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Marauder II Project Blood Moon Finished Page 3.
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
Marauder-II by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Re: Marauder II Project Wiring Double Check
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...
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Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
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
Blood-Moon by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Neck-Plate1 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Special Lace Gold pickups for it.
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IMG_20201016_151154__01 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
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
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
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Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
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?
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?
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Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
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?
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Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
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.
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
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Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
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.
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IMG_20201027_111834 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
Ordered distressed plates from Faction just now. This should look killer!!
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Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
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.
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Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
Should I use normal string trees or put in one of those bar type ones Marauders had?
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Re: Marauder II Project Blood Moon
That's going to be just...awesome.
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.
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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
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Shielding is done and I installed the bridge cups and thimbles for my Mustang bridge.
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