Im attaching the emails that took place between me an Ernie Ball's customer service. I initially told Ernie Ball that I didn't expect them to do anything about it and I wish they hadn't. They denied responsibility for the cracked neck plate (which is a common with EBMM guitars) and blamed it on others. They even said the guitar went thru 3 Itseemed to deteriorate over the years, which is sad - I’d been playing Schecters for about 15 or 16 years. I loved the guitars. Live, they took a beating and kept going, so were good touring guitars “We just happened to reach out to Music Man when that relationship soured because they were already looking after us for strings and picks. TheMusic Man Silhouette meets 6 out of our 8 criteria items for beginner friendliness, which means that it's a good guitar to start with as a complete beginner. This takes into account the type of frets, scale length, nut width, bridge type, fretboard radius, and neck profile to determine the easiest combination for new players to get used to. Leoleft Music Man to start G&L, and Ernie ended up buying the Music Man name. They decided they wanted to build a new electric guitar. A number of us pitched in our ideas. Even Steve Morse was involved. The first guitar they came out with was the Silhouette, which I loved. PostedAugust 15, 2013. The AX40 is about $650 New. I know that isn't in line with the $1500+ guitars but I personally wouldn't consider that cheap. The Sterling AX3 is only $250 so that's what I would put in the same category as a Squire and others like it. MusicMan Steve Morse Y2d. The first Morse signature came on the market in 1985, after Steve spent years playing a 'hybrid' Telecaster with had a Strat neck, a tune-o-matic bridge, a 12-string TheStingray bass is perhaps Music Man's most iconic and successful design. Stingray guitars pay homage to the original music man models. Generally, Music Man guitars are slightly retro in style but have a high level of originality in their designs. A diverse range of players from St Vincent to John Petrucci use Music Man guitars exclusively. Maroon5 guitarist James Valentine had one main goal in mind when he collaborated with Ernie Ball Music Man on his signature-model guitar: he wanted to design the perfect guitar that could get him through Maroon 5’s entire live set without changing instruments. Maroon 5 has played well over 100 shows all over the world during the two hflC.