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Post by John E. on Feb 18, 2019 20:13:34 GMT -7
Just ordered this bad boy! Music Man Cutlass! So excited to finally have strat tones again!!!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2019 7:08:27 GMT -7
Very Nice!
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Post by digs57 on Feb 19, 2019 9:47:25 GMT -7
Had that one in my sights for a while...ss frets,quality craftsmanship...hope you like!
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Post by Chilly Gibbons (Todd T.) on Feb 19, 2019 15:49:13 GMT -7
Really dig the Cutlass. Sharp looking and built well. Enjoy!
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Post by Paul (TRANE) on Feb 19, 2019 18:19:45 GMT -7
Sweet guitar! Congratulations!! Let us know what you think of it when you get a chance
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Post by sharkboy on Feb 20, 2019 6:09:36 GMT -7
Also gutsy: posting a pic with only 3% battery!
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Post by John E. on Feb 20, 2019 12:00:41 GMT -7
Also gutsy: posting a pic with only 3% battery! LOL it was charging!
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Post by John E. on Feb 20, 2019 12:01:02 GMT -7
Sweet guitar! Congratulations!! Let us know what you think of it when you get a chance I'll definitely post videos!
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Post by digs57 on Feb 21, 2019 8:35:26 GMT -7
Friend of mine has one his battery died (while on gig) and...you know...nice john...
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Post by Russell B on Feb 21, 2019 17:29:53 GMT -7
Nice! I've been looking at these for a while now.
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Post by Faze on Feb 21, 2019 17:43:45 GMT -7
Nice
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Post by John E. on Feb 22, 2019 10:09:30 GMT -7
10/10 would recommend! I got it last night and jammed on it for about 5 hours. I've owned several really good strats in the last few years. Namely, two 1997 AVRI '57 Strats, and those were AMAZING, but this one "out-Strats" those strats.
The bridge pickup reminds me more of a really thick Tele bridge pickup, in that it isn't as thin as other strat bridge pickups I've used. I will say that it maybe isn't as powerful as I'm used to, which is as expected since I usually play humbuckers. Over time I may put a different set of pickups in it (which I'll need some suggestions if I do) but I'm gonna ride with these for a bit and see how they do. Just need to adjust my amp probably, or maybe I should just give in and add an overdrive or boost to my board for when I use the Cutlass.
The middle pickup is VERY nice. Kinda like Music Man took the best of the best middle strat pickups and combined them into one super pickup! When combined with the bridge pickup it's actually useful. I've never liked the sound of position 2 on a strat style guitar until now.
The neck pickup is just your average strat pickup, just a really good one.
What I really love is the overall feel of the guitar. It's so comfy! I'm still used to the tick body and arched top of a Les Paul, but I'll get more used to it over time.
My only gripe is that the strings it came with are 10's and I use 12's so they're going out of tune just cause I'm playing really hard I think. That, and the pickups ARE fairly dark. The bridge being darker than normal is nice cause then I can utilize it more, but the neck pickup in particular is very dark when overdriven. The cleans are perfect, but drive is a little mushy, so I'll mess with pickup height and add on that later!
I was too caught up in how good the guitar was that I didn't get any videos, but I'm in the process of getting my roommate to teach me actual video editing so I can grow my YouTube channel, so I'll have one posted relatively soon.
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Post by digs57 on Feb 22, 2019 10:53:24 GMT -7
Friend uses his with maz 18...sounds real good...no darkness there...I use an rc boost so I can eq the pedals before (which is a timmy)lol...fwiw.He went through his pickup trials...he likes em now after having it for some time so?
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Post by John E. on Feb 22, 2019 11:57:58 GMT -7
Friend uses his with maz 18...sounds real good...no darkness there...I use an rc boost so I can eq the pedals before (which is a timmy)lol...fwiw.He went through his pickup trials...he likes em now after having it for some time so? Yeah I'm gonna work with the pickup heights cause they look pretty high, so no doubt that's part of that minor issue.
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Feb 22, 2019 15:30:12 GMT -7
Love the color, man. Music Man made some great instruments, that's a looker for sure.
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Post by Norrin Radd on Feb 23, 2019 7:17:53 GMT -7
Friend of mine has one his battery died (while on gig) and...you know...nice john... No - what? The battery's only function is to reduce 60 cycle hum, so going dead would mean the hum comes alive. Are you suggesting he had worse problems from the battery dying?
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Post by digs57 on Feb 23, 2019 7:27:13 GMT -7
Heard from guy at jam were (guitar player) he guest hosted...sounds like your on right track greg!.../...upon reading about this...battery operates buffer and noise cancelling..."telling john to get some xtra battery's".
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Post by John E. on Feb 25, 2019 9:28:51 GMT -7
Heard from guy at jam were (guitar player) he guest hosted...sounds like your on right track greg!.../...upon reading about this...battery operates buffer and noise cancelling..."telling john to get some xtra battery's". Oh yeah we got extra batteries. We go through 9v like Kleenex at a Marley & Me premier
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Post by runninwiththerevil (Matthew) on Mar 20, 2019 8:43:56 GMT -7
Those play so nice. I got a screaming deal on a Silhouette a couple years ago thinking that would scratch the EB itch. Didn't care for it anywhere near the way I like playing these. Moved that one on and I'm much more careful about snagging good deals if I can't play them first.
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