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 Lake Placid Blue 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 0241400502