For the back, personally I'd leave the big cavity, and put like coil split toggles in the extra holes. Yeah it might not be the best looking or the most authentic, but it'll tell the story of the guitar and make it a bit more unique.
Great playing and cool guitar. I have a PRS SE single cut Korina - beautiful wood. It is possible that the exposed varnish has darkened, not form smoke, but age and light.
Good choice on PAF type pickups I had one with the ceramics and sold it years ago. I got another one last year with burstbucker pickups and now I wonder why I didn’t try different pickups in the old one.
Cool Explorer. I have a late 70s Limited Edition Gibson Explorer. You are correct. The body & neck are mahogany and the neck is definitely a baseball bat carve. It is an outstanding tone machine..
I used to have a Gibson Custom Shop Explorer and it had a slimmer 60's neck and I loved it! Played/sounded great. The negatives were the hardcase was huge, people thought I was bringing a keyboard to the gig and with all the pointy bits you are constantly banging it into things. Very comfortable and stable when seated... Damn, now I miss that guitar! Great purchase 👍
Thanks Craig, I think those custom shop guitars were one piece bodies. This is a 2 piece body guitar. Yes it's quite big but with a soft case it's much more manageable. Thanks for your comment.
At the beginning of my teens, just before I fell under the spell of the Fender headstock in its many incarnations, I thought the fang headstock that originated with the Explorer design was the creme de la creme. Wish I still thought that.
intresting guitar , i would have to fill the cavity or make black covers ....at least there is an option for modding later.one good thing is jack isnt in the sg position where cracks will occur....every sg ive owned has cracked there and very difficult to repair as they are so thin. i am struggling with a paint job on mt Tokai sg so much so im thinking of some kind of leather patch to make a washer like a flying v set-up.....any ideas welome
Nicotine would get under the bridge with little trouble. My suspicion is that's not nicotine stained, it's UV colored. Amonia as found in glass cleaner, is an excellent nicotine remover. Recommend an oil based polisher to keep the wood from drying additionally, the fretboard lemon oiled. I wouldn't try to modify the cavities, just clean it up, set it up to your liking and take care of it. Navigator. Be proud of it.
From the thumbnail, I thought you'd found a genuine 58 explorer! I bought a refinished flying V a few years back. I stripped the finish and found it was an 80s Gibson korina v reissue.
@@TheGuitarShow great idea about putting mojotone PAF pick ups. They are mojotone aren't they or are the a british maker?? I LIVE IN JAPAN and love all the guitars here!! I went to a recycle shop and saw a yamaha sg 2000 , in great shape, from 1982 for about five hundred bucks! In America those go for $2000!!!!
Also check the back of the neck with a magnifying glass, for micro hairline fractures, I came 10 minutes away from buying an old ESP and lucky there was a guy in the pawn shop who noticed it before, and pulled me aside to show it to me, I had no idea it was there.
Wow great project... Brasso metal polish is a very fine cut polish that will take the nicotine layer off and leave the nitro very shiny. .........I have used it on my own nitro guitars many time without ill effects. Rub it on and buff it off. I would use a two part glue in the back of the cavity where the crack is to make it stronger. Make a triangle cover but fill in the battery cavity with wood as it is level . In the neck tenon area you could also use a two part glue if you are worried about the neck moving . Thank my 2 cents anyway.
@@TheGuitarShow Navigator has been ESP's lower-priced Gibson/Fender copies from 1975 on to about 1990 when ESP started producing Navigators in their Custom Shop. From the looks of that guitar, I'd say it's a lot older than 1990. The case bears that out too. Every Navigator I have purchased from 1990 on had a hardshell case. Eventually, Gibson sued ESP and those Explorers vanished pretty quickly. Hope this helps.
Wow that guitar looks like an awesome player! Since it's already been messed with a bit it could be cool to route it for a third pickup. You could use the extra holes for 3 volumes, 1 tone, and a phase reverse switch. I'm excited to see how it turns out!
If you're not gonna check out the EMG's then 2 volumes & 2 tones for the PAF's maybe a little wood and then some copper shielding tape For the cavity... If it was built with hide glue then the structural cracks can be addressed... What about keeping the EMG and combining w/ 1 PAF? Love the patina... congrats and cheers mate
@@TheGuitarShow Hey mate, you're always so very welcome and BTW I commented B4 I heard you plunk it a bit... I say keep the EMG for our Majesty's infinite variety... right? cheers
Interesting guitar! Also was wondering if you've ever tried out the Walrus 385 overdrive pedal in comparison with your Bell & Howell projector amp. Would be a cool video to see! keep up the good content
Awesome guitar bro! I love it! I bet u got an awesome deal on her too since someone made a project out of the old shy girl! As for the "trench" that was dug out on the back in the heat of battle, I would leave it. In case u want two volume 2 tone and some coil splits in the future. I mean, it is on the back and u could always just temporarily plug the holes through the back to the front so it looks a little better. For me its almost a blessing because I'm never content and I'm always messing around with my electronics so it's just a cavity that I didnt need to drill myself! Either way, congrats on the new guitar! Cant wait to hear what beautiful melodies u crank out of this one!!
Dynamite guitar. Congrats. Thoughts: It sounds good with the EMG, it's gonna sound great with a pair of PAFs. The tobacco smell will fade in time. The staining is actually great. Because very few nitro finished guitars are exposed to that anymore - thankfully due to the indoor smoking laws in most countries. But that gives it a vintage charm. My '84 Les Paul deluxe has that yellow binding, and I definitely consider it a feature. The cavity. I think reinforce the top, but you don't necessarily need to fill the entire area with Korina. A nicely matched top plate of Korina over the routed out bit will neaten it up and the outline will still hint at its history. I reckon it's a win-win. Be a bit lighter and probably a lot easier for the craftsperson to put a plate of Korina than pefectly plugging the entire space with solid wood. If the tailpiece isn't aluminium, you should change it, IMO. But maybe get your person to rough up the gold a bit to match it with the bridge. I wish there were used Navigators in my country. I'd be grabbing them as much as I could - in fact, I'm probably glad there _aren't_ a lot of Navigators. I think that is going to be a baller guitar.
Love the body & neck ,with all the checking looks great & older than its age. Personally I would get the extra routing / cavity / holes filled professionally . You need the neck heel looked at ,so it would be nice to get it all near enough how it should be and prevent any more damage occuring. Can't wait to see & hear how it turns out . With your new PAF types installed ,it should be , er , smokin' ! 👌
AI own the Tokai in Korina and you've made me want to get it out. I'm not sure about filling the holes I'd be thinking of strengthening the back and having an on/off and a boost. I'd fill as much as the back as you can
The Guitar Show yeah be interested to hear wot he says about it, it’s great when you find a little gem’ especially when it needs abit of work coz that just adds to the fun!!👍🏻
I've only played an Explorer once in my life and found it so unwieldy I never tried another. In the Seventies I used to drool over catalog photos of the Gibson RD Artist. When I finally got my hands on one it felt the same way. Have to give them another try.
Same , a friend of mine has one and I don't get on with it. Maybe it's because I'm only 5' 8" and slim. Funny though because my mate is well over 6' and not skinny and I love playing his Firebird which he calls "that stupidly long thing".
I'm a luddite so I would leave that beautiful aged nicotine-tinted wood as it is. The extra cavities are out of sight so no big issue, and the extra holes in the front could be useful for an out-of-phase switch (you being a PG fan.)
Brings to mind a notion that someone could build a triple-pickup edition of the design with phase cancellation switches incorporated into the electronics. Knowing how it works with single-coil pickups, there’s little telling what damage could be done with humbuckers.
Wow, that guitar sounds nice! It is what it is. Clean it up. Fix any issues that will cause further decay. Put in the pickups you want. Tidy up the holes and cavity to look presentable. But don't cover up it's history, let that shine through.
I,d put a 1/32 ply plate glued into the cavity to stabilize the front! Gibson sg's are know for cracking fron bumping knobs and stress from the jack. Make a new back plate. . Go ahead and clean it up.
I mod everything, so I'd leave the holes and put switches in them. Are you a modder or do you want it original? That's the only thing you need to know.
This guy is such a great player. I can’t believe he’s a fan of the Edge. I love me some early U2 and the Edge seems like a great bloke but to me he plays pedals not guitars. Either way I love this channel
Allen is one of the most conspicuous non-metal artists to play an Explorer. I’m not a Skynard fan per se, but I bought my Epiphone Explorer largely because of Allen. I can confirm that it makes a great Jazz guitar. Just cop some George Benson or Wes Montgomery riffs in the neck position, and there’s your proof.
Congratulated with this "find",i have never seen these guitars before.It's definitif a "players guitar",nothing for collecters,the one's i also prefer to buy. To refill the cavety and battery room will be a more expensive job(to fill in a piece of Korina/Limba,with a similar grain pattern and to finish this piece in the same lacquer condition/tone color),so my suggestion is to make a backing plate to this cavity room. The neckjoint can be a more serious problem. When it's signing this kind of crack,the whole neckjoint has to be inspected,so the neck has to be taking of the body,inspected if some other places has damage in this area and than has to reglued again. Why the neck pick-up wasn't installed,is quite clear to me.The neck position EMG,doesn't fit hear,without modifiying the space here,but than the long tenon neck joint,will be totally damaged(it's in the way).I had the same problem with an old 7/8 size Morris Explorer.
600 quid !!!! The seller must still be legging it away now in case you chase him, dodgy neck join, pick ups you don't like, holes and cavities everywhere, sounds like a common sense buy XXX
My man! I've owned $10K Gibson Collector's choice Gibson's, all kinds of expensive guitars. Never a real burst but I am hi-fi nut too and I know what they should sound like. I got rid of all my Gibson's since I started playing my Japanese Les Paul Guitars from late 70's early 80's. Some of them, not all, but some are truly magic. Air around the notes, mojo. Real Brazilian, real Honduran. I'm going to start making some videos because one of them I have is truly on another level and sounds so much like a real les paul, it makes everything else new sound like crap. Your fret board looks like Indian rosewood. It's straight grained and gray-ish. Given mid 90's Navigator it's likely Indian rosewood. Brazilian, which is a wavy and weaving grain pattern and has a reddish hue looks different. Honduran refers to mahogany, there generally really isn't Honduran rosewood.
Personally I wouldn't do anything to the finish. Each old guitar has it's own story, maybe as much as possible preserve every part of this guitar's story. You could just leave the control cavity as is but have a professionally made cover for it.
Your determined fascination with ESP Navigator guitars even tho often they are quite manky is starting to influence me even tho new examples are way out of my normal budget.... LOVE you and your channel and have deep respect for you as a unique fantastic guitarist..
@@TheGuitarShow Yeah, maybe just glue a piece of wood inside where there sems to be the crack. Half a cm. I believe will be fine. Btw, I find the transparent battery cover cool.... Anyway... BYE! 🙋🎸🎵
No, none I'm afraid. In the past I've had loads of 80s and 90s ones which are actually very good but some were too heavy. I really liked the les Paul classic they brought out I had one of those in the 90s...thay was a great guitar although very heavy but hey I was young at the time so I didn't care.
Can't wait to see it when your done!
Thanks Peter - be back soon!
Great video, can't wait for part 2
Coming soon Nic thanks
For the back, personally I'd leave the big cavity, and put like coil split toggles in the extra holes. Yeah it might not be the best looking or the most authentic, but it'll tell the story of the guitar and make it a bit more unique.
Great idea, thanks for the suggestion
@@TheGuitarShow I'm guessing you bought this explorer guitar solely because it was made by Navigator ESP
Great playing and cool guitar. I have a PRS SE single cut Korina - beautiful wood. It is possible that the exposed varnish has darkened, not form smoke, but age and light.
Thanks that makes sense. I'll leave it as it is.
Good choice on PAF type pickups I had one with the ceramics and sold it years ago. I got another one last year with burstbucker pickups and now I wonder why I didn’t try different pickups in the old one.
Happy you now own one again these are amazing guitars. Thanks for the pickup advice.
Cool Explorer. I have a late 70s Limited Edition Gibson Explorer. You are correct. The body & neck are mahogany and the neck is definitely a baseball bat carve. It is an outstanding tone machine..
So cool - that's the model The Edge uses and Rickey Medlocke in LS also uses one!
@@TheGuitarShow Curious to see how you revitalize your Explorer. Looks like a fun project.
@@dr103 I'll try to do it quickly
I used to have a Gibson Custom Shop Explorer and it had a slimmer 60's neck and I loved it! Played/sounded great. The negatives were the hardcase was huge, people thought I was bringing a keyboard to the gig and with all the pointy bits you are constantly banging it into things. Very comfortable and stable when seated... Damn, now I miss that guitar! Great purchase 👍
Thanks Craig, I think those custom shop guitars were one piece bodies. This is a 2 piece body guitar. Yes it's quite big but with a soft case it's much more manageable. Thanks for your comment.
You can use shelite to clean the guitar it will not harm the finish at all .
Thanks Ralph for this
At the beginning of my teens, just before I fell under the spell of the Fender headstock in its many incarnations, I thought the fang headstock that originated with the Explorer design was the creme de la creme. Wish I still thought that.
The crazy think is they were made in the late 50s before heavy metal was invented! Thanks for watching.
Like an instrument which had to wait until it had a home.
@@Shred_The_Weapon beautifully put
Many thanks Ramon.
intresting guitar , i would have to fill the cavity or make black covers ....at least there is an option for modding later.one good thing is jack isnt in the sg position where cracks will occur....every sg ive owned has cracked there and very difficult to repair as they are so thin. i am struggling with a paint job on mt Tokai sg so much so im thinking of some kind of leather patch to make a washer like a flying v set-up.....any ideas welome
Interesting problem on the SG, I think my explorer needs reinforcing as well its wafer thin in the cavity. Thanks for the advice
congrats on your new axe! cheers
Thanks James
Sounds really good!
Thanks Criss
Nicotine would get under the bridge with little trouble. My suspicion is that's not nicotine stained, it's UV colored. Amonia as found in glass cleaner, is an excellent nicotine remover. Recommend an oil based polisher to keep the wood from drying additionally, the fretboard lemon oiled. I wouldn't try to modify the cavities, just clean it up, set it up to your liking and take care of it. Navigator. Be proud of it.
Many thanks for this excellent advice
From the thumbnail, I thought you'd found a genuine 58 explorer! I bought a refinished flying V a few years back. I stripped the finish and found it was an 80s Gibson korina v reissue.
Lovely yes there's something real special about korina wood. Great to hear of your discovery
Oh!!! You can inspect for damage by looking it over under a ultraviolet blue light!! It will show all damage and repairs.
Great idea many thanks Russell.
@@TheGuitarShow great idea about putting mojotone PAF pick ups. They are mojotone aren't they or are the a british maker?? I LIVE IN JAPAN and love all the guitars here!! I went to a recycle shop and saw a yamaha sg 2000 , in great shape, from 1982 for about five hundred bucks! In America those go for $2000!!!!
Really cool guitar glad you rescued it. Can’t wait to see and hear it with a proper set of pickups although the EMG isn’t terrible sounding
Thanks Daniel, I'll hopefully get this restored real. Soon.
Also check the back of the neck with a magnifying glass, for micro hairline fractures, I came 10 minutes away from buying an old ESP and lucky there was a guy in the pawn shop who noticed it before, and pulled me aside to show it to me, I had no idea it was there.
Thanks for the advice - yes something is not quite right with the neck to body joint I need to get that looked at.
Wow great project...
Brasso metal polish is a very fine cut polish that will take the nicotine layer off and leave the nitro very shiny. .........I have used it on my own nitro guitars many time without ill effects. Rub it on and buff it off.
I would use a two part glue in the back of the cavity where the crack is to make it stronger. Make a triangle cover but fill in the battery cavity with wood as it is level .
In the neck tenon area you could also use a two part glue if you are worried about the neck moving .
Thank my 2 cents anyway.
Thanks Paul for your amazing advice! I'll follow your steps!
@@TheGuitarShow Navigator has been ESP's lower-priced Gibson/Fender copies from 1975 on to about 1990 when ESP started producing Navigators in their Custom Shop. From the looks of that guitar, I'd say it's a lot older than 1990. The case bears that out too. Every Navigator I have purchased from 1990 on had a hardshell case. Eventually, Gibson sued ESP and those Explorers vanished pretty quickly. Hope this helps.
Was it Stevie Gaines that played an Explorer in Skinnard? Or Albert Collins...
Allen Collins, thanks for watching Craig
Wow that guitar looks like an awesome player! Since it's already been messed with a bit it could be cool to route it for a third pickup. You could use the extra holes for 3 volumes, 1 tone, and a phase reverse switch. I'm excited to see how it turns out!
If you're not gonna check out the EMG's then 2 volumes & 2 tones for the PAF's maybe a little wood and then some copper shielding tape For the cavity...
If it was built with hide glue then the structural cracks can be addressed... What about keeping the EMG and combining w/ 1 PAF? Love the patina...
congrats and cheers mate
Great thanks so much Jonny
@@TheGuitarShow Hey mate, you're always so very welcome and BTW I commented B4 I heard you plunk it a bit... I say keep the EMG for our Majesty's infinite variety... right?
cheers
@@jonnybeck6723 you know I may well do it
Awesome guitar
Thank you
Interesting guitar! Also was wondering if you've ever tried out the Walrus 385 overdrive pedal in comparison with your Bell & Howell projector amp. Would be a cool video to see! keep up the good content
I'd love to try one - let me see if I can get hold of one!
Can’t wait to see it finished, would definitely go the extra piece of Korina route.
Yes I think I will go that route Richard thanks
Awesome guitar bro! I love it! I bet u got an awesome deal on her too since someone made a project out of the old
shy girl! As for the "trench" that was dug out on the back in the heat of battle, I would leave it. In case u want two volume 2 tone and some coil splits in the future. I mean, it is on the back and u could always just temporarily plug the holes through the back to the front so it looks a little better. For me its almost a blessing because I'm never content and I'm always messing around with my electronics so it's just a cavity that I didnt need to drill myself! Either way, congrats on the new guitar! Cant wait to hear what beautiful melodies u crank out of this one!!
Dynamite guitar. Congrats. Thoughts: It sounds good with the EMG, it's gonna sound great with a pair of PAFs. The tobacco smell will fade in time. The staining is actually great. Because very few nitro finished guitars are exposed to that anymore - thankfully due to the indoor smoking laws in most countries. But that gives it a vintage charm. My '84 Les Paul deluxe has that yellow binding, and I definitely consider it a feature.
The cavity. I think reinforce the top, but you don't necessarily need to fill the entire area with Korina. A nicely matched top plate of Korina over the routed out bit will neaten it up and the outline will still hint at its history. I reckon it's a win-win. Be a bit lighter and probably a lot easier for the craftsperson to put a plate of Korina than pefectly plugging the entire space with solid wood.
If the tailpiece isn't aluminium, you should change it, IMO. But maybe get your person to rough up the gold a bit to match it with the bridge.
I wish there were used Navigators in my country. I'd be grabbing them as much as I could - in fact, I'm probably glad there _aren't_ a lot of Navigators. I think that is going to be a baller guitar.
Am amazing comment and useful advice I'm taking today to be repaired so this is very useful many thanks R.🙏🙏
@@TheGuitarShow Make sure to do the follow-up!
@@thecaveofthedead I promise!
Love the body & neck ,with all the checking looks great & older than its age. Personally I would get the extra routing / cavity / holes filled professionally . You need the neck heel looked at ,so it would be nice to get it all near enough how it should be and prevent any more damage occuring. Can't wait to see & hear how it turns out . With your new PAF types installed ,it should be , er , smokin' ! 👌
Thanks Shaun I think I will take your advice and get a pro to look at this
AI own the Tokai in Korina and you've made me want to get it out. I'm not sure about filling the holes I'd be thinking of strengthening the back and having an on/off and a boost. I'd fill as much as the back as you can
Thanks Nigel I'm sure the Tokai is an amazing guitar I just love the korina wood explorers. Thanks for the advice.
Awesome find bud it’s going to be a great project, I’d get it to Darren to do all the wood work stuff for ya 👍🏻
Yes I need to speak to him about this
The Guitar Show yeah be interested to hear wot he says about it, it’s great when you find a little gem’ especially when it needs abit of work coz that just adds to the fun!!👍🏻
Do you have that explorer still? I could not tell what the name was on the headstock. Please advise! Thank you!
Hi Doug - yes, its a Navigator (made by the ESP custom shop)
I thought Edge played only korina models? I read he had his tech search out korinas in every town they visited..
Possibly but I'm under the understanding that the 1976 models he likes are made from mahogany
I thought it was 1973
@@Atomic1710 you could be right although his tech mentioned 1976 but I'm not 100% sure this is the year of his first one.
Rare and sounds great !
I've only played an Explorer once in my life and found it so unwieldy I never tried another. In the Seventies I used to drool over catalog photos of the Gibson RD Artist. When I finally got my hands on one it felt the same way. Have to give them another try.
Same , a friend of mine has one and I don't get on with it. Maybe it's because I'm only 5' 8" and slim. Funny though because my mate is well over 6' and not skinny and I love playing his Firebird which he calls "that stupidly long thing".
Yes I was much more Conservative when I wad younger however I've given these a 2nd look and now. I'm totally on board.
@Dr Albert Smythe Jr imo that's why I love the explorer it feels so well balanced but maybe try some out before you commit
I'm a luddite so I would leave that beautiful aged nicotine-tinted wood as it is. The extra cavities are out of sight so no big issue, and the extra holes in the front could be useful for an out-of-phase switch (you being a PG fan.)
Thanks Jo - this makes sense, I love the fact its been gigged within an inch of its life!
The nicotine aged wood aspect is nice. I think it's the smell that is bothering him. I know it would me.
Brings to mind a notion that someone could build a triple-pickup edition of the design with phase cancellation switches incorporated into the electronics. Knowing how it works with single-coil pickups, there’s little telling what damage could be done with humbuckers.
Yeah, cleaning is ok. Maybe some passes with one of those ozone purifiers, including the case (where the smell is almost always stronger.)
Japan - one of the few civilised nations left where they don't look at you like you have two heads when you spark up lol ✌️😊🚬
Those EMGs surprised me. Sounded great
Thanks, me too.
Nice. I always wanted a 'lawsuit' Ibanez Destroyer to park next to my Rocket Roll Sr.
Ash but EVH liked 'em.
Wow, that guitar sounds nice! It is what it is. Clean it up. Fix any issues that will cause further decay. Put in the pickups you want. Tidy up the holes and cavity to look presentable. But don't cover up it's history, let that shine through.
Great comment and thats exactly what I'll do... Thanks my friend
14 degree neck angle????
Yes
I,d put a 1/32 ply plate glued into the cavity to stabilize the front! Gibson sg's are know for cracking fron bumping knobs and stress from the jack. Make a new back plate. . Go ahead and clean it up.
Thanks Russell I'll get some glue.
I mod everything, so I'd leave the holes and put switches in them. Are you a modder or do you want it original? That's the only thing you need to know.
Cool idea zippy it may be the solution, thanks.
This guy is such a great player. I can’t believe he’s a fan of the Edge. I love me some early U2 and the Edge seems like a great bloke but to me he plays pedals not guitars. Either way I love this channel
Allen Collins!
Thank you!
Allen is one of the most conspicuous non-metal artists to play an Explorer. I’m not a Skynard fan per se, but I bought my Epiphone Explorer largely because of Allen.
I can confirm that it makes a great Jazz guitar. Just cop some George Benson or Wes Montgomery riffs in the neck position, and there’s your proof.
Congratulated with this "find",i have never seen these guitars before.It's definitif a "players guitar",nothing for collecters,the one's i also prefer to buy.
To refill the cavety and battery room will be a more expensive job(to fill in a piece of Korina/Limba,with a similar grain pattern and to finish this piece in the same lacquer condition/tone color),so my suggestion is to make a backing plate to this cavity room.
The neckjoint can be a more serious problem. When it's signing this kind of crack,the whole neckjoint has to be inspected,so the neck has to be taking of the body,inspected if some other places has damage in this area and than has to reglued again.
Why the neck pick-up wasn't installed,is quite clear to me.The neck position EMG,doesn't fit hear,without modifiying the space here,but than the long tenon neck joint,will be totally damaged(it's in the way).I had the same problem with an old 7/8 size Morris Explorer.
Thanks this explains a lot actually they must have just put a standard pickup in there
Thanks for all the valuable info Jochem
Oh you lucky dog. Oh I'd chop off some important bits for that Korina beauty. 😍😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
It's a great guitar
Great tone from that strange looking hunk of tobacco stained wood.
I know it's crazy lol! Thanks
Sweet Axe!
Thankyou
600 quid !!!! The seller must still be legging it away now in case you chase him, dodgy neck join, pick ups you don't like, holes and cavities everywhere, sounds like a common sense buy XXX
The name of the Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist is Ricky Medlock
This Guitar is cool man, clean up that back plate stuff and thrown in some PAFS.
Thanks man
My man! I've owned $10K Gibson Collector's choice Gibson's, all kinds of expensive guitars. Never a real burst but I am hi-fi nut too and I know what they should sound like. I got rid of all my Gibson's since I started playing my Japanese Les Paul Guitars from late 70's early 80's. Some of them, not all, but some are truly magic. Air around the notes, mojo. Real Brazilian, real Honduran. I'm going to start making some videos because one of them I have is truly on another level and sounds so much like a real les paul, it makes everything else new sound like crap. Your fret board looks like Indian rosewood. It's straight grained and gray-ish. Given mid 90's Navigator it's likely Indian rosewood. Brazilian, which is a wavy and weaving grain pattern and has a reddish hue looks different. Honduran refers to mahogany, there generally really isn't Honduran rosewood.
Go to Darren and put Korina in it....
Yes I thought about that lol
@@TheGuitarShow Or Yuuki Mc Clure...
Get a mongoose sticker on it :)
Now that's a great idea!
Put a fuzz pedal in it!!! ; )
Amazing idea!!!! Thanks
The yellowing is much more likely to be caused by uv than by nicotine.
Trying cleaning it with some clear vinegar solution. It'll smell of fish and chips for a while ;-)
Okay will try that thanks
You can use a razorblade to polish the dirt near the frets.
bye
Personally I wouldn't do anything to the finish.
Each old guitar has it's own story, maybe as much as possible preserve every part of this guitar's story.
You could just leave the control cavity as is but have a professionally made cover for it.
Thanks for this 🙏🙏
Your determined fascination with ESP Navigator guitars even tho often they are quite manky is starting to influence me even tho new examples are way out of my normal budget.... LOVE you and your channel and have deep respect for you as a unique fantastic guitarist..
You should have left the emg pick ups in
There was only one in there when I bought it not sure why the previous owner took the other out, Thanks Jeffrey for watching.
To me leave it as it is. put on something for the strap, play it.
My ¢ent.
Stay well my friend, take it easy.
bybye
Thanks Paul you too bro, much appreciated 🙏🙏
@@TheGuitarShow Yeah, maybe just glue a piece of wood inside where there sems to be the crack.
Half a cm. I believe will be fine.
Btw, I find the transparent battery cover cool....
Anyway...
BYE! 🙋🎸🎵
@@paulterl4563 thanks Paul for the suggestions🙏🎸
Lynyrd Skynyrd Allen Collins
Do you own any real Gibson guitars?
No, none I'm afraid. In the past I've had loads of 80s and 90s ones which are actually very good but some were too heavy. I really liked the les Paul classic they brought out I had one of those in the 90s...thay was a great guitar although very heavy but hey I was young at the time so I didn't care.
I have the feeling that you got ripped off on this - bet forthesame money youcould have bought a gibson reissue
Well new Id say they are £4000 I paid £600 for this.
P.S I HATE EMG's !