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i was just listening to a shit ton of superchunk and now i'm thinking i might need a marauder. i know precisely jack shit about them except for the they look goofy as hell, and i want one. anyone have any experience with these weirdos?

I currently play a '84 Sonex Deluxe. They are what replaced the Marauder's. Same bodies essentially. Be prepared to wear a back brace while you play. They are heaver than the average les pauls. It's essentially solid ply wood with a laminate like coating over it. Just typing this out I can literally feel a pain in my back.

However, there are positives! First off it's a goofy Gibson and I love odd Gibsons. Secondly I love how it plays. Again I'm going off of the the Sonex but I would say they are pretty damn close. They action is great, the tone rivals my Les Paul. The most important thing is price. I picked my Sonex up for $300 from a local shop I frequent. Knowing I love backseat Gibsons, I was the first guy he showed when he got it and I picked it up right then after playing it.

In all honesty these guitars are worth about half of what they normally go for and if you can away with a price like I did I would definitely say go for it.

Marauders are actual wood, unlike the sonex. And you need one.

the Marauder, S1, and L6S. the unloved step children of gibson's lost era.
marauder and S1 had bolt on necks, the L6s had set neck and 24 frets.
of coarse i love these things. ....

marauder and S1 were stepping into fender tone territory and the L6S was like a hot rod les paul with modern upgrades. all had pickups and electronics designed by bill lawerence (sp?). iirc, the marauder had a blend pot instead of a traditional toggle....and all went through various switching types through their production years. the pickups all stayed the same...just the manner switching changed. ithink they all had maple bodies.

i have owned a L6S but never a S1 or Marauder...i was just starting out when i had the L6S but i remember it being a fine guitar. very 70's gibson.
i've been watching out for a good deal on either the marauder or S1 for a couple years now. good deal to me being around 500....i've yet to find it. have been considering just buying both sets of pickups and doing my own lately.

anyway......i dig them from afar.... but i have a feeling i wouldn't really like the neck profile

check this....it looks to have a changed neck pickup....not a big deal and easy to get a proper replacement if needed.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1980-Gibson-Maraude ... 500wt_1089

and this one had been listed for a while....it's too expensive but i'm thinking you could get it for cheaper if ya tried. i've thought about it.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/Gibson-Marauder-Mod ... _500wt_856

DAMN IT GUYS, now I want one.

Would.

I've been wanting one for a while. Maybe it'll be my next guitar purchase. I am looking for a humbuckered gibby.

adrianlee wrote: I am looking for a humbuckered gibby.

isn't that roughly all of them

bob the r0bot wrote:

adrianlee wrote: I am looking for a humbuckered gibby.

isn't that roughly all of them

haha, i meant i'm looking for a humbuckered guitar and I'd prefer to get a gibson.

maz91379 wrote:How similar does it sound to a tele custom as the pickups look similar.

i wouldn't know for sure as i've never compared but it does have all the ingredients of being "tele-istic". add to that the fact that bill lawerence (his pickups) wants to make everything sound like a tele.

i think they are still gibson scale.....dunno for sure..

On my want list too. All the weirdo 70's Gibbers.

The marauder is the baby brother of the Grabber in my mind.

that is soo goofy looking, im surprised I don't have one already...

The Marauder Custom is the shit. and i want one.

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