Sterling Richardson 6 Cutlass Jason Richardson, Cosmic Purple Burst Overview
The Cutlass Richardson6 is the 6-string model of the popular 7-string Jason Richardson model, created to appeal to a wider audience.
This model features an Alder body with a highly figured Poplar Burl top to provide a striking natural look. The roasted maple neck is extremely durable and resistant to temperature changes and is topped with a smooth rosewood fretboard with 24 jumbo frets. It also has locking tuners and a modern tremolo bridge which provides solid tuning stability.
For pickups, it has a pair of high-output Sterling by Music Man-designed JR humbuckers, which offer a warm, vintage tone and there is a ‘push-push’ boost control and coil-tap tone control so you have a wide range of sounds available at your fingertips.
Overview by Sterling
Following the popularity of Jason Richardon’s 7-string signature model, now introducing the Richardson6 for the more traditional player. Featuring a custom contoured lower horn for fret access, roasted maple neck with rosewood fretboard, and figured Poplar Burl top, it puts the features of the original into a 6-string configuration. That includes high output Sterling by Music Man designed humbuckers, a 12dB “Push-Push’’ volume boost, coil-tap “Push-Push” tone control, and Modern Tremolo.
- Model: RICHARDSON
- Body Wood: Alder with Poplar Burl Veneer Top
- Body Color: Natural Poplar Burl Burst (NPB)
- Bridge: Modern Tremolo
- Pickguard: N/A
- Scale Length: 25-1/2"
- Neck Radius: 16" (40 cm)
- Frets: 24 Frets, Jumbo
- Neck Width: 1.65” (42 mm) at Nut
- Neck Wood: Roasted Maple
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Fret Markers: Dot Markers
- Tuning Machines: Locking
- Truss Rod: Dual Action
- Neck Attachment: 5 Bolt Pattern
- Controls: 1 Push/Push Volume Boost, 1 Push/Push Coil-tap Tone
- Switching: 3-Way Toggle Switch
- Pickups: Sterling by Music Man Designed JR Pickups (HH)
- Strings: Ernie Ball 2221 Regular Slinky
- Gig Bag: Deluxe Sterling by Music Man Bag