Cutlass SSS
Cutlass SSS Highlights
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60s Inspired Music Man Single Coil Pickups
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22 Stainless Steel frets
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transparent buffered output
See & hear it
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Watch Brett Kingman's review
Brett Kingman provides an in-depth demo of the Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass
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Watch Guitar Center's Cutlass demo
Joey from Guitar Center demos the Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass guitar.
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Watch Sweetwater's Cutlass demo
Don Carr from Sweetwater demos the Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass guitar.
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Daniel Donato
Daniel Donato demos the Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass guitar.
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Watch Guitar World's Cutlass And Stingray Guitar Review
Guitar World's Paul Riario demos the Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay and Cutlass Guitars.
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Watch the Choptones Demo
Angelo Romanazzo from Choptones takes the Cutlass guitar for a test drive.
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Watch Cooper Carter's Cutlass Guitar Review
Guitarist Cooper Carter reviews and demos the Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass electric guitar.
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Maple or Rosewood? Guitar Neck Comparison.
We tried two Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass Guitars, one with Maple fingerboard and one with Rosewood fingerboard. Which one you prefer? Leave a comment and enjoy!
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 | Black, Ivory White, Vintage Sunburst, Vintage Turquoise, Charcoal Frost, Coral Red |
| Bridge | Music Man® Modern tremolo with vintage bent steel saddles |
| Pickguard | Parchment (Black, Vintage Turquoise, or Coral Red); Mint (Ivory White); Shell (Vintage Sunburst or Charcoal Frost); |
| 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 | Select maple neck |
| Fingerboard | Select Maple (Black, Ivory White, or Coral Red); Rosewood (Vintage Turquoise, Vintage Sunburst, or Charcoal Frost) |
| Fret Markers | 1/4" Black or White Face dots |
| Neck Finish | Ultra-light satin polyurethane finish |
| Neck Colors | Natural aged yellow 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 250kohm volume and tone - .022µF tone capacitor; with transparent buffered output for complete tonal consistency at all volume levels |
| Switching | 5-way lever pickup selector |
| Pickups | SSS - 3 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 SSS | — |
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| 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 | Black, Ivory White, Vintage Sunburst, Vintage Turquoise, Charcoal Frost, Coral Red | |
| Body Bindings | ||
| Bridge | Music Man® Modern tremolo with vintage bent steel saddles | |
| Pickguard | Parchment (Black, Vintage Turquoise, or Coral Red); Mint (Ivory White); Shell (Vintage Sunburst or Charcoal Frost); | |
| 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 | Select maple neck | |
| Fingerboard | Select Maple (Black, Ivory White, or Coral Red); Rosewood (Vintage Turquoise, Vintage Sunburst, or Charcoal Frost) | |
| Fret Markers | 1/4" Black or White Face dots | |
| Neck Finish | Ultra-light satin polyurethane finish | |
| Neck Colors | Natural aged yellow finish | |
| 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 250kohm volume and tone - .022µF tone capacitor; with transparent buffered output for complete tonal consistency at all volume levels | |
| Switching | 5-way lever pickup selector | |
| Pickups | SSS - 3 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) |
Control Function Diagrams
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