Luke
The Luke was designed by Grammy award winner Steve Lukather of Toto and the Music Man R&D team. Made of alder for superior resonance, the sleek body is sculpted to provide the utmost in balance and comfort. The oil-finished neck has a soft "V" shaped profile. The Luke is equipped with an EMG 85 in the bridge position, 2 EMG SLV single coils in the middle and neck position and a 5-way switch to cover a wide variety of tones.
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Luke Highlights
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EMG 85 bridge, SLV neck & middle pickups
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Floating Music Man Vintage Style Trem
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figured maple neck
See & hear it
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Watch Rob Chapman's Comparison Of The Luke And The Luke 3
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Specifications, Schematics & More
Specifications
| Size | 12-3/16" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 36-7/16" long (31.0 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 92.6 cm long) |
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| Body Wood | Alder |
| Body Finish | High gloss polyester |
| Bridge | Music Man® floating vintage tremolo of chrome plated, hardened steel with bent steel saddles |
| Scale Length | 25-1/2" (64.8 cm) |
| Neck Radius | 12" (30.5 cm) |
| Headstock Size | Only 5-7/8" (14.9 cm) long |
| Frets | 22 - Low profile, wide |
| Neck Width | 1-5/8" (41.3 mm) at nut, 2-3/16" (55.6 mm) at last fret |
| Neck Wood | Select maple neck |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood |
| Neck Finish | Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend |
| Neck Colors | Standard - Natural; Optional - Matching painted headstock |
| 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 control cover |
| Controls | 25kohm volume and tone - .10µF tone capacitor |
| Switching | 5-way lever pickup selector |
| Pickups | HSS - 1 Active EMG model 85 humbucking; 2 Active EMG SLV custom single coil |
| Left Handed | No |
| Strings | 9p-11p-16p-24w-32w-42w (RPS 9 Slinkys #2239) |
Compare Specs
| Specifications | Luke | — |
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| Size | 12-3/16" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 36-7/16" long (31.0 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 92.6 cm long) | |
| Body Wood | Alder | |
| Body Finish | High gloss polyester | |
| Body Colors | ||
| Body Bindings | ||
| Bridge | Music Man® floating vintage tremolo of chrome plated, hardened steel with bent steel saddles | |
| Pickguard | ||
| Scale Length | 25-1/2" (64.8 cm) | |
| Neck Radius | 12" (30.5 cm) | |
| Headstock Size | Only 5-7/8" (14.9 cm) long | |
| Frets | 22 - Low profile, wide | |
| Neck Width | 1-5/8" (41.3 mm) at nut, 2-3/16" (55.6 mm) at last fret | |
| Neck Wood | Select maple neck | |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood | |
| Fret Markers | ||
| Neck Finish | Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend | |
| Neck Colors | Standard - Natural; Optional - Matching painted headstock | |
| 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 control cover | |
| Controls | 25kohm volume and tone - .10µF tone capacitor | |
| Switching | 5-way lever pickup selector | |
| Pickups | HSS - 1 Active EMG model 85 humbucking; 2 Active EMG SLV custom single coil | |
| Left Handed | No | |
| Strings | 9p-11p-16p-24w-32w-42w (RPS 9 Slinkys #2239) |
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