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Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2020 4:26 pm
by HNB
I have a Marauder II body coming in that I am going to work on. (Jazzy style tremolo.) I will be ordering Faction plates with the slider switches vs rockers since those are easier to find and I want them in red anyways. I am going to use Lace pickups or mini humbuckers and don't really care for out of phase options so I came up with this idea of using a Jaguar bass cut and a series switch for middle and bridge. (If I go with Lace to make a bridge humbucker.) Did I wire it right? (I know the switch isn't physically where it would go. I just visually plopped it where it fit in the image.) The rhythm circuit is unchanged and the kill switch by the jack is also unchanged. I basically only changed the two switches by the three on switches from phase reversals. If I do go with mini humbuckers, I will keep one phase switch for the middle pickup and the bass cut switch. Let me know if my wiring checks out like I think it does.
Marauder-II by
Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Re: Marauder II Project Wiring Double Check
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 8:52 pm
by Shadoweclipse13
It looks right to me, but you will have a dead spot: if you have the bridge and middle in series, the middle pickup switch is on and bridge pickup switch is off, you won't get any sound. That said, with sliders, I imagine that to be less of an issue than with blade switches...
Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:30 am
by HNB
Here is the decal and neck plate design again.
Blood-Moon by
Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Neck-Plate1 by
Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Special Lace Gold pickups for it.
IMG_20201016_151148 by
Christopher Louck, on Flickr
IMG_20201016_151154__01 by
Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:32 am
by HNB
Aaannnnd the alder body came today.
Made by Texas Toast if I am correct.
Here it is.
IMG_20201021_120947 by
Christopher Louck, on Flickr
IMG_20201021_121008 by
Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Already got to spraying some white on. I will sand it lightly a bit later before I do more coats.
IMG_20201021_122125 by
Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 12:41 pm
by Embenny
Glad it arrived safely!
It was made by forumite Sonichris who works for Texas Toast but I'm not sure if this counts as TT-branded. I'm glad to see it being used - I bought it planning to build a dark green Marauder, and then a few weeks later Sonichris listed his fully finished dark green Marauder on the board and I pounced on it.
I can't wait to see it with all the red pickups and switches!
What are you doing for the rollers? Is there a way to get those in red as well, or are you going with black or white?
Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:57 pm
by Veitchy
You may have answered this in a previous build thread, so apologies for any double-up, but where do you get your neck plates done?
Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 2:23 pm
by HNB
mbene085 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 12:41 pm
What are you doing for the rollers? Is there a way to get those in red as well, or are you going with black or white?
I might paint them red. The paint would likely wear off but honestly I never have used the roller wheels. I tend to keep that full up so it might be ok.
Sonicchris is making me a white pickguard for this.
Veitchy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:57 pm
You may have answered this in a previous build thread, so apologies for any double-up, but where do you get your neck plates done?
I get them on ebay from this seller. Always have done a great job for me.
(No affiliation.)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Engrave ... 2749.l2649
Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 10:24 am
by HNB
I finished the white and started spraying the matte clear over it.
I don't think I will do a ton of clear. It isn't like I will be wetsanding it or anything. Maybe four or five coats.
IMG_20201027_111826 by
Christopher Louck, on Flickr
IMG_20201027_111834 by
Christopher Louck, on Flickr
IMG_20201027_111900 by
Christopher Louck, on Flickr
IMG_20201027_111904 by
Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 10:41 am
by HNB
Ordered distressed plates from Faction just now.
This should look killer!!
Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:36 am
by HNB
Other parts are on the way.
Got a "mooncaster" neck from Warmoth. Not the same, but I am not really going for 100% authentic anyways.
Close enough for me. I plan on painting the "swoosh" part red.
Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:39 am
by HNB
Should I use normal string trees or put in one of those bar type ones Marauders had?
Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:11 am
by Embenny
HNB wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:36 am
Other parts are on the way.
Got a "mooncaster" neck from Warmoth. Not the same, but I am not really going for 100% authentic anyways.
Close enough for me. I plan on painting the "swoosh" part red.
That's going to be just...awesome.
HNB wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:39 am
Should I use normal string trees or put in one of those bar type ones Marauders had?
I'd go with normal ones, it's a smaller detail than the vibrato type and pickups so there's no need to aim for vintage accuracy IMO.
Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:34 am
by HNB
That is what I was thinking.
Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:34 am
by HNB
Strap buttons and shielding paint are going on.
I kinda don't need it with Lace pickups since they are noiseless, but I figure whatever. LOL
2020-10-30_11-45-04 by
Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 1:09 pm
by HNB
Shielding is done and I installed the bridge cups and thimbles for my Mustang bridge.
IMG_20201031_140413 by
Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
IMG_20201031_140432 by
Hentai No Baka, on Flickr