Music Man and John Petrucci have revolutionized the guitar world with the Majesty 6-string solidbody electric guitar. It starts with a solid piece of mahogany for the headstock, neck, and the "bullet" shaped middle portion of the guitar. The DiMarzio Illuminator humbuckers and Petrucci model piezo-equipped floating tremolo bridge are mounted straight to the mahogany, and then surrounded by a maple top piece that's laser etched to look like carbon fiber. The body surrounding the mahongany/maple "bullet" is made of basswood, which helps the body retain its lightning fast weight and feel. All this combines to give the majesty an amazing tone. The humbuckers scream and bite, and the piezo pickup allows for a thick, sparkling acoustic tone that's just amazing! But Music Man and Petrucci didn't stop there. This guitar has a lot of surprises in store...
The volume and tone knobs each have a
spring-loaded tap feature. Tap the volume knob for a +20dB boost that
acts like a transparent overdrive built right into the guitar. Tap the
tone knob for a custom coil tap that engages in the middle pickup
position. The pickups and knobs are wired into a custom-built preamp in
the guitar that's powered by a 9v battery, and the whole configuration
is shielded from interference by a graphite acrylic resin coated body
cavity and an aluminum control cover. The two pickup selector switches
are angled specifically so that both switches can be engaged with a
single up- or down-stroke of the player's right hand.
Everything about the Majesty is about comfort, access, playability and tone. There's no guitar on the planet that has this combination of tech specs, look, feel, and tone. This guitar is amazing. You've gotta play it to believe it!
Here's what John Petrucci has to say about this signature model: "The Majesty guitar symbolizes the very reason why I am so proud to be a Music Man artist. I had the idea for this guitar a