Signature 7-string Multi-act Mayhem
Few contemporary guitarists in the rock and metal scenes can match the diversity of Jason Richardson’s musical résumé. He's worked alongside acts that include Born of Osiris, Chelsea Grin, All Shall Perish, Polyphia, Veil of Maya, and All That Remains, where he currently takes the helm as lead guitarist. Coupled with his extensive solo career, the common denominator is heavy, technical, brutal riffage, and Sterling by Music Man answered the call for a signature model tailored for seven strings of tonal terror. The Richardson7 is loaded with locking tuners, a Modern Tremolo, and high-output humbuckers to deliver searing sizzle, with a push-push volume boost and coil-tap tone controls to extend your dynamic range and add sonorous sustain. A poplar burl-topped alder body is secured to a roasted maple neck and rosewood fingerboard, delivering a sonic profile with a loaded low end and crisp highs. Sweetwater’s guitar gurus concur that the Richardson7 is an ideal choice for those looking to pair thundering breakdowns with ripping leads on a 7-string menace.
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An aural assemblage
Luthiers at Sterling had their work cut out for them to deliver a versatile instrument that would hold up to heaviest aural assaults. Poplar burl tops the body, balanced in overall tonal support with a slight inclination toward the middle and higher registers. The alder body beneath it makes up the difference with rich, warm lows, fierce mids, and resounding sustain. A roasted maple neck complements the alder’s sustaining qualities with a balanced projection, tight across every register with excellent note separation and a permeating brightness. Rosewood makes up the fingerboard, adding its iconic glassy luster, alongside a saccharine voicing that never gets muddy. Taken together, these tonewoods blend substance, presence, and crystalline clarity to keep your sound well defined without sacrificing force.
Versatile tonal control
Sterling’s house-made humbuckers are engineered to handle high-heat and subtlety, all the same. Individual control knobs for volume and tone are accompanied by a 3-way selector switch, but the fine-tuning doesn’t stop there. A push-push volume toggle loads in 12dB of boost at a moment’s notice. The tone knob pulls double duty for coil-tap tone control. With a tremendously expanded dynamic range, bolstered sustain, and coil-splitting whenever you need it, you’ve got the freedom to dial in your perfectly personal sound.
Maximum expression
Roasted maple isn’t just great for its tonal qualities. As a neck wood, its structural resistance and roasted qualities make it highly resilient to twisting and warping, making it a great choice for gigging musicians, those on the road, and anyone in a tropical climate. A sleek profile and 16-inch fingerboard radius mean this axe is comfortable, accommodating, and designed to shred with room for all seven strings. The 5-bolt attachment ensures structural and tonal security with unfettered access to all 24 frets on the rosewood fingerboard. The modern tremolo provides maximum expressive potential, from subtle sway to destructive divebombs. This makes locking tuners a welcome addition, bookending the 25.5-inch scale with tonal reinforcement, letting you focus on what matters most: the music.
Sterling by Music Man Jason Richardson Signature Richardson7 Electric Guitar Features:
- Jason Richardson signature 7-string model precision-engineered for brutal riffs and soaring leads
- Poplar burl top delivers balanced, sustaining tones with upper-register definition
- Alder body provides, rich, resonance and warmth throughout
- Roasted maple neck adds brightness with excellent articulation and tightness in every register while remaining highly resistant to warping and twisting
- Rosewood fingerboard imbues your tone with a crystalline veneer
- Slick profile is comfortable, accommodating, and shred supportive
- 5-bolt system keeps neck tonally and structurally secure without sacrificing higher-fret access
- 16-inch fingerboard radius means plenty of room for unimpeded riffs
- 24 medium-jumbo frets offer tremendous range of sonic exploration across a 25.5-inch scale
- 1.95-inch polyphenylene sulfide nut keeps your sound buzz-free
- Modern tremolo enforces maximum expressive possibility
- Locking tuners ensure you’re sounding exactly how you need while reducing hassle
- High-output humbuckers are designed to capture licks from the smoldering to the searing
- Push-push volume boost adds 12dB with ease for extended sustain
- Coil-tap tone control splits coils for greater creative and tonal dynamic range
