An enormously playful take on the seminal Explorer, the Holy Explorer from Gibson USA gives you all the meaty tone and speedy playability of the original model. Yet, while following the exact body lines of its iconic predecessor from the Modernistic Series of 1958, the solid mahogany body of this limited edition model is shot full of holes, creating both a lighter guitar and an interesting modification of the original Explorers resonant characteristics.

Cutouts in the solid mahogany body create both a lighter guitar and an interesting modification of an already striking design.

Distinctive “drooping” headstock with six-in-line Grover Mini tuners.

Mahogany body and neck Rosewood fingerboard 24-3/4″ scale 22 jumbo frets Chrome hardware Grover Mini machine heads Corian nut and saddle 496R neck and 500T bridge pickups Set neck joint Tune-o-matic bridge

Sweet Little Rock and Roller
The Explorer has always been a rocker, but the Holy Explorer jumps the X factor up a notch to crank out a contemporary descendant of the heavy rock sound. A pair of Gibson’s own uncovered ceramic-magnet humbucking pickups–a 496R in the neck and a 500T in the bridge–maximize output and sustain while retaining clarity and string definition.

Down to Business
The minimalist control array is designed to let you get right down to business. There’s just a single volume control, positioned for easy pinky-finger volume swells, and a three-way pickup selector–nothing superfluous to get in the way of you and your tone. And playability, naturally, is flawless, on par with the Explorer’s famous high neck/body joint and easy access right up to the 22nd fret of the Holy Explorers fast, super comfortable 24 3/4-inch scale neck, which is also made from solid mahogany.

Head over Heel
The Holy Explorer also retains its ancestor’s distinctive “drooping” headstock with six-in-line tuners, which in this case are Grover Mini tuners. The guitar is also fitted with a Corian nut and Gibson’s traditional stop bar tailpiece and Tune-o-matic bridge, which keeps everything firmly anchored and ready to wail. From chunky rhythm work to screaming lead tones, the Holy Explorer is one unholy hell raiser of an offspring of the original Modernistic rocker. Each guitar comes with a customized Limited Run Series certificate of authenticity, and a black Gibson hardshell case with plush white interior and silkscreened Gibson USA logo.

No collector’s item is complete without a customized Limited Run Series certificate of authenticity.

Price: $1,699.00

The MTM1 Mick Thompson Signature Electric Guitar has a 5-piece thru-neck and mahogany body that pump out full, fat tone with strong sustain. It’s as awe-inspiring (and dangerous looking) an electric guitar as the artist who designed it. An Edge FX bridge offers double-locking stability with fixed bridge simplicity and sustain. This is a guitar made for heavy rock and metal, featuring EMG pickups, a mahogany body for rich warm lows and sweet sustain, and 24 jumbo frets offering easy playing for leads and chording. Factory equipped with heavy strings tuned to Mick’s preference of C# tuning with a dropped B: (low to high) B-F#-B-E-G#-C#.

Ibanez MTM1 Mick Thomson Signature Series Electric Guitar – Blood Red with Ibanez Hardshell Case

A versatile, affordable rocker’s weapon. The Ibanez RG370DX electric guitar’s pickups and pickup placement provide the hard-edged cutting tone needed for heavy rock. Since 1987, many players have selected the Ibanez RG as their weapon of choice for visiting sonic mayhem on the metal masses. With the right choice of pickups and flat, fast necks, the RG has crunched its way to classic status. As heavy as it rocks, the RG370DX guitar is made of basswood, a comparatively lightweight wood, which makes it very comfortable for extended playing. With a good balance of highs and lows, basswood is right in between alder and mahogany in sound character. 24 jumbo frets offer easy playing for leads and chording and the Edge III tremolo bridge lets you divebomb all night long.