I played an explorer bass yesterday. It struck me that when I let the thing go to its rest position, the neck was pointing down in an angle of about 45 degrees. It took a constant effort to keep the thing in a good playing position.
I'm looking into acquiring a new guitar, possibly a gibson (epiphone). Has anybody ever played an explorer, does it also hang in that same position at your body as I described, or is it maybe better because of the shorter neck?
ps; untill now my favorite is the SG, nice high bridge and also well playable in a seated position (unlike the V, which looks badass but seems less comfortable sitting down)
anybody ever play a gibson explorer
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were you playing a real Gibson or an Epiphone? sometimes the cheap low-end guitar bodys are made from cheap/lighter wood and that throws off the balance. I had a guitar that did that to me, so i just moved the one strap button from the top of the guitar to near the neck joint, and that fixed the balance problem.
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