Detail 01
25.5–27 in multi-scale
The scale length varies across the fretboard.
Product detailSKU #1500000476055
Ernie Ball Music ManJason Richardson Cutlass HT 8-String Electric Guitar - Death Mountain
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
A USA-made, multi-scale 8-string Jason Richardson signature built around active HT humbuckers, a hardtail bridge, and a 25.5–27 in scale range.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Extended-range players
- Players seeking a multi-scale hardtail 8-string
- Modern high-gain and articulate clean tones
- Players who want active electronics with gain boost and coil-splitting options
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who need a six- or seven-string guitar
- Players who prefer a tremolo bridge
- Left-handed players
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
20+ dB adjustable gain boost
The proprietary active preamp provides an adjustable boost through the push/push volume control.
Detail 03
HT coil-tap technology
The neck humbucker offers coil-splitting through the push/push tone control.
Detail 04
Modern Classic hardtail bridge
The bridge is fixed rather than tremolo-equipped.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed 8-string with a 25.5–27 in multi-scale design.
- 02The guitar uses active electronics, including a 20+ dB adjustable gain boost.
- 03Its Modern Classic bridge is a hardtail design.
- 04A Mono softshell case is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01How many strings does the Jason Richardson Cutlass HT have?
It has eight strings.
02What is the scale length?
It uses a 25.5–27 in multi-scale design.
03Does it have active electronics?
Yes. It has a proprietary preamp with a 20+ dB adjustable gain boost.
04What case is included?
It ships with a Mono softshell case.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
2 detailsPickups & controls
- Silent circuit
- Yes
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
7 detailsPlayability
- Fingerboard radius
- 17"
- Number of Frets
- 24
- Scale Length
- 25.5"–27" multy-scale
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 8
- Number of frets
- 24
- Number of Strings
- 8
16 detailsBody & build
- Body binding
- Exposed maple, stained green
- Country of Origin
- USA
- Hardware color
- Black
- Nut material
- Compensated melamine
- Color
- Death Mountain, Kokiri Forest, Water Temple
- Body Material
- Alder
- Top Material
- Buckeye burl
- Neck finish
- Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
- Neck Wood
- Roasted figured maple
- Body wood
- Alder
- Neck wood
- Roasted figured maple
- Fingerboard wood
- Ebony
- Body Shape
- Cutlass
- Top wood
- Buckeye burl
- Body finish
- High-gloss polyester
- Neck joint
- 5-bolt
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width
- 2.245"
- Scale length
- 25.5"–27" multy-scale
24 detailsOther
- Pickup configuration
- HH
- Neck profile
- Flat/thin C
- Preamp
- Proprietary preamp with 20+ dB adjustable gain boost
- Product type
- Electric guitar
- Color
- Death Mountain, Kokiri Forest, Water Temple
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Schaller locking
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Bridge
- Music Man HT Jason Richardson bridge humbucker
- Inlays
- White dot
- Truss rod
- Adjustable
- Case
- Mono softshell
- Tier
- platinum
- Controls
- 25 kohm volume (with push/push gain boost), 500 kohm tone (with push/push coil split)
- Body style
- Cutlass
- Neck
- Music Man HT Jason Richardson neck humbucker
- Electronics type
- Active
- Category Source
- detail
- Switching
- 3-way pickup selector
- Country of origin
- USA
- Product Type
- Electric guitar
- Product name
- Jason Richardson Cutlass HT
- Source Id
- site51500000476055
- Prop65
- WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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