NGD: '70's style Marauder build

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NGD: '70's style Marauder build

Post by smjenkins » Sat Dec 03, 2022 10:33 pm

Finally got this thing assembled. The long pole was the pickups which Jaime from The Creamery made to look as much like the blue Marauder Type II prototype as he could. They actually got to Seattle and then were sent back to the UK by USPS for some reason.

In any case, I can't get over how cool this thing turned out. The concept is what a Marauder would look like if it got ordered in the early '70's in a natural finish with a black B+B neck. Dan from Guitar Form made the body, pg and plates. The neck is from the recent Musikraft group buy that forum members did. I was planning to use the Coronado style tuners like the prototype, but they didn't fit in the hole spacing that Musikraft drilled. I ended up using staggered, Kluson-style Gotoh tuners instead. The finish was done by my friend Tonar from the Unofficial Warmoth forum.

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Re: NGD: '70's style Marauder build

Post by windmill » Sat Dec 03, 2022 11:38 pm

Yeah, that is cool !
Excellent work, well done.

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Re: NGD: '70's style Marauder build

Post by javier-san » Sun Dec 04, 2022 12:39 am

Wow. LOVE IT
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Re: NGD: '70's style Marauder build

Post by Britfingersisback » Sun Dec 04, 2022 1:05 am

Looks fantastic. Pity about the tuners but great job.
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Re: NGD: '70's style Marauder build

Post by Fiddy » Sun Dec 04, 2022 1:44 am

Pics from the back? Looks great. Good job.
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Re: NGD: '70's style Marauder build

Post by Nevets » Sun Dec 04, 2022 3:38 am

That is just too cool.
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Re: NGD: '70's style Marauder build

Post by Ceylon » Sun Dec 04, 2022 4:05 am

The word "sharp" specifically refers to this guitar. Really, really nice work!
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Re: NGD: '70's style Marauder build

Post by raphaël » Sun Dec 04, 2022 4:24 am

This is pretty perfect :-*
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Re: NGD: '70's style Marauder build

Post by CorporateDisguise » Sun Dec 04, 2022 5:07 am

Dayum! Black blocks and binding always gets me going!
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Re: NGD: '70's style Marauder build

Post by BoringPostcards » Sun Dec 04, 2022 6:32 am

Looks awesome!!
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Re: NGD: '70's style Marauder build

Post by RIORIO » Sun Dec 04, 2022 7:14 am

This is AMAZING
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Re: NGD: '70's style Marauder build

Post by Embenny » Sun Dec 04, 2022 8:53 am

Incredible. Looks so much like a project of mine that I've been dragging my heels on for like...two years.
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Re: NGD: '70's style Marauder build

Post by copacetic » Sun Dec 04, 2022 11:13 am

WOW, now that is gorgeous. Bravo!
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Re: NGD: '70's style Marauder build

Post by smjenkins » Sun Dec 04, 2022 4:03 pm

Thanks for all the kind words. I'm glad others think this is a cool idea for an imaginary version of a guitar that never existed. :)
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 Pics from the back? Looks great. Good job.
Here's a shot of the back. Dan (DeedPoll) did an awesome job finding a piece of ash that looks good with a transparent finish.
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And here's another shot of the pickups
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Re: NGD: '70's style Marauder build

Post by marginwalker » Sun Dec 04, 2022 4:54 pm

Incredible job!! That ash looks great. As someone who works for the post office I apologize that the pickups got sent back and forth lol
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