ALMOST LIKE NEW. The guitar has been only little played and looks just like a brand new instrument, except for only a few minuscule impressions and hairline mini-scratches in the clearcoat of the body finish, all of a surface nature. Technically, the guitar is just perfect and has no issues. The hardcase shows some minimal wear but of course is 100% functional. Furthermore, the instrument has been professionally 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, a classic, very popular Music Man USA signature model, created and constantly updated 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: Sapphire Black, 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. The neck is a pleasure to grab, feels perfect to your hand and plays just fantastic!
- Scale: 25.5" - Standard.
- Fretboard: Rosewood, with dot inlays.
- Frets: 24, high profile, wide.
- Nut: 43 mm, compensated.
- Headstock: Matching the body color, with the original John Petrucci signature.
- Tuners: Schaller M-6 IND locking tuners with pearloid knobs - placed in the compact 4+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. This particular pickup combination is very versatile, dynamic, easy to control and absolutely quiet.
- Special feature: This instrument comes with the factory-installed (expensive) 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.