Epiphone unveils Lzzy Hale Explorer

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The Halestorm leader gets a cut-price signature guitar

Epiphone has announced the Lzzy Hale Explorer, a cut-price version of the Halestorm leader’s signature Gibson electric guitar.

Mirroring its forebear, Hale’s Epiphone features a mahogany body in Alpine White finish with gold hardware and an ebony fingerboard.

Pickups are a pair of Alnico Classic Pro humbuckers, while Grover Rotomatic 18:1 machineheads and a LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece round out the spec.

“I always feel like a rock star with my Epiphone,” says Hale. “I hope anyone who picks it up feels like a rock star, too. I would encourage them to make a lot of noise with it because that’s currently what I’m doing!”

The price is yet to be confirmed for this one, but we’d wager it will be sub-$1,000. More info is available at Epiphone.

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Michael Astley-Brown
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Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.