Gibson Explorer — 2019 Modern 1958 Reissue (used)

Stated year 2019 Gibson Explorer Modern 1958 Reissue, asking £1,930.70 — the iconic large, angular Explorer shape with strong rock and metal associations.

Why we selected it today

Selected for the Explorer reissue silhouette and because our pricing signals mark it as Good Value. The listing states 2019; the detected identity is Gibson Explorer · Historic / Reissue. Our featured benchmark is a historical like-for-like asking-price benchmark (£2,075.17) — for this daily feature the benchmark uses historical metric days because today's live like-for-like pool is thinner than usual. The asking price (£1,930.70) sits below that historical like-for-like benchmark (about £144 lower, or c.7% under the benchmark) while being above the longer-term historical median (£1,386.79). These are observed asking prices, not confirmed sale prices. The pricing evidence helped too: AG currently rates the asking price as Good Value against its like-for-like comparison set.

The model’s pedigree

The Gibson Explorer is a large, angular solid-body with a long production history and strong rock and metal associations. Reissues, artist versions and USA production years occupy different value bands.

How we matched this guitar

Detected identity: "Gibson Explorer · Historic / Reissue" (detected). The listing also states the year 2019 — described here as stated rather than independently verified. Series/tier detected as Historic / Reissue.

Key features

Electric solid-body Explorer shape; detected series/tier: Historic / Reissue; stated year: 2019. Model context: long production history and strong rock/metal associations.

How the asking price compares

At £1,930.70, this sits against a current median asking price of £0 across 1 other closely matched listing. Allowing for the like-for-like asking-price history we have collected, the AG benchmark is £2,075.17. The featured guitar is about 7% below that level. That earns AG’s Good Value rating: it looks attractively positioned without relying on an unrealistic outlier price. These are observed eBay asking prices, not confirmed sold prices.

What a buyer should check

Check the neck and headstock, body points, strap-button areas and electronics. Confirm the exact model and year before comparing a standard USA Explorer with limited or signature versions.