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Gibson X-plorer
The Gibson X-plorer is a (guitar), also known as (Gibson explorer) and is a type of (electric guitar). The Explorer made its debut in 1958 under the name (Futura), before being redesigned and renamed that same year. The Explorer offered a radical, "futuristic" body design, much like its sibling, the (Flying V.)

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The Explorer's initial run was unsuccessful, and the model was discontinued in 1959. In 1976, Gibson began reissuing the Explorer after other guitar companies had success selling similar designs. The Explorer became especially popular among the (hard rock) and (heavy metal) musicians of the 1970s and 1980s.