Rare 2001 Gibson USA Limited Edition Explorer '76 - Special Yamano Order w Clapton Cut - Made in the USA
2001 Gibson Explorer '76 Limited Edition
Special Yamano Order w Clapton Cut
'57 Classic Pickups
Made in the USA
Serial 0141135
Plastic on the Back Plate
Weight:
Comes in a Deluxe Padded Gig Bag
Gold Hardware
Limited Edition Gold Logo on Back
$$ Professionally setup for optimal tone and playability...Truly Stage or Studio Ready! (Including Fret Work, Intonation, Truss Rod and Action)
Here is something special that you don't see every day, Eric Clapton has had quite the influence on rock n roll and is an icon when it comes to guitar. This Gibson Explorer with Clapton cut is an homage to his '58 that he masterfully shaped for more comfort and also less weight. This Killer special order that shipped to Yamano on 5-23-2001 is absolutely the definition of 'killer" from the looks to the sound, this baby is fired and ready to unleash it's fire.
Nothing exudes radical and futuristic design quite like the Gibson Explorer. Here we have the Explorer '76 with its unmistakable body profile and peghead design. The 1958 Explorer stretched the limits of guitar design and changed the game forever. This '76 Explorer is better than ever with its powerful ceramic magnet humbuckers, gold hardware and dot-inlaid rosewood fingerboard. This bad boy has a Mahogany body and neck, 1 11/16" Nut Width, 24 1/2 " scale, 2 Volume, 1 Tone and a 3 Way-Switch. It sports a Tune-o-Matic Bridge and Stopbar Tailpiece. Every Gibson enthusiast is after sound as well as looks and this Explorer will not disappoint with its Early '57 Classic humbuckers. This Gibson is in fantastic cosmetic condition with a few scattered micro-dings and scuffs to the front and some playwear marks to the back with some buckle scratches and dings and dents. Overall, it remains in kick-ass condition and is ready to rock out, thanks to the professional setup. Get ready to be taken to other dimensions as you embark on the voyage of a musical lifetime with this Limited Edition Explorer '76.
- Make: Gibson
- Model: Limited Edition '76 Explorer (Special Order for Yamano w Clapton Cut)
- Year: 2001
- Condition: Excellent
- Body Wood: One-Piece Mahogany
- Neck Wood: Mahogany (set neck)
- Neck Profile: '60's , .0.80" depth @the first fret. 0.88" @ 12th Fret
- Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood
- Scale Length: 24.75"
- Radius: 12"
- Frets: 22, Historic Medium-Jumbo
- Inlays: MOP Dots
- Nut: 1.69”
- Tuners: Gold Grover
- Bridge: Gold ABR-1 bridge with gold stop tailpiece
- Pickups: Gibson '57 Classic Humbuckers
- Controls: 2 Volume, 1 Tone
- Finish: Natural
- Weight: 7.5 lbs
- Made In USA
In 2001 Gibson Custom Shop created a Limited Edition of 50 "Clapton Cut" Explorers. Yamano was obviously interested in getting in on this action, but had to find a creative way of getting them made by Gibson. I imagine their American Rep found the solution, use the '76 Limited Edition Explorer they also made in 2001 and add a little Clapton Spice (without using his name or affiliation) with the cool "Cut" and a thinner/faster 60's neck, (The regular limited edition '76 Model they made that year has a '59 neck profile) & '57 Classic Humbuckers (instead of 496R/500T) made exclusively for the Japanese market. If you call Gibson Customer Service, they will verify that this is indeed a Yamano guitar that shipped in may 2001, and that in fact Yamano had the ability to special order guitars.
About Clapton's 1958 Explorer
Eric purchased the guitar at Alex Musical Instruments in New York in the early to mid-70s and it can be seen on photos taken during the ’74-’75 tour.
The guitar was used for several tracks on the '75 album "There's one in every crowd". An original 1975 album is included in the sale! It also can be seen draped around Clapton in a prominent Music Man amplifier catalog of the mid ’70's.
One unique feature on the guitar that attracted his attention was the shortened bass bout (the upper back horn). Clapton initially believed that this came as a result of the guitar being an original prototype, but that theory was eventually debunked and the guitar turned up to be modified by the previous owner. This allegedly made Clapton somewhat pissed, up to the point of trying to return the guitar to the store.
Nevertheless, he used this guitar on several songs from the album “E.C. Was Here” released in 1975. It is also most likely the guitar he was photographed with for the Music Man ad for HD-130 Reverb amplifiers in 1976. The photo was taken so that the sleeve on Eric’s shirt directly covers up the portion of the guitar that was cut off, so this is mostly just a guess.
This guitar is professionally set up and dialed in for optimal tone and playability. It has low action with no buzzing or dead spots and is an absolute joy to play. It has been deep cleaned and detailed. All guitars will arrive looking and playing great. The frets have been leveled / dressed / polished and the fingerboard was cleaned. (Unfinished Rosewood and Ebony boards get treated with Fret Doctor - a proprietary all natural oil that is the best on the market) It has brand new strings, the action was adjusted, the intonation is spot on and it plays excellent. All the electronics work flawlessly.
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* Neck is perfectly straight and the truss rod works with no issues
* Intonation is spot-on
* It has been professionally set up with nice low action & new American made strings.
* If needed, the frets will be dressed leveled & crowned
* All frets are polished prior to shipping when they are set up - They will shine like new!
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