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YAHOO! EXPLORER
- limited edition model featuring Yahoo! graphics, purple swirl nitrocellulose finish, part of the Limited Edition Custom Collection.
50th ANNIVERSARY KORINA EXPLORER (DSKX50)
- offset hourglass Explorer-style solid Korina body, one-piece korina round profile neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlays, hockey stick-style headstock with Gibson logo, six-on-one-side vintage tulip tuners, ABR-1 bridge, lightweight stop tailpiece, white pickguard, two BurstBucker covered humbucker pickups, three amber top hat knobs (two v, tone), three-way pickup switch, gold hardware, available in Antique Natural finish, 24.75 in. scale, limited edition run of 100 instruments, mfg. 2008 only.
1958 KORINA EXPLORER (DSKX PREFIX)
- korina body, white pickguard, korina neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, tune-o-matic bridge/trapeze tailpiece, 6-on-a-side tuners, gold hardware, 2 humbucker pickups, 2 volume/1 tone controls, 3-position switch, available in Antique Natural finish, this model is part of the Historic Collection, current mfg.
ALLEN COLLINS SIGNATURE KORINA EXPLORER
- one-piece korina body, aged by Tom Murphy, rosewood fingerboard with dot inlay, 2 Classic '57 humbuckers, A. Collins prefix in serialization, aged gold hardware, aged Antique Natural finish. limited edition of 100 mfg. 2003-04.
1963 REVERSE FIREBIRD I (HSF1)
- asymmetrical hourglass style mahogany body, through-body 9-ply laminated mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, wraparound tailpiece, wood/partial blackface reverse peghead with pearl logo inlay, 6 in a line banjo tuners, nickel hardware, multi-ply white pickguard, covered mini-humbucker pickup, volume/tone control, available in Vintage Sunburst (VS) finish, part of Historic Collection, mfg. 1998-2006.
1964 REVERSE FIREBIRD III (HSF3)
- similar to the 1963 Firebird I, except features a bound rosewood fingerboard, tune-o-matic bridge/Maestro vibrola tailpiece, 2 covered mini-humbucker pickups, 2 volume/2 tone controls, 3-way selector (mounted on pickguard on treble bout), available in Vintage Sunburst (VS) finish, part of Historic Collection, mfg. 1998-present.
1965 REVERSE FIREBIRD V (HSF5)
- similar to the 1963 Firebird I, except features a bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl trapezoid inlay, ABR-1 bridge/Maestro deluxe vibrola tailpiece, plastic handle on vibrola arm, 2 covered mini-humbucker pickups, 2 volume/2 tone controls, 3-way selector (mounted on pickguard on treble bout), available in Vintage Sunburst (VS) finish, mfg. 1998-present.
1965 REVERSE FIREBIRD VII (HSF7)
- similar to the 1963 Firebird I, except features a bound ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlay, ABR-1 bridge/Maestro deluxe vibrola tailpiece, plastic handle on vibrola arm, gold hardware, 3 covered mini-humbucker pickups, 2 volume/2 tone controls, 3-way selector (mounted on pickguard on treble bout). Available in Vintage Sunburst (VS) finish, part of the Historic Collection, mfg. 1998-present.
NON REVERSE FIREBIRD (CS-NRFRBRD{ }GH)
- non-reverse Firebird body style, choice of two humbuckers (available in CR, NA, or PB finishes, disc.), three mini-humbuckers (Ebony or TV White only) or three P-90 (Ebony or TV White only) pickups, Ebony finish disc. 2005, part of Custom Collection, mfg. 2003-present.
1958/1959 KORINA FLYING V (1991-PRESENT MFG. DSKV)
- V-shaped Korina body based on the original 1958/1959 Flying V, korina neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, arrow-shaped black headstock with black bell-shaped truss rod cover and verical Gibson logo, three-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, tune-o-matic bridge, V-shaped metal tailpiece, white pickguard, two '57 Classic humbucker pickups, three knobs (two v, tone) mounted in a straight line, three-way pickup switch, input jack mounted on a round white plate, gold hardware, available in Natural finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 1991-present.
1967 FLYING V REISSUE (2000-04 MFG. HSFV)
- V-shaped mahogany body based on the 1967 Flying V, mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, arrow-shaped headstock with large white truss rod cover and vertical Gibson logo, ABR-1 bridge, vibrato tailpiece, large white pickguard, two '57 Classic humbucker pickups, three knobs (two v, tone), mounted in a triangular pattern, three-way switch, nickel hardware, available in Antique Natural, Classic White, Ebony, Faded Cherry, or Tobaccoburst, finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 2000-04.
LENNY KRAVITZ SIGNATURE '67 FLYING V (2002-05)
- V shaped one-piece mahogany body, custom shaped mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlays, black headstock overlay, gold mirrored truss rod cover with vertical Gibson logo, three-per-side vintage tulip tuners, ABR-1 bridge, short Maestro vibrato tailpiece with "LENNY" engraved on the base, gold mirrored pickguard, two covered '57 Classic humbucker pickups, three gold numbered knobs (two v, tone), three-way pickup switch, jack on front, gold hardware, available in Black Sparkle finish, 24.75 in. scale, limited edition of 125, mfg. 2002-05.
FLYING V FIGURED TOP (2003-05 MFG.)
- V-shaped mahogany body, figured maple top, single-ply binding, one-piece mahogany neck, 22-fret single-ply bound rosewood fingerboard with pearloid trapezoid inlays, arrow-shaped black headstock with slanted "Gibson" logo across top of headstock and "Flying V" vertical script between tuners, three-per-side vintage tulip tuners, ABR-1 bridge, stop tailpiece, no pickguard, two BurstBucker humbucker pickups, four gold knobs (two v, two tone), three-way pickup switch with large round plastic base, jack on front, nickel hardware, available in Washed Cherry finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 2003-05.
FLYING V CUSTOM (2004-05 MFG.)
- V-shaped mahogany body, figured maple top, multi-ply white/black binding, one-piece mahogany neck, 22-fret single-ply bound ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays, bound black arrow-shaped headstock, pearl Gibson logo and Les Paul-style Custom inlays, three-per-side tuners, ABR-1 bridge, V-shaped metal tailpiece with STB, black pickguard, two covered BurstBucker humbucker pickups, three black knobs with silver inserts (two v, tone), three-way picukp switch, jack on front mounted on a diamond-shaped black small pickguard, gold hardware, available in Classic White or Faded Cherry finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 2004-05.
50th ANNIVERSARY KORINA FLYING V (DSKV50)
- two-piece Korina V-shaped Flying V-style body, one-piece korina round profile neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlays, arrow-shaped headstock with raised Gibson logo, three-per-side vintage tulip tuners, ABR-1 bridge, STB that run through a V-shaped metal plate, black pickguard, two BurstBucker covered humbucker pickups, three black top hat knobs (two v, tone), three-way pickup switch, gold hardware, available in Antique Natural finish, 24.75 in. scale, limited edition run of 100 instruments, mfg. 2008 only.
1957 KORINA FUTURA (CSMF)
- similar to the Explorer, except has a split 3-per-side headstock, available in Antique Natural (with gold hardware) finish, mfg. 1998-2003.