Description

The Sterling by Music Man Cutlass HSS electric guitar brings back a popular modern classic design with exceptional playability and diverse tones. With its sleek double cutaway basswood body, bolt-on maple neck and HSS pickup configuration with 5-way switching, the Cutlass provides the comfort, smooth playability and tonal versatility ideal for guitarists who play varied genres. Its Music Man designed pickups, including a bridge humbucker, deliver a diverse tonal palette. The vintage-style tremolo bridge allows for expressive techniques.

Sleek Double Cutaway Body Balances Tone and Comfort

The Cutlass has a sleek and contoured double cutaway basswood body that provides a great balance of resonant, well-balanced tone and playing comfort. Its smooth forearm and belly contours allow your strumming arm to move freely while adding ergonomic playing comfort. The lightweight basswood construction makes the Cutlass comfortable to wear for extended playing sessions or gigs.

Bolt-On Maple Neck With 9.5" Radius for Smooth Playability

The Cutlass's bolt-on maple neck has a smooth satin finish for fast, comfortable lead playing. Its 9.5" fingerboard radius and narrow frets also contribute to the Cutlass's smooth, inviting playability. The dual-action truss rod provides optimal adjustability for your preferred action. Overall, the neck is designed for speed, making fast riffs, scales and solos a breeze.

Music Man Designed Pickups Provide a Diverse Tonal Palette

With a bridge humbucker, middle single coil and neck single coil configured in an HSS layout, the Cutlass provides exceptional tonal versatility. From warm, rounded neck and middle pickup tones to the tighter crunch of the bridge humbucker, you can craft tones ideal for blues, rock, country, pop and more. The 5-way pickup switch lets you tap into a diverse array of tones for shaping your personalized sound.

Vintage-Style Tremolo Bridge for Expressive Techniques

The Cutlass's vintage-style tremolo bridge expands your creative expression with techniques like warbling, dive bombs and flutter effects. Combined with the smooth playability from the neck and fingerboard, the tremolo bridge makes it easy and fun to perform advanced techniques. Take your playing to new expressive heights.

Sterling by Music Man Cutlass HSS Maple Fingerboard Electric Guitar Chopper Blue
Sterling by Music Man Cutlass HSS Maple Fingerboard Electric Guitar Chopper Blue
Sterling by Music Man Cutlass HSS Maple Fingerboard Electric Guitar Chopper Blue

Features

  • Gloss-finish solid basswood body
  • 25.5"-scale maple neck with 22-fret maple fingerboard
  • Three Music Man-spec pickups in HSS configuration, 5-way switch
  • Music Man-designed vintage tremolo, die-cast tuners

Specs

Body
  • Body shape: Double cutaway
  • Body type: Solid body
  • Body material: Solid wood
  • Body wood: Basswood
  • Body finish: Gloss
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: Music Man
  • Neck wood: Maple
  • Joint: Bolt-on
  • Scale length: 25.5 in.
  • Truss rod: Dual-action
  • Neck finish: Satin
Fingerboard
  • Material: Maple
  • Radius: 9.5 in.
  • Fret size: Narrow
  • Number of frets: 22
  • Inlays: Dot
  • Nut width/material 1.65 in. (42 mm)
Pickups
  • Configuration: HSS
  • Neck: Ernie Ball spec single-coil
  • Middle: Ernie Ball spec single-coil
  • Bridge: Ernie Ball spec humbucker
  • Brand: Music Man
  • Active or passive pickups: Passive
  • Series or parallel: Parallel
Controls
  • Control layout: Master volume, tone
  • Pickup switch: 5-way
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
  • Bridge design: Music Man-designed vintage tremolo
  • Tailpiece: Not applicable
  • Tuning machines: Die-cast 
  • Color: Nickel/chrome
Other
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Case: Sold separately
  • Country of origin: Indonesia

Reviews

4.83

6 Reviews

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

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Best Uses
  1. Jamming5
  2. Practicing4
  3. Recording4
  4. Small Venues3
  5. Rock Concerts2
Describe Yourself
  1. Experienced4
  2. Novice1
Pros
  1. Fun To Play6
  2. Good Feel6
  3. Good Pick Up6
  4. Good Tone6
  5. Solid Electronics4
  • Bang for your buck!

    4

    submitted4 years ago

    bySteve

    fromNew Jersey

    Great Strat alternative. Very versatile, crisp, clear tones, feels great and is very very easy to play. I ordered mine online and when it came in the action was way to high for my liking and just didn't feel right to me but after getting it setup properly it was perfect! I'm so happy I added this axe to my collection. I would definitely recommend a setup on this but overall, really nice guitar!

  • I'M IN AWE...

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byJ

    fromMiami, FL

    EXCELLENT GUITAR @ A RIDICULOUS PRICE! ARE THEY SURE THEY MADE THE RIGHT THING?...

  • Fantastic!

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byStephen A

    fromWebster, NY

    Great guitar! As good, if not better than any Strat I've played, for a lot less money. I believe this guitar can be used in any setting.

  • very nice easy to play no problems

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byronnie s

    fromglenburnie maryland

    well made better than expected

  • Perfect guitar

    5

    submitted6 years ago

    byGraemond

    fromOhio

    Had this thing for a few weeks now and it's gotta be one of the best feeling guitars I've played. Sounds phenomenal, crisp, and clear. I'd recommend it a million times

  • Definitely

    5

    submitted6 years ago

    byAL

    fromBritish Columbia

    Love the pickups and the neck feel. My new favourite. Prefer it to Mexican strat or Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro. The tone I was looking for.

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