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The headstock of the Explorer Vampire Blood Moon is equipped with black chrome Mini-Grover™ tuners with an efficient 14:1 turn ratio.
Trussrod Cover
The truss rod cover on the Explorer Vampire Blood Moon is made from black plastic and shaped like an antique bell.
Strap Buttons
The Explorer Vampire Blood Moon's aluminum strap buttons are the same style and design that Gibson has used since the early 1950s, though plated in black.
Bridge
A Schaller™ vibrato unit made in the style of the high-performance "double-locking" systems popular with metal, shred and thrash players carries fine-tuners to perfect your pitch once the nut is locked in, and excels at everything from hypnotic wobbles to deep divebombs.
Control Knobs
The control knobs on the Explorer Vampire Blood Moon are Gibson's black top-hat knobs, with red numbers.
Strings
The Explorer Vampire Blood Moon is fitted with genuine Gibson strings, sizes .010 - .046.