I like this! St. VIncent EB MM Guitar

Larry Mal · Post by **Larry Mal** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:05 pm

http://www.music-man.com/instruments/gu ... ncent.html

I don't know anything about the woman. But this is a nice looking guitar, to me, anyway. I bet that a lot of folk wouldn't like it, it's that kind of thing.

Danley · Post by **Danley** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:08 pm

Looks like wearing a dress.

I like Musicman guitars on principal. Still looks a bit bulky. Ever imagine how people would view you at a show or etc. playing any specific axe? I am right now. Seems right for playing next to Taylor Swift, but I'd feel odd say doing a solo act with it; distracting.

Sid Nitzerglobin · Post by **Sid Nitzerglobin** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:11 pm

Looks cool. The squared off non-reverse bird thing works well for me aesthetically.

shadowplay · Post by **shadowplay** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:23 pm

Danley wrote:Looks like wearing a dress.

I like Musicman guitars on principal. Still looks a bit bulky. Ever imagine how people would view you at a show or etc. playing any specific axe? I am right now. Seems right for playing next to Taylor Swift, but I'd feel odd say doing a solo act with it; distracting.

Civilians don't care what guitar you play, only that you sound good.

I think it's good that she has her own shape and not some timid spin on someone else's. the vibrato isn't my style but it's obviously her style. Aesthetically I'm not a fan of the smurf hat head stock with that body. It makes me think of those children's flip books where you can have the head of the baker and the legs of a frogman, or in this case smurfs hat with Roland Mouret frock.

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rhythmjones · Post by **rhythmjones** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:33 pm

We're all really excited about these at work, and I can't wait to get some in.

I love the all rosewood necks on MMs and three mini-buckers sounds sweet!

I don't like how skinny the necks are though.

boomlights · Post by **boomlights** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:58 pm

Specs say 10" neck w/ a 25.5 inch scale! I'm super stoked on the shape - dress/tuxedo or not! I never could appreciate the Albert Lee (her mainstay live guitar), so this was a welcome surprise.

Keep in mind Annie used to often play a Harmony Bobkat & kept a Fender Lead II in rotation for her last tour, so I hope this won't look super tiny on (ahem) larger humans like myself. Either way: mahogany! and those inlays look pretty great.

Here are the full specs from the MM site:

Model: St. Vincent

Description: Shipping Early 2016 - Ernie Ball Music Man is proud to announce an imaginative new signature guitar with GRAMMY® award-winning musician and guitarist St. Vincent. Envisioned and designed by St. Vincent with support from the award-winning engineering team at Ernie Ball Music Man, the unique electric guitar was crafted to perfectly fit her form, playing technique and personal style. Crafted in Ernie Ball Music Man's San Luis Obispo, California factory, the St. Vincent signature is available in black or custom Vincent Blue, a color hand-mixed by Annie. Featuring an African mahogany body, Ernie Ball Music Man tremolo, gunstock oil and hand-rubbed rosewood neck and fingerboard, St. Vincent inlays, Schaller locking tuners, 5-way pick up selector with custom configuration and 3-mini humbuckers, the guitar also comes complete with Ernie Ball Regular Slinky guitar strings.

Size: 12-9/16" wide, 1-5/8" thick, 39-9/16" long (31.9 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 100.5 cm long)
Weight: 7lb 5oz (3.31kg) - varies slightly
Body Wood: African Mahogany
Body Finish: High Gloss Polyester
Body Colors: Black or Vincent Blue
Bridge: Custom Music Man® tremolo, made of chrome plated, hardened steel with stainless steel saddles
Scale Length: 25-1/2" (64.8 cm)
Neck Radius: 10" (25.4 cm)
Headstock Size: Only 5-7/8" (14.9 cm) long
Frets: 22 - High profile, medium width
Neck Width: 1-5/8" (41.3 mm) at nut, 2-1/4" (56.9 mm) at last fret
Neck Wood: Select Rosewood neck
Fingerboard: Select Rosewood
Fret Markers: Custom St. Vincent Inlays
Neck Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
Neck Colors: Standard – Natural with finished headstock
Tuning Machines: Schaller M6-IND locking
Truss Rod: Adjustable - no component or string removal
Neck Attachment: 5 bolts - perfect alignment with no shifting; Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets
Electronic Shielding: Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity
Controls: 250kohm volume and tone - .047µF tone capacitor
Switching: 5-way lever pickup selector with custom configuration
Pickups: 3 Mini-Humbuckers
Left Handed: No
Strings: 10p-13p-17p-26w-36w-46w (RPS 10 Slinkys #2240)

FightingPlankton · Post by **FightingPlankton** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 1:00 pm

doesnt she have a pointy jag looking custom job they did a while back? i remember discussing it on here...the albert lee

boomlights · Post by **boomlights** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 1:13 pm

FightingPlankton wrote:doesnt she have a pointy jag looking custom job they did a while back? i remember discussing it on here...the albert lee

Yup, that's the one! Seems like a lot of people flipping them on Reverb & elsewhere had custom colors done to them (orange, purple sparkle, et al) , but I believe Annie's was a standard 2-HB configuration in total black.

nikkij · Post by **nikkij** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 3:32 pm

ugh, want

Post by **OffYourFace** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 3:47 pm

Larry, I edited your post so we don't end up with multiple threads..

I like it. I knew it was coming for a while but had no idea what the body shape would be. I'm not blown away but I'm not disappointed either.
BUT... when I first saw it, I immediately thought of Glenn Tipton's (Judas Priest) custom Hamer from years ago. It's mostly just the upper half of the body...

I'm surprised by the mini humbuckers though... I've never seen her play a guitar with them

Also, the EB headstock isn't my favorite aesthetically but I love its function. Straight string-pull is always a good thing.

burntumber · Post by **burntumber** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 3:52 pm

not something I'd play,

firebirds type pickups with strat trem is nice.

but props for a different body style.

empyrean · Post by **empyrean** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 4:20 pm

Personally I don't really dig it aesthetically, but I gotta echo the props for at least being new and different. It'd be so easy for her to just partner with Eastwood and put her name on their Bobkat copies to sell them and call it a day. This is much cooler.

Johnny Alien · Post by **Johnny Alien** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:08 pm

I kinda dig it a lot.

rhythmjones · Post by **rhythmjones** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:09 pm

OffYourFace wrote:I immediately thought of Glenn Tipton's (Judas Priest) custom Hamer from years ago. It's mostly just the upper half of the body...

I showed it to my friend and that was what he said immediately.

I can't stop thinking about this guitar.

What is wrong with me???

rhythmjones · Post by **rhythmjones** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:11 pm

BTW Larry:

You should check out STV, she's amazing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YNoppwf8Pg

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