The Ernie Ball Music Man Jason Richardson 7-String Cutlass HT – Water Temple feels less like a conventional electric guitar and more like a crafted artifact from a submerged, luminous world where precision engineering meets natural elegance.

Its silhouette spans 12-7/8 inches in width, 1-5/8 inches in thickness, and 38-1/8 inches in length, a balanced form that sits with quiet confidence whether resting on a stand or held in motion. The body is carved from alder, a wood known for its clarity and resonance, then elevated by either a buckeye burl top in Kokiri Forest or a maple burl top in Venetian Red. In the Water Temple vision, this becomes a surface that seems to ripple with depth, as though light is refracting through layers of still water trapped beneath polished grain.

The finish transforms its personality entirely depending on the variant. A high gloss polyester sheen creates a glassy, almost liquid reflection in Kokiri Forest, while the satin Venetian Red softens everything into a velvety, elemental glow. Both evoke a sense of sacred architecture rather than mere instrument design.

At its heart lies a custom 7-string Music Man floating tremolo bridge, forged from hardened steel and offered in black or gold plated finishes. It anchors the instrument with mechanical authority while allowing it to move with expressive fluidity, like currents shaping stone over time. Paired with a 25-1/2 inch scale length and a 15 inch fingerboard radius, the feel is expansive and immediate, built for both precision articulation and wide, vocal bends.

The neck is carved from figured roasted maple, reinforced by a five-bolt sculpted joint that feels inseparable from the body itself. Its profile is finished in a gunstock oil and hand-rubbed wax blend, giving it a natural, almost organic smoothness that invites speed without resistance. Ebony in Kokiri Forest or striped ebony in Venetian Red lines the fingerboard, punctuated only by understated dot inlays, like markers along a submerged path. Twenty-four medium jumbo stainless steel frets rise cleanly beneath the fingers, durable and luminous in feel.

Every structural detail is intentional. Schaller M6-IND locking tuners ensure stability, while a dual carbon shielding system with graphite acrylic resin and aluminum control cover keeps the signal pure and uninterrupted. The electronics are equally refined, anchored by a Music Man active preamp with Silent Circuit technology. A push-push volume control adds a gain boost when needed, while a tone control allows coil splitting through a simple motion, unlocking an entirely different voice from the same instrument. A three-way selector switch completes the palette of tonal expression.

The custom HH ceramic humbuckers deliver a voice that is both powerful and articulate, capable of soaring lead clarity and deep, structured low-end response across its seven strings. Strung with a carefully chosen hybrid set designed for tension balance and dynamic response, it feels alive under the hands, responsive to even the smallest nuance.

Weighing approximately 7 pounds 6 ounces, it carries itself with surprising lightness for its depth of construction. Nothing about it feels excessive, yet nothing feels minimal either. It exists in a carefully tuned equilibrium, where every component serves both function and atmosphere.

The Jason Richardson 7-String Cutlass HT in Water Temple form is not simply an instrument built for performance. It is a carefully sculpted environment for sound, where wood, metal, and circuitry converge into something that feels immersive, fluid, and quietly monumental.

Other specifications of the Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass include:

• Model Jason Richardson 7-string Cutlass HT Guitar
• Order 2
• 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 with buckeye burl top (Kokiri Forest); Alder with maple burl top (Venetian Red)
• Body Finish High gloss polyester (Kokiri Forest); Satin (Venetian Red)
• Bridge Custom 7-string Music Man® floating tremolo, made of black or gold plated, hardened steel with black or gold plated steel saddles
• Scale Length 25-1/2" (64.8 cm)
• Neck Radius 15" (38.1 cm)
• Headstock Size Only 6-7/8" (17.5 cm) long
• Frets 24 - Medium Jumbo profile, Stainless Steel
• Neck Width 1-7/8" (47.6 mm) at nut, 2-19/32" (65.9 mm) at last fret
• Neck Wood Figured roasted maple
• Fingerboard Ebony ( Kokiri Forest) - Striped Ebony (Venetian Red)
• Fret Markers Dot inlay
• Neck Finish Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
• Tuning Machines Schaller M6-IND locking
• Truss Rod Adjustable - no component or string removal
• Neck Attachment 5 bolt, sculpted neck joint
• Electronic Shielding Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum control cover
• Controls Custom Music Man® active preamp w/ Silent Circuit; 25kohm push/push volume POT for gain boost,
• 500kohm push/push tone POT for pickup coil splitting - 0.022uf tone cap; 3-way pickup selector switch
• Switching 3-way toggle pickup selector; Push/push volume knob engages boost
• Pickups HH - Music Man Custom 7 string humbucking pickups, Ceramic magnets
• Strings 10p-13p-17p-26-36-46-56 (RPS 10 Slinkys #2240 with added P01156)
• 810-BUE-50-00-MB-BH
• 7 lbs 6 oz
• S13867

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