EXCELLENT. The guitar has been little played and well kept. Even the protective foil is still on the pickguard and the rear plate. It has no cosmetic issues but for some very light playwear, hardly detectable. Apart from that, at the neck joint there are two small so-called stress cracks in the finish, which are barely visible. It is well known that such stress cracks can appear quite often on guitars with a bolt-on neck construction, especially if the neck is placed very tight and precisely, after the wood has reacted to changes in humidity, however slight. These imperfections are of course only cosmetic in their nature and do not affect the playability and integrity of this instrument in any way. Technically, the guitar has no issues at all. The hardware, the frets and the electronics are perfect. Furthermore, the instrument has been professionally cleaned and set up by our guitar technicians, and carefully checked for proper function and playability by our product experts, to ensure its perfect working order.
- A professional top quality instrument with an excellent tone and perfect ergonomic handling.
- Finish: Caramel Apple Delight, with chrome hardware. Changing the color depending on the light angle. Music Man offered the special Dargie Delight II series for a strictly limited 30-day period in August 2009. This modification featuring a unique finish, ebony fretboard and special inlays has been designed by Scott "Dargie" Ball, son of Ernie Ball / Music Man boss Sterling Ball.
- Body: Alder - for best resonance characteristics.
- Neck: Best maple. Back of the neck unpainted, hand oiled and waxed for a smooth satin feel. Bolt-on neck construction - this enables a fast, precise attack response, while retaining a full, "fat" tone.
- Scale: 25.5" (Standard).
- Fretboard: Ebony. Special Dargie Delight Edition pearloid & abalone inlays.
- Frets: 24, High profile, medium width - a special Music Man feature to suit fast and accurate playing.
- Nut: 42mm, compensated.
- Headstock: Matching the body finish.
- Tuners: Schaller M-6 IND locking tuners, placed in the compact 4+2 design typical for Music Man guitars..
- Bridge: Original Music Man vintage tremolo. Contributes perfectly to the excellent tone of the instrument and proves itself to stay in tune very well. Has great sustain and bass response.
- Pickups: HSH - 1x DiMarzio Tone custom single coil & 2x DiMarzio virtual PAF humbuckers. Very versatile, dynamic, easy to control and absolutely quiet.
- Electronics: 1x volume, 1x tone, 5-way blade switch.
- Absolutely outstanding quality of selected woods, craftsmanship, handling and sound!
- The guitar comes with a high-quality original Music Man USA formfit hardshell case.