In spring 2019, anticipation of a new Royal baby reached fever pitch. And here it is: the majestic new collaboration between Dream Theater’s John Petrucci and Music Man. Awwww…
John Petrucci nuts will likely already know that the guitarist’s prog metal beat group Dream Theater was originally called Majesty. That, and the fact that he’s been a Music Man endorsee for a good 20 years or so. In fact, so fertile has his relationship with the California-based brand been that he’s regularly spotted in the company of more new models than Rod Stewart.
The latest release is an addition to his Indonesian-made Majesty guitar. This one, the ‘X’, brings a couple of new finishes to the existing Majesty range: a toothsome Pearl White and the princely Purple Metallic you see splashed all over these pages. A good excuse, in other words, to catch up with a guitar that promises plenty. To bring you up to speed, the Majesty range was developed to meet Petrucci’s need for a set-neck guitar. His other signature models have your classic fivebolt MM neck attachment, natch. So, as expected, this new Majesty X has a threepiece mahogany neck, seamlessly sculpted to a beautifully contoured mahogany body.
Anyone who’s had their wicked way with a Gibson SG will agree that mahogany is a fantastic wood. It can also be very light. Our Majesty only weighs 2.9kgs. That’s a mere six and a half pounds in old money. Part of that poundage is down to the black chrome hardware. You get a floating sixsaddle bridge with a push-in arm and a set of locking tuners in the familiar Music Man ‘4+2’ formation.
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