DISC Epiphone Jason Hook "M-4" Explorer Outfit

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Key Features

  • Powerful & Versatile Seymour Duncan JB & 59 Humbuckers
  • Mahogany Body & Neck with Smooth Granadilla Fingerboard
  • Jason's Custom SlimTaper Neck Offers Incredible Playing Comfort
  • LockTone Bridge & Grover Tuners Enhance String Stability
  • Includes Premium Gig Bag & Certificate of Authenticity

DISC Epiphone Jason Hook "M-4" Explorer Outfit Overview

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The Epiphone Jason Hook ''M-4'' Explorer Outfit brings together the iconic looks of the Explorer with the iconic tones of Jason Hook to deliver the ultimate rock 'n' roll machine. A set of Seymour Duncan's JB and ’59 humbuckers inject the Epiphone Explorer with its incredibly powerful and versatile tones, delivering everything from sweet sounding solos and crisp cleans to destructive, crunchy chords. The iconic Explorer body is crafted from solid mahogany and coupled with a matching neck and granadilla fingerboard, delivering a sweet tone with a focus midrange and striking highs. The neck also features Jason's custom SlimTaper profile, offering incredible comfort and a speedy playing experience. A LockTone tune-o-matic bridge and Grover locking tuners enhance the Signature Epiphone Guitar's string and tuning stability, while increasing the overall sustain and resonance. Delivered with a premium custom gig bag and a hand-signed certificate of authenticity, the Epiphone Jason Hook "M-4" Explorer is the perfect companion for any dedicated fan.

Product Ref: 109726

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The Iconic Explorer Design

When it was released to an unsuspecting public in 1958 as part of the Gibson's Modernist Series, players of the day just couldn't handle it, and very few late-'50s Explorers were produced. Fast-forward to the 70s and 80s, and the revived Explorer quickly re-established itself as one of the most iconic electric guitars of the rock and metal scenes. Jason Hook's signature model is crafted from mahogany and features a stunning red finish with a captivating ''M4'' graphic in white, adding a visually stunning aesthetic to an already iconic design. Jason has also made the upper body cutaway slightly deeper to provide incredible access to the higher frets, while the addition of an angled scarf provides players with a comfortable arm 'rest'.

Mahogany Neck & Granadilla Fingerboard

The ''M4'' Explorer is equipped with a solid mahogany neck, providing a stable platform to guarantee tuning stability over longer playing sessions. The mahogany tonewood infuses the Epiphone Guitar with a rich soundscape, adding plenty of midrange focus and warm characteristics for a thick, meaty midsection. The neck is coupled with a granadilla fingerboard, creating plenty of depth and high-end sparkle to lets each note sing.

Comfortable SlimTaper Profile

Its classic SlimTaper neck profile is designed with Jason’s custom specs, providing incredible comfort for an enhanced performance. The original design was introduced and made famous by many classic, Kalamazoo-made, Gibson and Epiphone guitars, featuring the perfect thickness for a stable neck and a comfortably, speedy performance.

Seymour Duncan ''JB'' & Vintage '59 Humbuckers

Jason’s Signature Explorer is equipped with a set of versatile Seymour Duncan humbuckers, providing players with stunning tones suitable for everything from blues, country and fusion, through to punk, hard rock, grunge, and thrash. The bridge features the powerful JB humbucker, offering full lows, crisp, detailed highs, and an upper midrange bump to give heavy chords added crunch and chunk, while letting single nots sing. Its hot output is perfect for driving amps a little to create extra sustain and increase its harmonic content. The neck is fitted with the vintage voiced '59 humbucker, offering tones inspired by the original PAF humbuckers of the 50s. Its sweet sustain, full sounding chords, and clear bright attack injects the Epiphone Explorer with full lows, a slightly boosted high-end, and scooped mids, resulting a smooth, open sound with added character and improved pick-attack clarity.

LockTone Tune-O-Matic Bridge

Tune-O-Matic bridges are an extremely popular fixed bridge type due to their stability, reliability, comfortable playing position, and impressive sustain. Unlike other systems that require tools to adjust and remove, the LockTone bridge automatically locks the tune-o-matic and the stopbar onto their posts for added security and an improved sustain. Overall, this modern innovation will provide optimum reliability and ease-of-play, perfect for gigging musicians.

About Jason Hook

Jason Hook is a Canadian born guitarist, record producer, song writer, and session musician, notably recognised around the world for his work as lead guitarist of Five Finger Death Punch since 2009. Jason’s love for music started at the age of 6, taking private guitar lessons and receiving formal music training which also included drums, piano and violin. After moving to Los Angeles to record an album with his band No Love Lost, which unfortunately never saw the light of day, Jason joined the band BulletBoys before being hired by Mandy Moore in 2000. After that, Jason become a highly coveted session player in LA, working with artists like the Vince Neil Band and Alice Cooper before joining Five Finger Death Punch in 2009.

Specifications

Body & Bridge

  • Shape: Explorer
  • Body: Mahogany
  • Bridge: LockTone Tune-O-Matic
  • Tailpiece: LockTone Stopbar
  • Construction: Set-Neck
  • Finish: Red w/M4 Graphics

Neck & Fingerboard

  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Profile: Jason Hood Custom SlimTaper
  • Scale Length: 24.75’’
  • Fingerboard: Granadilla
  • Radius: 12’’
  • Frets: 22 Super Jumbo
  • Inlays: Pearloid Dots
  • Nut: White, U-Rite
  • Nut Width: 1.6875’’
  • Truss Rod: Dual-Action
  • Truss Rod Cover: Black ''Bell'' Shape w/White Jason Hook

Electronics & Hardware

  • Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan ''JB'' Humbucker (SH-4)
  • Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan Vintage '59 Humbucker (SH-1)
  • Controls: 2 x Volume, Master Tone, 3-Way Toggle Switch
  • Tuners: Grover Locking Mini-Rotomatics
  • Control Knobs: Black Top Hats 1/Metal Inserts
  • Hardware: Nickel
  • String Gauges: 10 - 56
  • Case Included: Premium Custom Gig Bag
  • Accessories Included: Hand-Signed Certificate of Authentication