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I've never paid Music Man guitars much attention but have seen a few lately that've piqued my interest. Tell me about your experience with them. Anything I should know? Good / bad points?

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they p cool

e: for real though, I'd love a Stingray RS.

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They have awesome necks. I have a sterling AX40D at the moment, keen to upgrade to the full Axis at some points in the future.

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Have an Axis which is a great straight ahead rock guitar. Neck on it is super comfortable. You'd want to buy used, as with most guitars I guess. I like the look of the Valentine sig.
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Great guitars, didn’t like either of the two I’ve had. Mind you I think I’m more of a traditional neck fan. You’ve been a Jackson owner in the past Molly, I bet the fast necks on MMs will feel great for you.

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null_pointer wrote:Great guitars, didn’t like either of the two I’ve had. Mind you I think I’m more of a traditional neck fan. You’ve been a Jackson owner in the past Molly, I bet the fast necks on MMs will feel great for you.
Did wonder if they'd all be like that. On the couple of factory tours I've watched some look chunkier.

Thanks for the replies so far chaps.

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Awesome guitars. Incredibly well built. Necks to die for - fast but not too skinny (compared to say some modern Ibanez shred sticks). Shit resale value.

I love my EBMM JP15.

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Molly wrote:
null_pointer wrote:Great guitars, didn’t like either of the two I’ve had. Mind you I think I’m more of a traditional neck fan. You’ve been a Jackson owner in the past Molly, I bet the fast necks on MMs will feel great for you.
Did wonder if they'd all be like that. On the couple of factory tours I've watched some look chunkier.

Thanks for the replies so far chaps.
This is a confusing comparison for me because except for maybe the JP series, Music Man necks are absolutely nothing like Jackson.

The classic EBMM profile is the Axis, narrow nut width but deep. Like half of a small, round club. Great for smaller hands like mine. Most of the guitars have something like this.

JP models tend more towards wide and flat and super flat radius. Majesty falls somewhere in between the two.
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I tried one and the neck was narrow ish...rounded back but narrower width than say a modern LP.

Sounded good though. Wouldn't say I'm target market but my cuzzie bro swears by them.
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slash-ed wrote:
Molly wrote:
null_pointer wrote:Great guitars, didn’t like either of the two I’ve had. Mind you I think I’m more of a traditional neck fan. You’ve been a Jackson owner in the past Molly, I bet the fast necks on MMs will feel great for you.
Did wonder if they'd all be like that. On the couple of factory tours I've watched some look chunkier.

Thanks for the replies so far chaps.
This is a confusing comparison for me because except for maybe the JP series, Music Man necks are absolutely nothing like Jackson.

The classic EBMM profile is the Axis, narrow nut width but deep. Like half of a small, round club. Great for smaller hands like mine. Most of the guitars have something like this.

JP models tend more towards wide and flat and super flat radius. Majesty falls somewhere in between the two.
Fair enough I wasn’t very clear! I don’t mean by profile but by utility - I felt the MMs I’ve had (including an Axis) were Lead Machines (as I perceive the Jackson to be). Fast and fluid necks, with a bit of chunk (so not Wizards by any stretch). Which is what I didn’t like about them, hence my ‘traditional neck’ allusion.

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Oh, I did have a ‘77 Stingray II back in the day - that made your average LP feel like a lightweight. Wasn’t amazingly well made either, IMHO, kinda slab of wood.

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Have a 90s wolfgang in my care at the mo.
Super well built. Very ergonomic. Lots of little features that scream “attention to detail”. Lovely round neck, very flat radius though. Pickups not to my liking, but god it’s a great piece of kit.

Very interested in Sterling CT50 and maybe an AX40, but they appear to be discontinued.
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I've had top of the line MM and equivalent Fender, and I'd take MM first - because the neck was so comfortable.
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