Back in 1958, when the first Gibson Explorer guitars appeared on the market, there was no heavy metal, hard rock, Marshall stacks or overdrive pedals. Distortion was something that amp manufacturers ...

If you're a fan of vintage guitars and have one or more around the house or in storage, you could be sitting on a small ...

Musikmesse 2013: Gibson has unveiled another signature guitar at Frankfurt, this time in the shape of the Bill Kelliher Golden Axe Explorer. The Mastodon guitarist's Explorer features a set of ...

In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions The Edge, aka David Evans of U2, introduces his iconic guitar, the ...

The GA-18T Explorer is one of the lesser-spotted amps from the golden era of the Gibson archive but on this evidence maybe it is due a comeback When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

The Explorer's "hockey stick" headstock is a thing of subtle beauty. To me, the 1976 Gibson Explorer means lust at first sight, love at first feel and that rarest of man-machine crushes: an enduring ...

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In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions The Edge, aka David Evans of U2, introduces his iconic guitar, the ...