Opportunity! One-time special offer, was a demo item for a short time, with some minimal cosmetic / handling wear, technically perfect, with full warranty. Only some lightest surface playwear can be detected on this instrument, all barely visible, such as a few microscopic pick scratches on the body.
- Created in close co-operation with John Petrucci (Dream Theater).
- Crafted with highest precision and attention to detail, by Ernie Ball MUSICMAN in San Louis Obispo, California.
- Finish: Pearl Red Burst, with chrome hardware.
- Body: Basswood - this wood is often preferred because of its excellent resonance characteristics, especially on distorted sounds.
- Neck: Best birdseye maple - back of the neck unpainted, hand oiled and waxed for a smooth satin feel. Music Man guitars are particularly so famous among musicians, because of the outstanding quality of their necks.
- Scale: 25.5" - Standard.
- Fretboard: Rosewood, with dot inlays.
- Frets: 24, medium.
- Nut: 47,6 mm - Standard.
- Headstock: Matching the body finish, with John Petrucci signature.
- Tuners: Schaller M-6 IND locking tuners with pearloid knobs - placed in the compact 5+2 design typical for Music Man guitars.
- Bridge: Original Music Man Special Petrucci tremolo, free-floating (combines the advantages of a Floyd Rose with those of a vintage tremolo).
- Pickups: DiMarzio John Petrucci Signature "Crunch Lab" humbucker (bridge), DiMarzio John Petrucci Signature "LiquiFire" humbucker (neck), splittable for ultra-clean single coil sounds in the middle position. By the way, the latter pickup is not available separately. It has been developed by DiMarzio exclusively for this guitar and is only factory-installed in Music Man Petrucci models. This particular pickup combination is very versatile, dynamic, easy to control and absolutely quiet.
- Special feature: This instrument comes with the factory-installed optional piezo bridge - with a built-in piezo preamp and a dedicated 2 band EQ plus a separate balance control knob!
- Electronics: 1x magnetic volume, 1x magnetic tone, 1x piezo volume, 3-way magnetic/both/piezo-switch, 3-way pickup switch, separate and combined outputs for magnetic and piezo! Therefore, can be used with mono or stereo cords, in a total of 4 different connection modes.
- Absolutely outstanding quality of selected woods, craftsmanship, handling and sound!
- The guitar comes with a high-quality original Music Man USA formfit hardshell case.