| Dethklok "Thunderhorse" Explorer | |
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| Manufacturer | Gibson |
| Period | 2011 |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Non-Chambered |
| Neck joint | Mortise & Tenon |
| Woods | |
| Body | Mahogany |
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Tune-O-Matic |
| Pickup(s) | 2 Burstbuckers |
| Colors avaliable | |
| Color(s) | Silver Burst |
The Dethklok "Thunderhorse" Explorer is a type of electric guitar released in 2011. It had a limited run thorough Gibson. The guitar was inspired by Skwisgaar's main guitar on the show, the Gibson Explorer. Brendon Small was approached by Gibson to make a signature Dethklok guitar and had it built to his specifications. Upon release the guitars sold for a price range at around $1,500 with the original retail price at around $2,779.
Features[]
- Explorer body style
- Mahogany body (non-chambered)
- Set mahogany neck
- Slim, fast neck profile
- Ebony fingerboard
- 22 medium-jumbo frets
- White swirl acrylic dot inlays
- Gibson BurstBucker 2 bridge pickup with Alnico II magnet
- Gibson BurstBucker 1 neck pickup with Alnico II magnet
- 3-way pickup selector
- 2 Volume/1 Tone control with
- black top hat knobs
- Chrome mini-Grover tuners
- ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge/stopbar tailpiece
- Corian nut
- Gibson PLEK system setup
- Chrome hardware
- Black Bell HS silver "Thunderhorse" truss rod cover
- Thin grain-textured finish
Gallery[]
Back of the guitar
Videos[]
Dethklok's Brendon Small Interview (Part 2)
Brendon Small talking about the guitar and playing it
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