Ramme Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Hi all I´ve got an old Gibson Marauder (Blonde I think it´s called) and I tried to find out what year it was made but it just does´nt seem to add up =/ When I entered the serial number (926806) stamped on the back of the head on this site http://www.guitardaterproject.org/gibson.aspx I got no results. Then I entered the serial number plus checking boxes under Vintage Panel saying " Impressed into back of headstock " and MADE IN USA' stamped on headstock i got this result : Your guitar was made at the Kalamazoo or Nashville Plant , USA approximately in: 1970, 1971 or 1972 However I believe the Marauder was first made in 1975. I´m sad to say yhat I don´t know any of the history of the guitar other than I bougth it in the late -80´s in Sweden. Anyone out there who can help me to identify my guitar or direct me to a site where I can get the correct info ?? Thanks Raymond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 The first Marauder was indeed shipped in early 1975, though the model was introduced in 1974. It was a difficult time for sales at Gibson, believe it or not. There's a very good chance that your neck was originally produced in 1972, (ostensibly destined to be mounted on a Flying V), but sales were down, so the neck may have sat in bench stock for a couple of years. I love the Marauder, personally. I remember that KISS endorsed them, and I was a big KISS fan in those days. During the Destroyer tour (1976 or so) Paul Stanley used to play a black Marauder on one particular song, and then would destroy it on stage, a la Pete Townsend. Gibson shipped dozens of Marauders to KISS, for just that purpose. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Oh yeah, your finish was called 'Natural Satin' back then. I'm sure it's aged nicely. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramme Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 Thanks for that info :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBarn Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 I have a Marauder I purchased in 1974 serial number 403118 any info on that neck ?. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Reekie Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Hi I have a Gibson Marauder stamped 560371 Made in the USA. If Marauders were first produced in 1975 (?) then what does that serial number mean? Thanks Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grog Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 If it is stamped, it could be a 1974. Gibson went to an oval decal in 1975 that lasted until they changed to a stamped 8 digit number in 1977. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluman Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 I have a Gibson Marauder with a 7 digit serial number, 2779647. Does anyone know when and where this was made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Look closer. I bet there’s a ‘7’ at the beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluman Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Just thinking, the serial number has 7 digits (I ONLY find 6 digits used for Marauders) . And this serial number begins with a 2 (both of these two facts make NO sense to me) If I ignored this 2, and used the 1-5 digit rule, this guitar would be a 1974, and that sounds about right. Could the first digit 2, have been added by mistake? Any thoughts? Also I read the Marauders were made in Kalamazoo, AND in Nashville. So could one of them, used a different numbering system? Here is a photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluman Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 ksdaddy, ---An observation, If you look close at the 7 digit number in the above photo, you'll see the "2" looks thinner, as if, it was added afterward by a different stamp. How would you account for this? Once you see this photo, lets please DELETE it. I want to protect Gibson serial numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluman Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 On 5/18/2021 at 2:16 AM, Simon Reekie said: Hi I have a Gibson Marauder stamped 560371 Made in the USA. If Marauders were first produced in 1975 (?) then what does that serial number mean? Thanks Simon I have the same problem, a serial number that makes no sense to me, including that mine is 7 digits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluman Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 I have the same problem, a serial number that makes no sense to me, beginning with a "2", including that mine is 7 digits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaDeL Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Add me to the list of confused Marauder owners. Mine is stamped 967843 Made In USA . the only thing that makes any sense to me, in the searches that I have done, is that number being related to a flying V ( as someone mentioned above) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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