Cutlass RS HSS | Guitars | Ernie Ball Music Man

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The Cutlass RS has been designed to provide unmatched performance and playability. It features a premium roasted figured maple neck with 22 stainless steel frets and a rosewood or roasted maple fingerboard. The bridge pickup is a proprietary custom-wound Music Man ceramic humbucker that perfectly complements the vintage-voiced single-coil pickups while still retaining plenty of crunch and bite. Thanks to its lightweight alder body, vintage-spec pickups, and ultra-smooth tremolo system, the Cutlass RS radiates outstanding performance and superior craftsmanship, delivering a host of modern rock and golden-era vintage-inspired tones.

Cutlass RS HSS – Lakeside Blue

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Model:: Cutlass RS HSS
Color:: Lakeside Blue
Neck:: Figured Roasted Maple w/ Rosewood Fretboard
Pickguard:: Black
Hardware:: Chrome

Build Code

806-BEZ-R2-BC-MB-CR

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Cutlass RS HSS Highlights

ALDER BODY WITH MUSIC MAN PICKUPS

PROPRIETARY MUSIC MAN HUMBUCKER AND '60S-INSPIRED VINTAGE SINGLE COIL PICKUPS
ERNIE BALL MUSIC MAN SUPER SMOOTH TREMOLO

Ernie Ball Music Man Modern Classic Tremolo With Vintage Saddles
FIGURED ROASTED MAPLE NECK

Roasted maple neck with rosewood or roasted maple fretboard

Cutlass RS Interview with Hunter Hayes

Listen in as Ernie Ball Music Man artist Hunter Hayes talks about the Cutlass RS as one of his favorite guitars of all time and how he channels it to create his specific tone.
Cooper Carter Demos the Cutlass HSS

Guitarist Cooper Carter takes our new HSS-equipped version of the Cutlass for a spin.
Peach Guitars Demo of the Cutlass RS HSS in Vintage Turquoise
NStuff Demo of the Cutlass RS HSS in Charcoal Frost

Designed To Perfection

The Cutlass RS guitar features a perfectly balanced, double-cutaway body design that allows unparalleled access to all 22 stainless steel frets. The roasted maple neck with a custom “V” to “C” neck carve provides an ultra-comfortable playing experience.

Comfortable Neck Profile

The Cutlass neck shape begins with a soft “V” profile from the 1st through 5th fret and transitions to a comfortable “C” profile to the neck's heel at the 22nd fret.
Ernie Ball Music Man Pickups

Proprietary humbucking and single coil pickups are custom-designed for the Cutlass RS guitar.

Cutlass RS HSS – BLACK OR CHROME HARDWARE

BLACK OR CHROME HARDWARE

Custom finishes come with either black or chrome hardware, including tremolo and Schaller locking tuning machines.

Cutlass RS HSS – FINEST MATERIALS

FINEST MATERIALS

Hand-selected body and neck woods are sustainably sourced from our network of hardwood suppliers worldwide. Alder roasted maple and rosewood tonewoods are individually chosen and matched for their beautiful appearance and rich tonal qualities.

Specifications, Schematics & More

Specifications

Cutlass HSS RS
Size	12-7/8" wide, 1-5/8" thick, 38-1/8" long (32.7 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 96.8 cm long)
Body Wood	Alder
Body Finish	High Gloss Polyester
Body Colors	Lakeside Blue, Limestone, Black, Blood Orange
Bridge	Music Man® Modern tremolo with vintage bent steel saddles
Pickguard	Black/White/Black
Scale Length	25-1/2" (64.8 cm)
Neck Radius	10" (25.4 cm)
Headstock Size	6-3/8" (16.2 cm) long
Frets	22 - High profile, medium width, Stainless Steel
Neck Width	1-5/8" (41.3 mm) at nut, 2-1/4" (56.9 mm) at last fret
Neck Wood	Roasted figured maple neck
Fingerboard	Roasted Figured Maple (Black, Blood Orange, Limestone); Rosewood (Lakeside Blue)
Fret Markers	1/4" Black or White Face dots
Neck Finish	Hand rubbed oil and wax finish on all but Stealth Black, which features an ultra-light satin polyurethane finish
Tuning Machines	Schaller M6-IND locking
Truss Rod	Adjustable - no component or string removal
Neck Attachment	5 bolts - Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets
Electronic Shielding	Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum lined pickguard
Controls	Passive 500kohm volume and tone (250kohm load on lever switch positions 2,3,4, & 5) - .022µF tone capacitor; with transparent buffered output for complete tonal consistency at all volume levels
Switching	5-way lever pickup selector
Pickups	HSS - 1 Music Man® custom humbucking bridge pickup, 2 Music Man® custom wound single coils featuring the new wide spectrum Music Man® "Silent Circuit", which reduces hum and retains true single coil sound
Left Handed	No
Strings	9p-11p-16p-26w-36w-46w (M-Steel Hybrid Slinky #2922)

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Specifications	Cutlass RS HSS	—
Size	12-7/8" wide, 1-5/8" thick, 38-1/8" long (32.7 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 96.8 cm long)
Body Wood	Alder
Body Finish	High Gloss Polyester
Body Colors	Lakeside Blue, Limestone, Black, Blood Orange
Body Bindings
Bridge	Music Man® Modern tremolo with vintage bent steel saddles
Pickguard	Black/White/Black
Scale Length	25-1/2" (64.8 cm)
Neck Radius	10" (25.4 cm)
Headstock Size	6-3/8" (16.2 cm) long
Frets	22 - High profile, medium width, Stainless Steel
Neck Width	1-5/8" (41.3 mm) at nut, 2-1/4" (56.9 mm) at last fret
Neck Wood	Roasted figured maple neck
Fingerboard	Roasted Figured Maple (Black, Blood Orange, Limestone); Rosewood (Lakeside Blue)
Fret Markers	1/4" Black or White Face dots
Neck Finish	Hand rubbed oil and wax finish on all but Stealth Black, which features an ultra-light satin polyurethane finish
Neck Colors
Neck Binding
Tuning Machines	Schaller M6-IND locking
Truss Rod	Adjustable - no component or string removal
Neck Attachment	5 bolts - Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets
Electronic Shielding	Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum lined pickguard
Controls	Passive 500kohm volume and tone (250kohm load on lever switch positions 2,3,4, & 5) - .022µF tone capacitor; with transparent buffered output for complete tonal consistency at all volume levels
Switching	5-way lever pickup selector
Pickups	HSS - 1 Music Man® custom humbucking bridge pickup, 2 Music Man® custom wound single coils featuring the new wide spectrum Music Man® "Silent Circuit", which reduces hum and retains true single coil sound
Left Handed	No
Strings	9p-11p-16p-26w-36w-46w (M-Steel Hybrid Slinky #2922)

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