Marlin guitars

postofficebuddy · #1 10-02-2006, 12:17 PM

i just bought one of **** and was wondering about the history of them, i know its a 1980s guitar recently fitted with an ofr, but does ne1 know much about the company ive looked everywhere and cant find any info.
anything thing would be great.

**jemaholic** · #2 10-03-2006, 01:54 PM

Martin has a huge history.
One of the oldest companies in America, they opened in the 1800's in New York and shortly moved to Nazareth, PA. Many patents.
The pre-WWII D-series guitars fetch over $100,000.00 regularly.
Go to the Marin website to catch up on them...

**jaxadam** · #3 10-03-2006, 02:02 PM

For some reason I don't think he's talking about Martin.

eelblack2 · #4 10-03-2006, 02:14 PM

Although a OFR on a 000 would be a funny sight.

andy7jem · #5 10-03-2006, 02:41 PM

I would LOVE to see the look on a purists face at the sight of an OFR on a Martin

I thought Marlin only made cheap poor copies???

**jemaholic** · #6 10-04-2006, 01:36 PM

Gee, nobody has a sense of humor around here.........:^)

fettouhi · #7 10-05-2006, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eelblack2

Although a OFR on a 000 would be a funny sight.

Regards

André

RGR570 · #8 10-06-2006, 08:31 PM

Marlin guitars were available in the late 80's in the UK. They were budget 'Cheapo' copies. They had a few models: Slammer (Strat copy), 'Sidewinder' and 'Loner' (like Super Strats, albeit with sub-standard hardware). I had a red Marlin 'Blue Fin' (RR type copy) in '87, the pick ups squealed like crazy. All models generally sold for around £99 back in the day.

Hope this helps.

Dee · #9 02-06-2008, 08:56 AM

OK, I'm really sorry to bump this but I was just doing a web search on Marlin and I thought it was hilarious how Jemaholic tried to pass off his misunderstanding as a joke!

Here's to those who owned a Marlin. I seriously hope you managed to get rid of the damn thing in the end.

Jaden · #10 02-06-2008, 12:32 PM

Dee.... dont get rid of it!!!!!
my first axe was a marlin slammer bought with a student grant

this is what it transformed into last year.

andy7jem · #11 02-06-2008, 12:37 PM

Sorry J, but i'm with Dee

I got rid of mine and called in a priest to exorcize the evil spirits it left

Dee · #12 02-06-2008, 12:52 PM

LOL! Good move, Andy.

Jaden, I threw it out of the window in 1984. You're 24 years late. Hey, I'd gotten a Squier, so it was all good.

nikster · #13 01-30-2009, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dee

Here's to those who owned a Marlin. I seriously hope you managed to get rid of the damn thing in the end.

Quote:

Originally Posted by andy7jem

I got rid of mine and called in a priest to exorcize the evil spirits it left

Exorcism didn't work - it opened a rift into Hell under my bed where i used to store it!!

The room is locked now and my parents blame me for being unable to sell the house LOL