Detail 01
Multi-scale ebony fingerboard
25.5–27 in. scale range, with the longer bass side intended to support tighter low-string response and improved intonation.
Product detailSKU #1500000478495
Ernie Ball Music ManJohn Petrucci Majesty Premium Select 8 8-String Electric Guitar - Mystic Dream
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
A precision-focused 8-string Majesty pairing a multi-scale design, custom DiMarzio humbuckers, onboard gain boost, and piezo routing flexibility.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Extended-range players seeking tight low-string response and improved intonation
- Technical players who want a slim C neck, ebony fingerboard, and 24 stainless steel frets
- Players who need magnetic and piezo tones with mono or stereo output options
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players seeking a 6- or 7-string instrument
- Left-handed players
- Players who require a hard case
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
Custom slanted DiMarzio humbuckers
Rainmaker at the neck and Dreamcatcher at the bridge.
Detail 03
20+ dB gain boost
The volume control includes a push/push onboard gain boost.
Detail 04
Piezo electronics
The bridge provides acoustic-style textures and can be routed with the magnetic pickups through mono or stereo outputs.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed 8-string with a 2.25 in. nut width and .010–.074 string gauge.
- 02Its multi-scale length runs from 25.5 in. on the treble side to 27 in. on the bass side.
- 03The included case is soft.
- 04The bridge is a piezo-equipped hardtail, with magnetic/piezo selection and mono/stereo switching.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Is this a John Petrucci signature guitar?
Yes. It is identified as a John Petrucci signature Majesty Premium Select 8.
02Does it have a tremolo bridge?
No. The supplied description identifies a piezo-equipped hardtail bridge with solid steel saddles.
03Can the piezo and magnetic pickup signals be separated?
Yes. A mono/stereo switch supports independently routing magnetic and piezo signals.
04What pickups does it use?
It has custom slanted DiMarzio Rainmaker neck and Dreamcatcher bridge humbuckers.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
4 detailsPickups & controls
- Neck pickup
- Custom slanted DiMarzio Rainmaker humbucker
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
- Special switching
- Piezo/magnetic selector, mono/stereo switch
- Bridge pickup
- Custom slanted DiMarzio Dreamcatcher humbucker
7 detailsPlayability
- Fingerboard radius
- 17"
- Number of Frets
- 24
- Scale Length
- 25.5"–27" multi-scale
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 8
- Number of frets
- 24
- Number of Strings
- 8
17 detailsBody & build
- Body construction
- Solidbody
- Available colors
- Carnelian Red, Ka'anapali Dream, Mystic Dream, Purple Nebula II, Strawberry Moon
- Country of Origin
- USA
- Neck material
- Honduran mahogany
- Fingerboard material
- Ebony
- Nut material
- Melamine
- Top material
- Maple
- Color
- Green
- Body Material
- Alder
- Top Material
- Maple
- Neck finish
- High-gloss polyester
- Neck Wood
- Honduran mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony
- Body Shape
- Majesty
- Body finish
- High-gloss polyester
- Neck joint
- Neck-through
- Body material
- Alder
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width
- 2.25"
- Scale length
- 25.5"–27" multi-scale
26 detailsOther
- Pickup configuration
- HH
- Side dots
- Glow-in-the-dark side dots
- Neck profile
- Slim C
- Preamp
- Buffered active preamp
- String gauge
- .010-.074
- Product type
- Electric guitar
- Artist signature
- John Petrucci
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Schaller M6-IND locking
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Bridge
- Music Man floating tremolo with Fishman Powerbridge piezo saddles
- Body shape
- Majesty
- Pickup type
- Passive
- Inlays
- Atlante Majesty
- Truss rod
- Adjustable
- Pickup selector
- 3-way toggle
- Case
- Soft
- Tier
- platinum
- Controls
- Volume (with push/push 20+dB gain boost), tone (with push/push custom pickup configurations), piezo volume
- Category Source
- detail
- Cutaway
- Double cut
- Series
- Majesty
- Country of origin
- USA
- Product Type
- Electric guitar
- Model
- Majesty Premium Select 8
- Source Id
- site51500000478495
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