Experience cutting-edge tone and playability with a guitar built for the modern virtuoso.
Introducing the Ernie Ball Music Man Jason Richardson Artist Series Cutlass electric guitar, now available in Kokiri Forest—a mesmerizing translucent green finish. Crafted with an alder body, buckeye burl top, and a roasted, figured maple neck with an ebony fretboard, this guitar sets a new standard in both aesthetics and performance.
Custom HT Pickups for Unmatched Clarity and Power
Exclusive to the Kokiri Forest models are the new Jason Richardson HT humbuckers, delivering unparalleled clarity and power tailored for today's guitar virtuosos. The HT bridge pickup outperforms normal-spec pickups with more output, dynamic range, and excellent touch sensitivity. The HT neck pickup, with coil tap technology, offers superior power and enhanced richness, producing an authentic, rich single-coil sound when tapped.
Premium Wood Selection for Superior Tone
The Jason Richardson Artist Series Cutlass features a lightweight alder body with a hand-selected Buckeye Burl maple top, chosen for its beautiful appearance and rich tonal qualities. The roasted figured maple neck enhances stability and sustain, while the ebony fingerboard provides quick, articulate response, ideal for fast, intricate playing styles. The custom contoured lower horn offers extended access to all 24 stainless steel frets.
Enhanced Playability with Push-Push Boost Circuit
Built to Jason Richardson's exact specifications, the Cutlass incorporates a multitude of design features to further enhance comfort, playability, and overall performance. The push/push volume knob activates a preamp boost, factory set to 12dB but adjustable up to 20dB via a trim pot in the control cavity. This provides the power needed for heavy rhythm parts or high-octane soloing whenever the user chooses.
Custom HT Pickups for Unmatched Clarity and Power
Exclusive to the Kokiri Forest models are the new Jason Richardson HT humbuckers, delivering unparalleled clarity and power tailored for today's guitar virtuosos. The HT bridge pickup outperforms normal-spec pickups with more output, dynamic range, and excellent touch sensitivity. The HT neck pickup, with coil tap technology, offers superior power and enhanced richness, producing an authentic, rich single-coil sound when tapped.
Premium Wood Selection for Superior Tone
The Jason Richardson Artist Series Cutlass features a lightweight alder body with a hand-selected Buckeye Burl maple top, chosen for its beautiful appearance and rich tonal qualities. The roasted figured maple neck enhances stability and sustain, while the ebony fingerboard provides quick, articulate response, ideal for fast, intricate playing styles. The custom contoured lower horn offers extended access to all 24 stainless steel frets.
Enhanced Playability with Push-Push Boost Circuit
Built to Jason Richardson's exact specifications, the Cutlass incorporates a multitude of design features to further enhance comfort, playability, and overall performance. The push/push volume knob activates a preamp boost, factory set to 12dB but adjustable up to 20dB via a trim pot in the control cavity. This provides the power needed for heavy rhythm parts or high-octane soloing whenever the user chooses.
Specifications
Body
- Body wood: Alder with buckeye burl top (Kokiri Forest); Alder with maple burl top (Venetian Red)
- Body finish: High gloss polyester (Kokiri Forest); Satin (Venetian Red)
- Neck wood: Figured roasted maple
- Neck attachment: 5-bolt, sculpted neck joint
- Neck radius: 15" (38.1 cm)
- Neck width: 1-11/16" (43.00 mm) at nut; 2-1/4" (56.9 mm) at last fret
- Truss rod: Adjustable
- Neck finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
- Material: Ebony (Kokiri Forest) / striped ebony (Venetian Red)
- Fret markers: Dot inlay
- Scale length: 25-1/2" (64.8 cm)
- Frets: 24 - Medium Jumbo profile, stainless steel
- Configuration: HH
- Pickups: Music Man HT Custom humbucking pickups, ceramic magnets
- Control layout: Custom Music Man active preamp with Silent Circuit; 25kohm push/push volume pot for gain boost, 500kohm push/push tone pot for pickup coil splitting - 0.022uf tone cap
- Pickup switching: 3-way toggle pickup selector; Push/push volume knob engages boost
- Tuning machines: Schaller M6-IND locking
- Hardware finish: Black
- Bridge: Custom Music Man floating tremolo, made of black, hardened steel with black steel saddles
- Electronic shielding: Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum control cover
- Strings: 6
- Orientation: Right handed
- Case: Sold separately
Features
- Custom Jason Richardson HT humbuckers for high output and dynamic range
- Alder body with Buckeye Burl maple top for rich tone and striking appearance
- Extended cutaway for easy access to all 24 stainless steel frets
- Roasted figured maple neck with ebony fingerboard for fast playability
- Push/push boost circuit for up to 20dB gain boost