I love this time of year...new Cory Wong signature....wow

[fbecir]

The shape of the body reminds me the shape of the SUB.
But of course the headstock of the SUB is the classis Music Man shape.

 

[Sweat]

The shape of the body reminds me the shape of the SUB.
But of course the headstock of the SUB is the classis Music Man shape.

There it is knew it reminded me of something, a SUB Bass!!

 

[Vito Porkleone]

OK, OK... The gold one rocks.

 

[edhalen]

OK, OK... The gold one rocks.

I knew you'd come around Vito!!!!! Variety is the spice of life!

 

[jmmp]

You know, there are two versions of this guitar, right? The regular version and the deluxe version? The regular version doesn’t have binding and comes with Rosewood board.

I saw it in Music Man’s email later, but the gold hardware is a bigger deal (to me) than the neck finish. I have some finished neck Music Man guitars, and prefer the unfinished, but gold hardware is a non starter.

 

[jodokus31]

I really wonder, how the pickups compare to the Music Man Wide Range Ranger humbuckers pickups of the Valentine Carmelo BFR, which I can call my own. It sounds a bit similar, that the most high end unfolds with volume and that it gets tuned down a bit with lower volume. And it's both completely passive, which I really like. It's kinda the first guitar with passive HT pickups?
In every case the Stringray II at least doesn't have the twangy middle positions of split humbuckers, which the Valentine Carmelo does have.

 

[Norrin Radd]

I saw it in Music Man’s email later, but the gold hardware is a bigger deal (to me) than the neck finish. I have some finished neck Music Man guitars, and prefer the unfinished, but gold hardware is a non starter.

Sweetwater has a limited to them silver color that has chrome hardware. Looks pretty sweet to me!

Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay II Cory Wong Signature Electric Guitar - Firemist Silver with Maple Fingerboard, Sweetwater Exclusive

Solidbody Electric Guitar, Signature, with Alder Body, Maple Neck, Maple Fingerboard, 2 Humbucking Pickups, and Modern Classic Tremolo - Firemist Silver

www.sweetwater.com

 

[jodokus31]

Only 30 pieces of the white one is criminal

 

[Sweat]

So what is the difference in the models, one states Deluxe the others do not?

 

[jodokus31]

So what is the difference in the models, one states Deluxe the others do not?

Not much, the deluxe has Roasted Figured Maple fretboard, with Satin finish and White Dot with Black Side Markers and colored headstock.
Also the colors obviously.

The non-deluxe has Rosewood fretboard, with Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend finish and White Dot only and non colored headstock.

On the website you can compare them directly

I love maple fretboards, though. The white one is great, but I probably won't get one here, might look for the pine colored one.

 

[Norrin Radd]

Not much, the deluxe has Roasted Figured Maple fretboard, with Satin finish and White Dot with Black Side Markers and colored headstock.
Also the colors obviously.

The non-deluxe has Rosewood fretboard, with Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend finish and White Dot only and non colored headstock.

On the website you can compare them directly

I love maple fretboards, though. The white one is great, but I probably won't get one here, might look for the pine colored one.

The Deluxes also have bound fingerboards

 

[jodokus31]

Here is another video:

 

[Sweat]

Great thanks for the info, looking at them now, to vault or not to vault

 

[jodokus31]

Great thanks for the info, looking at them now, to vault or not to vault

Vault is not a good option in Germany, unless you don't care about money and can wait. You pay like 950 Eur tax + 200 Eur shipping.
The pine green is 3800 Eur at a local dealer (which still needs 4-5 weeks to be ready) and the White one would be 4500 Eur.
Not sure, if I would do that...

 

[Sweat]

Vault is not a good option in Germany, unless you don't care about money and can wait. You pay like 950 Eur tax + 200 Eur shipping.
The pine green is 3800 Eur at a local dealer (which still needs 4-5 weeks to be ready) and the White one would be 4500 Eur.
Not sure, if I would do that...

Well yes International would make it hard but I am in the US and the Vault has been very good to me

 

[Norrin Radd]

Well yes International would make it hard but I am in the US and the Vault has been very good to me

That Vault is a dangerous place...

 

[edhalen]

Well yes International would make it hard but I am in the US and the Vault has been very good to me

Your wallet thinks otherwise

 

[edhalen]

That Vault is a dangerous place...

It is...my Cutlass HSS from that very place is due to arrive tomorrow........

 

[Sweat]

LOL , yea quite dangerous, I currently have 6 Vault guitars

 

[jones4tone]

I like the overall styling on these a lot. Wish there was one with chrome hardware, though.

And if you don’t like the headstock, please just say it looks wong.