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May 28, 2002 at 6:27 pm #19995AnonymousGuest
ive recently bought a marlin guitar and dnt knw any thing bout them, help?!plz
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December 13, 2020 at 10:39 am #79246AnonymousGuest
I have a Marlin KM 6000 acustic my dad bought new in 1974 in a little music shop in Centre,Al. he paid $999.00 US dollars for it which was a lot of money in the day. I still play it on a regular basis and love it, not to mention the sentimental value because it was my dad’s, it’s priceless as far as I’m concerned. Plays better,sounds better, stays in tune better than any Martin I have ever seen. It also has the 3 piece Rosewood back and solid spruce top. I have never seen another one like in person anyway but I would love to get my hands on other Marlin guitars.
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November 2, 2018 at 8:11 am #127691AnonymousGuest
I inherited a Marlin 12 string, i don’t know much about it except it sounds nice and not bad shape. Its a M430 with two pick guards, L-R i guess. Does anybody have any info on it?
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May 25, 2018 at 6:27 am #77564AnonymousGuest
Can any one identify a marlin guitar made in Korea and it looks like the model number may M585, We pretty designs on the upper and lower pick guards that look like roses, also speak to it’s quality. sorry I can’t get a phototo to attach to this question
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April 2, 2017 at 7:31 am #76239AnonymousGuest
CAN ANY ONE SHED SOME LIGHT ON THIS GUITAR IT WAS MY FATHERS AND WOULD BE 1945 OR BEFORE
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February 13, 2017 at 3:04 am #127608AnonymousGuest
Ive heard that Marlin guitars are/were made by Guild and are/were the equivilant to say Gibsons Epiphone. Not 100% sure on this though.
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March 29, 2019 at 4:03 am #127707AnonymousGuest
marlin guitars were made by hohner in east germany,in the 80.s then moved to korea , the early ones were the better ones , made of solid wood , not sure what sort of wood , the korean ones were then made of plywood , and sounded tinny , this is what i have read . i have just bought a marlin slammer made in east germany, not tried it yet ..
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December 23, 2016 at 1:54 am #75865AnonymousGuest
I have recently been given a marlin loner guitar, I was wondering if anyone had any information about the guitar, or if anyone has has one? I personaly think its a decent guitar. What do you guys think?
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August 8, 2016 at 6:48 pm #79889AnonymousGuest
Does anyone on here have any idea how much a marlin glambass is worth? Cannot find it anywhere. I managed to find an identical one on amazon but there is no price listed
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June 21, 2016 at 5:44 am #79904AnonymousGuest
Hi folks,
Is there someone who can tel me more about the model i put in the subject?
It is for a friend of my who’s get this gitar as a payment for a job he did.It is a nice acoustic gitar with nylon strings An it has a active pickup witch you can not see.
Sorry for my (maby) bat English but I am from Holland. 😉Thank you for reading.
Ger.
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March 1, 2016 at 1:55 am #57021AnonymousGuest
My cousin gave me an electric blue Marlin Loner just before he died. It has the Marlin logo on the 12th fret in red. I raised the action and use it for slide playing. It sounds really good and is quite chunky and hefty. I keep it set for a slightly thinner tone as the slide sounds better than with a Gibson-type sound. Nice axe, nice to play and, I was quite surprised to find they were made in my homeland of Wales. Tidy like, as we say here.
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November 9, 2015 at 5:31 pm #56950AnonymousGuest
I found my Marlin MF-2 in a junk shop in Lewes for £13! It is a great acoustic guitar, in black and red. If night-rider were a guitar, that would be it!
I found on the bottom of the neck the year 1985 is etched in, so assuming that was when it was made. Did a little research and found it was made in East Asia somewhere, Japan or Taiwan I think!
I like mine, it is a little beat up, but it has got a lot of ‘character’ I suppose you could say!
I did put a transducer in it to give it some amplification and it sounds real nice, great fun!
Please let me know if anyone has any info about this guitar (and make in general) – it seems like it could be a rare one really! Googling only brought up about 3 images of the darn thing!
Kieran
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February 17, 2015 at 2:11 am #54952AnonymousGuest
wondering if anyone has ever heard of my marlin. friends of mine gave it to me it seems pretty old. it is a Marlin model no. 16/1. nothing comes up on the interweb when i search it
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January 27, 2015 at 9:19 pm #54937AnonymousGuest
I was recently given a Marlin MF/CAE Electro Acoustic. Has a very nice action but its an old guitar and the bridge is also missing, does anyone know where i could pick up a bridge, i know they dont make marlins anymore so any help would be appreciated.
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January 13, 2015 at 4:35 am #54929AnonymousGuest
I live in Cymru (Wales), I bought my blackbodied with white pickup guard strat lookalike , ‘Marlin slammer’ from a second hand shop. I know nothing about the origins and history of this guitar, It has the Marlin logo on the 12th fret, and the only other markings on this guitar other than the logo, is what I think is a serial number, which is : 832222. Looks a little battered, but still sounds good & plays well. It could probably do with a refurb, has anybody refurbed or rebuilt one of these?
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November 1, 2014 at 3:58 pm #54868AnonymousGuest
I just got marlin electric acoustic given but wires are all snapped. Anyone got a wiring diagramme? It says modle number MFCA-E made in korea.
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August 29, 2014 at 9:06 am #54813AnonymousGuest
Hi all I have owned a Marlin model 442 for over 35 years and it is a great guitar my first one and I wouldn’t part with it still plays great.
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May 3, 2014 at 9:02 pm #54754AnonymousGuest
I’ve had this guitar for about 30 years now. It’s got wooden beading and wooden inlays on the neck ( small triangles )
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March 10, 2014 at 1:12 am #54707AnonymousGuest
I have a Marlin guitar shaped like a telecaster with two humbuckers and it also has built in effects with 6 buttons phase normal effects delay vibrato wah chorus and distortion has any one else seen or had a guitar like this and what sort of value would it be its condition is a bit road worn but it must be a rare guitar its sound is not fantastic but it depends in which mode it is played can any one advise me on it
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September 5, 2014 at 7:32 pm #101215AnonymousGuest
Hi Tony,
I had one of these but it got stolen. Mine was black with red edging.
Do you know anything more or have you got a pic?
Tom
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January 25, 2014 at 8:10 pm #54677AnonymousGuest
Bought mine for £69.
Nice well looked after 1988 model in Candy Red.Plays quite well.
This is what it sounds like when I play it.
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January 26, 2014 at 6:42 am #101021AnonymousGuest
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November 14, 2013 at 9:28 am #54615AnonymousGuest
I bought my Sidewinder Bass from a charity shop in Scotland for £40.00. in 2001 and I had never heard of this brand before. Obviously I had a good look at it in the shop, before deciding to buy it, even though I couldn’t try it out. Happily there were no major problems, and the action, intonation and sound are incredible. One of the tuners rattled and I noted insulation tape had been used to stifle the problem, and I needed to replace the pick up selector switch as it was broken off, but all in all its fine, I should mention the colour, which is a metallic silver/grey, and is in good order for a guitar built in the 70s, I doubt that the guitar was ever gigged, because the frets and other wear areas are OK.
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October 27, 2013 at 3:52 pm #54607AnonymousGuest
I bought my sidewinder for 99 pounds in cardiff in 1985.Still got the receite! Plays great,is in top condition and my kids now learn guitar on it.
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October 20, 2013 at 5:43 pm #54600AnonymousGuest
I have a Hohner marlin in metallic red which has the fish inlaid in the 12th fret with black nuts model MF2-1 assembled in Korea I find the neck narrow and the sound is quite mellow compared to my Fender probably due to the thickness of the wood used I paid £65 for it in a second hand shop in Southampton around 1990 so I suppose it was made mid 80’s
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April 15, 2013 at 11:58 pm #54469AnonymousGuest
Got my charcoal sidewinder brand new in 1988 in York. I had been speaking to a guy at work who had been playing his Strat since the mid-sixties. I told him that I was going to get a Squier Strat, and he offered to come and help me choose. He tried a few different guitars, including a US Strat. His advice was that, unless I was seriously gonna shell out a lot of dosh for a US Strat just for the prestige, I should choose tha Marlin (with twin blade humbucker) instead of the Squier. This I duly did, handed over £150 and I’m still playing the guitar today. Have kept it in original nick apart from a new pickup selector switch last year due to crackle. I’ve just read that it was the UK’s best selling Strat copy for 2 years in the mid-eighties. I’m not sure what the more recent Marlins are like, but I’m looking at building up a collection of 80’s Marlins.
http://planetbotch.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/marlin-sidewinder-forgotten-legend.html
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April 14, 2016 at 1:43 am #101579AnonymousGuest
I was stationed at york in the 80s bought a marlin loner .£189…thought it was fab but really played awfull snapped top e strings constantly. However today saw a marlin sidewider ….had to have it : / new heads new bridge and dressed frets amazing piece of kit pickups are packed wax so no feed back from them when crqked up .also heavy duty switch. Its dark blue like the loner I had all those years ago.
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April 14, 2016 at 1:36 am #101560AnonymousGuest
I was stationed at york in the 80s bought a marlin loner …thkught it was fab but really played awfull snaooed top e strings constantly. However today saw a marlin sidewider ….had to have it : / new heads new bridge and dressed frets amazing piece of kit
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June 30, 2012 at 8:41 pm #54252AnonymousGuest
Hi guys, I bought a marlin slammer ( strat copy) in the mid 80’s. it cost £99 from a mail order cat. I also got a marlin bass guitar and amp same price.
I still have some of the paperwork that came with the gear. Marlin offered a range of cheap amps i.e. O.K. for practice. these were made in Korea. The guitars came with instructions which are Headed MUSIMA. this is an eastern european manufacturer supplying east europe and russia. these were cosidered top end in these coutries. I still enjoy playing my marlin slammer which I have upgraded with Good pickups and a Squier neck. I own fender strats but prefer the marlins sound. It may seem rediculous but it has a good strat sound and the action is spot on. Hope this helps in your worthwhile quest in trying to find out more about these excellent budget guitars. -
February 8, 2012 at 4:17 am #54113AnonymousGuest
Hi i’m 16 so I have no past beyond ’96 but i bought a second-hand, acoustic 12 string Marlin of ebay for £45 a couple of years ago, and was very pleased with the sound i got and have grown very fond of it , now the action is soso that sadly it is unplayable. I cannot for the life in me find anything about them but all I know is that there is 1 other selling on ebay that looks so alike but is only a 6 string, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250986391035?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649
With mine there is a model number, MF2-4-12 and underneath says, ‘assembled in korea’. and of course the Swordfish logo on the head and on the 12th fret. Can ANYONE lend a hand into what time-period/quality/quantity/ anything really that these things were churned out as? Many thanks Davie -
February 2, 2012 at 4:37 am #54099AnonymousGuest
I have just purchased a Marlin electric guitar that looks like a 70’s Gibson ES 335 and wanted to know if anyone has seen one like that and maybe could give me some information or point me in the right direction. I am restoring it and would like information. Thanks for your help
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December 19, 2011 at 9:11 pm #54062AnonymousGuest
I bought my Marlin acoustic new in
Dublin circa 1975/6. It cost £180 Irish Pounds
which was a lot of money back then. It was the
most expensive guitar in the McCullough Piggotts shop.
Martin, Gibson, Guild etc. could not be found in Dublin at the time
so this was the nearest I could find to repalce the lumps of
firewood I was trying to learn on.
The Marlin is an exact copy of the Martin D42 model.
It has all the same neck inlays and bindings. It has a nice
three piece back. Looks like a couple of pieces of Brazilain
Rosewood with a slice of Indian Rosewood in the middle.
Nothing looks laminated from what I can tell.
The inner label says ‘Made in Japan’.
After 40/42 years of playing the guitar still sounds, plays, feels
and looks good. Of course the frets and the fingerboard
have had some normal repair work, but it’s still a nice guitar to have around the house.-
June 7, 2012 at 7:35 am #100381AnonymousGuest
How cool to hear someone else besides me owns one. I think I have the exact model you have from what you describe. Bought mine back in 77 at a pawn shop located outside of the navy base in Chicago as I was stationed there for a short while. Mine has a bit of sentimental history in that I took it everywhere and it’s been to every continent/ocean that we ported and that was a lot of places! It’s still with me and still plays great despite a few imperfections as the top has a slight bow in it raising the action slightly and a few small dings from age. I certainly didn’t baby it and can attest to it’s hardiness. Mine says model number KM 6000 and the serial is 70367. Looks awesome when polished as it has that old patina! If you find out anymore info on where or who made these, please let me know. It can only add to the “sentiment”……thanks and enjoy your guitar!
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August 29, 2014 at 9:22 am #101208AnonymousGuest
I have a Marlin model 422 I bought it back in the 60’s second hand for $75. a really good guitar my first one would never part with it.
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January 4, 2005 at 5:53 pm #96848AnonymousGuest
I’ve got two. A second hand red Marlin Hohner SL500G which i bought for £80 but that had a dodgey switch n nut. And i the other week bought a black Marlin Explorer for £150. They sound nice, but the older one doesnt pick up too well on heavier strings.
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November 10, 2004 at 12:26 am #111582AnonymousGuest
: ive recently bought a marlin guitar and dnt knw any thing bout them, help?!plz its red it has a cross strat and telecaster shaped body and an ibanez shaped neck.
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September 5, 2004 at 12:50 am #81209AnonymousGuest
i bought a marlin guitar too and wud like someone to email some details of them please thanks Cat
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August 26, 2004 at 8:37 pm #80856AnonymousGuest
marlin are british made somewhere in cardif there are said to be very good quality for the money they are so cheap because they are made from plywood not solid wood like the more expensive guitars
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August 2, 2004 at 11:10 pm #110021AnonymousGuest
I’ve got a Slammer and that’s lovely. That was made a while ago, when they still had the marlin on the 12th fret. Since then, Hohner have bought them out and done away with the marlin. They are still marked with the marlin brand however, Some says Marlin by Hohner, still with the fish on the head, but others, more recent ones, just say Marlin in a different font than beore. I have never played one marked with Hohner but I know my Slammer rules and that as well as buying electrics, they make classicals.
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May 25, 2004 at 12:55 am #97443AnonymousGuest
marlins are a great guitar and have great sound to follow i have an explorer and the sound rules i reckomend u play it with marshall amps
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May 24, 2004 at 6:30 am #97320AnonymousGuest
Hi i have a marlin i got it from my dad it use to be his and its just like angus youngs.
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May 19, 2004 at 4:10 pm #96984AnonymousGuest
I also bought a marlin guitar it is a sidewinder my dad had it for twenty years and it was a white one and it standed in the sun so now it is a little bit yellow. I also dont know nothing about them. my friend says it is a mark of fender but i think not. email me!
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May 4, 2004 at 5:48 am #95816AnonymousGuest
I also have a marlin it’s an electric black with red edgeing it has two humbuckers a locking nut and micro tuners on the tremolo it has red fretboard dots with a shark inlay on the twelth fret i brought this guitar second hand for £60. about 10 years ago and would be interested to find out more about it no one i speak to has heard of them. my guitar does not have great action but has a lovely tone like a gibson and i can honestly say i would not swap my guitar for any other
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March 17, 2015 at 2:52 pm #101318AnonymousGuest
Hi,
I bought a Marlin guitar the other day and your description is the closest to sounding like mine that I have found. It is basically the same as yours but white with red edging.
Did you ever find out what model it is?
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May 20, 2015 at 10:34 pm #113547AnonymousGuest
Hey up! That guitar sounds like a Marlin Loaner – I have just bought a left handed version in!!
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May 31, 2015 at 2:58 am #126034AnonymousGuest
I just bought a Marlin off eBay. It’s listed as “Marlin Rock-Metal 24 fret Guitar”. I’ve searched and the only other guitars made by Marlin that look the same are listed as the same. It’s a mockingbird shape with a bridge pickup that looks like an EMG and a neck pickup that is an uncovered humbucker. Anyone who can give me more info? I think it was made in 2003 (the serial number begins with 97 and I read somewhere that if you take the first two numbers away from a hundred it will give you the yaer it was made).
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March 11, 2004 at 5:39 pm #91511AnonymousGuest
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March 11, 2004 at 5:28 pm #91497AnonymousGuest
dont know if this will help any one but there is a site i found http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/music/guitars_bass_guitars/bass_guitars_in_general/_review/112555/
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March 11, 2004 at 5:22 pm #91498AnonymousGuest
ive got a marlin sidewinder (strat copy) it was my dads old guitar he gave it to his mate, and its been hanging on a wall for a couple of years then my dad gave it to me and its a great guitar it has double pick up at the bottom p.s sorry i dont know proper tech terms and 2 single pick ups if some on else has the same guitar tell me because i want to know more ppl who have marlin
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March 3, 2004 at 1:39 pm #90925AnonymousGuest
Bought a Marlin Sdewinder new about 1987. At that time in the UK they we sold a lot through mail order catalogues. Mine is metalic PInk with a tapped humbucker bridge Pick up. Cost then £125GBP and is an excellent guitar that i cannot fault. It received excellent reviews at the time and was one of the best selling solid electric guitars. It was distributed from Wales but made in the far East.
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February 11, 2004 at 10:43 pm #88338AnonymousGuest
got mine in 1982 .its a sidewinder and been in the loft for 20 yrs.it’s better than i remember.a bit wibbly wobbly in the neck department and the p/u’s and pots a bit shot.p wonder if it’s worth getting sorted properly.
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January 30, 2004 at 12:08 pm #86598AnonymousGuest
Ive had a marlin bass for around a year now and i still cant find anything out about it, if you visit my band site http://www.rejectedhalf.tk theres a pic of it. Hope someone can help me out
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October 30, 2013 at 3:14 am #113463AnonymousGuest
I have had a Marlin ‘P’ copy for a number of years… the pickups are a bit naff, but the neck is superb. I have a Fender ‘P’ as well but the neck on the Marlin is far superior! I doubt that the body on the Marlin is using any sort of exotic wood as good as the Fender, however I intend to upgrade the Marlins low budget electrics/pickups and I will have a very playable bass guitar 🙂
Marlin are very underrated guitars… some of them were very well made and worth a bit of TLC/upgrade
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December 17, 2003 at 3:35 pm #80454AnonymousGuest
My marlin is a flying V if there are anyone else with this sort plz email me
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December 17, 2003 at 3:31 pm #80464AnonymousGuest
Hi i recently bought a marlin guitar from a second hand music shop and i havnt found and official websites about them. im 16 and i think its a great guitar
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November 11, 2003 at 6:19 pm #99124AnonymousGuest
: ive recently bought a marlin guitar and dnt knw any thing bout them, help?!plz
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September 23, 2003 at 5:02 am #93496AnonymousGuest
No clue on the make but I just got a new marlin from a freind of my pops. I can’t find anything but this damn thread on the guitars… anyway it sounds good and hey the price was right. I’d like to know more as well like model, pricing ect.
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July 21, 2002 at 11:09 pm #97595AnonymousGuest
:I have had a Marlin acoustic for over 20 years, dont know the source, but it was made in Japan, and has given good service for years. If anyone can advise the name of the original makers, please do so.
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November 19, 2002 at 11:31 am #103000AnonymousGuest
I too have a Marlin model 515 acoustic, made in Japan, bought in 1979. I can’t find any information about them on the web. It sounds pretty good, looks nice, but the local guitar shop said that if it needs any real work like refretting then I might be better off investing in a new guitar. It took them a while to finally decide that the top is probably laminated so I think this is a higher end cheap guitar. Looks like solid rosewood back and sides though. Is this the late seventies Toyota (including quality and reliability) of the acoustic guitar world? Lots of people get confused when I say it’s a "Marlin", so I think this was a marketing ploy playing off a more famous name. I figure there aren’t too many of them out there because nobody even seems to have heard of the brand and I certainly haven’t seen any others.
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July 5, 2002 at 6:11 pm #110677AnonymousGuest
Ive got a marlin sidewinder (strat copy) tis a excellent guitar cost me 50quid 2nd hand ( was my first guitar) and since ive customised it a bit and i love it still
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April 20, 2003 at 7:01 pm #111867AnonymousGuest
Yes b’y. Marlins are the best for playing the Roy Prince theme song. I got mine back in ’68.
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January 17, 2004 at 9:45 pm #115010AnonymousGuest
I just got a 12 string Marlin. Plays great, sounds great.
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January 18, 2014 at 5:30 am #125413AnonymousGuest
i was given a marlin 12 string. do you have any info on these guitars,where they were made etc?????
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November 24, 2003 at 4:13 am #114076AnonymousGuest
U sound likea newf i just got a marlin and i love it
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October 2, 2003 at 4:04 pm #112992AnonymousGuest
Marlin electic guitars were made in wales, I got the budget strat copy from there about 10 years ago but it has since closed. It still plays well apart from 1 pickup is dodgy.
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January 31, 2004 at 8:18 pm #115164AnonymousGuest
: Marlin electic guitars were made in wales, I got the budget strat copy from there about 10 years ago but it has since closed. It still plays well apart from 1 pickup is dodgy.
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January 31, 2004 at 8:23 pm #120875AnonymousGuest
: : Ive had a Sidewinder for about 6 years, bought it second hand to leave at work for practising with. I never gig it but it plays well, nice neck,lovely frets, bridge pickup takes your head off, sounds very stratty. Cannot fault it for a cheapo guitar made out of plywood!!
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