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Fender Modern Player Marauder (Black)

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Solidbody Electric Guitar with Koto Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, One Single-coil, and One Humbucking Pickup - Black

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Fender Modern Player Marauder (Black)

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Distinctive and Dangerous

The FENDER® Modern Player Marauder heralds the encore of a near-mythical guitar of the '60s. If you're looking for a distinctive FENDER®, the Marauder is it. You get a comfortable offset-waist body, a fast C-shaped neck capped with a 9.5"-radius rosewood 'board and jumbo frets, and a vintage-style trem. The electronics are the kicker: a Jazzmaster™ pickup in the neck position serves up sweet single-coil chime, while a Fender Triplebucker at the bridge (yes, it's got three coils) spews out a pyroclastic surge of white-hot molten tone. Sweetwater has your weapon: the Fender Modern Player Marauder.

Fender Modern Player Marauder at a Glance:
  • Unique body
  • Unique electronics
  • Unique value

Unique body
The Modern Player Marauder has an offset-waist contoured body. There's something incredibly playable about Fender's offset-waist instruments (Jaguar, Jazzmaster™, and of course, the Jazz Bass). First of all, when seated with the guitar on your right thigh (if you're a righty), the design shifts the business end of the axe over to the left, so you're addressing the instrument pretty much straight-on. And playing in a standing position, you get the same comfortable playability. Our spines are forever indebted to Leo Fender for this slick innovation.

Unique electronics
The Fender Modern Player Marauder has to have the most unusual electronics we've seen in a long while. For rhythm work, nothing beats a single-coil in the neck position. In the Marauder, a Jazzmaster pickup handles these duties flawlessly, giving you chimey spank and sparkle that's warmer than a Strat®, but without any loss of clarity. For take-no-prisoners lead tone, Fender's stationed a rare beast at the bridge. The Fender Triplebucker is a pit bull of a pickup. With three coils, you get thick, snarling output that's probably illegal in several states. A 5-way blade situated in the lower bout serves up the expected pickup combinations (including a drop-dead gorgeous 50/50 blend), plus a couple of very tasty coil-splits. Fender's Modern Player Marauder is a serious tone machine. And so affordable!

Unique value
It's hard to think of the Fender Modern Player Marauder as an "entry-level" instrument. Throughout its history, Fender has always made a point of welcoming new players to the fold by offering high-quality, affordable entry-level instruments such as the Duo-Sonic, Mustang® and Musicmaster™ - all with beaucoup style, great tone, and awesome playability. The Modern Player series continues this great tradition, giving you modern features and fresh, unconventional takes on selected classic Fender instruments.

Fender Modern Player Marauder Features:
  • A truly distinctive, great-sounding Fender
  • Body Material: Koto
  • C-shape maple neck, gloss polyester finish
  • Rosewood fingerboard with 9.5" radius and 22 jumbo frets
  • Bridge Pickup: Fender Triplebucker humbucker
  • Neck Pickup: Modern Player Jazzmaster single-coil
  • Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
  • Control Knobs: Jazz Bass® Knobs

Fender's Modern Player Marauder: distinctive looks and great sound!
Specification Detail
Body Type Pawnshop
Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
Body Material Koto
Top Material Not Applicable
Body Finish Gloss polyester
Color Black
Neck Material Maple, bolt-on
Neck Shape C
Scale Length 25.5"
Fingerboard Material Rosewood, 9.5" Radius
Fingerboard Inlay White Dots
Number of Frets 22, jumbo
Nut Width 1.650" (synthetic bone)
Bridge/Tailpiece Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
Tuners Nickel/chrome
Number of Pickups 2
Neck Pickup Modern Player Jazzmaster sngle-coil
Middle Pickup No Middle Pickup
Bridge Pickup Fender Triplebucker humbucking
Controls 1 x volume, 1x tone, 5-way switch
Case Included No case included
Manufacturer Part Number 0241400506

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Reviews

based on 3 reviews

fender marauder

by Jim Robinson from Bedford ,Indiana usa
February 1, 2013
Music Background: Guitar, praise band at church
I received my order 2 days after I ordered it everyone at sweetwater are really nice and informative the guitars setup was spot on I had to do very little adjustment. The guitar sounds awesome lots of... read more [+] sustain. With the pickup switching I can get about any sound I want from single coil to humbucker. This was my first purchase from sweetwater and it wont be my last THANK YOU SO MUCH close [-]

Modern Marauder

by Jimi Flemng from OKC, OK
August 24, 2012
Music Background: Pro Musician
My expectations were not extremely high because of the low price but I was hopeful when I ordered my new Marauder. I was pleasantly surprised, so much so I gigged it the very next weekend and ended u... read more [+]p playing it the entire night (MBoogie head and EV 12L cab)! The variety of tones made it unnecessary for me to change to one of the other guitars on stage (Les Paul, Thinline Tele, Strat). The true test was when our other guitarist was just as blown away with it through his rig (DR Z). At least 5 musicians in the crowd enquired about my new addition and have probably ordered their own by now. Worth twice the price, but don't tell Fender, I want another one while they're cheap! close [-]

Fender Marauder

by Bill Graening from WI
May 15, 2012
Music Background: amateur player, part time teacher
Looks good but the sound is a little different than most Fender guitars. It is quite trebly even with the bass turned all the way up on the amp. If you don't need a lot of low end, this is what you ne... read more [+]ed. close [-]

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