Re: How old is your Explorer?
Both of mine are 10–20 years old.
My Gibson is a 2006. Purchased used, made some mods. Very few of the replaceable parts are original: the paint, the switch (which will be replaced with a gold one), the truss rod cover, and the bridge (which will be replaced with a gold nylon-saddled ABR-1 eventually). Still a work in progress, including a refin to dark hunter green with tailpiece deletion and the addition of a gold Maestro Vibrola...but she sure is a beauty even as she stands. Also, I plan on replacing the P-Rails with a set of Phat Staples. I already have them, but I need to send them back in to Duncan to have them converted to gold trim instead of nickel.
And here's my 2004 Dean Professional, which I got for the score price of $550 (after selling off that Dimebucker and putting the original bridge pickup back in). At some point, I will be getting the stock 50mm Duncans (JB/'59) rewound into underwound Seths.
And there's this 2012 35th Anniversary ML that I have cosmetically modded a bit (trim rings, gold hardware, black pickup rings, black knobs). Not sure if it counts or not. Crappy pic, but it's all I have uploaded at the moment. I have considered selling this many times (including at the moment), but when I go to play it, I have second thoughts. The 35th model is nicer than the standard import MLs. It came with Super Distortions and an ebony board, and it was a limited edition of 150 guitars. They were later put into regular production as the Chicago Flame Series. It's a cheesy-ass guitar, but in the end, it sounds awesome.
