Luke III 2019 | Guitars | Ernie Ball Music Man

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The Luke III features an alder body, hard rock roasted maple neck with East Indian Rosewood fingerboard. The LIII is powered by Dimarzio transitions passive humbuckers and custom voiced single coil pickups. Smooth action Music Man floating vintage tremolo, 5-way pickup selector and 12db adjustable active boost give the Luke 3 a variety of tonal combinations suitable for any musical style.

Luke III 2019 – Bodhi Blue — Color discontinued - New colors coming soon!
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Luke III 2019 Highlights

12 dB Gain Boost Volume Knob
Roasted Figured Maple Neck
DiMarzio transitions pickups

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Luke III
Size	12-1/2" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 36-15/16" long (31.75 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 93.8 cm long)
Body Wood	Alder
Body Finish	High gloss polyester
Bridge	Standard - 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	Figured roasted maple neck
Fingerboard	Rosewood
Neck Finish	Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
Neck Colors	Standard – Natural with finished 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	Custom Music Man® active preamp; push/push volume for gain boost, 500kohm passive tone - .022µF tone capacitor
Switching	5-way lever pickup selector
Pickups	Standard - HH with 2 DiMarzio Transition humbucking; Optional - HSS with 1 DiMarzio Transition humbucking; 2 DiMarzio custom single coil
Left Handed	No
Strings	9p-11p-16p-24w-32w-42w (RPS 9 Slinkys #2239)

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Specifications	Luke III 2019	—
Size	12-1/2" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 36-15/16" long (31.75 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 93.8 cm long)
Body Wood	Alder
Body Finish	High gloss polyester
Body Colors
Body Bindings
Bridge	Standard - 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	Figured roasted maple neck
Fingerboard	Rosewood
Fret Markers
Neck Finish	Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
Neck Colors	Standard – Natural with finished 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	Custom Music Man® active preamp; push/push volume for gain boost, 500kohm passive tone - .022µF tone capacitor
Switching	5-way lever pickup selector
Pickups	Standard - HH with 2 DiMarzio Transition humbucking; Optional - HSS with 1 DiMarzio Transition humbucking; 2 DiMarzio custom single coil
Left Handed	No
Strings	9p-11p-16p-24w-32w-42w (RPS 9 Slinkys #2239)

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