Mike, it really is amazing!! The tremolo, the locking tuners, the feel of the v-ish neck, the vintage yet noiseless pickups. It feels like what a solid $2000 instrument actually should feel like... love it
I just purchased a cutlass bfr and I agree. Its different than a strat but very similar at the same time. The sound of the pickups and playability is what sold me.
The roasted neck looks great. And that truss rod adjustment is how every guitar should be. But I just can't see myself spending this much on a guitar, at my current playing abilities.
I understand what you are saying, Andrew, but if you have the money I would highly recommend you look into getting one of these because it will inspire you and motivate you to be even better than you are now.
I had an opportunity to play one. I was in a rush so I didn't get to plug it in. I've never felt so satisfied playing an electric guitar unplugged. It was just so nice! You can't kill the strat because you've got people that have that sentimental relationship with it and so they will be resistant to guitars like this. They will say things like "It doesn't have soul, it doesn't have mojo", but that cutlass stirred my soul in a way that no strat ever has. Great guitar.
I hear you there Nolan, the first time I played that Cutlass was unplugged and couldn’t get over how nicely it just rang.. with the title, I was being cheeky! 😂
I don't have this Music Man guitar yet, but I do have a Music Man JP15 and a Music Man Sabre, and all I can say is that they are absolutely incredible guitars that are extremely well-made. Their quality control is top-notch, and I would even venture to say they may be the best made guitars out there.
First bought PRS silver sky John Mayer and tried this EBMM cutlass. And it smokes the PRS all the way...!!! Stainless steel frets are so good, better tone and sustain, more punch. Love this cutlass.
Good to see you at guitcon making the rounds , musicman/Ernie Ball doesn't get enough love, 4 +2 headstock is a nice spilt between a Fender and a Gibson , they rock with the st.vincent and Albert Lee designs, all rosewood necks ,24 frets, oh my
Love your style of playing, a Hendrix/Bradley Groove. I can't play much but I bought a Cutlass HSS and it Improved my playing so much from my Tex/Mex Strat I've had since '96 I still love but this MusicMan just makes me want to play more and I sound a lot better. The MM Cutlass is not a Strat, it's a Cutlass with some Leo Fender DNA
Picked up the non roasted/vintage sunburst one for 1300 U.S. dollars,brand new with the hard case. I also have an American Strat so you are absolutely right with them having the same D.N.A. Worth the money. Buy it once, it'll last for years n years.
@@GMec78 no but they aren't sharp by any means. Its incredibly comfortable..I hope that helps. I can send photos if you would like e mail me at mlopez23805@gmail.com
I'm a bit confused as to why the bending is impressive re: staying in tune. The trem is decked. Every guitar will stay in tune just as much if they have locking tuners. The real test of any tremolo is whether or not it returns to pitch when it's floating. If you deck it you effectively turn it into a hardtail, and any guitar I've ever set up will maintain pitch just fine once you tune the tremolo (for those that don't know, on a strat-style guitar, you decide if you want to return to pitch after dropping or pulling the pitch, then tune it by repeatedly diving and tuning or, alternatively, pulling up and tuning). To float to Fender specs and stay in pitch while pulling and diving WITHOUT having to compensate by pulling after you dive or diving after you pull -- that is the test and the standard by which to measure any guitar.
Oh, WOW, yes, that is one seriously beautiful guitar...and, dang, you play so sublimely...that was some majorly-exquisite guitar skill you exhibited (I love that 'bending' thing)!!! 💗💗💗
That joyo zip amp sounds sweet man - have you considered running a reactive load box to the most out of your hamstead at room volume? I pickup a used Suhr for 150 however cheaper brands go for less than 50 unleash that beautiful beast at full tilt. Classy chops as always.
Almost in every respect this guitar is better than a strat. I just bought a MM reflex and it's an astonishingly fantastic guitar. Put next to a strat, the strat is a better looking axe
Sounds awesome! How do you think it compares to the prs silver sky? Who knows Mike, maybe Ernie Ball will throw one of these in with the next box of goodies they send your way? 🤷🏻♂️
I only payed 1300 out the door tax and shipping. Found it on reverb from Flores Music peoria Heights Illinois USA they have some killer deals going on .
Should I get a used Ibanez AZ242F-TSG for $945, a new charvel pro mod dk 24 or a new Ernie ball musicman stingray guitar (the ones with the regular maple necks are $999 now)
@@MikeBradleyofficial that's cool to know. Higher action makes me sound neat and tidy compared to low action. I'm starting to appreciate not over using the gain on the amp too. This is something not talked a lot about in guitar videos...
If you want to put blocks of wood with stuff screwed on to them in their proper place in musical history, you should look at my inventive guitar, "semi-solid-body John Watt". It features a never-before-heard acoustic phenomena, and creates a new, higher level of expressive feedback with a greater harmonic range. Ever since I bought my first pack of Ernie Ball 10s and Fender Heavy Small picks, in 1970, before Jimi passed, I have never bought anything else. I'm thinking the split tuners could solve the Fender G-string problems, maybe, and the bridge cover looks good, but I need to feel those bridge screws to stabilize my hand when I switch to some leads or finger-picking. If there was a humbucker by the neck it would be better. If both single coils were wired together, not in series, with a three-way Switchcraft toggle switch, it would be totally more playable. And if the bridge pieces, nut and string retainers aren't Graph Tech, forget it. My guitar also plugs in the side. Too bad I can't include any photos. We're pulling wood out from underneath receding glaciers. Forget burnt, singed or smoked wood. Try ancient megalith, cold-pressed timber, so you can play mega-riffs. john@johnwatt.ca And if I wasn't getting off on this video, I wouldn't be typing here. Okay. Let me be business-like. Here in Canada, President Robert Godin mailed me a letter, commending me for my innovations, acoustic and electric. I am John Watt, Clan Watt. Clan Watt never manufactured. You don't know the true history of Dr. James Watt, or another Clan member, Past President James T. Buchanan. Bay-an-uck-let, blessings on you. My invention is an attempt to redefine North American manufacturing. What I have is totally different, but the only part that changes is the body. You can start building with an assembly line as original with only that change, and any solid-body electric guitarist could do the same. Clan Watt never manufactured. Weir to wire, the weir'd to the wire'd. George Gruhn, from Nashville, was sending me email two and three times a day for over two weeks. He invited me down, but I had to stop anything music for a long time, being chased by serious criminals. john@johnwatt.ca uh... this offer dies on the screen if there is no counter-offer within the next two years. Like my ancestor Dr. James Watt, I am giving my invention to the world, not patenting it for future ownership. Dr. James Watt invented horsepower. He didn't like seeing the Industrial Revolution in Europe because they used the oil of marine mammals and crushed Egyptian mummies. If you see an old American locomotive, that's blowing that thick black smoke, not bitumen, that's crushed Egyptian mummies. Dr. Watt improved the manufacture in every country by over 65%. Other scientists named the watt after hearing him talk about it. He traveled the world to help prevent the worse excesses of American Tesla-Marconi abuse. He was also a good father. Tesla died a broken and penniless man. Marconi was murdered on a trip to Italy. The American government, inventing military protocols for those men, took over their patents and factories. Nicola Tesla was from Transylvania. Sylvania is still around, and so is Clan Watt, hearing from me now. When you lose the flesh, where is the electricity and magnetism of your brain going to go? You should know. It's a separate, semi-independent system that contains micro-galaxies of particulate matter smaller than atoms. And just like the sun, the earth and our brains, it's all one energy, called Direct Current, what Dr. James Watt said. Organic electricity, it's too late for the world, now AC/DC, weaponized and covert. You can't build a healthy society using American spy technology and addictive electronic devices and content. Look back to when Hydra become hydro and Medea became media. We are on You Tube. It's all here, a little.
I ended up buying an american pro strat instead of a cutlass, I had been going back and forth for so long, I picked the fender because it’s so modular, but I’m still kind of lusting after these things 😬
Sounds terribly compressed. Don't know if it is the pickups or if you used a compression pedal/added compression post production, but if this is the natural sound of the guitars the pickups sound way to compressed for my taste...
Hahaha...strat killer....thats not happening....strats have seen em come n go....Buddy holly...jimi...beck...clapton...blackmore ...malmsteen...srv....Ed King....lol....strat killer....hahaha...that being said thats a great sounding guitar very nice
You need to check it out. Take a strat which is more expensive than the cutlass and compare them. That‘s what I did. Strats are great without a doubt, it‘s one of the classics, but I ordered a cutlass. Unfortunately, we cannot ask Jimi about this..... think he would have used one.
strats are dramatically overrated. noisy, annoying pickups, clunky neck profiles with cheap gloss or nitro finishes, terrible trem bridges. with G&L and more recently ernie ball making guitars that actually bring the strat into the 21st century, if you can afford one of these options, there's no reason to buy a strat except for the brand name.
I know this is from 2018, but by any chance you see this, could you tell me your opinion: Is that color *actually* a light blue metallic of sorts, or is it grey/silver? Some pictures it clearly looks like a shade of blue, in others, possibly grey. I just don't understand the name Firemist Silver if it's blue. 🤣 Can't find one locally to see for myself, I'm afraid. Thanks!
@@MikeBradleyofficial Funny enough, it makes total sense. Let me ask you, in your opinion, is it as attractive in person as *you* find it to be in pictures? BTW, awesome channel! Binging now. Glad to have found you.
Ransom Baggins Aww cheers buddy. Means a lot. Yes I love it, such a great looking guitar, and sounds and plays great. I’m missing it as I don’t have it at my house and stuck in lock down.
@@MikeBradleyofficial Well, it's definitely on my shortlist. Just finished watching you bring that Silver Sky--that Polar Blue one is on that same list. So beautiful. Now I just need to keep practicing so I can make'em sound decent. :) Stay safe and take care. Blessings from Texas!
Snooze00 Yes, they do Snooze. The Sterling by MusicMan Cutlass. I have owned one in Olympic White for about a year now and it’s an astonishing guitar at the price point. Locking tuners, vintage voiced pups and all guitars are shipped to California for checking and setup. I love my Sterling Cutlass and it’s the guitar I tend to pick up the most when playing at home. No noiseless circuit but the guitar is so well shielded and has quality wiring you wouldn’t know it didn’t. In the UK you can pick one up new for under £600. It’s a bargain mate and even friends with USA Strats have commented on how good it is to play and how great it sounds.👍
Mike Bradley don’t worry man, I might be the only person on earth to notice things like that and believe it’s important enough to mention it. As said, my OCD drives me crazy sometimes. I can’t help myself... lol
@@MikeBradleyofficial Have you ever played a Marlin Sidewinder Mike? They don't make them anymore and their UK made.Made in Wales to be precise.Neck and middle single coil pups with a hot rail on the bridge. They sound fantastic. Now i don't know if that is because the instrument has aged and the wood has dried out even more over time, mine is an 83. It's with the title of your video, iv'e had and have a few strats and strat style guitars but there is something that keeps making me pick it up. Don't get me wrong i meant it about the Cutlas, they are strat killers but their not on their own. A Marlin now would only cost about 300 quid maximum. Just thought i would share that with you, best wishes mate.
@@MikeBradleyofficial :( I live in Trinidad and Tobago,,,,,, music shops down here aren’t like in the first world......... wish I could, thanks though.. hopefully I can get an answer by a guitar guru.❤️💚💛.
It looks like the upscale version 2.0 of my lake placid strat. I love my strat - LOVE it! - and I'd trade it for this cutlass before you could blink! I like the smaller body mass/size - alongside a heap of other features. But strat bodies are just too big. They look comically huge on skinny guys and chicks. Im a big man, and i still like the smaller cutlass. Same with the Albert Lee.... even the Valentine - bigger, but still not too big/heavy aka Fender
Wow... I'm kinda suprised how much I love that guitar. Looks great. Sounds great. I want one. lol Dam... They cost too much for my blood. It'll never happen. Sad face. : (
They will never kill the Strat. No doubt it's a great guitar but I find that when other companies other than Fender make S type high end guitars, they end up sounding more like a Strat than a Strat does. Meaning they tend to over accentuate the traditional tones that are readily available in a Fender Stratocaster. IMO
If you wanted these specs from fender you'd have to go master built custom shop and pay double the price of a cutlass plus fender doesn't offer SS frets but it's 2019 now so here's hoping
Got to ask Cutlass or Silver Sky if you were buying one today? I’m in the market for one, and I don’t know how you feel about used gear, but while shopping I noticed this trend, a used Silver Sky is north of $1500 in the States but a used Cutlass is $1000 or less if you’re patient.
Getting second hand guitars is a great thing to do. My Aqua blue Strat was 2nd hand. I like the silver sky, great guitar. If I was to choose between that and the cutlass, I would choose the cutlass! I hadn’t played it for a few months due to lock down and it wasn’t at mine. Got it back a couple of weeks ago, and I forgot what a fantastic guitar it is. It rings beautifully. Can’t say enough good things about it.
In fact no, the Cutlass has an active buffer circuit that makes a treble bleed unnecessary. 100% consistent tone no matter what cable length you use or volume setting you use. It's very cool.
I played one of those and I wouldn't give you $200 for one they play cheap their tone is very minimal playabilities pretty decent but playability don't cover the tone it don't have the strat tone so stop comparing it to a fender and definitely don't try to compare it to a g&l
Enough with the "I-think-I-broke-something orgasm-face"!! I want all the musicman guitars! If i were a successful rock star, id play musicman almost exclusively (need at least one Gibson...). But I could actually live wholly without the big F! ( Except for just one jazzy. Ooooh, and a tele, of course!...)
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Mike, it really is amazing!! The tremolo, the locking tuners, the feel of the v-ish neck, the vintage yet noiseless pickups. It feels like what a solid $2000 instrument actually should feel like... love it
I just purchased a cutlass bfr and I agree. Its different than a strat but very similar at the same time. The sound of the pickups and playability is what sold me.
“What’s better than a 3 way?....A 5-way!” You’re a cheeky one😀
Great video Mike!
The roasted neck looks great. And that truss rod adjustment is how every guitar should be. But I just can't see myself spending this much on a guitar, at my current playing abilities.
I understand what you are saying, Andrew, but if you have the money I would highly recommend you look into getting one of these because it will inspire you and motivate you to be even better than you are now.
try sterling, same thing, same brand(technically), dirt cheap
My philosophy was always... buy the best you can afford 👍🙂🎸
Thanks. I was set on the Strat until now.
I had an opportunity to play one. I was in a rush so I didn't get to plug it in. I've never felt so satisfied playing an electric guitar unplugged. It was just so nice! You can't kill the strat because you've got people that have that sentimental relationship with it and so they will be resistant to guitars like this. They will say things like "It doesn't have soul, it doesn't have mojo", but that cutlass stirred my soul in a way that no strat ever has. Great guitar.
I hear you there Nolan, the first time I played that Cutlass was unplugged and couldn’t get over how nicely it just rang.. with the title, I was being cheeky! 😂
I bought one myself and I have to say it's a fantastic guitar.
I don't have this Music Man guitar yet, but I do have a Music Man JP15 and a Music Man Sabre, and all I can say is that they are absolutely incredible guitars that are extremely well-made. Their quality control is top-notch, and I would even venture to say they may be the best made guitars out there.
Came here for the Cutlass stayed for the Expression Tremolo. Great review, great playing.
Nice video; I agree - these guitars are killer. The HSS is a real sonic swiss-army-knife, plays great, fabulously made.
They sound killer!
First bought PRS silver sky John Mayer and tried this EBMM cutlass. And it smokes the PRS all the way...!!!
Stainless steel frets are so good, better tone and sustain, more punch. Love this cutlass.
Stainless Steel I reallllly like both guitars. I want the silver sky more tho because it looks prettier in my opinion :P
4:30 is where he actually starts talking about the guitar
Good to see you at guitcon making the rounds , musicman/Ernie Ball doesn't get enough love, 4 +2 headstock is a nice spilt between a Fender and a Gibson , they rock with the st.vincent and Albert Lee designs, all rosewood necks ,24 frets, oh my
Love to here your opon on the Sterling version. Long live Faulty Towers
I love the way you do reviews, it's real and raw. Just play the guitar and tell us what you think, pretty simple.
Thank you Ben. Defo, no mucking about! 😊
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That rest plate on the bridge is the best thing on it
Love your style of playing, a Hendrix/Bradley Groove. I can't play much but I bought a Cutlass HSS and it Improved my playing so much from my Tex/Mex Strat I've had since '96 I still love but this MusicMan just makes me want to play more and I sound a lot better.
The MM Cutlass is not a Strat, it's a Cutlass with some Leo Fender DNA
Sweet axe Mike. She's a beauty! Love the roasted maple neck!!
Picked up the non roasted/vintage sunburst one for 1300 U.S. dollars,brand new with the hard case. I also have an American Strat so you are absolutely right with them having the same D.N.A. Worth the money. Buy it once, it'll last for years n years.
M. Lopez are the edges on the regular maple one rolled?
@@GMec78 no but they aren't sharp by any means. Its incredibly comfortable..I hope that helps. I can send photos if you would like e mail me at mlopez23805@gmail.com
I'm a bit confused as to why the bending is impressive re: staying in tune. The trem is decked. Every guitar will stay in tune just as much if they have locking tuners. The real test of any tremolo is whether or not it returns to pitch when it's floating. If you deck it you effectively turn it into a hardtail, and any guitar I've ever set up will maintain pitch just fine once you tune the tremolo (for those that don't know, on a strat-style guitar, you decide if you want to return to pitch after dropping or pulling the pitch, then tune it by repeatedly diving and tuning or, alternatively, pulling up and tuning). To float to Fender specs and stay in pitch while pulling and diving WITHOUT having to compensate by pulling after you dive or diving after you pull -- that is the test and the standard by which to measure any guitar.
Nice Axe! Love the sound of the trem pedal!
Oh, WOW, yes, that is one seriously beautiful guitar...and, dang, you play so sublimely...that was some majorly-exquisite guitar skill you exhibited (I love that 'bending' thing)!!! 💗💗💗
Shauna Marie Sings Aww thank you so much Shauna.
Very nice looking and sounding. But have you tried Vola guitars? Gosh, they sound so beautiful!
Oilid I haven’t yet, I’m sure I will at some point. 😊
Lovely little opening riff there Mike!
Most of the lead on War of the worlds was a Music Man and i refer to the live events Jeff Wayne did.A Valentine i think it was.
That joyo zip amp sounds sweet man - have you considered running a reactive load box to the most out of your hamstead at room volume? I pickup a used Suhr for 150 however cheaper brands go for less than 50 unleash that beautiful beast at full tilt. Classy chops as always.
Dan Brian Hi Dan, yes it’s something I really want to look into. I’m moving soon as well, so will need help with keeping the volume down! Haha
Sounds great Mike!! Love the metallic blue finish!!!
Great Guitar, Great demo...
I think you pushed in the right direction Mike.
yooo that intro was awesome!
Almost in every respect this guitar is better than a strat. I just bought a MM reflex and it's an astonishingly fantastic guitar. Put next to a strat, the strat is a better looking axe
1 question....can your right arm tell a difference between this and a strat? I couldn’t tell if bodies are the same size and contoured, etc...
At 1:19, your vocals sound so much like the guitar. Wow. Lol All joking aside, another great video!
I like everything about this guitar. You've got a great tone there friend.
Sounds awesome! How do you think it compares to the prs silver sky? Who knows Mike, maybe Ernie Ball will throw one of these in with the next box of goodies they send your way? 🤷🏻♂️
Joe Insinna Haha.. that would be a nice box! They’re both great guitars. The silver Sky is much more “vintage” feeling.
informative review... well done mate
I only payed 1300 out the door tax and shipping. Found it on reverb from Flores Music peoria Heights Illinois USA they have some killer deals going on .
That’s a fantastic price! Good on you!
It's been a while bro...I have had a Crazy Musical week...always good to see ya, and thanks for the "Chill"
At 2 and a half grand so it should be good...love that neck though
Amazing playing
Should I get a used Ibanez AZ242F-TSG for $945, a new charvel pro mod dk 24 or a new Ernie ball musicman stingray guitar (the ones with the regular maple necks are $999 now)
that tremolo pedal , it's a Robin Trower Bridge of Sighs thing lol
Really nice soulful playing!
Yeah what is your string height and set up? I like medium to high actions on stats so I can hit strings hard.
Medium action, certainly not low. Cant play low action guitars.
@@MikeBradleyofficial that's cool to know. Higher action makes me sound neat and tidy compared to low action. I'm starting to appreciate not over using the gain on the amp too. This is something not talked a lot about in guitar videos...
thanks!
the first riff is so good
If you want to put blocks of wood with stuff screwed on to them in their proper place in musical history,
you should look at my inventive guitar, "semi-solid-body John Watt". It features a never-before-heard acoustic
phenomena, and creates a new, higher level of expressive feedback with a greater harmonic range.
Ever since I bought my first pack of Ernie Ball 10s and Fender Heavy Small picks, in 1970, before Jimi passed,
I have never bought anything else.
I'm thinking the split tuners could solve the Fender G-string problems, maybe, and the bridge cover looks good,
but I need to feel those bridge screws to stabilize my hand when I switch to some leads or finger-picking.
If there was a humbucker by the neck it would be better. If both single coils were wired together, not in series,
with a three-way Switchcraft toggle switch, it would be totally more playable.
And if the bridge pieces, nut and string retainers aren't Graph Tech, forget it. My guitar also plugs in the side.
Too bad I can't include any photos. We're pulling wood out from underneath receding glaciers.
Forget burnt, singed or smoked wood. Try ancient megalith, cold-pressed timber, so you can play mega-riffs. john@johnwatt.ca And if I wasn't getting off on this video, I wouldn't be typing here.
Okay. Let me be business-like. Here in Canada, President Robert Godin mailed me a letter, commending me
for my innovations, acoustic and electric. I am John Watt, Clan Watt. Clan Watt never manufactured.
You don't know the true history of Dr. James Watt, or another Clan member, Past President James T. Buchanan.
Bay-an-uck-let, blessings on you. My invention is an attempt to redefine North American manufacturing.
What I have is totally different, but the only part that changes is the body. You can start building with an
assembly line as original with only that change, and any solid-body electric guitarist could do the same.
Clan Watt never manufactured. Weir to wire, the weir'd to the wire'd.
George Gruhn, from Nashville, was sending me email two and three times a day for over two weeks.
He invited me down, but I had to stop anything music for a long time, being chased by serious criminals.
john@johnwatt.ca
uh... this offer dies on the screen if there is no counter-offer within the next two years.
Like my ancestor Dr. James Watt, I am giving my invention to the world, not patenting it for future ownership.
Dr. James Watt invented horsepower. He didn't like seeing the Industrial Revolution in Europe because they
used the oil of marine mammals and crushed Egyptian mummies. If you see an old American locomotive,
that's blowing that thick black smoke, not bitumen, that's crushed Egyptian mummies. Dr. Watt improved
the manufacture in every country by over 65%. Other scientists named the watt after hearing him talk about it.
He traveled the world to help prevent the worse excesses of American Tesla-Marconi abuse.
He was also a good father. Tesla died a broken and penniless man. Marconi was murdered on a trip to Italy.
The American government, inventing military protocols for those men, took over their patents and factories.
Nicola Tesla was from Transylvania. Sylvania is still around, and so is Clan Watt, hearing from me now.
When you lose the flesh, where is the electricity and magnetism of your brain going to go? You should know.
It's a separate, semi-independent system that contains micro-galaxies of particulate matter smaller than atoms.
And just like the sun, the earth and our brains, it's all one energy, called Direct Current, what Dr. James Watt said.
Organic electricity, it's too late for the world, now AC/DC, weaponized and covert.
You can't build a healthy society using American spy technology and addictive electronic devices and content.
Look back to when Hydra become hydro and Medea became media. We are on You Tube. It's all here, a little.
You've got the Cutlass, SSS and yes there's also an HSS
Very enthusiastic review, indeed!
Very nice review, but guitar volume not loud enough!
Everyone uses push style tremolo arms alanWilkinson bridges, except for Fender.
sounds great ...but i dont like the headstock :(
Mike did you notice a hum when you touch the strings? It’s kinda the opposite of what I thought would happen
Cant say I do.
Mike Bradley Thank you for responding, I sorted out the hum issue. I have this guitar and I love it. I stare at it before I go to sleep LOL.
I ended up buying an american pro strat instead of a cutlass, I had been going back and forth for so long, I picked the fender because it’s so modular, but I’m still kind of lusting after these things 😬
Do you still have it
I sure do! Never parting with it.
Thought they would give it to you it’s second hand now
haha that's very true! haha
How much do they weigh?
The fender silver sky cutlass....
Nice one
How can I get a tab to that intro? 👀
PurpleLightning6was9 Great to hear you want to learn what I played. It was all improvised, so would have to listen back to hear what I played lol
strat killer indeed.
How's single coil hum for recording, more quiet than the Fender?
these guitars have a silent circuit built in to keep them super quite
Sounds terribly compressed. Don't know if it is the pickups or if you used a compression pedal/added compression post production, but if this is the natural sound of the guitars the pickups sound way to compressed for my taste...
Would you prefer the cutlass to the PRS CE 24 ? Thanks
For me the Cutlass. I love this guitar!
@@MikeBradleyofficial do you sell it ? maybe ...
@@manfred-72 Never! Love this guitar.
no such thing as a strat killer!! very nice though
There is it's the GL
Hahaha...strat killer....thats not happening....strats have seen em come n go....Buddy holly...jimi...beck...clapton...blackmore ...malmsteen...srv....Ed King....lol....strat killer....hahaha...that being said thats a great sounding guitar very nice
You need to check it out. Take a strat which is more expensive than the cutlass and compare them. That‘s what I did. Strats are great without a doubt, it‘s one of the classics, but I ordered a cutlass. Unfortunately, we cannot ask Jimi about this..... think he would have used one.
strats are dramatically overrated. noisy, annoying pickups, clunky neck profiles with cheap gloss or nitro finishes, terrible trem bridges. with G&L and more recently ernie ball making guitars that actually bring the strat into the 21st century, if you can afford one of these options, there's no reason to buy a strat except for the brand name.
@@michaelsievers8476 this guitar and the silver sky crush the strat....just saying
I know this is from 2018, but by any chance you see this, could you tell me your opinion: Is that color *actually* a light blue metallic of sorts, or is it grey/silver? Some pictures it clearly looks like a shade of blue, in others, possibly grey. I just don't understand the name Firemist Silver if it's blue. 🤣 Can't find one locally to see for myself, I'm afraid. Thanks!
Its like a Bluey Grey if that makes any sense! haha
@@MikeBradleyofficial Funny enough, it makes total sense. Let me ask you, in your opinion, is it as attractive in person as *you* find it to be in pictures?
BTW, awesome channel! Binging now. Glad to have found you.
Ransom Baggins Aww cheers buddy. Means a lot. Yes I love it, such a great looking guitar, and sounds and plays great. I’m missing it as I don’t have it at my house and stuck in lock down.
@@MikeBradleyofficial Well, it's definitely on my shortlist. Just finished watching you bring that Silver Sky--that Polar Blue one is on that same list. So beautiful. Now I just need to keep practicing so I can make'em sound decent. :) Stay safe and take care. Blessings from Texas!
There awesome but there just so expensive. Do they make a version thats like mexican fender strat prices?
Snooze00 Yes, they do Snooze. The Sterling by MusicMan Cutlass. I have owned one in Olympic White for about a year now and it’s an astonishing guitar at the price point. Locking tuners, vintage voiced pups and all guitars are shipped to California for checking and setup. I love my Sterling Cutlass and it’s the guitar I tend to pick up the most when playing at home. No noiseless circuit but the guitar is so well shielded and has quality wiring you wouldn’t know it didn’t. In the UK you can pick one up new for under £600. It’s a bargain mate and even friends with USA Strats have commented on how good it is to play and how great it sounds.👍
What kind if battery do i need incase it runs out?
Some 9v some 2 standart
Mike, you’re missing a space in your bio before The Shepherds - my OCD drives me crazy sometimes ;)
Phil Smith haha oops, will sort it!
Mike Bradley don’t worry man, I might be the only person on earth to notice things like that and believe it’s important enough to mention it. As said, my OCD drives me crazy sometimes. I can’t help myself... lol
It's a very thin poly finish on the body so it's still very resonent and able to breath
ooh thats good to hear. makes sense as it rings likes a bell.
This guy is feeelin it
A far superior guitar to a Fender. I've had many Fenders but the Cutlass is and those who don't agree i would say you haven't played one then.
Indeed, can’t wait to play it and get it once lockdown is over.
@@MikeBradleyofficial Have you ever played a Marlin Sidewinder Mike? They don't make them anymore and their UK made.Made in Wales to be precise.Neck and middle single coil pups with a hot rail on the bridge. They sound fantastic. Now i don't know if that is because the instrument has aged and the wood has dried out even more over time, mine is an 83. It's with the title of your video, iv'e had and have a few strats and strat style guitars but there is something that keeps making me pick it up. Don't get me wrong i meant it about the Cutlas, they are strat killers but their not on their own. A Marlin now would only cost about 300 quid maximum. Just thought i would share that with you, best wishes mate.
What is it that makes music man guitars sound great in technical and electrical terms?
Good question, and my answer would be to go to your local shop and try one and see if you feel the same when you play one.
@@MikeBradleyofficial :( I live in Trinidad and Tobago,,,,,, music shops down here aren’t like in the first world......... wish I could, thanks though.. hopefully I can get an answer by a guitar guru.❤️💚💛.
Cutlass needs more color options, and option for a Sunburst without tortoise shell
Just change the pickgaurd you can order them from the music man website
It looks like the upscale version 2.0 of my lake placid strat. I love my strat - LOVE it! - and I'd trade it for this cutlass before you could blink! I like the smaller body mass/size - alongside a heap of other features. But strat bodies are just too big. They look comically huge on skinny guys and chicks. Im a big man, and i still like the smaller cutlass. Same with the Albert Lee.... even the Valentine - bigger, but still not too big/heavy aka Fender
Luey Tele Deluxe have you looked at the fender bullet?
mike hi
zachary shaneour Hi Zach!
Better than Silver Sky? :O
stephane gagnon Both equally great guitars!
13:16 That "one bad blemish" is easily remedied, however, so... not a blemish at all, really.
Dual fulcrum bridge.
Sounds just like a Fender Strat to me. But cost more. What ever makes you happy. That's all that matters
I hope it's the same scale length as a Strat? I hate those short necks!
Stratman-UK Yes it’s the same buddy
Definitely selling my kidney for this...
John therealOVERBECK just buy it at sweet water it’s on $42 a month/48 months 😬😬😬 I just ordered it!!!
Bruno mars has a music man guitar too
So, exactly 3 years later ..... did you get one?
I sure did, have a look through my other videos. 😊
@@MikeBradleyofficial Duh, why didn't I think of that!? lol :p
I’ll let you off.
@@MikeBradleyofficial lol
Wow... I'm kinda suprised how much I love that guitar.
Looks great. Sounds great. I want one. lol
Dam... They cost too much for my blood. It'll never happen. Sad face. : (
i take it you mean a treble bleed added on the volume
johnnyspuggy That’s the one!!
Mike, you really remind me of the singer from Magic... you need to do a parody.....I thought that one was the new PRS :-)
How's you're Brother coming along with his playing ???
colintraveller I think it’s been a while since he’s played, I keep nagging at him!
@@MikeBradleyofficial shame he gave up
I know! Maybe he will get back on it again.
Nice guitar but prefer the Strat
He was just checking the walls!
They will never kill the Strat. No doubt it's a great guitar but I find that when other companies other than Fender make S type high end guitars, they end up sounding more like a Strat than a Strat does. Meaning they tend to over accentuate the traditional tones that are readily available in a Fender Stratocaster. IMO
If you wanted these specs from fender you'd have to go master built custom shop and pay double the price of a cutlass plus fender doesn't offer SS frets but it's 2019 now so here's hoping
battery last 500 hours. treble bleed is the circuit you couldnt remember on the volume
Does the guitar play without the 9v battery?
Went with the Stingray over the Cutlass. Let's just say I play it more than my R8.
Happy new guitar day! They’re quite addictive guitars aren’t they!
Surprised you're old enough to remember Fawlty Towers
Hahaha I wasn’t born when it came out, but have seen all the episodes many many times.
Mike Bradley I was about to say, if you were watching it when it was on, you look very well for your age
Got to ask Cutlass or Silver Sky if you were buying one today? I’m in the market for one, and I don’t know how you feel about used gear, but while shopping I noticed this trend, a used Silver Sky is north of $1500 in the States but a used Cutlass is $1000 or less if you’re patient.
Getting second hand guitars is a great thing to do. My Aqua blue Strat was 2nd hand. I like the silver sky, great guitar. If I was to choose between that and the cutlass, I would choose the cutlass! I hadn’t played it for a few months due to lock down and it wasn’t at mine. Got it back a couple of weeks ago, and I forgot what a fantastic guitar it is. It rings beautifully. Can’t say enough good things about it.
Treble bleed circuit.
In fact no, the Cutlass has an active buffer circuit that makes a treble bleed unnecessary. 100% consistent tone no matter what cable length you use or volume setting you use. It's very cool.
Can you give me? Its beautiful.
hmmm I'll get back to you! haha
Love to have it.😅
I played one of those and I wouldn't give you $200 for one they play cheap their tone is very minimal playabilities pretty decent but playability don't cover the tone it don't have the strat tone so stop comparing it to a fender and definitely don't try to compare it to a g&l
Enough with the "I-think-I-broke-something orgasm-face"!!
I want all the musicman guitars! If i were a successful rock star, id play musicman almost exclusively (need at least one Gibson...). But I could actually live wholly without the big F! ( Except for just one jazzy. Ooooh, and a tele, of course!...)
How much abuse can that Vibrato take ???
Hardly a strat killer with that price. But awesome axe