The Marauder is Munson’s offset-inspired custom guitar platform: distinctive, balanced and built to be shaped around the way you play.
Start with the Marauder body shape, then choose the neck, woods, pickups, hardware, finish and details that make it yours. Every Marauder is made to order in our Great Yarmouth workshop as a one-off instrument.
The Marauder takes inspiration from the classic offset guitar, but is built with the feel, balance and specification of a made-to-order Munson.
Its shape gives it a strong visual identity, while the custom build options let you decide how refined, raw, vintage or modern it becomes. Choose from single-coil, P90, humbucker or mixed pickup layouts, then shape the rest of the guitar around your sound, playing style and finish preferences.
Like every Munson, the Marauder is not a fixed specification. It is a platform for a one-off guitar built around you.
What makes the Marauder special?
Offset character, built the Munson way
The Marauder starts with the attitude and balance of an offset guitar, then refines it into a made-to-order Munson. It has a strong identity, but the final feel, weight, finish and response are shaped around you.
Shape the sound around your playing
From single coils and P90s to humbuckers or mixed layouts, the Marauder works with a wide range of pickup options. We will help you choose the combination, wiring and hardware around the sound you want.
Designed to feel like yours
Every Marauder can be shaped around the details that matter in your hands: neck profile, fretboard radius, fret size, hardware choice and setup. The aim is a guitar that feels natural every time you pick it up.
A one-off finish and identity
The Marauder gives plenty of room for colour, grain, contrast and detail. Choose a clean solid finish, natural wood, a bold custom colour or something more understated — each one is built as an individual instrument.
The name behind the model
The Marauder takes its name from the Martin B-26 Marauder, a fast, distinctive aircraft used during the Second World War.
Like the rest of the Munson range, the name is part of a wider connection to aircraft history and British engineering culture. It gives the model its character without turning the guitar into a replica or themed instrument.
The result is a guitar with its own identity: offset-inspired, purposeful, and built as a one-off around the player.
British Custom Guitars
Every Marauder is built to order in our Great Yarmouth workshop. Where possible, we use British-sourced materials and components, combining traditional guitar-making with a practical, player-led design process.
The result is a custom guitar with a clear sense of place: designed, shaped and finished in Britain, around the player it is being built for.
Previous Marauder Builds
Explore the Marauder builder
Previous Marauder builds show how much the platform can change from one player to the next. Pickup layout, woods, colour, hardware and details can all be chosen around how you want the guitar to look, feel and sound.
Explore possible directions in the builder, or book a consultation if you already have a specific idea in mind.
Use the guitar builder to experiment with woods, pickups, finishes and hardware before starting your commission.
Marauder starting specification
Every Marauder is made to order, but the model starts from a proven core specification.
- Body: Solid
- Scale: 25.5” (648mm)
- Frets: 22
- Fretboard radius: 9.5” (241.3mm)
- Headstock: 6 inline
- Bolt-on neck: 4 x stainless steel machine bolts
- Truss rod: Dual Action, adjustable
- Thickness: 0.73” (18.58mm) at 1st Fret; 0.87” (22.21mm) at 12th Fret
- Inlays: 6mm round paua shell inlays
- Nut: GraphTech Black TUSQ XL
Now shape the rest around you
From here, the Marauder becomes your guitar. Choose the pickup layout, neck feel, fretboard, hardware, finish and details that suit the way you play.
The result is a one-off Marauder, built around your choices from the start.
Not sure where to start?
You do not need to know every specification before getting in touch. If you like the Marauder shape but want help choosing pickups, woods, neck feel or finish, book a free consultation and we can talk through the options with you.
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