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| jacobass Greece JC |
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 Contributing Member ** Only a REAL MAN.... ...can play a Guitar made by a GIRL. |
If I can ever get onto my PC (AGHHH!!) I'll put up a link of a Jaguar with Marauder guts. |
| Peegoo Contributing Member ** Trust your gut... even if it's a beer gut. |
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 JC |
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 Contributing Member Rock of Gibraltar '78 Music Master en route.... |
here go you Iplay loud ... |
| crispy goodness Contributing Member * United States Anybody there? I've got money... |
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 Rogntudju |
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, |
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, |
And here's the description from the same catalog. Eyre |
| IPLAYLOUD Contributing Member ** All I want for XMas ...is Chicken Soup. |
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 Club |
Can anyone read the patent numbers off of the description from the previous post? Or a better scan? |
| mjet260 Contributing Member * Czech Republic ... some of us are looking to the stars. |
I read the numbers as: 25,726 2,960,900 2,714,348 3,143,028 |
| mjet260 Contributing Member * Czech Republic ... some of us are looking to the stars. |
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 Club |
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 Club |
I thought the toaster was a nice touch, btw. |
| emckenrick Contributing Member Annapolis, MD USA Mary Ann or Ginger, Mary Ann or Ginger, |
Here's a close up of the patent #'s Eyre |
| DarrelT Mandeville, LA The George Jetson Lawn Dart Club |
2,714,348 - Automatic Toaster should have been Patent 2,741,146 Tremola Device for Stringed Instruments |
| mjet260 Contributing Member * Czech Republic ... some of us are looking to the stars. |
Too bad there isn't a tremolo device that can make toast. ;-) |
| mjet260 Contributing Member * Czech Republic ... some of us are looking to the stars. |
So it's just the standard Strat trem. Not many mysteries revealed! |
| mjet260 Contributing Member * Czech Republic ... some of us are looking to the stars. |
Happy 2006, Marauder fans! |
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