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First EBMM

BruceCampbell

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Just picked up up my first Ernie Ball Music Man (2022 Luke III HH) and gotta say I'm blown away by it. It's just so fast and easy to play on this neck. The sustain is for days. Everywhere. And to top it all off the thing just looks beautiful. What an instrument. I did a time lapse of my unboxing here:

Bruce
 
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I guess it was 8 or 10 years ago I got my first EBMM and someone said to me “welcome to the club. You’ll start collecting them now.”

I remember thinking “nah, one and done.” Well, 7 EBMM later, I’ll say the same to you… welcome to the club, and you’ll have an EBMM collection soon. :)
 
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GWDavis28 said:
Nice man, love that color and the Luke is just an awesome model!!!
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The finish reminded me of the bumper cars at the circus when I was a kid. That nostalgia was a driving force behind me wanting this particular one. I also loved the fuchsia Sparkle but couldn't get my hands on one.
 
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BruceCampbell said:
The finish reminded me of the bumper cars at the circus when I was a kid. That nostalgia was a driving force behind me wanting this particular one. I also loved the fuchsia Sparkle but couldn't get my hands on one.
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It reminds me of that as well and I have had a Fuchsia Sparkle for a very, very long time. The Ocean would be my next choice if I were in the market for another guitar. I had a Luke 2 years ago, the Dargie Delight 1 run, loved it. I'm sure the Luke 3's are the same, the main difference between the 2 are the body on the 3 is a bit bigger and the loss of the EMG's.

Cheris it man, Luke would play it right off the wall of a music store and know he's getting the same.

Glenn |B)
 
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GWDavis28 said:
.. the main difference between the 2 are the body on the 3 is a bit bigger and the loss of...
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It was actually a 2013 Luke II in Luke blue that I played years ago that originally gave me the EBMM bug. When I played that guitar I knew I had to have one. That was 8 years ago or so, so it took me a little while to find myself in a situation where I had the disposable cash. Not that common for this guy, lol. Like any gear head, I found myself browsing Reverb every other day drooling after used Luke's. I was really apprehensive about purchasing a used guitar in this price range without playing it. I knew that Ernie Ball Music Man guitars had such a great reputation for their quality assurance straight from the factory. After being told by my local music store that it would take 18 months for them to get an Ocean Sparkle in for me I decided that ordering one brand new from a well-reviewed, authorized dealer through Reverb was my best bet. This one showed up a month ago and I watched it every day, hoping it wouldn't sell. Then last week I noticed that the price of it was increasing daily by about $7 or so. Not sure if that was a Reverb thing or what. Anyway I knew it was now or never and I went for it.

The store was really great to deal with and I was really happy when I received the guitar, everything looked good. Although the action was a little higher than I had anticipated but I think that could be due to environmental conditions while being shipped. And if you bend the B string at a certain point the compensated nut catches it and you get that ting. So the groove just needs to be filed a little I believe. I'm having a pro set it up this Friday.

Bruce
 
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BruceCampbell said:
It was actually a 2013 Luke II in Luke blue that I played years ago that originally gave me the EBMM bug. When I played that guitar I knew I had to have one. That was 8 years ago or so, so it took me a little while to find myself in a situation where I had the disposable cash. Not that common for this guy, lol. Like any gear head, I found myself browsing Reverb every other day drooling after used Luke's. I was really apprehensive about purchasing a used guitar in this price range without playing it. I knew that Ernie Ball Music Man guitars had such a great reputation for their quality assurance straight from the factory. After being told by my local music store that it would take 18 months for them to get an Ocean Sparkle in for me I decided that ordering one brand new from a well-reviewed, authorized dealer through Reverb was my best bet. This one showed up a month ago and I watched it every day, hoping it wouldn't sell. Then last week I noticed that the price of it was increasing daily by about $7 or so. Not sure if that was a Reverb thing or what. Anyway I knew it was now or never and I went for it.

The store was really great to deal with and I was really happy when I received the guitar, everything looked good. Although the action was a little higher than I had anticipated but I think that could be due to environmental conditions while being shipped. And if you bend the B string at a certain point the compensated nut catches it and you get that ting. So the groove just needs to be filed a little I believe. I'm having a pro set it up this Friday.

Bruce
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Next time check out Dubaldo Music, Pete one of the owners posts here all the time. Best customer service you'll have get.

Glenn |B)
 
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So true! My recent experience totally supports it. I could not believe, how pleasant my experince was!
 
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BruceCampbell said:
The finish reminded me of the bumper cars at the circus when I was a kid. That nostalgia was a driving force behind me wanting this particular one. I also loved the fuchsia Sparkle but couldn't get my hands on one.
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I have the fuchsia sparkle...might consider trading it for a different Luke sparkle. :) Or an orange sparkle AL HH.

Beautiful guitar! Welcome aboard!
 
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