NAMM: Mike Mushok Signature Baritone Guitar

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Guitarist Mike Mushok of the Staind isn't getting just any guitar for his Ibanez signature model--his MMM1 is the first Ibanez production baritone guitar. When Mushok was asked why he wanted a baritone, he replied, "Because it goes to 11. With the baritone guitar's higher neck tension, I can tune down low and play with heavier strings and not have them feel like rubber bands. With a regular guitar, tuning down can become a real nightmare with the guitar going in and out of tune. But with my signature guitar, I can bite into it and play aggressively."

MMM1 Mike Mushok Signature Model Key Features:

• Matte finished mahogany body and thru-neck provide gargantuan tone and sustain.
• 28" scale baritone neck offers the ability to achieve all kinds of low tunings.
• Massive MM bridge custom-designed for Mike Mushok allows radical intonation adjustments and augments the MMM1 great sustain.
• Super 58 pickups custom wound for baritone.
• Tuning machines feature low string posts for higher string tension off the nut.

Specs:

• List: $899.99
• Available Finish: MOL (Mahogany Stained Oil)
• Body Material: 5 pc Mahogany/Purple Wood Neck-Thru Body Construction
• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Neck Scale: 28" (Baritone)
• No. Frets/Type: 22/Jumbo
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Inlay: N/A
• Bridge: MM1
• H/W Color: Chrome
• Neck Pickup: Custom Wound Super 58
• Bridge Pickup: Custom Wound Super 58
• Controls: One tone, One volume, Three way lever switch
• Case: RG550LC
• List: $129.99