We’ve seen a slew of recent signature guitar launches prior to now couple of weeks, together with a newly completed Fender Telecaster Deluxe for blues maestro Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, new Martins for Jason Isbell, in addition to Gibson and Epiphone signatures for Noel Gallagher, Bonehead and Gem Archer of Oasis.

And now, YouTuber and steel hero Rabea Massaad has been invited to the social gathering along with his first-ever Sterling By Music Man signature, the Rabea Artist Sequence Sabre. Designed to ship the {custom} really feel and roaring tones of Massaad’s premium Ernie Ball Music Man guitars at a extra attainable value level, this new signature mannequin clocks in simply shy of $1,000.

Constructed for technical precision and luxury, the Sterling Sabre retains most of the components gamers love from the unique. It sports activities a custom-tapered roasted maple neck, a recessed heel, and a lower-horn spoon carve, offering unrestricted entry to all 22 frets. The guitar’s nyatoh physique with flame maple veneer retains it resonant but light-weight, whereas locking tuners paired with a contemporary tremolo guarantee tuning stability even below aggressive enjoying.

Not like the Ernie Ball model although, this mannequin swaps out Rabea’s signature Naked Knuckle “Silo” pickups and the {custom} Ernie Ball Music Man tremolo, for a pair of custom-voiced Alnico V humbuckers as an alternative and Fashionable Tremolo bridge as an alternative. Extra appointments embody an ebony fretboard with specialty white ring inlays, glow-in-the-dark facet dots, together with a five-way pickup selector, grasp quantity pot, and a push/pull coil-splitting tone management.

The guitar additionally ships with Ernie Ball 2215 Skinny Prime / Heavy Backside strings, tuned to E♭ Normal, making it prepared to tear straight out of the field.

“One of the crucial essential issues to me when making these guitars was to verify we introduced all the primary design components over from the Ernie Ball Music Man model,” says Massaad. “These guitars have all the identical consolation and playability as their American counterparts, and the pickups are extremely expressive with loads to supply of their tonal palette. We made certain the ergonomics and really feel have been good – each element was thought of, from pickup voicing to neck really feel. It’s merely an pleasant guitar to play. I couldn’t be happier, and I hope everybody enjoys enjoying them as a lot as I do.”

Reflecting Massaad’s love of gaming, the Sterling Rabea Sabre is available in two unique finishes: Ashen Burst – a darkish, moody shade impressed by Darkish Souls and Blood Flame Burst – a fiery pink tone drawing inspiration from Elden Ring.

Watch Rabea demo the brand new Sterling Sabre under.

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