First Look - Ernie Ball Music Man Mariposa
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What an absolute stunner of a guitar!
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Coolest guitar I've seen in ages. Love it, and it's on the bucket list. Upside down headstock would have made it irresistable.... And it's mariPosa, not mariSposa
Really cool guitar, but I don't understand the price point... (this is 30% more expensive than, for example, the St Vincent)
I'd try it out if it were 1k cheaper
I'd MUCH rather have one of those "murder'd-out finish" St. Vincents!
Seems about right-women in this country make $0.79 on the dollar compared to their male counterparts.
Maybe they will try to justify it with the weird wiring, exclusive pick guard, custom bridge (even if the just changed the saddles, signature pickups and whatever.
Btw, for some reason the word greenish version is slightly cheaper.
It has a better playability that the St. Vincent but anyway, that shouldn't mean it is a more expensive guitar
@William Rackham this is true of a man and a woman doing the same job bro.
Not normally in to pointy guitars but this one has something about it for sure!
Ernie Ball Music Man make such great high quality instruments. I just wish they weren't so dinky in size. I'm six foot four and I swear these things look like a ukulele when I play them.
This guitar is amazing!
It has that 1970s Japanese body style .....I'm digging it!!!......great vid JB !!!!.....
Great demonstration again! I really like this guitar! It's another masterpiece from Music Man! They make nothing but incredible, highest quality and impeccable electric guitars and bases. I'm still trying to find the right used Armada to add to my arsenal of weapons. Thank you for another excellent demonstration!
What's with the silly, epilepsy inducing video transitions?
good boid
I mentioned that for weeks in the comments, but i think no one ever reads the comments or responds to them...so a big fat thumbs down this time
Thank you. What an irritation. That and all the phlegm in his throat. Near unwatchable.
Hate that video effect thing - nice guitar though
And now we sit back and enjoy the flood of comments from people complaining about the price, because somehow, people still can’t understand that MSRP is not the same as actual retail price.
Lovely playing . . .
I can’t wait for the sterling version
$549
It's out now!
Come on man, its not that difficult to pronounce it right
Mary-Posa
@@Mac102250 He says it like "Mary's Wife"
As a Spanish speaker I almost spit my beer when I heard MARISPOSA.
Mary pose ah
@@Mac102250it’s actually Mar-ee Posa
Love the body of that guitar
Incredible design
You will pay for an EB. I still have my EVH 94 model and it still blows the doors off
I’ve got two EB guitars an axis sport and jp6 EB makes different guitars and at first one goes yuck but when you play one often you go wow this is great
I pretty much refuse to spend $3000 on a bolt neck guitar, but that is the coolest looking guitar ever, sounds great too
What’s wrong with bolt neck ?
@@Tedtt655 nothing wrong. It’s just insanely expensive for the amount of work put in imo
I love it!
Omar is one cool dude I met him at Namm like 8 years ago but this axe 🎸 is way to pricey !!!
Sterling one looks cool and affordable, it’s short scale, I want one, green one.
Mention Ernie Ball signature guitars and overlooking Eddie Van Halen. *Gasp!*
He had a signature model in the 90's. It's now called the Axis. Obviously trying to avoid lawsuits.
Maybe because they don't sell it like an actual signature model
He forgot about the Valentine though, but let's be serious a lot of people can forget that Maroon 5 has a guitarist
@@abcrx32j I realize this comment's a year old but yeah, I didn't even know they had a dedicated guitarist until I saw the signature
bohlinger teach me how to be a cool dude
the white version needs white neck binding
Balance is sounding good!
How would you compare the feel to an American strat showcase hss?
looks like a nice guitar, Music man just sticks the same neck on a different body, smart.
Gosh damn dude rips tha fudge
They make some really strange looking guitars. They're not really my thing but I'm glad someone out there is not just turning out Strats and Teles!
Ummm Ed, Ed,, oh what’s his name??!!!
I like this one
It's beautiful and given the shape I see why they named it after the "buferttly." ;)
Mar-eee-POE-sa not Mary Sposa... (Read that like I'm Ron mocking Hermione)
Did nobody on the Premier Guitar notice he added a consonant to the name of the guitar? 😬
Gorgeous guitar and great sound but for the price I would get a super second hand James Trussart or have built my unique dream guitar buy an independent luthier. It's a custom entry level price. Just above 2000 dollars would have been a great pricetag but more is abuse. Exactly like high end Gibsons. By the way Thanks for the demo!
don't get the 'now it gets weird' thing... this IS just a standard Gibson wiring sans the tone pots but including the usual loss of highs when turned down what used to be a flaw but call it a feature and there you go. Kwellll.
I mean, some people like this "feature"/"flaw", me included
@@movimentodoscacos And why not. I like the opposite (like the old germanium treble boosters): turn it down and it gets a clear transparant acoustic quality.
Sounds good but not special. Looks good but not special. Its hard to do both these days with so many options. EBMN has always made quality products. No doubt. They have always pushed the envelope on design too. Sometimes it work sometime it doesn't. This would be a GREAT guitar at $1999.00 MRSP. At $2700.00 it's not. A plank with a v cut, A neck you can find on a number of guitars close to 1K. The ONLY thing that might be worth a little more is the pick guard. Oh, the roasted neck you can now find anywhere. You can get that from Reverend at !K. I would hate to have tone based on volume btw. End of the day we are seeing the result of a good economy. Gibson, Fender and Ernie Ball Music Man are trying to capitalize on it as much as possible. I'm tired of paying because I can instead of what somethings worth. I'll wait until a few used hits the market and get it for half of what they are asking. Or I'll wait until the economy slows down and everything is reduced like always.
Big hands on a some guitar...seems like a toy ! Sound superb !
Bollinger is good guitar man
A Cutlass and a Firebird had a child
a small child, and a very spoiled one!
And Alvin Lee might need to submit a DNA sample!
looks cool, too expensive
MariSposa?!?!?!?
La esposa se llama Mari :D
@Wilhelm Strasse i know what Mariposa means... Also in portuguese Mariposa is butterfly. But he didn't said Mariposa. He said MariSposa...
$2999
Yikes.
It ridiculously priced!
I’d rather buy a Suhr!
I rather buy a trailer for my babys mama
I want a Ernie Ball bass
Eh. For that much money I’ll
Pass tho. I’ll grab a kick ass strat instead. Not sure why guitars just keep getting more expensive. Seriously? What gives? Just more greed I guess. How bout making great guitars for a cheaper price so most people can buy em.
yeah i don't get it either considering it's cheaper to make a high quality guitar than it used to be
The biggest problem with Ernie Ball guitars for me (sans the re-released Stingray and Cutlass) is the size - they are really small guitars. If you are tall and have long arms, these guitars feel like mandolins 🤪 I’ve played a lot of nice EB/MM guitars, but they feel very awkward to me. Similarly, the EVH Wolfgang suffers from the same problem. I’m grateful for the larger Stingray and Cutlass, they feel great! (As do the EVH striped series and new 5150). That said, different strokes for different folks...
$2900.00 -???
Are you kidding me?
I own multiple EBMM guitars and Ive never bought one new for this very reason. I got my JP15, basically brand new for $1700, new I think is around $3200. My Majesty in mint condition for $1800, new again $3200-3300. I have several others but they were "used" guitars. The Majesty to me is the best bargain because its a neck thru and all the others I have are bolt ons. I understand paying for quality but really would you cough up $3000 for a new one or wait awhile and let someone take the hit? When guitars are that pricy they're like cars, they lose a ton of value the day they roll off the assembly line. I am not cheap by any means but new better mean NEW and not one that two hundred wankers have played "Enter Sandman" on at GC for three months.
always wanted a toggle switch never liked the five way blade
Does anybody else feel like the body is cool but just a tad too small? I think if they enlarged the body on this model and the Albert lee, and used nitro finishes and nickel silver frets they would be awesome!
dezionlion yeah I feel it’s to small for someone 220 LBs or over , I got excited when I saw it and then brought up the dimensions and got sad , but I still love my cutless....
I’m a small dude, much like Omar so it’s a perfect fit.
Pleas stop shaking the camera. All cool other wise.
Love these videos but the weird editing with the staticky transition is giving me a headache. Killer guitar, weird controls.
Where did that extra S come from? It's pronounced just like it looks.
Another original design. Top job EB!
I also like the design of the body, neck and headstock; everything else is bad: pickups, gold, pickguard, toggle switch, controls.
John, where is the super sonic?
Big fan of omar but the price is ridiculous they just trying to make profits out of the name of the artist smh
Damn, season 4 of Santa Clarita Diet rips
just noticed the resemblance 😅
he eat ace ventura
Bohlinger is aging gracefully. He is a damn dude. Nice review as always.
I love everything about it, except that pickguard.
"That's too much !!! Love the guitar tho. Wouldn't mind a St.Vincent either.
This guy said “mAriSpoSa”🤣🤣🤣
Looks super nice but i cant stand MusicMan headstocks.
For me, I've gotten used to them. Plus they have the straight thru the nut string pull, like PRS...
Hahaha muddysposa xD... Cool review
Brawn Swollinger
Straight up: 3 grand is ridiculous.
salmonline yep...
It really isn't dude. Guitarists are privileged to have professional quality instruments so damn cheap in comparison to most classical instruments.
@@Thardus616 It is.
The white version wouldn't be my first choice, and like many other EBMM guitars, way to expensive. 🎶🎸
Why would you have someone play blues riffs on a guitar made by someone known for playing post-hardcore? I know only the blues lawyers can afford this guitar, but at least try and keep it true to the spirit of the artist.
For 3k, I'd be expecting a little more in the way of functionality.... At that price point id rather save up the extra couple hundred for something like the Relish Mary One, which has quick swappable pickups, piezo bridge, stereo output, bamboo fretboard, etc.
I think Omar never had been about functionality, he used a guitar with just one pickup and a volume knob for years, so when they announced this one I thought the controls would be pretty simple. I feel like for Omar having two pickups with individual volume knobs is already a lot of variation. But I agree it is overpriced.
@@movimentodoscacos Exactly. I just cant understand how ernie ball they came up with that amount for those components. I think this guitar sounds great, would be nice if more people could afford it lol
Making anything by hand in California and having workers that stay with you is expensive what is so hard to understand about that? So tired of everyone bitching about price.
@@donnnick I own the ernie ball st.vincent which is under 2.3k. California made by the exact same company with 3 pickups, same whammy system, and an non traditional 5 way pickup configuration. Yes, I can complain about the price for this model.
Its a nice guitar for recording purposes. Its a fendergson i guess.
? Albert Lee ?
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Yo Tim, learn the name of the guitar before you review it. It’s “Mariposa”
“Mah-ri-poh-sah ” roll the R and say it it quickly. I love you and all you do but c’mon man.
It looks very small.
He is a very tall, large dude.
No tone control without affecting my volume and adjusting my volume affects tone? Ya, no thanks.
uh oh, have to rewind and pull out the 5 string....
NICE LOOKING GUITAR 🎸. LOOK A LITTLE SMALL . MARIPOSA 🦋 ( BUTTERFLIE IN ENGLISH) .
Mari -posa not sposa = Butterfly
The body shape and neck are cool; I hate everything else about this guitar for this price...
Nice playing. I really don’t care who gets paid to endorse a product. Great players can play anything. Petrucci’s $15, 000 Music Man guitar is ridiculous. This guitar seems fine. Probably well overpriced. It’s too bad John doesn’t get to keep the products he demos. The guys who demo cell phones on CZcams get a whole bunch of stuff for free. A multi instrumentalist like John who has loads of actual talent gets nothing.
He does get paid for his work by PG.
@@MichaelEdelman1954 I know, but the phone reviewers on CZcams get well paid for their content and also get every phone and related device for free. John reviews a product and PG returns it. Seems unfair that the guy who would actually play the guitar or use the amp can't accept it, even if it is offered. I don't mind him getting free stuff because he spent the time and work to be a great musician.
He needs to borrow David Byrnes oversized suite and do his next video in it and just say same as it ever was.
Ugly, pricey, guitar. For that money I’d get a custom shop tele, or a Hahn, or a dozen other guitars.
Indeed! Plus, this EB is relatively unsellable later on.
If all of these companies took a dive it would make NO difference
It sounds like a Gibson wants to be a Fender but looks like CRAP!
I watched a PRS factory tour and viewed some of the finest timber in the world and the sad thing is it will all be made into more over priced CRAP guitars
Using mahogany isn't ethical in the slightest. Help the planet and buy a used guitar.
Thank you!
Looks and sounds dreadful
Dear EBMM,
Putting the same headstock on every guitar just seems lazy at this point.
The music man headstock is one of their best features. The 4 +2 design allows for zero headstock break angle. This makes for incredible strength and durability like youd find on a fender, but does away with problematic string trees, which create string friction and are bad for tuning stability.
@@joshuakirby8858 They make a tilt back version of it as well, on the Majesty iirc. It's not the 4+2 configuration that I find tiresome, it's that they use the same shape on every model. From a design approach, I find that lazy. That shape is cool, but not necessarily appropriate for every model.
@@peachmelba1000 gonna have to agree to disagree. I dont believe you could change much about the geometry of the headstock, without changing the tuner layout. As far as tilt back on the jp models, I believe that was a compromise based on jps desired specifications, but that doesn't affect headstock shape or tuner layout. The headstock is iconic and represents the major improvement from Leo fenders original 6 on one side design. I couldn't expect them to change something so identifying as a brand. Just as I wouldn't expect prs to change their headstock. Its simply one of the things about a music man that makes it a music man.