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A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, S-1
A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, S-1
A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, S-1
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A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, S-1

GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, 1976

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A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, S-1
GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, 1976
The logo Gibson applied at the headstock, engraved S-1 on the truss rod cover, stamped S-1 / MADE IN U.S.A / 00177533 on the reverse, the three-piece body of ash, the two-piece lap-jointed neck of maple with East Indian rosewood fingerboard and pearl dot inlay, of Tobacco Sunburst finish, together with a Gator hardshell case
Length of body: 17 ¼ in. (43.8 cm.)
Literature
J. Marr, Marr’s Guitars, Thames & Hudson, London, 2023, p. 153.

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Johnny Marr acquired this Gibson S-1 in the late 2000s and first used it to record parts for the songs ‘Sun & Moon’ and ‘The Crack Up’ on his debut solo studio album The Messenger, released in February 2013. Marr returned to the S-1 when recording his 2014 studio album Playland, employing the guitar on the songs ‘Boys Get Straight’, ‘Speak Out Reach Out’, and ‘Dynamo’, the latter of which was released as a 7” single. Designed by Bill Lawrence, the S-1’s three single-coil pickups were controlled with a four-position pickup/phase selector switch plus a bypass switch that shut off everything but the lead pickup, allowing for a wide range of distinctive tones.

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