What? ANOTHER Marseer from RIM?

[ShergoldSnickers]

Well I've bitten the bank manager and asked Robbie to caress the following into life:

34" fretless 5, Marseer design with the cut-out recess for the bridge tailpiece rather than the fishtail.
ETS bridge and tailpiece
Ash body with satin poly finish
Finger ramp between the pickups
Nice thin fast bolt-on neck with ebony fingerboard
Embedded luminous side position markers - not LEDs
3 band active Glockenklang eq
Two Christoph Dolf Dual Coil pickups

All hardware to be black against a light coloured finish, and very minimalist in looks.

Here's a sketch of the body as supplied by Robbie - with a six string bridge which I've only just noticed . (Edit for observancy)

Edited November 17, 2010 by ShergoldSnickers

[EdwardHimself]

Not that we're complaining or anything! Can't wait to see how this one turns out.

[pantherairsoft]

Fantastic!

Looking forward to seeing this evolve!

[eude]

Nice one dude!
Love the spec and love reading these build diaries, it's no substitute for a build of your own, but it helps...

Eude

[ShergoldSnickers]

Cheers, guys - thanks for the comments.

Slight update - brought the neck pickup in towards the bridge a tad - it will be rare that I ever use the neck pickup on it's own, and they should blend a tad better for my tastes when both are working together now. Robbie has sketched the neck out as well. How are you finding your magnificent beast Shep?

[xilddx]

Fantastic Ian! I think this is well deserved. Like the understated spec, and I think it's going to look fab.

Why don't you have it finished in Olympic White with black hardware

[ShergoldSnickers]

Due to the temporary locking of the Affiliates Market,, I'll post the photos Robbie would have put up on that forum.

The controls layout on the body front. Really like the string anchor section cuts and routing.



The preamp bay blanking plate in place



The Glockenklang preamp revealed