The Marauder Project: Part 2-The Plan
Incase you missed it – part 1 My original plan for refinishing the Marauder was to bring it back to something similar to it’s original color – A deep wine colored stain. But as I looked over images of Marauders with different finishes, most of them being stained rather then painted, something just didn’t seem […]
Handmade Metal Pickguards
One thing I have always wondered about guitars is, why are the pickguards plastic? You’ve got all kinds of exotic woods, precision craftsmanship, topped off with a cheap piece of plastic. Not to say they always look bad, just that a lot of times they could look so much better. The Japanese guitars of the […]
The Marauder Project: Part 1
The Gibson Marauder was sold from 1975-80. It was the “Norlin era”, considered by many to be a low point in the companies history. About 7,ooo were sold thanks in part, to the low price tag. Designed as an entry level guitar, it had a lot of Fender-type elements such as a bolt on neck […]
Addicted to computers? Obsessed with guitars?
Orange amplifiers may have your perfect piece of gear. Its called the “OPC” and its a PC with a built in amplifier. Still in development for possible release in a few months, the amp-PC sports a 8″ JBL speaker, 1/4 input jack, output jack for external cab hookup and stereo output. It also comes with […]
Nick Page Guitars
Just got a tip on a cool custom luthier in Berlin, Germany – Nick Page. He does the usual Teles, Strats, paisley finishes… but the real show stopper is his own custom design – The Baron. And check the funky cases he sells to go with them. He also sells vintage gear and parts.