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Rick Nielsen and customised Hamer 'Explorer'
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The MusicRadar Team, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 3:38 pm UTC
Fifty years of the Gibson Flying V and Explorer
Gibson Reverse Flying V
Gibson Melody Maker Flying V
This Hamer aficionado was a principal reason the company began making V and Explorer-style guitars in the first place. But he’s also an avid collector and owns not one but two ’58 korina Explorers (not to mention a twin-neck guitar shaped like… Rick Nielsen).
Fifty years of the Gibson Flying V and Explorer
Gibson Reverse Flying V
Gibson Melody Maker Flying V