Epiphone
Futura Explorer Custom, Firestorm Shift
ElectricExplorer
No ratings yet$899
The Epiphone Futura Explorer Custom, Firestorm Shift is an electric guitar with an Explorer body shape. It is built with a Mahogany body and Ebony fingerboard. It measures a 24.75" scale and 22 frets. Electronics are Epiphone ProBucker Ignite / Epiphone ProBucker Ignite. Typically listed around $899. It is commonly associated with Hard Rock, Rock and Metal.
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Hard RockRockMetal
Score
estimated from specs & owner reviews70
Overall / 100
Playability
67
Sound
74
Build
71
Value
68
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Specifications
Suggest an edit| Brand | Epiphone |
|---|---|
| Type | Electric |
| Body wood | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Strings | 6 |
| Frets | 22 |
| Scale length | 24.75" |
| Pickups | Epiphone ProBucker Ignite / Epiphone ProBucker Ignite |
| Binding | Multi-ply top and back |
| Body Finish | Gloss |
| Body shape | Explorer |
| Body Styles | Solidbody |
| Bridge | LockTone Tune-O-Matic |
| Bridge pickup | Epiphone ProBucker Ignite |
| Case | Epiphone premium gig bag included |
| Control Knobs | Knurled |
| Controls | 2 volume, 1 tone with push/pull coil split and phase |
| Finish | Nickel |
| Fretboard inlay | Split-block |
| Fretboard radius | Compound, 10 in. to 14 in. | 254 mm to 355.6 mm |
| Fret Count | 22 |
| Joint | Glued in, set neck |
| Model | EIFEXCFSSNH |
| Neck pickup | Epiphone ProBucker Ignite |
| Nut | Graph Tech |
| Pickup Covers | Nickel |
| Pickup Selector | 3-way toggle |
| Plastic Parts | Black |
| Profile | Modern C |
| String gauges | .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046 |
| Tailpiece | LockTone Stop Bar |
| Tuners | Grover Rotomatic, locking |
| Weight Relief | None |
| Street price | $899 |
