This is a hybrid Marauder with Tele three-barrel bridge, pickups and wiring. I have routed the body except for drilling the connecting holes between the cavities. I've also cut the arm and belly contours. The bridge mounting holes also need to be done. Then, it's a matter of sanding in prep for a finish. This project will take some time as this needs to happen as time is available. It's also my first time building a body from the git-go so I'm thinking things over a lot before taking any steps forward. Well, that's not entirely true. I did build an electric mandolin many years ago when I was young but I only had crude hand tools, no router or anything. This is my first shot at doing one properly.
I also had to build a router table and get a decent 2 hp router for the job. That means I will have to build more guitars to get proper use out of them.
The wood is two piece in fairly lightweight swamp ash. At this time, the body weighs 3 lbs 12 oz. Unless I get a wild hair, it'll be blond or thereabouts.
At first I was only going to route it for two pickups. After the pickup routes were done I decided that someday I might want a middle pickup so I lengthened the neck pickup route to include room for another pickup. It's kind of like a swimming pool route but only for two pickups so I guess it's only a hot tub route.
The bridge will have a slightly over-wound Tele pickup and the neck a Humbucker sized P-90, both by Wiggins Brand in ebonized oak. Thanks to Kevin at Faction Guitars for the Marauder pattern set. He also set it up for the Tele bridge and standard pickups.I repost the concept photo:
As it is right now:
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