Ernie Ball Music Man Luke 4 SSS Guitar, Rosewood Fingerboard, Diesel Blue

Description

Introducing the Ernie Ball Music Man Luke 4: a guitar that captivates with its versatility, just like Steve Lukather's playing style. Lukather himself raves, "In our never-ending quest for tone and fresh sounds, the team at Music Man implemented their new HT pickups that really knocked me out! As we have had three versions of the guitar, the new Luke 4 model is a fresh step forward in tone with their specially designed pickup technology." With a roasted alder body, roasted figured maple neck, and rosewood fretboard, this instrument is the epitome of tone and playability. Its 3 HT single-coil pickups and adjustable 12 dB gain boost effortlessly traverse sonic landscapes from sparkling cleans to high-gain squeals. The Luke 4 SSS shares many of the standard specifications of the original Luke guitars, including a double-cut contoured body, a roasted figured maple neck, 22 nickel frets, 5-way switching, adjustable 12db boost, and a Music Man vintage floating tremolo.

The HT Pickups are the product of over a decade of string research into different alloys and how they interface with the magnets of the pickups. The end result is a super dynamic pickup with lots of output but still lots of clarity.

Highlights

• A roasted alder body with select hi-gloss polyester finishes
• Crafted with a roasted maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, and 22 nickel frets
• Equipped with an adjustable 12db boost and 5-way switch for more tonal diversity
  
  

INSPIRED BY OVER A DECADE OF ELECTRIC GUITAR STRING RESEARCH

HT pickup technology is a new material-based innovation made possible by principles and insights learned from the research and development of Cobalt and M-Steel string technology.

HT Single Coil Pickups

The Luke 4 HT single coil pickups can achieve an ultra-high-output, powerful, low-end response while retaining a clean, clear tone at lower volume levels. This set of pickups has been crafted for a complimentary tonal offering across all five switch positions.

Silent Circuit

The silent circuit essentially creates and infuses opposite frequencies generated by the actual pickup to neutralize the sound of the hum. You hear the pickup's pure, unadulterated natural tone without the annoying 60-cycle buzz.

Push Push Boost Circuit

A push-push volume knob activates the Luke 4 HT preamp boost and is factory set to 12db. Via a trim pot inside the control cavity, the preamp can be adjusted up to 20db if needed for heavy rhythm parts or high-octane soloing whenever the user chooses.

Designed to Perfection

The Luke 4's double-cutaway design features a balanced, resonant roasted alder body for extreme playing comfort. The premium roasted maple neck is beautifully figured and features a soft "V" profile that comfortably fits in the palm of your hand.

Schaller Locking Tuners

The Luke 4 features Schaller M6-IND locking tuners in Chrome or Black hardware.

Specifications

Body

• Body Construction: Solid
• Body Material: Roasted Alder
• Body Color: Diesel Blue
• Body Finish: High Gloss Polyester
  
  

Neck

• Material: Roasted Figured Maple
• Color: Natural
• Joint: 5 bolt, sculpted neck joint
• Profile: Soft V
• Thickness at 1st Fret: 0.825"
• Thickness at 12th Fret: 0.945"
• Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
  
  

Fretboard

• Material: Rosewood
• Radius: 12"
• Inlays: White Dot
• Side Markers: White Dot
• Fret Count, Size, Material: 22 - Nickel
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Nut Material, Width: Melamine, compensated for accurate intonation, 1 5/8"
  
  

Hardware

• Hardware Color: Chrome
• Bridge/Tailpiece: Music Man® floating vintage tremolo of chrome plated, hardened steel with bent steel saddles
• Knob Type: Chrome Dome Top
• Tuning Machines: Schaller M6-IND locking
  
  

Electronics

• Electronics Type (active/passive): Active
• Preamp: Music Man® designed preamp with transparent buffered output, switchable 20+ dB gain boost and
• wide spectrum Music Man Silent Circuit (to help reduce 60 cycle hum)
• Bridge Pickup: Music Man® HT Single Coil
• Middle Pickup: Music Man® HT Single Coil
• Neck Pickup: Music Man® HT Single Coil
• Controls: Volume knob with push/push switch for gain boost, tone knob, 5 way pickup selector switch
• Output Type (mono/stereo): Mono
  
  

Misc.

• Country of Origin: USA
• Factory Strings (brand/gauge): Ernie Ball 9p-11p-16p-24w-32w-42w (RPS 9 Slinkys #2239)
• Factory Tuning: Standard
• Included Case (brand/model): MONO
• Case Style: Softshell
• Instrument Weight: 7.6 lbs