Music Man HT Series (Cutlass, Stingray, Sabre)

[TripHazard]

Thought we should have a dedicated thread for these now they have been announced.

What i can’t tell from what has been published is whether these are replacing the current offering for these 3 models. The stingray for instance, is the trem version no longer going to be available?

Either way, i like the new colours. I’ll be really interested to hear what these sound like clean into a classic style fender tube amp. AJ said in a video i saw that the pickups were rally aimed at the higher gain and metal players.

I don’t normally dig blacked out guitars but blacked out cutlass with the roasted neck looks great. The yucatan Blue Sabre is stunning, and the Showtime finish on the Stingray appeals greatly.

 

[TheFlash121]

As a StingRay player myself I am very curious on the decision to use a Tune o matic on the StingRay HT. I have no issue what so ever with the trem bridge. It's actually one of if not the best I've played. The pickups sound great on the demo in my opinion.

 

[Johnny Alien]

With that much space on the body I would have moved that stop tail back and left lots of string behind the bridge similar to Jazzmasters. But everyone on the internet is a master of design right?

I like the TOM/stop tail look. Might be a more affordable option vs the custom hard tail bridge.