St.Vincent's Ernie Ball Music Man Signature Guitar

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St.Vincent's Ernie Ball Music Man Signature Guitar

Post by brndgtl » Wed Jan 20, 2016 5:37 am

Ernie Ball just released a new video with Annie Clark showing the creation of her signature guitars. It's pretty cool, even if they're not your thing.

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I love how into this she is. She can be a real inspiration to young musicians, especially girls, I hope. Going to show this to my daughter tonight!

The video is here https://youtu.be/5M5qpaQ1h9o

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Post by Gav Haus » Wed Jan 20, 2016 5:40 am

I kinda like the guitar myself
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Post by brndgtl » Wed Jan 20, 2016 5:43 am

Gav Haus wrote:I kinda like the guitar myself
Yeah, I wasn't that into it at first but this video has definitely sold it to me. I think I'd definitely go for this over, for example, the Billy Corgan one on the other thread.

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Post by shadowplay » Wed Jan 20, 2016 6:23 am

is that a caterpillar on her shoulder?

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Post by Jaguar018 » Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:48 am

shadowplay wrote:is that a caterpillar on her shoulder?
It isn't. I watched the whole thing to make sure and saw no movement. :jacked:

I really like some of the elements of that guitar. I love new custom designed guitars and I think this one looks cool, but I would never want to replace the ones I have with it. Perhaps if I was trying to sound like St. Vincent more I would?

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Post by brndgtl » Wed Jan 20, 2016 9:45 am

To me, the headstocks look a bit deformed on Music Man guitars but I could get over it if it played great. Wish it came in white...

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Post by MrLambyLamb » Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:16 am

I like the guitar, but probably not as much as the Albert Lee, which Annie Clark also regularly plays. I'm surprised they only did it in two colors with one of them being black.

The inlays are really cool.

I wish there were more "making of" videos for guitars like this.

(Not that it really matters, but this isn't technically an offset. The waist appears to be symmetrical.)

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Post by frelonvert » Wed Jan 20, 2016 4:53 pm

Rofl, this vid almost make me cry. Almost...

Isn't it a little too much?
(not the guitar, but the vid).
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Post by Johnny Burrito » Wed Jan 20, 2016 5:37 pm

frelonvert wrote:Rofl, this vid almost make me cry. Almost...

Isn't it a little too much?
(not the guitar, but the vid).
I didn't think so. A lot of us have been obsessed with guitars since we first saw them.

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Post by brndgtl » Thu Jan 21, 2016 12:46 am

frelonvert wrote:Rofl, this vid almost make me cry. Almost...

Isn't it a little too much?
(not the guitar, but the vid).
Yep, it's very effective. I don't think she's acting, she seems very genuine.

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Post by wingnutkj » Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:17 am

As with most of you, I'm not a fan of the headstock. Given how angular and quirky the body is, I'm surprised that the headstock doesn't somehow match that aesthetic. Still, I'm chuffed for her that she's got a signature guitar - she's a fantastic guitarist.
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Post by MissoulaGriz » Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:36 am

What a great video and her passion for her craft shows through clearly. Her last statement about the way she feels about playing guitar really resonated with me personally.

I never realized Annie Clark was the real deal until I watched this video a few months ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE7R4nKBK8Y" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I think this is a great "artist" model and quite frankly, I find it to be a new and inspiring design. Great work Annie and Music Man

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Post by PJazzmaster » Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:23 am

I kinda like it too, somehow :unsure: Not a guitar that I would buy and probably not my sound but I'd want to try it someday...

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Post by mediocreplayer » Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:56 am

frelonvert wrote:Rofl, this vid almost make me cry. Almost...

Isn't it a little too much?
(not the guitar, but the vid).
I like Annie, but yeah, I too found it very cloying.

It's just a guitar.

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Re: St.Vincent's Ernie Ball Music Man Signature Guitar

Post by rumfoord » Fri Jan 22, 2016 9:55 am

Oh! I just noticed the new knobs. The early images just had strat knobs (although it's so subtle that I'm kinda Berenst(E)ain Bear'd).
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