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FDP Forum / All Other Fender Guitars and Instruments / Fender Marauder
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FDP Forum / All Other Fender Guitars and Instruments / Fender Marauder
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jacobass
Greece
JCAug 27th, 2005 04:51 AM Edit Profile
The Fender Marauder guitar went into the electric guitar scene in the mid-'60s. This instrument was an unsuccesful attempt to make an electric solid body guitar with the pickups discreetly hidden underneath the pickguard. A certain Quilla H. Freeman had this idea to put four Jazzmaster (or Jaguar) pickups into a discreet place under the pickguard's surface. Bad luck! Few months later, there were lots of weak signals and buzzes from the pickups and this led to a dispute between Freeman and CBS about this ubiquitous patent, according to Forrest White, then electric guitar and amp production manager at CBS-owned Fender during that period. Only 8 Marauders were produced, with 4 of these instruments featuring slanted frets. A second prototype, this time with three visible Jaguar pickups, was made in 1966. The Marauder project sank soon afterwards, as none of these guitars actually went into general production.
IPLAYLOUD
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Only a REAL MAN....
...can play a Guitar made by a GIRL.Aug 27th, 2005 08:32 AM Edit Profile
If I can ever get onto my PC (AGHHH!!) I'll put up a link of a Jaguar with Marauder guts.
Peegoo
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Trust your gut...
even if it's a beer gut.Aug 28th, 2005 11:58 AM Edit Profile
Another cool thing about the Marauder was it actually appeared in that year's catalog...that's how confident Fender was that the Marauder would be a popular instrument.
BZZZT!
jacobass
Greece
JCAug 29th, 2005 12:06 AM Edit Profile
Re-issuing the Marauder is a nice thing. Note that this guitar would be just fun to be a cheap Japanese Squier version than a pricey USA-made Custom Shop model. Otherwise, a Custom Shop Marauder could be more attractive as a double-neck guitar, with a double Jaguar/Bass VI body, three Jaguar pickups on the guitar side and two Jazzmaster pickups on the baritone side, as well as a Jaguar/Jazzmaster guitar neck on the treble side and a Bass VI baritone neck on the bottom. Plus a guitar selector switch like the Doublecaster as a bonus! I suppose that Art Esparza (who had built the Doublecaster guitar) will be very proud to make a double-neck Marauder with white neck binding, pearloid block inlays and slanted frets as an one-off request....
69tele
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Rock of Gibraltar
'78 Music Master en route....Aug 29th, 2005 02:32 PM Edit Profile
here go you Iplay loud ...
crispy goodness
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Anybody there? I've got money...Aug 31st, 2005 11:39 AM Edit Profile
Quilla Freeman (or "Porky", as he was also known), also helped come up with the pickups in the Mustang and Duo-Sonic II range. He later tried selling the hidden pickup idea to Rickenbacker, but it didn't work there, either.
JAGNUT
France
RogntudjuSep 1st, 2005 01:38 AM Edit Profile
Hi guys,
If you want to see a nice Marauder example, enjoy :
http://www.apinkdream.org/viewtopic.php?t=4591
This guitar was sold by Virtual Vintage Guitar(s ?) in 2003 or 2005. This is always nice to see these "beast" and that some people haven't forgotten it !
By the way, I'll also send this link to the "Jazzmaster / Jaguar / Bass VI" section because after all, this is an offset guitar...
PS : I'm not the pround owner...
-Jagnut
emckenrick
Contributing Member
Annapolis, MD USA
Mary Ann or Ginger, Mary Ann or Ginger,Dec 29th, 2005 06:45 AM Edit Profile
Here's the pic from the Fender '65 full color catalog.
Enjoy
Eyre
emckenrick
Contributing Member
Annapolis, MD USA
Mary Ann or Ginger, Mary Ann or Ginger,Dec 29th, 2005 07:00 AM Edit Profile
And here's the description from the same catalog.
Eyre
IPLAYLOUD
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All I want for XMas
...is Chicken Soup.Dec 29th, 2005 09:50 AM Edit Profile
Marauder with a Trem...imagine how thin the wood would have been between the pickups and trem cavity!
This is Marauder #1, which looked as if they were ready to sell.
#2 was a wacky animal, some prototypes having slanted frets and a Starcaster headstock.
There were protos with 4 pickups in a Strat body, and hidden pickups in a Jaguar with a hidden tremolo in the body...it had a button to push on the pickguard to lower the bridge.
Just a few of the off-beat things they made. Leo made a Mustang-based electric BANJO for Eddie Peabody!
DarrelT
Mandeville, LA
The George Jetson Lawn Dart ClubDec 29th, 2005 10:16 AM Edit Profile
Can anyone read the patent numbers off of the description from the previous post? Or a better scan?
mjet260
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Czech Republic
... some of us are looking to the stars.Dec 29th, 2005 10:48 AM Edit Profile
I read the numbers as:
25,726
2,960,900
2,714,348
3,143,028
mjet260
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Czech Republic
... some of us are looking to the stars.Dec 29th, 2005 10:57 AM Edit Profile
I'm batting .500 so far with my guesses:
25,726 - Window Blinds
2,960,900 - Fender Guitar (ding ding ding!)
2,714,348 - Toaster
3,143,028 - Truss Rod/Neck Design (ding ding ding!)
DarrelT
Mandeville, LA
The George Jetson Lawn Dart ClubDec 29th, 2005 11:07 AM Edit Profile
25,728 - Stringed Musical Instrument
(I haven't seen this one before.)
2,960,900 - Guitar
2,714,348 - Automatic Toaster
3,143,028 - Adjustable Neck Construction
Click on the "Images" button at the top of the page in the link. You'll need a *.tif file viewer for your browser.
DarrelT
Mandeville, LA
The George Jetson Lawn Dart ClubDec 29th, 2005 11:12 AM Edit Profile
I thought the toaster was a nice touch, btw.
emckenrick
Contributing Member
Annapolis, MD USA
Mary Ann or Ginger, Mary Ann or Ginger,Dec 29th, 2005 12:22 PM Edit Profile
Here's a close up of the patent #'s
Eyre
DarrelT
Mandeville, LA
The George Jetson Lawn Dart ClubDec 29th, 2005 12:41 PM Edit Profile
2,714,348 - Automatic Toaster
should have been
Patent 2,741,146 Tremola Device for Stringed Instruments
mjet260
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Czech Republic
... some of us are looking to the stars.Dec 29th, 2005 12:43 PM Edit Profile
Too bad there isn't a tremolo device that can make toast. ;-)
mjet260
Contributing Member
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Czech Republic
... some of us are looking to the stars.Dec 29th, 2005 12:45 PM Edit Profile
So it's just the standard Strat trem. Not many mysteries revealed!
mjet260
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Czech Republic
... some of us are looking to the stars.Jan 1st, 2006 06:09 AM Edit Profile
Happy 2006, Marauder fans!
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