogly. Watching these videos scratches my gear itch and saves me money!
When the edge buys this talk about it. Like the blue sparkle top with Mike ness. It would be so cool to talk about the mike ness sell!
I use Liberty clock oil on tuning machines. Highly recommend.
They mostly on Yellow . 3 in 1 oil for tuners .
Happy indigenous turkey whatever
I can't play a lick but out of all musical instruments the guitar fascinates me the most.
I love explorers… she’s a beaut Clark.. 🤘🏼✌🏼
What an amazing find. Thank you. Love it so much.
Happy Thanksgiving guitar community 👍🤘
Love the guitar. Love your channel! .... But for someone so sharp on details I am surprised you didn't mention how the pick guard is not outlined symmetrical to the contour of the guitar. It hurts my eyes 😖
Any idea on what value the tone cap is on this one? 22nf or 47nf?
Great find! Good to know its in the right hands now.
I have a '76 non limited edition explorer and i think even the "slimmer" neck feels pretty beefy. 😀
Mine is equiped with t-tops. I think its a bit strange how they put tarbacks in some guitars an t-tops in others, even if its basically the same model.
Greetings from Germany an happy thanksgiving!
When I was a tween learning to play I seen a Flying V and thought wow that is insanely cool, and then seen an explorer I was like WTH is that weird thing?? Until I seen Allen collins using it like a chainsaw and it hit me! I got it, and seen many people using them as serious rock ram rods and yea the Edge works magic with it, I don’t need that kind of power so I stick to my comfort zone les Paul’s.
I Saw not I seen lol hth👍
I use remington oil for tuners! Most things that work for guns work for guitars in my experience
I have that exact strap. It’s old and beat up and I referenced them and it’s the exact same strap. Does that mean I have a 76 explorer strap? Or did all the Gibsons get that same strap in their case candy in 76?
It's definitely a fluke example of wood grain matching on the body. You really do have to look to see the seams. I have a couple of vintage Peaveys where it's clear that no effort was made to match up the wood grain on the multi-piece body.
Amazing guitar, i have a 79 walnut explorer with beveled edges, it has a chunky neck too😊
Powdered graphite for the tuners. It won't stain the wood around the mounts like some of the oils can.
I still own a limited edition 76 without any neck damage and only a little nick on the back of the body. Still extremely clean and I bought it for next to nothing in 79.
“I don’t want to play it” but then you take it apart
First Paul Stanley, now you are going to sell one to The Edge. Calling it now
LOL. I was thinking the same thing. Expect a call from Dallas Schoo or Dave Evan’s himself soon.
Magnificent instrument. I love it. Give me back my bullets.
Allen actually played a strat on gimme lol
I’ve never even held a guitar much less bought or know anything about them.
But I can’t stop watching your videos.
Maybe someday I’ll have one and take some lessons.
I’d love to learn a new skill.
Have you seen the gibson butterfly ultima on reverb? Id love to see it on the channel.
I always thought I’d love an explorer. I built a replica of EVH’s shark and while it has an altered body, I don’t care for the shape. Bummer because I absolutely love the look
And right after he says this one will have to be preserved he takes it to the work bench and takes it all apart 😂😂
Thought the samething lol
you cannot tell the difference one bit before and after it's taken apart. makes 0 difference.
Unless when you are monkeying around with pickups and controls on a guitat that has been sitting around for 40 plus years and you pull a wire out and have to have it worked on. ha@@ogfdnbvjkfdn
Happy Thanksgiving Troglodytes!!!
You make one video a day how many RUclips videos have you made. I do enjoy them thanks. The first video I saw was the was the fake slash guitar.
Yes, I do. There are over 2400 videos on my channel currently
Love this. Love Trogly's explorer content. I have 4 Explorers, an 2005 on Ebony, a 2016 in Cherry, a 2020 in Natural and a 2021 in White.
A standard lubricant -soap or graphite power form . Soap being more organic . Graphite - good conductor of electricity and heat . Not sure on graphite's property on relativity of humidity . No wonder why Allen Collins and Rickie Medlocke and Edge love playing these iconic and coolest guitars every issued .
Trogly, I have used mineral oil on tuners before instead of machine oil because machine oil has detergents in it. That's a beautiful explorer. Also just curious what do you think my government series 2 explorer may be worth these days? Cheers
Is the rubber band around the cable still flexible or is it rotted?
Thats a beautiful Gibson. Thanks for sharing.
That's the cleanest 76 I've ever seen. I'm wondering if the truss rod cover has a plastic on it
My buddy had a late 70s cherry explorer with gold hardware. Not sure on the year. Any ideas?
Awesome! Great find for the museum! Hey......was that some Tool riff's you were bustin' out?
I had a closet door with that same pattern
Call from someone representing the edge in 3…2…
*_Oh wow! Incredible find, Trogly!_*
_This is QUITE the masterpiece! Glad someone of your appreciation of stringed instruments was able to find & eventually buy this!_
*I hope if you re-sell it someday... you make double (or triple) your investment back & also hopefully the buyer will be someone famous such as 'The Edge' or Joe Bonamassa, etc.*
*_WELL, CONGRATS & HAPPY 2023 THANKSGIVING! 👍🏼_*
happy thanksgiving trogdaddy
Great sound and I enjoy your playing buddy.. ✊🏻
Hey Trogly I know you're a Gibson man but have you ever checked out a ESP Edwards LP style guitar? I would love to hear your thoughts on them. Cheers
Wow, that was great Austin, Happy Thanksgiving!