Based on the original 1970s Music Man designs, the 2018 Cutlass RS has been re-engineered to deliver unparalleled playability and performance featuring a brand new premium roasted figured maple neck with ebony, rosewood or maple fingerboard. The Cutlass delivers classic rich tones thanks to its lightweight alder body, vintage spec electronics, and super smooth modern tremolo system.
Model | Cutlass Guitar RS |
Size | 12-7/8" wide, 1-5/8" thick, 38-1/8" long (32.7 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 96.8 cm long) |
Body Wood | Alder |
Body Finish | High gloss polyester |
Body Colors | Firemist Silver, Ivory White, Vintage Sunburst, Vintage Turquoise, Charcoal Frost, Coral Red |
Bridge | Music Man® Modern tremolo with vintage bent steel saddles |
Pickguard | Vintage Tobacco (Mint); Powder Blue (Shell) |
Scale Length | 25-1/2" (64.8 cm) |
Neck Radius | 10" (25.4 cm) |
Headstock Size | 6-3/8" (16.2 cm) long |
Frets | 22 - High profile, medium width, Stainless Steel |
Neck Width | 1-5/8" (41.3 mm) at nut, 2-1/4" (56.9 mm) at last fret |
Neck Wood | Roasted Figured Maple |
Fingerboard | Roasted Figured Maple (Vintage Turquoise, Vintage Sunburst,); Rosewood ( Ivory White, Coral Red Red, or Charcoal Frost) |
Fret Markers | 1/4" Black or White Face dots |
Neck Finish | Hand rubbed oil and wax finish |
Tuning Machines | Schaller M6-IND locking |
Truss Rod | Adjustable - no component or string removal |
Neck Attachment | 5 bolts - Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets |
Electronic Shielding | Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum lined pickguard |
Controls | Passive 250kohm volume and tone - .022µF tone capacitor; with transparent buffered output for complete tonal consistency at all volume levels |
Switching | 5-way lever pickup selector |
Pickups | SSS - 3 Music Man® custom wound single coils featuring the new wide spectrum Music Man® "Silent Circuit", which reduces hum and retains true single coil sound |
Left Handed | No |
Strings | 9p-11p-16p-26w-36w-46w (M-Steel Hybrid Slinky #2922) |