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Gibson Custom Shop Explorer Custom with Bound Headstock Gloss, Ebony

Gibson Custom Shop Explorer Custom with Bound Headstock Gloss

Pre-orderGibson Custom Shop part DSMXEBVEBGH

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$7,799 CAD

Finish: Ebony

How would you like to pay?

Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

Deposit orders: the balance is due when it arrives. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take a deposit. Pre-order FAQ

  • Ordered in for you
  • Set up free
  • Shipped insured from Ottawa
  • Free shipping over $200

Got a question about this one?

We love talking guitars.

Email usshop@lauzonmusic.com Call the shop613-725-1116

Why Lauzon Music

Guitar people since 1945

Set up your way

Free with online orders

Every instrument crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships. You choose the strings and the action when you order.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Our take

Who this one is for

The Explorer Custom with a three-ply bound headstock. Solid mahogany body with multi-ply binding, a medium C mahogany neck on an ebony board with mother-of-pearl blocks, and gold hardware.

A 490R and 498T, two volumes and a master tone, a Tune-O-Matic, stop bar and Grover kidney-button tuners. Ebony, gloss nitro.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Binding: Multi-ply
Body Finish: Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
Body Material: Solid Mahogany
Body Shape: Explorer
Weight Relief: None

NECK
End Of Board Width: 56.89mm / 2.24in
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 12 in. | 304.8 mm
Fret Count: 22
Frets: Medium-Jumbo
Inlays: Mother of Pearl Block
Joint: Long Tenon
Neck Material: Solid Mahogany
Nut Material: Corian
Nut Width: 42.85mm / 1.69in
Profile: Medium C
Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in

ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: 498T
Controls: 2 volume, master tone
Neck Pickup: 490R
Pickup Selector: 3-way toggle

HARDWARE
Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
Control Knobs: Black Speed Knobs
Hardware Finish: Gold
Jack Plate Cover: Gold-plated Brass
Mounting Rings: Black M69
Pickguard: Black Multi-Ply
Pickup Covers: Gold-Plated
Strap Buttons: Brass
Switch Tip: Black
Switchwasher: Black
Tailpiece: Stop Bar
Truss Rod: 2-way Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover: 2-Ply Black/White
Tuner Plating: Gold
Tuning Machines: Grover Kidney
Accessories: Gibson Custom Certificate of Authenticity
Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

CASE
Case: Custom Shop Hardshell

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

  • Frets polished
  • Fretboard conditioned
  • Hardware tightened
  • Fresh strings, your choice
  • Truss rod adjusted
  • Action set at the bridge
  • Nut slots detailed
  • Saddles radiused, where they are individual
  • Vibrato springs adjusted
  • Intonation set
  • Pickup height set
  • Electronics checked

Set up by our expert tech

The setup menu you get with your order confirmation

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. If it changes, we let you know, and you can cancel.

Want an estimate for this model before you order? Ask us in the chat.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.

More on Financing.