Description
The Ernie Ball Music Man Axis Super Sport in Charcoal Cloud Quilt pairs boutique-level construction with real workhorse versatility. It’s built around a bound basswood body carved with an extra-deep treble cutaway, so upper-fret runs stay unobstructed no matter how far up the neck you roam. A quilted maple top sits atop the basswood, layering in extra snap and shimmering top-end detail on top of basswood’s naturally balanced, even-tempered voice.
Up the neck, Music Man goes the extra mile: the maple neck and fingerboard are roasted for stability and then treated with a gunstock oil and wax blend rather than a traditional gloss finish. The result is a neck that feels alive under your fingers — fast, textured, and immediately at home whether you’re chording or shredding.
Electronics come courtesy of two DiMarzio humbuckers wired to 5-way switching, a configuration exclusive to the Super Sport line. This setup opens the door to cleaner, more nuanced in-between tones without sacrificing the humbuckers’ natural push into overdriven, riff-ready territory. Add in the Music Man tremolo system for pitch dives, subtle vibrato, and expressive dynamics, and you’ve got an instrument equally suited to studio subtlety and stage-level aggression.
- Bound basswood body with extra-deep treble cutaway
- Quilted maple top in Charcoal Cloud finish
- Roasted maple neck and fingerboard, oil/wax finish
- Two DiMarzio humbuckers with 5-way switching
- Music Man tremolo bridge
For guitarists who won’t compromise on feel or finish, the Axis Super Sport delivers both in equal measure.
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