NGD Project, "The X" Epiphone Explorer

[BFT Gibson]

"The X"..Epiphone Explorer, Sanded down the front & sealed. Sanded neck. The feel is is fantastic & very fast. The large slab makes for a deep full sound..heck of a rhythm machine. Skulls..why not !! The pics don't do justice. It really shows well. Pickups wound to 10.5 a5 & 9.8 a2. Its pretty balanced but its set up for hot bridge & neck. Added strap button for balance. Really shine in boosted JMP.

 

[Hackmaster]

Sweet, I love pointy guitars.

Looks like a nice stout case as well.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Looks great! I have the same skull knobs on my Mockingbird!

 

[BFT Gibson]

Sweet, I love pointy guitars.

Looks like a nice stout case as well.

Thanks. Think a tinkering phase is happening. main guitars are set guess its Time to hack em up..right !!

 

[Hackmaster]

There's always time to hack a fine guitar into an extraordinary guitar.
May the inspiration guide you sir.

 

[eSGEe]

 

[Far Rider]

I love Explorers. Such a bad ass looking guitar. I got an Epi 58 Goth a few months ago.

And it's all Jethro's fault.

 

[mcblink]

That turned out pretty nice! I dig the wood grain...looks good

 

[BFT Gibson]

That turned out pretty nice! I dig the wood grain...looks good

Thanks. was pleasantly surprised that was under the flat finish.

 

[BFT Gibson]

That turned out pretty nice! I dig the wood grain...looks good

Thanks. was pleasantly surprised that was under the flat finish.

 

[BFT Gibson]

woh not sure why it posted so many times ^^

 

[Amp Mad Scientist]

"The X"..Epiphone Explorer, Sanded down the front & sealed. Sanded neck. The feel is is fantastic & very fast. The large slab makes for a deep full sound..heck of a rhythm machine. Skulls..why not !! The pics don't do justice. It really shows well. Pickups wound to 10.5 a5 & 9.8 a2. Its pretty balanced but its set up for hot bridge & neck. Added strap button for balance. Really shine in boosted JMP.View attachment 46038View attachment 46039View attachment 46040View attachment 46041View attachment 46042View attachment 46043View attachment 46044

I love those knobs, pure evil.

 

[BFT Gibson]

needed some early morning therapy.
dropped to C & consulted with Dr. Marshall ... if J can get in the range..might do a downtune run..

 

[Ozzie]

WOW! I love the look of that. Great combo of color & pickguard!

 

[Don O]

Love that wood grain !

 

[BFT Gibson]

Pleased to report back..2 hours pounding in drop C. Holds tuning real well. Prob dedicate this to the drops. Song 33 to post shortly.. finished the poem to song challenge from the Wife.

 

[Dave Sloven]

I just sold my Epiphone Explorer today. Definitely a dark, bass-heavy metal machine. The new owner was very excited, being a Metallica fan and the fact that it came with the case, which are not cheap to buy. I made a lot of changes to mine but I think the best changes were replacing the selector switch and bridge with better parts (Switchcraft and TonePros in my case) and changing the pickups.

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

Beautiful Explorer BFT
I have had 2 of them in my possession, but they are sadly both gone now.
Enjoy that metal machine.
Cheers
Mitch

 

[BFT Gibson]

I just sold my Epiphone Explorer today. Definitely a dark, bass-heavy metal machine. The new owner was very excited, being a Metallica fan and the fact that it came with the case, which are not cheap to buy. I made a lot of changes to mine but I think the best changes were replacing the selector switch and bridge with better parts (Switchcraft and TonePros in my case) and changing the pickups.

They sure are deep sounding.. think that was the appeal. It's funny, it immediately makes you play Metallica..the deep rhythm tone seems to be built in. What really got me was how nice the cleans are, in the haunting way.

 

[ivan H]

That is a good looking guitar, love the wood grain. Congrats & enjoy. Cheers