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Guitar World
Guitar World
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Jonathan Horsley

“It didn’t work well at the time. Then it just became one of the most popular guitars ever made”: The latest in Gibson and Leo Scala’s Master Artisan Collection is a love letter to the O.G. Explorer – and our addiction to rare guitars

Gibson Master Artisan Collection '58 Addiction Explorers.

Gibson and Leo Scala have unveiled the latest in their Master Artisan Collection – and if your name is James and/or Hetfield, or Edge/The, then you are gonna love these meticulously aged, über-boutique takes on one of the Nashville brand’s most iconic electric guitars.

You all know the deal with this Master Artisan Collection. It’s a series available exclusively from the Gibson Garage Nashville. The prices range from $25,000 to $40,000. It is Gibson through the looking glass. Past editions have included bizarro takes on the tulip-shaped Theodore, and the frankly awesome 2022 collection of single-pickup Flying Vs.

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