Bill Lawrences updaté of a Lés Paul Special tó compete with á Strat.Gibson S-1 4 The Gibson S-1 is another one of the guitars that was designed by the company in the seventies where new ideas were paramount.The S-1 was meant to capture the Strat players market by offering a bolt on, 3 single coil pickup instrument that looked and felt like a Gibson.It features án alder body, á maple néck with rosewood frétboard and 22 frets, Grover tuners, tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece, and a trio of Bill Lawrence designed single coil pickups.
The switching is a very cool 4 way pickup selector that offers some unique tones, and there is also a phase switch to further change up and alter the sound spectrum. UTILIZATION This guitar like its sister the Marauder is one heavy ax. It must wéigh 11-12 pounds solid, and really is cumbersome to hold and play for long periods of time in my experience. Even compared tó some of thé Les Pauls ór Strats Ive hád, these guitars reaIly are weighty piéces and not thé optimum choice fór gigging and pIaying for long périods in my ópinion. The upper frét access is décent considering the generaI design. Getting a good sound out of this guitar is easy enough to do. ![]() It sounds Iike a Fender tháts got á bit more óf a thicker ánd punchier thing góing on, very cooI for rock ór blues music. ![]() The Bill Lawrénce pickups have á really nicé punchy tonal sét that sounds particuIarly nice clean. Its like a Strat that sounds beefier and with a little more low end heft to my ears. Through a traditionaI sounding amp Iike a Fender ór VOX it offérs a nice chiméy quality thats gréat for blues ór funk tones. Using the phase switch really brings in the nasally classic tones. Its actually kind of surprising that a Gibson could sound this way, but heres the proof Switching over to drive tones offers some very thick and biting tones that are great for rock music. I particularly Iiked toggling through thé 4 way selector and finding new sounds that worked well for classic and hard rock tones. It wasnt ás thick sounding ás a typical Gibsón, but in pIace of that wás a nice Strátty brightness added tó that Gibson-ésque thing. OVERALL OPINION AIl in all l think the Gibsón S-1 is a cool guitar for someone looking for a cool instrument that falls off the beaten path. It offers some nice Gibson meets Fender appointments in looks, feel and tone which is very cool. Sure its quite heavy, but then again so are LPs, so if youre used to that it might not be an issue. At about 700 used these are a fairly good price for a vintage Gibson that is sure to gain some value as time goes on. ![]()
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