Cutlass RS HSS
Your Custom Options:
- Model:
- Cutlass RS HSS
- Color:
- Limestone
- Neck:
- Figured Roasted Maple w/ Maple Fretboard
- Pickguard:
- Black
- Hardware:
- Matte Black
Build Code
806-LSG-R1-BC-MB-BM
Cutlass RS HSS Highlights
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ALDER BODY WITH MUSIC MAN PICKUPS
PROPRIETARY MUSIC MAN HUMBUCKER AND '60S-INSPIRED VINTAGE SINGLE COIL PICKUPS
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ERNIE BALL MUSIC MAN SUPER SMOOTH TREMOLO
Ernie Ball Music Man Modern Classic Tremolo With Vintage Saddles
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FIGURED ROASTED MAPLE NECK
Roasted maple neck with rosewood or roasted maple fretboard
See & hear it
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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.
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Cooper Carter Demos the Cutlass HSS
Guitarist Cooper Carter takes our new HSS-equipped version of the Cutlass for a spin.
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Peach Guitars Demo of the Cutlass RS HSS in Vintage Turquoise
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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.
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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.
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Ernie Ball Music Man Pickups
Proprietary humbucking and single coil pickups are custom-designed for the Cutlass RS guitar.
BLACK OR CHROME HARDWARE
Custom finishes come with either black or chrome hardware, including tremolo and Schaller locking tuning machines.
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
| 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) |
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| 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) |
Compare Specs
| 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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