The Sterling by Music Man Cutlass HSS electric guitar brings back a popular modern classic design with exceptional playability and diverse tones. With its sleek double cutaway basswood body, bolt-on maple neck and HSS pickup configuration with 5-way switching, the Cutlass provides the comfort, smooth playability and tonal versatility ideal for guitarists who play varied genres. Its Music Man designed pickups, including a bridge humbucker, deliver a diverse tonal palette. The vintage-style tremolo bridge allows for expressive techniques.
Sleek Double Cutaway Body Balances Tone and Comfort
The Cutlass has a sleek and contoured double cutaway basswood body that provides a great balance of resonant, well-balanced tone and playing comfort. Its smooth forearm and belly contours allow your strumming arm to move freely while adding ergonomic playing comfort. The lightweight basswood construction makes the Cutlass comfortable to wear for extended playing sessions or gigs.
Bolt-On Maple Neck With 9.5" Radius for Smooth Playability
The Cutlass's bolt-on maple neck has a smooth satin finish for fast, comfortable lead playing. Its 9.5" fingerboard radius and narrow frets also contribute to the Cutlass's smooth, inviting playability. The dual-action truss rod provides optimal adjustability for your preferred action. Overall, the neck is designed for speed, making fast riffs, scales and solos a breeze.
Music Man Designed Pickups Provide a Diverse Tonal Palette
With a bridge humbucker, middle single coil and neck single coil configured in an HSS layout, the Cutlass provides exceptional tonal versatility. From warm, rounded neck and middle pickup tones to the tighter crunch of the bridge humbucker, you can craft tones ideal for blues, rock, country, pop and more. The 5-way pickup switch lets you tap into a diverse array of tones for shaping your personalized sound.
Vintage-Style Tremolo Bridge for Expressive Techniques
The Cutlass's vintage-style tremolo bridge expands your creative expression with techniques like warbling, dive bombs and flutter effects. Combined with the smooth playability from the neck and fingerboard, the tremolo bridge makes it easy and fun to perform advanced techniques. Take your playing to new expressive heights.