“Draws on everything we’ve learned”: Gibson (sort of) revives the cult Marauder model beloved by Adam Jones and Paul Stanley – by combining it with an even more obscure build

Gibson Les Paul Music City Special.

Gibson has stealth-revived its cult Marauder electric guitar with the launch of the Les Paul Music City Special – which also pays tribute to another unsung build from the firm’s history books.

A special-edition release that celebrates Gibson’s 50th year of handcrafting guitars in Nashville, Tennessee (otherwise known as Music City), the six-string is a Marauder reboot in all but name, pairing a contoured single-cut body with the Flying V-style headstock that made the original so distinguishable.