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The Explorer Bass Club

Sweet explorer!

if that one was for me, thank you :) . Here's a closer one.
That is beer, by the way, of course :)

To everyone now, I really like all your Explorers ! They're truly awesome guitars. And I'm proud to be part of the gang.
 

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I'll have to update with pics of mine - it's a nice Korina body...it has an interesting stamp on it however I'll highlite once I upload pics... ALso any recommendations on pickup replacements? What I think I want to hear is more low-mid growl and high-end zing...not so much mudd.

This is the bass on which I managed to dis-locate my thumb mid-song - and my thumb is double jointed to begin-with! I just whacked it back into position on the body of the bass!

Regards,
 
I'll bite! 05-07 Epi Ex. Refinished neck so the serial has been gone over, don't know it's true age. Bought in '07 second hand from shop post repair job.

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As you can see, it's matte black, and I ****ing love that (For clarification, the tele with the FR on the other bloke is an custom Valley Arts)
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And my old LTD E-104. This didn't last long.
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That may be the most awesome Explorer I've seen.
Anyway, mine is a Black/White pickguard, Gibson/Epiphone headstock, gold bridge, knobs, tuners. Plays great with a pick, and feels very natural. Trying to obtain a vintage Gibson-not easy to find.....
 
I just picked up one of the final warmoth X-Bird bodies (they have one left in the showcase).

was routed for MM pickup in the sweet spot and drilled for string through/Badass III.
i'm thinking of going with the SD SMB-4d with the STC-3M4 preamp with 18v.

Ill be using a neck from a squire VM Jazz

the body is unpainted so i'm thinking a white to blueburst (almost reverse caribeanburst) and trying to lay some faux carbon fiber sheets somewhere in there under a top/clear coat.