7 lbs. 9 oz.
Really amazing guitar.
Here is what we have here;
Correct tarback pickups Pat. # 2,737,842
Pots; Tone pickup has readable pot date of 16th week of 1976
Original case.
Guitar in overall VG condition with some buckle/player wear evident.
Great player and rings bright acoustically like a good vintage guitar should!
 
Here's what has been repaired/ and or replaced;
-Professionally repaired headstock
-extra hole between volume knobs where previous mini toggle was
-new bridge
-evidence of non original solder on volume pots
-broken neck pickup plastic surround
-bridge pickup cover replaced
-Schaller tuners (replaced)
-strap buttons (originals come in case.
*note- pickups are out of phase, but this was common to come from the factory like this.
 
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Some specs;
The 1976 Gibson Explorer LE (Limited Edition) is one of the most collectible post-1950s Gibson solid-body guitars. It marked the return of the Explorer after the original 1958–1959 Korina run and is considered the first modern reissue.
Key specifications
Production year: 1976 (first year of the reissue)
Body: Mahogany
Neck: One-piece mahogany set neck
Fingerboard: Rosewood with dot inlays
Scale length: 24.75"
Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-o-matic with stop tailpiece
Hardware: Gold-plated
Pickups: Original Gibson humbuckers "Tarback" pickups)
Neck profile: Gibson Med C
"LE" (Limited Edition)
The "LE" designation appears on many of the earliest 1976 Explorers, usually on a decal on the back of the headstock. While Gibson shipped approximately 1,835 Explorers in 1976, the exact number that carried the Limited Edition designation isn't documented by Gibson.