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Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 10:09 am
by Doog
Yeah, I'm not sure it's even worth the £300 opening bid, to be honest.
I guess I gotta find a real one in London to see how it compares to my old copy; if they were indeed made in the factory, I maaaaaaaaaaay stop lusting for one. I think I'll have a bash at making a body first, if just for shits 'n gigglez.
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:41 pm
by ploppy
I had a marauder about 12 years back - saw it in my local music shop, and it was 275 quid, looked like the body of a les paul and the neck off a Vee, it had been well played and had loads of fretboard wear - i thought it looked well cool!
Was nothing special though and i flogged it shortly after.
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:18 pm
by Mages
well, the gibson's were made at the gibson plant in kalamazoo, mi. the parts may have been MIJ or something but I'm pretty sure they were assembled in kalamazoo. A lot of those MIJ copies from that period were amazingly close though, so it could just be that too.
also, these pickups look vaguely similar to the fender lead humbucker :
I wonder who was ripping off who there.
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 3:14 am
by moore65
stewart wrote:The gretsch or a marauder? Marauders were late 70s.
Ok maybe it was the Melodymaker or something. I just remember Gibson M-something. Or maybe the dude lied to me.
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:29 pm
by Mages
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:30 pm
by benecol
Ooh - one of those rare guitars that actually looks better in sunburst. Quite like that.
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:42 pm
by Doog
I DO dig that in 'burst, and I'm not generally a fan of such things. Blocked-n-bound never hurts, though.
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:59 pm
by Bacchus
benecol wrote:Ooh - one of those rare guitars that actually looks better in sunburst. Quite like that.
It's weird that, I generally don't like sunburst, but there definitely are some guitars that suit it so much better than a blank colour.
