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Description
Step into the realm of extended range guitars with the Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty 8-String Guitar. Designed for unparalleled performance and versatility, this instrument is a testament to the innovation and craftsmanship that Ernie Ball is renowned for.
This guitar features a non-tremolo mahogany neck-through-body design with Okoume wings, paired with a maple shield and ebony fretboard, providing a robust and resonant tonal foundation. The Majesty 8-String Guitar is not your everyday extended range instrument. It boasts a multi-scale fretboard with 24 stainless steel frets, measuring 27" on the bass side and a standard scale length of 25.5" on the treble side. This design ensures optimal tension across all strings, enabling fluid bends and solos on the treble strings while maintaining a comfortable tension on the bass strings.
The Majesty is equipped with an electronics package that includes an 8-string custom-angled DiMarzio Dreamcatcher (bridge) and Rainmaker (neck) pickups, further increasing its tonal range. A 3-way selector switch and a 3-way toggle incorporating a piezo bridge system rounds off this package, giving the Majesty a focused and highly versatile palette of tones. Whether you're laying down thick rhythm tracks or soaring lead lines, the Majesty 8-String Guitar delivers in every aspect.
Key Features:
- Non-tremolo mahogany neck-through-body with Okoume wings
- Maple shield and ebony fretboard
- Multi-scale fretboard with 24 stainless steel frets (27" on the bass side and 25.5" on the treble side)
- 8-string custom-angled DiMarzio Dreamcatcher (bridge) and Rainmaker (neck) pickups
- 3-way selector switch and a 3-way toggle incorporating a piezo bridge system
Videos
Nik Nocturnal
Metal Guitarist Tries John Petrucci Majesty 8 String
Metal Guitarist Tries John Petrucci Majesty 8 String
Nik Nocturnal
Ernie Ball Music Man: John Petrucci Majesty 8-String Guitar
Ernie Ball
MUSIC-MAN MAJESTY 8 STRING DEMO!!! 😳🤯
Jason Richardson
MOST EXPENSIVE 8 STRING?! Music Man Majesty 8 String Demo
Andrew Baena
The Lamborghini of 8 String Guitars - Music Man Majesty 8 String - Setup & Review
Eric Mrtn
Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Majesty 8 string - Playthrough By Michel Oliveira
Michel Oliveira Official
Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty 8 String breakdown and Demo
Safe Haven Music
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The Majesty 8 offers a smoother, creamier lead tone compared to the JP-15, particularly in the upper registers.
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The JP15 model has been observed to hold higher resale value than the Majesty, despite similar features.
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PRS guitars are cited as having superior QC compared to Majesty, setting a higher standard for build quality expectations.
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Setup and maintenance
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Owners transitioning from 7 to 8 strings find the multi-scale neck easier to adapt to than expected, with less awkwardness in chording near the nut.
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The Majesty's neck is highly sensitive to humidity changes, requiring frequent truss rod adjustments, although the process is quick and easy.
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The painted neck is not an issue for those accustomed to playing painted necks, such as those from Jackson guitars.
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User experience
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Owners are often surprised by the guitar's lightweight build, which contrasts sharply with heavier models like the Epi Les Paul.
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The Majesty 8-string's expansive fretboard can initially feel daunting, especially for those accustomed to fewer strings, but familiarity grows with practice.
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The low E string on some Majesty guitars is positioned close to the fretboard edge, which can be visually unsettling for some, though it remains within spec.
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Use cases and applications
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Transitioning between 8-string and 6-string guitars can be challenging due to the wider fretboard, yet users find the 8-string experience rewarding for extended play styles.
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Value and pricing
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Despite its premium price, the Majesty 8 is noted for being much lighter than expected, which could be a selling point for those prioritizing comfort.
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On Vai's official website, listed amongst his guitar collection we can see an Ernie Ball JP 8-String Majesty, the page reads:
ERNIE BALL PETRUCCI
Type: 8-STRING ELECTRICS
Status: IN POSESSION
SV number: SV 426
Pet name: [N/A]
Year: 2022
Serial: [M015610]
Receive date: 19/01/2022
In this video, Petrucci demos the new 2021 8-String Majesty:
"Hey everybody! This is John Petrucci, and I'm here to introduce my Ernie Ball Music Man signature Majesty 8-String Guitar."
"The 8-String has so many things about it that we would be doing for the first time, with this 8-String Majesty. An example, it's the first Majesty with a fixed bridge, the first, or any one of my guitars with fanned frets and slanted pickups. It was important that it had multiple scale-lengths, this top distance here, is shorter than the bottom distance which needs to be longer to allow those strings to resonate, and of course when you do that, the pickups have to be angled, bridge has to be angled. The pickups are my DiMarzio signature Rainmaker and Dreamcatcher (the Dreamcatcher in the bridge the Rainmaker in the neck), these are slanted 8-String versions that were specificly made for this guitar."
"Everything else about the guitar really follows in the tradition of all my signature models with Ernie Ball Music Man, as far as the layout of the controls, the 3-Way pickup selecter, the Piezo selecter, also incorperating a Preamp into the guitar which allows you to have up to 20db boost on the volume control, a coil-split on the tone control, again the Piezo system, controls for the Piezo on the back here and for the boost, and this is a classic Ernie Ball Music Man JP signature color. This was the first color that we came out with, with the first JP-6 and it's Mystic Dream, so this is a color-change paint depending on how you move it, it goes from purple, to green, to slightly black, amazing. The Schaller locking tuners, compensated nut so there's no intonation issues. And there you have it, that's the 8-String Majesty."
In a YouTube video titled "MUSIC-MAN MAJESTY 8 STRING DEMO!!! 😳🤯," Jason Richardson showcases the Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty 8-String Guitar.
In a YouTube video titled "Metal Guitarist Tries John Petrucci Majesty 8 String," Nik Nocturnal showcases the Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty 8-String Guitar.
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In this post andrew can be seen using a majesty 8 string live with his band carcosa
In a video posted on Instagram, Nick DePirro is seen using an Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty 8-String Guitar. The caption by DePirro himself states, "I wrote this one for the @music_man 8 string majesty release," confirming his use of this instrument.
Derek Jones, the guitarist, is confirmed to use an Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty 8-String Guitar, as evidenced by a live performance captured by CaliberTV during Falling In Reverse's "Watch The World Burn" at The Popular Monstour in Sacramento, CA.
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