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Posted by: playaxeman Feb 5 2010, 09:37 PM

He GMC,

Today I bought my new axe: Ernie ball MusicMan Luke



some specs of the :Luke BFR

Size:12-3/16" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 36-7/16" long (31.0 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 92.6 cm long)
Weight:7 lbs, 13 oz (3.54 kg) - varies slightly
Body Wood:Alder with bookmatched maple top and mahogany Tone Block. Koa top - Mahogany body.
Body Finish:High gloss polyester
Bridge:Standard - Music Man® floating vintage tremolo of chrome plated, hardened steel with bent steel saddles.
Scale Length:25-1/2" (64.8 cm)
Neck Radius:12" (30.5 cm)



Headstock Size:Only 5-7/8" (14.9 cm) long
Frets:22 - Low profile, wide
Neck Width:1-5/8" (41.3 mm) at nut, 2-3/16" (55.6 mm) at last fret
Neck Wood:Maple top - Select maple neck. Koa Top - Honey bursted mahogany.
Fingerboard:Maple top - Rosewood. Koa Top - Ebony.
Fret Markers:Standard dots with Mother of Pearl BFR inlay at 12th fret



Neck Finish:Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
Neck Colors:Natural with matching painted 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 and aluminum lined control cover
Controls:25kohm volume and tone - .10µF tone capacitor
Switching:5-way lever pickup selector;



Pickups:HSS - 1 Active EMG model 85 humbucking; 2 Active EMG SLV custom single coil
Strings:9p-11p-16p-24w-32w-42w (RPS 9 Slinkys #2239)

I am a happy man

Posted by: ZakkWylde Feb 5 2010, 10:36 PM

Nice! I don't understand the bodywood though, is it alder or mahagony?

Posted by: ruben_mcn Feb 5 2010, 11:30 PM

Nice Axe Man

Posted by: Patrik Jezierski Feb 6 2010, 12:47 AM

congrats on the new guitar
That quilt top sure looks amazing!!!
Post some sound clips on it maaan!

Posted by: Crazy_Diamond Feb 6 2010, 02:39 AM

Wow that is a nice guitar man

Posted by: NoSkill Feb 6 2010, 03:54 AM

That's a handsome piece, man!

Posted by: kaznie_NL Feb 6 2010, 10:30 AM

Wow dude, that looks awesome! And as a Luke fan....

Posted by: mhskeide Feb 6 2010, 12:50 PM

holy crap...thats such a beautiful instrument

congratz

Posted by: playaxeman Feb 6 2010, 09:07 PM

Thx Ruben




Hi There Patrik,

Yeah the quilt is amazing.

I will drop a Rec vid . I am doing a Luke lesson but it is a hard one.


Cheers





Yeah the EBMM are great guitars didn't know it until I had one in my hands.



Maybe one day you will own one yourself!!




It sure is man



Yes it really is a nice one.

Posted by: Fran Feb 6 2010, 09:34 PM

Great looking guitar, congrats!

Posted by: playaxeman Feb 6 2010, 09:56 PM

Thx Fran

Posted by: Toni Suominen Feb 7 2010, 12:32 AM

Oh wow, thats a very high quality instrument you got there dude! Congrats!

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Feb 7 2010, 12:41 AM

Wow, great guitar indeed, congratulations!

Posted by: Damir Puh Feb 7 2010, 10:36 AM

Beautiful guitar, congrats!

Posted by: playaxeman Feb 7 2010, 05:21 PM

Thx Damir



Thx Ivan






Yeah Toni. Thanx

It is in the beginning it felt a little "strange" but I am getting used to the neck.

It is great. Also the sound of the pick ups are great. The pick ups are without humming.

this is a fantastic guitar

Posted by: Lian Gerbino Feb 8 2010, 06:27 PM

awesome guitar man, congrats!

Posted by: playaxeman Feb 8 2010, 07:22 PM

Hi there Lian,


yes it is. Thx.




Hi Zakk

The body is made of alder.

There is an area cut out from the neck pocket down to the bridge that wasereplaced with a block of mahogany.
The neck mounts to this, the pickups mount into it and the bridge mounts into it as well.

The tone block helps add sustain and give the guitar a richer, more defined tone.

On top of all that they placed a beautiful book matched, highly figured maple top.

Hope this clear it for you

Posted by: playaxeman Feb 9 2010, 07:46 AM

Yes

It is such a great guitar.

Posted by: Daniel Realpe Feb 18 2010, 03:17 PM

this is really nice, this is the style of guitar I'd probably buy

Posted by: Gitarrero Feb 18 2010, 03:25 PM

What a nice guitar! I'm planning on buying a music man guitar myself, though it would be the Petrucci edition.

Posted by: sted Feb 19 2010, 03:34 PM

I know a guy who plays one of these, tone is to die for, very underrated guitar next to some of the more well known models but Luke knows his stuff!

Gratz!

Posted by: playaxeman Feb 19 2010, 04:01 PM

The Petrucci is also a very very good axe. The are becoming very popular.

I wa planning to buy a JP BFR but that was sold already so I bought this one which I didn't regret.

My next will be a JP because ther are so good.





Thx

I agree on you for the tones: playing without stomp boxes these pickups give a great clear sound someting between a fender start and a Gibson. I love it very much to play without effects.

Also the neck is great. I have a Gibson LP which was my dream guitar for quit a while but this Ernie Ball Music Man Luke plays extremely well better than my LP.

So I am very very pleased with this axe.