NEWS: More Sterling By Music Man details
Thanks to Dan for alerting me to the new website for the new Sterling By Music Man brand, which will be priced somewhere around the same level as the now discontinued Ernie Ball Music Man SUB series.
The site will be fully operational from March 2, but there’s already a downloadable catalog there to check out.
CLICK HERE to see Ernie Ball Music Man guitars on eBay, including the awesome rosewood-top Axis pictured to the left. This is totally my dream guitar. Well, one of them, anyway…
Pictured is the John Petrucci model. I really really wish they’d accepted the extra cost and installed Dimarzio pickups in this. I imagine a lot of players will swap the pickups as soon as they get the guitar, which is exactly what many have done with the budget-priced OLP Petrucci model.
I like that there are two Axis models, and I’m sure that if this first run is successful, they’ll add some colour options and other models. Perhaps a Petrucci 7-string, or a Steve Morse model?
I’m looking forward to trying these, and if I get my hands on one I’ll be sure to post my thoughts here.
CLICK HERE to see Ernie Ball Music Man guitars on eBay, including the awesome rosewood-top Axis pictured to the left. This is totally my dream guitar. Well, one of them, anyway…
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“I imagine a lot of players will swap the pickups as soon as they get the guitar, which is exactly what many have done with the budget-priced OLP Petrucci model.”
Even better, though, is that someone who can’t afford that all at once can upgrade in stages as their budget allows. More guitars that are less expensive and easily upgradable are a great thing in my estimation.
Excellent point, Robert. And sometimes it can work the other way too: I fully intended to upgrade the pickups of my RG550 20th Anniversary reissue, but when the guitar arrived I was pleasantly surprised by the stock pickups, so I kept them, thereby saving hundreds of dollars.