A Viewer Sent Me An Explorer-Custom with "S-Buckers" | 2024 Gibson Explorer Custom White Sparkle

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  • @jeffwyatt7199
    @jeffwyatt7199 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

    6500 bucks and you have to clean buffing compound off it.... Come on Gibson. Custom shop as well.

    • @Steve.Cutler
      @Steve.Cutler 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Right, at that price, you better have to really look hard to find a flaw. I will say that's one of the cleanest routing jobs I've seen on a Gibson.

    • @Synthetrix
      @Synthetrix 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah, where is that quality control?

  • @flyonwall360
    @flyonwall360 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    I'm still thinking that Hamer made a better Explorer.

  • @Kazwell111
    @Kazwell111 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Trogly, I have been following your channel for years, I have to say your tone and playing have improved a lot, you made that guitar sound good. I appreciate the fact you work hard on consistent uploads. You keep making these great videos, I'll keep watching!!!

  • @sgt.grinch3299
    @sgt.grinch3299 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    This explorer is awesome

  • @bmt2125
    @bmt2125 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Trogly, I love that you're getting some of these outrageous sparkle finish guitars on your channel! I have this same custom explorer in sparkle blue!

  • @jokeassasin7733
    @jokeassasin7733 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Those Explorers look like they are made from countertop corian.

    • @larrynoe6162
      @larrynoe6162 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That would be great. A fine sand and buff and it’s a new guitar.

  • @marrow01
    @marrow01 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That guitar should be flawless at that price. Dodgy binding and a couple of sizeable patches where the finish is missing the sparkle around the underside of the heel. No bueno.

  • @ethanhitchcock5431
    @ethanhitchcock5431 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Very cool , the block inlays work best ( for myself ) on a battleship of an electric guitar like the Explorer , I'd prefer the Ebony version though that Sparkle White is attractive, The Lizzy Hale Ebony with Gold fret wire is cool , it'd be a monster with a third pickup , Thanks Trog !

  • @jimmyjames2022
    @jimmyjames2022 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Gorgeous 24 Explorer Custom Sparkle, congrats Ashley! I wonder, since I am OCD, that there's a risk with any "New Guitar Day" of Trogly finding some blemish or minor fault triggering a sudden dislike of what I just bought but I'm powerless to do anything about now. Like a 0.5mm deflection in the binding thickness, that might do it.

    • @ashleydart1448
      @ashleydart1448 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      None of my guitars are wallflowers, this will do it's first gig on 12th Sept, so I'm sure it will earn its own battle scars anyway, soon enough

  • @piotrekpet456
    @piotrekpet456 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    Guitar for 6000$ should be perfect. Can you imagine Jackson or ESP custom shop doing something like this?

    • @thegoodguy44
      @thegoodguy44 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Why did you put the $ at the end?

    • @rocketpigrecords3719
      @rocketpigrecords3719 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      No, because almost no one buys them.

    • @rocketpigrecords3719
      @rocketpigrecords3719 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​@@thegoodguy44he's obviously highly intelligent as well as educated.

    • @kiezersosay49
      @kiezersosay49 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ol​@@rocketpigrecords3719obviously high you mean. As are we all...

    • @the_hippykiller22
      @the_hippykiller22 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@rocketpigrecords3719 You are very wrong. Both ESP and Jacksons custom shops have a massive backlog, it takes sometimes more than 2 years to get your guitar cause everybody wants them. And at least in ESPs case the quality is among the absolute best and definitely above Gibson CS. This is coming from someone who owns and loves both.

  • @PlatinumBlack90038
    @PlatinumBlack90038 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The White Sparkle finish reminds me of a mid-century modern Formica glitter kitchen countertop - so cool - I love it!

  • @guitargathering4488
    @guitargathering4488 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I can tell you with 100% certainty that CME wax potting the S bucker is newer development. I have a 2018 CME Spec R9 with the S buckers, bought new by me at CME on April 1, 2019, and they are not wax potted. I know because I ended up putting a bit of wax in there to reduce some feedback mostly because Gibson didn't do the best job installing the cover. The S-Buckers are brighter than standard CustomBuckers for sure. Love them both!

    • @kierenmoore3236
      @kierenmoore3236 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, these pickups seem bright (‘thin’?) to me … ? 🤔

    • @niemand0
      @niemand0 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@kierenmoore3236That comes from the shorter copper wire in the coil. Shorter Wire=less capacity=more high end. Just use a longer guitar cable and some type of booster pedal.

    • @kierenmoore3236
      @kierenmoore3236 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@niemand0 Really? Is the wire that much shorter, proportionately, that it makes that much difference?

  • @mikesweeney1435
    @mikesweeney1435 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That finish reminds me of the linoleum floor in the cafeteria of my ‘50s era high school 😂

  • @GeetarRenovations-u5z
    @GeetarRenovations-u5z 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The metal flake pops out whilst the nitro sinks, which is why the finish checks on a metal flake-finished guitar.

    • @jonnyf9049
      @jonnyf9049 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And different reaction to heat on the metal and lacquer i would say!
      I did a charvel headstock with nitro, the paint over the waterslide cracked while drying, i dont care since the guitar already looks like a beater

  • @lakfit.b8347
    @lakfit.b8347 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Calling it an S bucker makes me think single coils stacked or side by side. Something like that. I like the finish :> and having it wax potted 🙏🔥🤙

  • @musicauthority674
    @musicauthority674 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That white sparkle finish up close reminds me of that garage floor paint. that thing monster at that weight. and even though I have giant hands I prefer a skinny neck. and those pick-ups sound good and no screeming feedback or other noises. which I find distracting. it's the reason I don't like single coils. Gibson may have hit on something there. those in a LP or an ES 335 would probably be good.

  • @TheDrunkenScoundrel
    @TheDrunkenScoundrel 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love the smiley-face neck pocket!!

  • @jeffbarnard9246
    @jeffbarnard9246 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I Love this explorer. I want one. 6.400 is well worth it. Thanx Trogly great show.

  • @monstrok
    @monstrok 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is such a great looking guitar! Wow. Hey Gibson, the neck size and apparent weight are too much for me. How about a slim taper neck profile and 8 lb-ish body? If so, sold!

  • @liorauf
    @liorauf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great guitar and playing 🤘

  • @pauljazz818
    @pauljazz818 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Nice sounding pickups. I love that Gibson now sells pickups at their website, but it’s sooooo frustrating 😤 that they still won’t offer the Super 74’s! Hey Austin - Gibson seems to like you; could you ask them about the Super 74’s next time you talk to them?

    • @serpentsbane9166
      @serpentsbane9166 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Gibson likes Trogly? I think you might be confused pal. Remember when they blacklisted him, a paying customer, from buying one of those ultra-expensive custom shop guitars that came with the dinner and meet-and-greet ?? One of those Kirk Hammett Greeny's I think it was. His Gibson rep literally told him he was not allowed to sell one to him! They wanted to meet only "authentic" clientele or some bullshit was the reasoning, no reviewers / resellers allowed! He eventually had one on the channel anyways when someone let him borrow one for review...

    • @TeleCaster66
      @TeleCaster66 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@serpentsbane9166Yeah, as a company they suck. I still play Gibsons however, and love them.

    • @ulknatmelknatu
      @ulknatmelknatu หลายเดือนก่อน

      My guitar came with super 74 humbuckers stock.

    • @pauljazz818
      @pauljazz818 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Which guitar?

    • @ulknatmelknatu
      @ulknatmelknatu หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@pauljazz818 My 2010 Randy Rhoads VOS Gibson Les Paul Custom.

  • @FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur
    @FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This explorer is absolutely beautiful. And even with the wild paintjob very understated.

  • @thegoodguy44
    @thegoodguy44 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The finish is awesome!

  • @Kahuna54
    @Kahuna54 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I like the white metal flake looks sweet! Still not a fan of VOS! For a Custom Shop there are a lot of little things that shouldn’t get past inspection!

  • @darrellminx5459
    @darrellminx5459 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great clean sound. Hmmm lets see if they crunch. ... crunches well also.
    Pretty good.

  • @theshotgunscientists
    @theshotgunscientists 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Explorer customs also use the 58 explorer body, which is more rounded/less pointy than a usa explorer. Pick guard is also bigger.

  • @joermnyc
    @joermnyc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    For $6400 I'd want binding on the headstock... and the back.
    Under-winding at the factory reminds me of PRS, they came out with their PAF style 58/15 pickups with an LT tag, for "low turn".

  • @basildog007
    @basildog007 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If I had one, I would be EXCITED about the finish checking! Not sad 😂

  • @philipfreedom2773
    @philipfreedom2773 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I would not have guessed under wound pups by that awesome tone!

  • @jonathanhudak2059
    @jonathanhudak2059 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That's one sharp looking Explorer! I actually like the white sparkle finish and it sounds good too! 👍

  • @chuckwolfboyer7830
    @chuckwolfboyer7830 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    YOU NEED TO GET A YAMAHA S A 2200 GUITAR ON YOUER SHOW

  • @dw7704
    @dw7704 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It needs a split diamond inlay.
    Would be cool on the body or pickguard

  • @myoptik3x103
    @myoptik3x103 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful guitar and I hope it makes its new owner happy!

  • @syx9986
    @syx9986 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I still prefer the sparkle white finish on the Tommy Thayer Explorer.

    • @ThrillingTwo
      @ThrillingTwo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have one of the TT Les Pauls and the finish is awesome; it sparkles like fresh snow!

  • @foxxygearreviews7754
    @foxxygearreviews7754 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sounds great. Reminds me of low wind Lollar Imperials. Maybe a bit more bite.

  • @jimilee459
    @jimilee459 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That’s gorgeous. The pickups are wound like BB1s. Please don’t break in shipping.

  • @jasonmeredith9173
    @jasonmeredith9173 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    guitar looks and sounds great

  • @stevenhill1287
    @stevenhill1287 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Trogly!!! The Reverb demo shop has TWO KNOCKOUT Customs. The purple one has Super 400 inlays and a FLAMED neck. How these two got in the Demo Shop instead of the Mod Collection... IDK. Purple stamped dem. Blue stamped mod. Sunday can't come fast enough. 😂 👍🫡🐊

  • @oscarsaldanaudio
    @oscarsaldanaudio 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great sound and a beautiful guitar.

  • @oceantree5000
    @oceantree5000 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    QC issues notwithstanding, these pickups sound amazing.

  • @darrellminx5459
    @darrellminx5459 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You are the best advertising that Gibson has.. you should be paid for it.🧐💵

  • @timbass1313
    @timbass1313 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The finish looks like the Epiphone Tommy Thayer Explorer

  • @metalmig
    @metalmig 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    sounded great !

  • @SteveOuimette
    @SteveOuimette 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Close up the sparkle looks like a Pebble Tec pool!

  • @Photognick521
    @Photognick521 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I would have to agree gold fret wire would look amazing.

  • @MarkEdward-bl6cr
    @MarkEdward-bl6cr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice Explorer Custom 🤘

  • @BataraKado
    @BataraKado 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    for some reason when i hear the words "long neck tenon" it reminds me of troglys guitar channel so much.

  • @ro307805
    @ro307805 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It sounds real nice!!

  • @SnappyJCM800
    @SnappyJCM800 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It always throws me when trogly does that little hammer on in the Orion riff lol

  • @timothygilchrist1132
    @timothygilchrist1132 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very nice sounding PUPS!

  • @larrynoe6162
    @larrynoe6162 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like the S Buckers, good sound to my ear.

  • @jimjim7008
    @jimjim7008 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I personally wouldn't install vintage sounding pickups on an explorer type guitar. I would definitely get dirty fingers or 500T installed in that bridge pickup and rock like there's no tomorrow.

  • @Commander_Grub
    @Commander_Grub 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    LOVE these pickups! Do they sell them as a set?

  • @blacklion401
    @blacklion401 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Killer looking guitar.

  • @stevensaxton3499
    @stevensaxton3499 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Is that a custom feature on the pick guard at the 6:32 mark?

  • @darwinsaye
    @darwinsaye 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So, has Gibson finally gotten a vintage PAF tone right after all these years?? Miraculous

  • @julosx
    @julosx หลายเดือนก่อน

    A Marshall JCM-800, 900 or 2000 is mandatory with this guitar. Or a Vox-AC 30.

  • @ChrisShortyAllen
    @ChrisShortyAllen 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That sounds pretty damn good. Chimes on clean and when pushed screams nicely.
    4 grand too expensive.

  • @markhill9275
    @markhill9275 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mate, you need to get a set of Pageybuckers! Just amazing, so close to the 73 MSG tone its not funny! Made by Bryan Williams out of Aus. Check them out!

  • @frankenstein4106
    @frankenstein4106 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Those pickups sounded great! I'd like them in one of my guitars!

    • @Riverking1
      @Riverking1 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Those speakers sounded great. Save your money and buy speakers.

  • @kierenmoore3236
    @kierenmoore3236 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    These p/ups are more vintage sounding? They sound bright (‘thin’?), to me … ?

  • @dorianmode69
    @dorianmode69 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Formica finish on that one

  • @guitarjunkie7124
    @guitarjunkie7124 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those sparkle finishes are nice until they start cracking all over. Hopefully, Gibson has fixed this issue and this one won't. This guitar would look better with chrome hardware and a non-VOS treatment. Nice review.

  • @Ross-sx8jd
    @Ross-sx8jd 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Trogly just went to another dimension. The man can pick

  • @quietinterlude770
    @quietinterlude770 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why does a chstom shop guitar have the nashville style bridge with bushings and not screw in studs + regular ABR? Seems like its not much different than a plain Gibson USA guitar? And the tailpiece is just a plain cast one. My Epi inspired by Gibson custom 59 LP has an aluminum one and a real ABR, and not to mention custombuckers. Am I missing something here?

  • @joshuataft5541
    @joshuataft5541 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sounds great...funny how we change as we age and like diff things..I'm not into collecting on purpose..but I do collect what I come across like a life museum
    In a nin vein way.mjst keep my stuff with love ❤❤

  • @doctoribanez
    @doctoribanez 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Kind of reminds me of a bathroom sink

  • @hughmash8250
    @hughmash8250 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    beautiful

  • @ThrillingTwo
    @ThrillingTwo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A review on that pickup was merely a two-word review, it only said 'S___ Buckers" 😜
    Great guitar.

  • @brucemyers5463
    @brucemyers5463 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Any chance it's not an s but a 5 on the pickups? Maybe a magnet designation.

    • @joermnyc
      @joermnyc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No, it seems they still have the AlNiCo 3 magnets like the usual Custombuckers... only difference is the low winding and wax potting.

  • @Tattookaz82
    @Tattookaz82 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I bought a couple of guitars from bizarre guitar!

  • @mjeh1
    @mjeh1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It sounds great.

  • @evanmlondon
    @evanmlondon 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Those pickups are definitely warmer and fuller sounding to my ear.

  • @Captain_Yata
    @Captain_Yata 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ugh I love Explorer Customs so much

  • @ohmtronseedling
    @ohmtronseedling 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    that's a fine sounding axe right there!

    • @Riverking1
      @Riverking1 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You misspelled "amp" but yeah

  • @jacobsmith6773
    @jacobsmith6773 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey Austin have you ever considered doing like a viewer collection review or something, maybe have viewers send in their guitars and you comment on them..

  • @SidWalter
    @SidWalter 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does anyone know if there’s a channel like trogleys here but with amps instead of guitars?

  • @Jon-ty6bb
    @Jon-ty6bb 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Are the S-Buckers a similar spec to the early 80’s Tim Shaw HBs? I guess Fender now has the copyright on the ‘Tim Shaw’ name.

  • @krzysztofwaleska
    @krzysztofwaleska 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have frequent dreams about playing ebony fret-boarded guitar. Perhaps. Someday. My dream.

  • @aprilkurtz1589
    @aprilkurtz1589 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It looks like one of those old Formica countertops, LOL!

  • @samiam5557
    @samiam5557 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wax potted pups are best IMO.

  • @pdbordelon
    @pdbordelon 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I want that guitar...but since I cant afford it I think Ill buy a Trogly Guitar Show T-Shirt instead!

  • @Plummers888
    @Plummers888 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very like the Tommy Thayer Epiphone

  • @buzzycoyote2573
    @buzzycoyote2573 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    🙂

  • @jonnyf9049
    @jonnyf9049 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like that thing except for the sparkle and the bike price 😅

    • @ashleydart1448
      @ashleydart1448 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jonnyf9049 it's only money, and money is there to be Enjoyed...

  • @marccarter1350
    @marccarter1350 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    White sparkle or kitchen counter top surface colour?

    • @ashleydart1448
      @ashleydart1448 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wouldn't know, my kitchen tops are Italian marble, lol

  • @infinidominion
    @infinidominion 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Paint ridges at the binding and super fat chunk neck is very chibson-y

  • @uncleswan3896
    @uncleswan3896 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The pickup wear looks fake because of the grain of whatever they sanded it with. Picks don't go that way when playing. Never seen a real vintage guitar with that on it, usually people take care of their fancier guitars and don't sand them.

  • @Theanthill216
    @Theanthill216 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    $6500 the guitar should be flawless; anything less is just blatant lack of respect for their customers

  • @nunyabusiness6691
    @nunyabusiness6691 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does anybody else find it weird that its more common for the Gibson Custom shop to make guitars that are aged vs ones that don't have any of that stuff? I don't get paying that much more for having a guitar artificially aged. For any guitar I buy brand new, I want to be the one to age it. I think you can get legitimately vintage guitars for similar prices anyway depending on where you look.

  • @kaptkrunchfpv
    @kaptkrunchfpv หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think they should leave the metal flake to bass boats.

  • @justinpond7737
    @justinpond7737 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I saw a snakepit for sale in my local fb marketplace for $150 and I missed the sale. It was probably a fake pit but still someone got a deal for only 150 bucks

  • @papasmamas1
    @papasmamas1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A model like this would suitted Mustaine more than his ugly signature flying V.

  • @markjamesmeli2520
    @markjamesmeli2520 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is it me, or does that binding make the guitar seem like it has a thicker body?

  • @ckelly5141
    @ckelly5141 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    6:11 You mean my $6,500.00 customer shop guitar isn’t perfect? Darn!🙄

  • @davidpaul6656
    @davidpaul6656 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The pickups are underwound? You mean like T tops?

  • @316diag
    @316diag 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i would never buy a guitar with gold hardware, but that's just me. to each his own.

  • @scottbogfoot
    @scottbogfoot 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brendon Smalls vibes

  • @Mikey__R
    @Mikey__R 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I know people get excited about different Gibson pickups, but how much better are they than, say Seymour Duncan, or Bare Knuckle, or Dimarzio?
    Some of your favourite guitarists from the past WEREN'T using Gibson pickups to produce the tones you grew up listening to.
    I think people are probably getting swept along by the hype and marketing material. Or possibly buying a guitar to retain its value rather than for it's ability to actually be a guitar.

    • @ashleydart1448
      @ashleydart1448 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's a big assumption, I have never sold a guitar on yet

  • @itskyyuuuu
    @itskyyuuuu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bridge better on this one and I'm usually a neck guy