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| Gibson S-1 | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Gibson |
| Period | 1974–1980 |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid body |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on neck |
| Scale | 24.75 in (629 mm) |
| Woods | |
| Body | Maple, Mahogany, or Alder |
| Neck | Maple |
| Fretboard | Maple or Rosewood |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Tune-O-Matic with stopbar |
| Pickup(s) | 3 Bill Lawrence single coils |
| Colors available | |
| Natural, Ebony, Tobacco, Sunburst, Wine Red, Walnut |
The Gibson S-1 is a solid bodied electric guitar, made by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. Notable players include Carlos Santana, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards, and Angel Olsen. Only 3,089 of them were sold before the model was discontinued in 1980.
History[edit]
The S-1 was introduced as part of Gibson's attempt to break into the single-coilbolt-on neck guitar market, which was then dominated by Fender. It began production in mid-1974, and debuted in 1975 with endorsements from Carlos Santana as well as Rolling Stones guitarists Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards. However, the nontraditional construction and Fender-like characteristics led to disappointing sales, as they previously had with the similar Gibson Marauder. As a result, both the Marauder and the S-1 were discontinued in early 1980.[1]
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The S-1 enjoys an afterlife as a vintage guitar. Its main exponent as of 2020 is Angel Olsen, who gravitated towards the instrument for its geminiical tonal profile.[2]
Description[edit]
The body of the S-1 was broadly similar to the Marauder. It was made of a solid Les Paul Jr-like body with a maple Flying V neck bolted on. It was adorned with Schaller made 'Harmonica' ('tune-o-matic' style) bridges and the standard Gibson stopbar tailpiece.
However, the S-1 was unique in its elaborate electronics and wiring. Free crash bandicoot 1 2 3 for pc. It featured three 'see-thru' single-coil pickups designed by Bill Lawrence, which could be used together to generate humbucking sounds. The pickups were controlled by a combination of a toggle switch and a 'chicken head' rotary switch. The rotary switch had four positions which allowed different selections of pickup combinations: 1) neck + middle, 2), middle + bridge 3) all three together, and 4) neck and bridge out of phase. The toggle switch bypassed the entire 4 position rotary switch circuit and made one straight connection to the bridge pick-up.
Because of its unusual pickups and unique wiring scheme, the instrument was capable of a wide range of distinctive sounds. When interviewed about her 1979 S-1 with Ebony finish, Angel Olsen commented that 'it has all these tones to it. If I wanted to make it super bright, I could do that for certain songs… I just love my guitar'[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'The Gibson S1'. Vintage Guitar and Bass. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^Taylor, Luke (2017-05-07). 'The Current's Guitar Collection: Angel Olsen, 1979 Gibson S-1'. The Current. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^Taylor, Luke (2017-05-07). 'The Current's Guitar Collection: Angel Olsen, 1979 Gibson S-1'. The Current. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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Gibson Serial Numbers
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Y= last digit of the year (2=1952, 3=1953, 4=1954, 5=1955, 6=1956, 7=1957, 8=1958, 9=1959, 0=1960)
NNN(N)= production numbers in a consecutive order
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699, the batch number moves on to 1, and the last three digits are reset to 500.
