Brand: Ernie Ball MusicMan
Instrument Categories: Electric, Guitars, SOLD
Comments | Every once in a while a new guitar shape that appears that works – but really, not very often. Enter the Ernie Ball Music Man Armada, an all-new instrument.
This striking instrument features a through-neck design and a unique body shape with a bound and carved V-shaped insert. On this model, the insert has a metallic gold finish; a translucent finish over figured maple is also available. I notice that as stock, the strings are run from the pickup side of the tailpiece, and wrap over its top to the bridge, rather than loading from the back and up to the bridge. This is a trick Duane Allman used; it provides a smaller amount of breakover at the saddle without forcing the tailpiece to go up a long way, too far to double as a palm rest! Check out the Ernie Ball Music Man Armada page here This is a very interesting guitar and worth checking out. |
Serial Number | Varies as new. |
Pricing | $2,390 CAD with case. |
Neck | Mahogany through neck with bound rosewood fingerboard. 25.75 inch scale length, 1.688 inch nut width. Fan-shaped mother of pearl inlays. |
Frets | 22 stainless steel high-profile frets. |
Body | Mahogany body with a carved, bound, V-shaped maple insert. |
Finish | Gloss finish – this example is black with a gold V top insert. |
Hardware/electronics | Chrome hardware – Schaller M6-IND locking tuners with pearlescent buttons, Music Man custom humbuckers with tripod supports, pickup selector, master volume and tone; locking tune-o-matic type bridge and stop tailpiece, compensated nut. |
Playability/Action | Plays as you’d expect a Music Man to – which is to say, extremely well. It’s well balanced and not too heavy. |
Case | Music Man hardshell case included. |
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- Model: Armada
- Year: Current
- Class: New
- Condition: Brand New
- This instrument has been sold
- Not Consignment
- Including Hard case
- Scale Length: 25.75in
- Nut Width: 1.688in