NGD Marauder

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NGD Marauder

Post by joe.staffs » Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:23 am

Spontaneous purchase!
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I haven't plugged it in yet, both pickups have slipped into the cavities so they may have been messed around with.
The pickup selector switch is really bent and there is quite a bad ding on one side of the body.
Nevertheless, a real bargain for a Fender. My brother has a LPB version which is a stand up guitar.

So much potential too, I'd like to make a pickguard, pop on white pickup covers, change the bridge and trem block for a MIM one.
Maybe even switch out the hardware for gold if I can figure out a way to convert the control plate. I may add comp stripe decals too!
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Re: NGD Marauder

Post by DaveC » Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:31 am

Nice, glad to see someone giving these a go. I got to hold one briefly and I noticed the neck felt like a nice profile, quite a chunky C, what do you think of the necks on these?
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Re: NGD Marauder

Post by five » Fri Feb 21, 2014 9:09 am

I think these are sweet! Would like to pick one up to mess around with, and do a DIY paint job. Cool guitar!

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Re: NGD Marauder

Post by joe.staffs » Fri Feb 21, 2014 10:36 am

The neck is probably the best thing, my brothers' Marauder has beautiful birdseye. The neck feels less chunky than my HW1 Strat.
I was looking at making a pickguard out of scrap copper but think it will be too shiny. The other option was to make a tort pickguard from material available to buy online but it looks too cheap. After seeing a black on black picture of a Marauder, I might opt for that, however I might just buy some self adhesive black vinyl and cover the existing pearloid pickguard with it. Either that or use black spray paint.
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Re: NGD Marauder

Post by funsize » Fri Feb 21, 2014 10:51 am

the neck on the only Marauder I've played was really nice. I liked the sound of the neck pickup a lot too. The rest wasn't really for me. I just kept wishing it was a Jazzmaster.

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Re: NGD Marauder

Post by phutyle » Fri Feb 21, 2014 10:57 am

Happy NGD!

I love mine. The neck feels really great, and the Jazzmaster pickup sounds cool. I have no problems with the triblebucker, but it's an easy swap for a regular humbucker if you so desire.

You mentioned white pickup covers. Here's what I did to mine:

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The Jazzmaster pup is obviously no problem, but for the triplebucker, I got one of these white no-hole covers from Allparts, and cut slits myself. The rout is pretty tight, so I had to sand and file the edges a bit to make the cover fit down over the pickup, but it worked out well. I'll probably swap the trem out for a MIM one too.

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Re: NGD Marauder

Post by JBhome » Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:12 am

I keep seeing these for cheap and every time I do I have a Sophie's choice moment between getting one or a squier jaguar. Gotta say, after seeing the one with white covers, jury is really out.

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Re: NGD Marauder

Post by millarman9111993 » Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:40 am

You got a steal :?

Spend 50 quid or so sorting out those few problems out and you're sorted.
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Re: NGD Marauder

Post by Dok » Fri Feb 21, 2014 1:47 pm

phutyle wrote:Here's what I did to mine:

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Good god, that neck. Are those stickers or did you really put blocks in it?
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Re: NGD Marauder

Post by phutyle » Fri Feb 21, 2014 2:24 pm

Dokterrock wrote:Good god, that neck. Are those stickers or did you really put blocks in it?
I wish I could say I had the time and skills to put real blocks in it!

Jokomo Aged White Pearl stickers. Easy to put on, don't get in the way, and very cheap. I had been considering putting a new neck with blocks on it, but when I found out about these, I thought is try them first. I like the feel of the current neck, so now I don't feel the need for a new one at all. Even if the the stickers only last a year and need to be replaced (and reports I've read say they last longer), they're so cheap it's worth it.

Yeah, I know it's cheating. :whistle:

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Re: NGD Marauder

Post by Rox » Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:19 pm

I like these. Hate the triplebuckers. I thought they played kinda meh but using the neck pickup they're a dream. :?

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Re: NGD Marauder

Post by meltedbuzzbox » Sat Feb 22, 2014 10:10 am

DaveC wrote:Nice, glad to see someone giving these a go. I got to hold one briefly and I noticed the neck felt like a nice profile, quite a chunky C, what do you think of the necks on these?
Mine has a real thin neck. It feels like it should be on an ibanez.

I love my lpb one. Like yourself I want to get white pickup covers. I am dropping a new trem unit into mine and is
I am going to a 3 way switch, mojo pickup in the neck (the stock pup is good though) and some sort of white bucker at the back. I think I have an air Norton some where.
Oh and a new guard, I don't like the reliced pearloid

For the money they are great, I bought mine new and I still don't mind that I dropped over 300 quid on it.

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Re: NGD Marauder

Post by Poseidon's Bop » Sat Feb 22, 2014 4:12 pm

Nice haul! I almost bought one of these a couple of months ago. Have you played it yet?

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Re: NGD Marauder

Post by phutyle » Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:24 am

meltedbuzzbox wrote:
DaveC wrote:Nice, glad to see someone giving these a go. I got to hold one briefly and I noticed the neck felt like a nice profile, quite a chunky C, what do you think of the necks on these?
Mine has a real thin neck. It feels like it should be on an ibanez.
Mine has a really thin neck too. I have to say, I've never heard a Marauder neck described as "chunky" before.

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Re: NGD Marauder

Post by DaveC » Sun Feb 23, 2014 10:05 am

Interesting, maybe it just felt chunky because of the angle I was holding it at.
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