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Marilyn FM

Marilyn FM

The Marilyn FM Midnight Sunset Aged is a semi-hollow electric built for expressive tone with vintage influence and modern refinement. Its semi-hollow mahogany body with carved maple top and set-neck construction delivers warm, balanced response with clarity and resonance, while Amber Spirit of 59 humbuckers offer rich, dynamic voice across clean and driven tones.

Who this guitar is for?
The Marilyn FM Midnight Sunset Aged is for players who want a semi-hollow with classic warmth and articulate response. It suits blues, rock, jazz, and fusion players who value a resonant, woody tone with expressive feel and versatile performance across clean and overdriven settings.

Specification Overview

BODY
BODY | Semi-hollow body, 2-piece mahogany
TOP | Carved maple
FINISH | Nitrocellulose Aged (PU New-Look also available)
BINDING | Cream

NECK
PROFILE | 50s Vintage (Slim Taper also available)
NECK | Mahogany set neck long tenon
SCALE LENGTH | 24.75 inch (628 mm)
TRUSS ROD | Double action
HEADSTOCK | Original Larson Peghead

HARDWARE
FINISH | Nickel
STOPTAIL | Gotoh aluminium
TUNERS | Gotoh
BRIDGE | Tune-O-Matic style
STRINGS | D’Addario EXL 110 Nickel Wound

ELECTRONICS
PICKUPS | Two Amber Spirit of 59 Humbuckers
CONTROLS | 1 volume, 1 tone
SWITCH | 3-way Switchcraft
POTS | CTS TVT 500 kOhm
CAPACITOR | 0.047 µF
WIRING | Modern wiring

FRETBOARD
FINGERBOARD | Ebony
RADIUS | 12"
FRETS | Wagner medium jumbo
NUT | Real bone
NUT WIDTH | 42.8 mm
BINDING | Cream

Available finishes
  • Pelham Blue Pelham Blue
  • Green Burst Green Burst
  • Midnight Blue Burst Midnight Blue Burst
  • Deep Sunrise Deep Sunrise
  • Midnight Blue Metallic Midnight Blue Metallic
  • Caddy Green Caddy Green
  • Gold Burst Gold Burst
  • Silver Burst Silver Burst
  • Ice Tea Faded Ice Tea Faded
  • Wild Cherry Wild Cherry
  • Goldrush Goldrush
  • Dirty Lemon Dirty Lemon
  • Edelweiss Edelweiss
  • Havanna Tobacco Havanna Tobacco
  • Midnight Sunset Midnight Sunset
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