The Gibson Explorer Government Series Electric Guitar is an extremely limited edition guitar with a story like no other. The Government Series guitars feature the rosewood fingerboards that were seized from Gibson's Nashville factory in a raid by the US government in August of 2011. That rosewood was later returned to Gibson once they reached an agreement with the Justice Department. The Government Series Explorer is limited to only 300 guitars and is sure to be highly collectable.

Tonewoods

This guitar features the classic solid-mahogany body for superb depth and warmth. The legendary Explorer body design provides great playing balance and allows great access to the upper-frets. A solid, quarter-sawn mahogany neck is glued in and carved to a fast, slim profile. The neck is topped with an unbound fingerboard made from genuine, one-piece rosewood that was once confiscated, then returned to Gibson by the US government.

Electronics

The Government Series Explorer's aggressive looks are complemented tonally by a pair of legendary Dirty Fingers+ humbuckers, an update of one of the two most powerful pickup designs Gibson has ever. Made with three Ceramic 8 magnets and over-wound coils packed with 44 AWG wire, the Dirty Fingers+ humbucker provides unfathomable crunch and unparalleled sustain. A traditional two volume, master tone control section features black Speed Knobs and the guitar's Tune-o-matic bridge, stopbar tailpiece, and Grover tuners are all plated in black.… read more

Each Government Series Explorer guitar comes protected in a special olive green Government Series hardshell case, and includes an owner's manual, adjustment literature and truss-rod tool.

Features:

- '60s Slim Taper neck is made for playing without fatigue
- Dirty Fingers + pickups made with Ceramic 8 magnets for smoky humbucker tones
- Rosewood fingerboard made from the wood that was seized and later returned by the US government
- Five-ply pickguard that is hot-stamped in gold with the Government Series emblem
- Grover tuners
- Includes Olive green hardshell case read less