The biggest departure for these Gibson guitars was that they had bolt-on necks rather than employing Gibson's traditional set-neck construction.

These guitars were popular back in the day with punk bands. I seem to remember The Buzzcocks playing them.
G L Wilson | Homepage | 13.11.09 - 2:34 pm | #

it's bizarre that they didn't have the same come-back the Fender Jaguar had in the early 90s with the grunge wave...
bertram | Homepage | 13.11.09 - 5:26 pm | #

Wow, my dad had one of those back in the 70s, but he sold it to buy a ticket to New York
Isaac | 13.11.09 - 8:01 pm | #

I have worked on several of these over the years and thought they were cool. One in particular had a natural finish. It was a little on the heavy side but sounded good, had a unique character. Didn't Ron & Keith play these for a minute or two in the 70s?
Billy Penn | Homepage | 14.11.09 - 2:37 am | #

I had always heard that the Marauder was an underrated guitar that in fact was quite good. But then again Paul Stanley of KISS used to destroy one onstage at the end of every show in the late '70s. So I guess it depends on who you ask.
Buck D | 14.11.09 - 2:50 pm | #

The pickups and the headstock remind me of the G-3 bass. The pickup switching is very different, though -- on a G-3, the middle pickup is always on and the toggle switch chooses combinations from the other two pickups. Apparently S-1 has a much more complex scheme, according to this page: http:// www.vintageguitars.org.uk...s1specsheet.php

I would definitely buy an S-1 if I came across one.
Jay | 14.11.09 - 4:51 pm | #