Totally NOT the Allen Collins Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitar... | 2007 Gibson GOTW 43 Explorer Short Vibrola

[@andrewpappas9311]

Both Allen Collins and Gary Rossington are super underrated in my opinion, they’re both absolutely killer players and they both deserve a lot more recognition because you don’t hear a lot of people talking about them

[@sgmarshall3]

Their music has made me so happy over the 40 years I’ve been listening to them. Extremely talented guys.

[@agusrgoro]

i think steve gaines is the most underrated of the skynyrd guitarists. that guy had talent, he could've been way bigger

[@andrewpappas9311]

@@agusrgoro Yeah, also gone way too soon since he died in that plane crash that took Ronnie Van Zandt's and Steve's sister's lives, which subsequently ended the band's career for a long time

[@voltic7133]

Allen Collins was one of the best. Its a shame he isnt talked about more.

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

It’s a shame that he himself doesn’t get talked about enough but his band sure does. If they had less guitarists he’d get talked about more.

[@user-lz3lr3yx2d]

Him and Leslie west are the reason I wanted to play guitar

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Agreed

[@jonathanhudak2059]

Damn straight. Very talented player and played some rippin' solos. Love seeing pics and footage of him with his Firebird too

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

In this house he is!

[@JACKPAVAL]

While at Allens' house, ( in his home studio), he asked me if i would like to play his Explorer. I remember telling him that i liked the neck. He agreed it had an awesome neck. It was chunky!. While i was playing, the end of the headstock simply fell off. I was like WTF, and stopped playing. He just laughed and said its ok, dont worry , i keep gluing on,but it just keeps falling off. Lol That guitar had a very distinct sound. Such a great guitar!

[@JeansBootsGuitars]

Allen is criminally underrated

[@gsbguitarsgsb679]

Trogley goes insanely skynyrd, awesome… I was a skynyrd freak growing up. Played in a Skynyrd tribute band for a short time.

[@fionnryan-dockrill5636]

There's just something about explorers that make me just wanna play. They're so flashy but still classic. Can't go wrong with one.

[@kevindick7485]

In general still one of the coolest iconic guitars ever produced .

[@jonathanhudak2059]

Agreed!

[@themaggot8]

My guitar of the week 40 (silverburst 84 V) got the same separation at the neck/fretboard when I sent it to my old tech for a pickup change, but it is barely noticeable while playing, unlike that explorer that looks a bit more extreme (I put chromed EMGs...I was younger, don't judge me). Apparently this guy's shop flooded and he managed to save the instruments that he was working on, but obviously the humidity got to the guitars anyway (this was like 10 years ago). The guitar finish also got 6 lines of vertical checking. Since then I keep it stored in its case and the separation has become way smaller.

[@jfoust7945]

Dude the guitar hero score counter during the freebird solo 😅😂😂😂😂 but cheers man you got some that soul when ya play! Love it!

[@rockinrob2004]

Honestly, if I didn't take it apart, like you did I would've thought it was Korina. Nice looking & sounding. Once again you found a great rare piece. Enjoy!

[@dilan489]

Been waiting for a quallity review of that guitar, love skynyrd

[@PeterMoore350]

Paused again at 4:12 I’d probably put this guitar wrt the “not stored very well “ into a gradual facility where they can introduce humidity gradually and eventually the guitar will accept and acclimate and hopefully go back to normal. I know those facilities exist for restoring very old and very valuable furniture and given the guitar is made of wood it should work on it too. Where to find such a facility? NFI but we have this thing called the internet these days which may help 😎

[@GlennSpitzer-mi4cl]

Allen Collins played a strat on Old gray whistle test between Ed King and Steve Gaines. He actually played like a fender guy.

[@DanBurt1968]

He played his Firebird on that show also. Didn't own the Explorer yet I believe.

[@jonathanhudak2059]

This would be a hard choice between an Explorer like this or a similarly spec'd Flying V (also in a natural finish like this Explorer)

[@ericbgordon1575]

I was more than satisfied with the ebony-finish Epiphone Explorer I purchased in Dec. 2008. I might not have let it go, only it was eventually "just taking up space".

[@AS__77]

There is currently an actual Allen Collins Custom Shop Explorer on Reverb for $52,000 😩😩😭😭😭😭😭

[@robertdavidtingstrom118]

Trogly. I saw KISS recently in California and Paul Stanley is still playing that Flying V you sold him! It was used quite a bit!

[@monstrok]

Amazing job with the restoration of the gold hardware! Brought this guitar back to life. Enjoyed this review!

[@YashVardhanTanwar]

Hey Austin. What did you use to clean the gold hardware? And in general, what do you use for general upkeep and maintenance of your guitars?

[@milsurpmagazine9515]

I have a pre-lawsuit Bradley, first guitar I ever bought, got it for $100 from my girl’s brother at the time. It looks just like that but it doesn’t have the gold hardware or the trem. I put a dimarzio super in the bridge and it is a screamer, still my favorite guitar to play, so smooth and the action is tight. Nice to know what the color is called now.

[@jonathanhudak2059]

Seeing this Explorer and hearing how great it sounds and looks! Makes me want one but I already have too many guitars and couldn't justify buying one. But if I did it would be in the natural finish like this one. Beautiful guitar and great job on Freebird Trogly especially for someone who hasn't played it a lot I thought you did a great job on it! Keep up the good work and I hope you keep this one!

[@michaelmoore7975]

I see where your problem is. You think you need justification before you buy a guitar. Well, get those silly notions out of your head and say to anyone who asks why you bought it, "I don't need to justify anything. I saw it. I wanted it. So I bought it. For no reasons, because even though I don't _need_ another guitar, but I _want_ one regardless, so I bought this. I couldn't live the rest of my life if I had let this one slip by. I'd be up all night thinking what if?" And if you're married, get it anyway without asking, justifying, or rationalizing: just get it. And take it home to show her.Because it's far easier to ask forgiveness than asking for permission.

[@jonathanhudak2059]

@michaelmoore7975 thank you! I've done that a few times, i.e. bought a new guitar because I wanted it. Whether it was a nice affordable Squier or a higher end Fender or Gibson or Gretsch. Not married but in a healthy loving relationship,( I'm a lucky guy, my GF is the best!) LOL on much easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to ask for permission! 😅

[@MDG509_]

That seems like a perfect way to maintain a healthy relationship built on trust! But it is a nice guitar though…

[@amalgam5107]

Hell yeah Skynyrd!!

[@thewarriorsoftheeastland8573]

TROGLY THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED RIGHT NOW I LOVE ALLEN COLLINS AND SKYNYRD, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU

[@robnamowicz8073]

With that vibrola, swing the arm toward the rear along the sight line of the knobs and tighten her down. That wang bar system is good for a little casual vibrato, not the swoops and dive of the more modern hardware. Used gently she will stay in tune pretty good. In my opinion the ebony board lends a lot of mass to the guitar, giving the strings more vibratory significance. I like this one, would want one too, Tman!

[@mikedesulis7704]

Did I miss something the serial number is 2007 but the pickups are dated 2008 does that make it a 2008 guitar or replaced pickups in a 2007. Looks and sounds good just wanting to learn.

[@rockinrob2004]

It may have been produced in late 07 & they sometimes have hardware early & later in the year. Just sayin, yet with it being a "guitar of the week" (43) not sure when it may have left the factory, as they may have been filling orders into 08

[@soldersucker1]

A couple years ago there was one of these traded in at the Canadian guitar centre (long and mcquade) The price was crazy low so I picked it up to flip It had the same issue with the fretboard shrinking It was a nice guitar and what I remember was it was so big if I walked around with it the body would always bang into something

[@RussBMCSGT]

I like the 57 Classics, they came stock in my 2017 SG &. I put them in a 2007 Custom Shop LP Custom I’d traded for & my 2008 LP Classic 1960 Gold top (it had 2 un-covered 500T’s in it) It’s interesting you did not mention the yellow grain filler clearly visible in the finish. I have a 2022 Explorer in Antique Natural & it does NOT have the yellow grain filler. It had originally came with BurstBucker Pros that IMHO sounded like dookie so I put 70’s Tribute pickups in it after falling in love w/them on my Gibson exclusive Olive Drab 70’s V.

[@TheJeffcurran]

I've had 3 GOTWs. Week 1, Week 18, and Week 21. Week 21 was the the SG3 that you showed in this video. The fretboard was really bad. Lots of fret sprout and cracked lacquer. I'm not surprised that this one has a similar problem. I disagree on your assumption about being near a salt water ocean. I live 4 miles from the ocean in southeast Florida. I have two dozen Gibsons. I have no problems with fretboard swelling. So park that concept. It's off base. It was a production problem that extended beyond this particular guitar. That's my daily dose of guitar information for you.

[@madcow5150]

😮

[@TheJeffcurran]

@@madcow5150 I guess I told him. LOFL.

[@madcow5150]

You sure did,

[@T.R.M]

Rickey Medlocke 😏🎸✊

[@vernonhoover1387]

Nice explorer 😅sweet ebony board

[@johndaugherty4127]

I have to say, your playing has improved markedly. Killer guitar.

[@MarkEdward-bl6cr]

Beautiful Explorer and a great episode tonight thanks Austin 👏👍🤘

[@paultrombetta]

Proper setup: ie........remove the bar.

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Fantastic guitar. Z is for late.

[@joermnyc]

Freebird! Pinging at the nut and bridge, get some Big Bends Nut Sauce and apply a little to everywhere the strings touch. Huge difference. I’d also say if you did want an Explorer with a tremolo/vibrato try the Ghosthourse.

[@ethanhitchcock5431]

Neato-cool-cool-wow !...I've never seent an Explorer with a trem like that , it'de be cool to see an Explorer with parallelogram inlays...Thankyee Trog !

[@nzo_6543]

When Randall Hall borrowed Allen's Explorer, He didn't like it because it was uncomfortable on the neck.

[@zMuddaFkka]

This AC Explorer is my dream guitar

[@zMuddaFkka]

When I buy this from Trogly I'm gunna let the gold get all hazy and dull again.😊

[@vdbdg]

So I’m the only one on KZbin that has made videos with an actual Allen Collins? I’m surprised even you don’t have one. I love LPs but the AC is in another league.

[@glaucosouza1971]

I must add an Explorer to my collection. Asap.

[@BrodyGrim]

MORE EXPLORER CONTENT PLEASE. Thank you for sharing this one!

[@jonasbarstad9263]

Hi Trogly, figured i'd hop in with my little, vintage vibrola knowledge. The vibrola on this guitar is considered the "short spring" short vibrola. The other one you compared in the video is the "long spring" short vibrola. I believe the later 60s models got the short spring short vibrolas, and earlier 60s guitars got the long spring? Crazyparts offers each style for sale, so you can reference each. I could be wrong, but my late 60s SG MM has the short spring short vibrola from the factory. Not being trying to be a keyboard warrior, just shedding some light. Love all you do. Thanks.

[@tonyogrinc6895]

What do you use to clean the gold hard ware

[@simonhaycockfulable]

there is an allen collins explorer on line now for sale 43k i have seen one for 60k and sold i have one here great guitars i also have the vibrola

[@PeterMoore350]

At least Gibson got the scratch plate/pickguard right on the Exploers back then unlike what I commented on with that Metallica flying V that was just released recently as that pick guard on that V triggers so much disdain for me. I mean seriously any with half a brain would know that that V’s pick guard didn’t follow or even come close to matching the V wrt aesthetics hehe. Anyway

[@frankwebster9110]

Great sound bridge 57 classic plus. Clean and dirty. Dirty rips!

[@barry3045]

Love when it’s an explorer

[@Targula]

Austin, do you have an X-Plorer New Century with the mirror pickguard?

[@somerandomdudelonelyAF]

Hey there

[@sgt.grinch3299]

🥇

[@jeffbarnard9246]

Yes he is quite the guitarist love his riffs when he is just jamming on some stuff that he would come up with would love to jam with him sometime.

[@stonebrakerstudio8238]

I don't think I've ever heard a Gibson Explorer sound bad

[@DannyPodesta]

Enjoyed the video. I would like to add a tremolo to my Explorer like Allens. Any recommendations?

[@larryburwell8550]

this is the explorer that id like to have, i dont like the light weight korina, i want the mahogany body, really i dont want the tail piece either but it looks nice. sounds great too even if i have to listen to you play it LOL. beautiful explorer!!

[@LolLol-is8de]

Go on 90's les paul classic PLEASE

[@clarkbabin9799]

Louisiana bald cypress is often finished similarly to the wood on this mahogany body giving it the same or a similar yellow hue. If i can get hold of some im going to build a guitar from it but im going to stain it instead of that yellow finish. I can remember back when i was still a teen and my oldest brother let me use his LTD Lawsuit era LP. Id plug into his Fender combo and try my best to perfect the lead to freebird. He woke from a nap since he worked overnight and asked me to turn it down because it sounded as if i was torturing a cat. But isnt that what a blistering lead is supposed to sound like I exclaimed. As far as gibsons go im more used to seeing that reveres Firebird with the non reverse headstock when it comes to Lynard Skynard.

[@davidmalone2580]

Love 💕 the channel my absolute go to guitar 🎸 reference,fun and learning

[@briannacery9939]

I love the color but would prefer non-tremolo tuneamatic bridge set up!

[@tobiascree6799]

Mathias Jabs

[@looking_33]

FREE BIRD !!!

[@rebelwithacause3574]

Allen Collins was the best RIP. Enjoyed the review.

[@Patriot1777]

Sire guitars surpass Gibson and way cheaper 😊

[@JeffPrince77]

yeah, Thunderhorse!!!

[@Peter-by3ox]

Beautiful guitar sounds awesome. That vibrola for me really spoils the look of the guitar. Not a fan of them at all on any Gibbo. Great playing man

[@ithemba]

intresting to hear Trogly talk about the shrunken fretboard being the result of inproper storage. My 2018 SG special with mini-humbuckers has the same issue. I bought it second hand but basically as close as new you can get on the used market, so I always just assumed it was fault of manifacturing.

[@bradc32]

did you fix it? shave it level?

[@charlesdigennaro4981]

Trog you did a great job on free bird! Your playing has gotten really good dude. Love your show and the knowledge you’ve given me. Keep it up!

[@PeterMoore350]

Agreed. I think I said something similar on yesterdays vid. His playing is pretty good these days hey !

[@rob3568]

I hear freebird I say hell yeah

[@Cyclops1973]

Bro I keep hearing Ernie from Sesame St fading in and out? Am I losing my mind?

[@jimmyjames2022]

Pretty Korin... err Mahogany GOTW 43 Explorer. Pickups sound great here with gain, rockin' that axe Trogly! That circle blemish looks suspiciously like a finger touched the wet clear coat, finish was too wet to leave a print but sticky enough to not flatten completely out.

[@DrKennyWang]

Anytime you can nab a Korina/blonde mahogany explorer you gotta jump on it

[@bretheweb]

Ugh. Love it but it NEEDS bound fretboard and traps, dammit! Maybe replace the term with a Bigsby.

[@tonygaruba424]

Great playing T

[@TerryLoyd-ht3lr]

Wow does that guitar sing when doing the Free Bird solo!

[@66falcon99]

Explorers are great guitars. So.. much... mahogany! They sound great, look great, and play great. Plus, you can lay your picking arm on the top back part of the guitar to rest comfortably between songs when needed!

[@jimwguitar3002]

Maybe they replaced the pick guard and knobs

[@bobbiholliday5961]

That was a fun guitar playthrough . Keep kicking but man!

[@PeterMoore350]

Mr T I’ve paused at0:39 to comment and you’re gonna probably go over this but is that Explorer the model that The Edge of U2 uses still to this day ? As usual cheers from NZ 😎🎸🤘

[@jubei7259]

Pretty sure The Edge plays a '76 Explorer. Apparently he collects them. Cheers from (not so) sunny Blighty.

[@PeterMoore350]

​@@jubei7259 thx mate. oh i forgot - there's an f'ing video about his setup from that channel that does that. I have it in my "watch later" list as i was a huge U2 fan from wayback and have a sh!t tonne of exremely rare U2 vinyl !! The U2 and BB King "love comes to town tour" was the best and BB King was exposed to so many new fans coz of that.

[@jubei7259]

@@PeterMoore350 I saw them on the War tour in Manchester & the Unforgettable Fire tour, over here at the Birmingham NEC back in the mid 80's. They were pretty good live.

[@Forest_Fifer]

Yes, more non-Les Paul content please.

[@tippytailmckitty2658]

Sounds good!

[@vernonhoover1387]

Nice explorer

[@sgt.grinch3299]

🥉

[@myoptik3x103]

Sounds as good as she looks! What a beauty!

[@jordanpratt3821]

Izzy stradlin played a 3 pu custom.

[@Mountainrock70]

Korina or mahogany. You’ll never hear a difference.

[@Trog]

but you'll feel the history!

[@jameshughes6049]

Howdy everyone!!

[@hippiebiker3399]

Big Skynrd fan.. now go find that Ricky Medlocke Explorer and demo it! He used the Ibanez “lawsuit” Explorer for awhile but plays the Gibson Explorer now and reverse Firebird.

[@PirateStyle2013]

Nice Axe!

[@mikecarbone828]

Salutations Austin! Really nice Explorer. It does look an awful lot like a Korina Explorer, which are also more expensive, but the ebony fretboard is definitely a desirable option. The 57’ Classic pickups sound fantastic. You seemed to be enjoying yourself while you played the instrument. Thank you for sharing this with us all and posting this video! Please have an excellent and awesome day! ☀️✨🎸

[@russellmorgan5611]

Ricky Medlock had an identical Explorer to Collins. Is there any connection ?

[@Pannemat]

Free Bird Tones ... ghe he.

[@lawrenceoliver9813]

Wait Trogly can play intersting shit I usually turn it off when he demos. That is what the right guitar can do!

[@hectormutton2542]

✌️

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Peace Peace Hector

[@JustGuitarThings]

‘Plorer

[@morganseabolt1950]

Supposedly Allen Collins bought his explorer off of Clapton

[@jonathanhudak2059]

I've heard that too

[@jubei7259]

Trust me dude, you're not the first guy to get their fingers tied up playing that riff & I'm sure you won't be the last lol. Good try though. I love this guitar!

[@kevinpratt7105]

I have one ☝️

[@andye3684]

👍

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Greetings Andy

[@andye3684]

@@sgt.grinch3299 G'day Sgt

[@PeterMoore350]

And Austin I’ve paused the video again to comment. That guitar is seriously seriously beautiful. It is mint. Do not sell it. Cheers

[@donaldcampbell9219]

Amalgamation

[@simonhaycockfulable]

i wish i lived nearer to you i would let you youtube it

[@eddiejr540]

Come on people…isn’t that the best version of freebird you ever heard 🤣 Trogly, I’m just messing with ya …none of us can play that darn solo!!!!

[@umidk4327]

😫

[@57classic]

FIRST!!!

[@57classic]

@@JustGuitarThings me

[@57classic]

@@marions.120 what happened

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Who keeps removing your award?

[@JustGuitarThings]

Nahhh bro changed his reply💀 It used to say “FIRST!!!”