Epiphone Tommy Thayer "White Lightning" Explorer

Featuring Seymour Duncan® JB™ Humbuckers!

Epiphone presents the Ltd. Ed. Tommy Thayer "White Lightning" Explorer Outfit, the third signature model designed with legend Tommy “Spaceman” Thayer of KISS. Featuring the classic Explorer body in a Custom Metallic White finish plus Seymour Duncan® JB™ Humbuckers chosen by Thayer, Grover® Rotomatic machine heads, a custom hard case and more. Plus, each Ltd. Ed. “White Lightning” Explorer also includes a hand signed Certificate of Authenticity in a presentation binder.

"My new Epiphone White Lightning Explorer is hot, loud, and delivers the big sound I need onstage every night," said Thayer. "It's an instrument that suits musicians from all walks of life. My Epiphone signature guitars are a tried and true part of my arsenal. I never leave home without 'em!"

PRODUCT FEATURES
Epiphone Ltd. Ed. Tommy Thayer "White Lightning" Explorer Outfit At A Glance

• Designed with Tommy Thayer of KISS
• Custom Metallic White finish
• Seymour Duncan® JB™ Humbuckers
• Includes Hard Case, Studded Leather Strap, and Hand Signed Certificate of Authenticity

White Lightning Strikes Twice

Tommy “Spaceman” Thayer returns with his third custom Epiphone, the “White Lightning” Explorer Outfit, inspired by his “White Lightning” Les Paul. Tommy Thayer’s new Explorer features a classic Mahogany body with black and white binding on the top, and a chrome-metal pickguard. The Mahogany neck has a 1960's SlimTaper™-D profile that is glued to the body with a Mortise & Tenon joint. The neck has a traditional 24.75” scale length and a smooth Torrefied Composite fingerboard with pearloid "Dot" inlays. The adjustable truss rod has a chrome cover engraved with “Tommy Thayer” and a limited edition 'White Lightning" logo on the back of the headstock.

Seymour Duncan® JB™ Humbuckers

Once again, Tommy Thayer as chosen legendary Seymour Duncan® JB™ humbuckers for his new Signature Explorer. Seymour Duncan began his career in the 1960s customizing pickups for legends like Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck. Thayer chose a Seymour Duncan® JB™ humbucker with chrome mounting rings for the neck position and another JB™ “open-coil” with white bobbins in the bridge position. Open coil-humbuckers are inspired by legends like Jimmie Page of Led Zeppelin and Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers who found their lead/bridge pickups had more “bite” if they removed the covers. White “TopHat” knobs control each pickup’s Volume and Tone and Epiphone’s all-metal 3-way pickup selector has a chrome cap and metal washer.

Rock Solid Hardware

Like all Epiphones, Tommy Thayer’s “White Lightning” Explorer comes with rock solid/road ready hardware including a heavy-duty 1/4” non-rotating output jack with chrome-metal jack plate and a classic LockTone™ Tune-o-matic bridge and Stopbar tailpiece for superb action and intonation. Mini-Grover® Rotomatics™ offer a super pro-level 18:1 tuning ratio. A custom white hard case is included along with a Studded Leather Strap designed by Tommy Thayer along with a hand signed Certificate of Authenticity.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Body Material:   Mahogany
• Neck Material:   Mahogany
• Neck Shape:   1960's SlimTaper™; D profile
• Neck Joint:   Glued In; Mortise & Tenon
• Scale Length:   24.75"
• Headstock:   "Explorer" shaped
• Headstock Inlay:   "Epiphone" logo in pearloid
• Truss Rod:   Adjustable
• Truss Rod Cover:   Chrome, Metal engraved / "Tommy Thayer"
• Fingerboard Radius:   12"
• Frets:   22 medium jumbo
• Binding:   Body Top - 7 ply (Pure White/Black)
• Fingerboard - 1 ply (Pure White)
• Body Back/Headstock-None
• Nut:   Imitation Bone
• Nut Width:   1.68"
• Pickguard:   PVC; Chrome Color
• Hardware:   Nickel
• Machine Heads:   Mini-Grover® Rotomatics™ : 18:1 ratio
• Neck Pickup:   Seymour Duncan® JB™ Humbucker; Covered with chrome mounting rings
• Bridge Pickup:   Seymour Duncan® JB™ Humbucker; Open-Coil with white bobbins
• Controls:   1-Neck Volume
• 1-Bridge Volume
• 1-Neck Tone, 1-Bridge Tone
• Pickup Selector:   Epiphone All-metal 3-way Pickup Selector with chrome cap and metal washer
• Knobs:   White "Top Hats" with metal pointers
• Bridge:   LockTone™ Tune-o-matic
• Tailpiece:   Stopbar
• Output Jack:   Epiphone Heavy-Duty with chrome, metal jack plate
• Colors:   Walnut (gloss)
• Other:   Limited Edition "White Lightning" Logo on back of headstock
• Includes:   Custom "White" Hard Case
• Inspired by Custom Studded Leather Strap 
• Hand Signed Certificate of Authenticity in presentation binder