Any EBMM Luke love here???

lespaul3013

lespaul3013

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I'm curious about the standard Luke II model with the HSS config and the EMG's....BUT, I really wanna know about the new Luke III with the passives and onboard boost - that seems to be a little more up my alley...however, I've got an open mind to the Luke II as well :thumbsup:

Anybody own or have any experience with either of these EBMM models?

Jordan :rock:
 
Loved the Luke neck and body when I had mine. Hated the pickups though, hated that I couldnt lower the middle pickup as well

Ended up selling it and buying another Axis, then sold the Axis and bought another Wolfgang...then sold the Wolfgang and bought another Axis :LOL: :LOL:

The new Lukes look very appealing with passives :yes:
 
Wasn't Huuuuuge on the Luke, but I will tell you the 25th Anniversary EBMM kicks all types of ass. Easily one of, if not, my favorite guitars of all time.
 
I had a Luke II and regret having sold it. The neck was a special one, let me tell ya. It was my first EBMM. The EMG 85 was the one thing that I had an on/off relationship with, but the SLVs were awesome.
 
Never thought I'd own a Musicman, even though I'm a big fan on Lukather. Just thought that it would be to "slick" of a guitar. But I played a LUKE III off the GC wall and absolutely fell in love. Surprising because I came from a FAT neck NoCaster and large neck Les Paul. But this guitar changed me. My favorite neck ever.
 
Dimebag11":1hlzbhg2 said:
Wasn't Huuuuuge on the Luke, but I will tell you the 25th Anniversary EBMM kicks all types of ass. Easily one of, if not, my favorite guitars of all time.
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I'll check it out, thanks!

grooveHT":1hlzbhg2 said:
I had a Luke II and regret having sold it. The neck was a special one, let me tell ya. It was my first EBMM. The EMG 85 was the one thing that I had an on/off relationship with, but the SLVs were awesome.
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Yea...I'm a little hesitant about the EMG's - but I've never really spent any time with them, so I would definitely like to try them out first.

audiomichael":1hlzbhg2 said:
Never thought I'd own a Musicman, even though I'm a big fan on Lukather. Just thought that it would be to "slick" of a guitar. But I played a LUKE III off the GC wall and absolutely fell in love. Surprising because I came from a FAT neck NoCaster and large neck Les Paul. But this guitar changed me. My favorite neck ever.
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Awesome! Did you get the HH or the HSS version? And what color?

I'm in love with the olive gold - can't decide between HH or HSS though... :confused:

Lord Toneking":1hlzbhg2 said:
Loved the Luke neck and body when I had mine. Hated the pickups though, hated that I couldnt lower the middle pickup as well

Ended up selling it and buying another Axis, then sold the Axis and bought another Wolfgang...then sold the Wolfgang and bought another Axis :LOL: :LOL:
The new Lukes look very appealing with passives :yes:
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:LOL: :LOL: Nice...I just can't see myself with an Axis, I'm afraid I'd wanna play VH riffs on it every time I picked it up :rock:
 
I have 2, one older one (12 years) that took me a LONG time to bond with and I just bought a new BFR Luke that is hands down the best guitar I've ever owned and gets me excited about playing. The Lukes are perfect for my situation, means I can take one guitar to a gig and cover a bunch of sounds and for my small sausage fingers the EBMM necks are perfect.

Really interested in the L3 but am so happy with the necks on my first 2 that I'm not sure I want to try the rosewood. Maybe Luke feels the same as I notice on the Ringo and current Toto tours he has been favouring his EMG True Gold model with an old maple neck swapped in as his main guitar.......
 
Caligulove":3gg16h3w said:
My friend Chris has a bunch and I played em... Definitely not my guitar, but I respect them!
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Thanks for the input! :thumbsup:
What didn't you like about them?

gkinsingapore":3gg16h3w said:
I have 2, one older one (12 years) that took me a LONG time to bond with and I just bought a new BFR Luke that is hands down the best guitar I've ever owned and gets me excited about playing. The Lukes are perfect for my situation, means I can take one guitar to a gig and cover a bunch of sounds and for my small sausage fingers the EBMM necks are perfect.

Really interested in the L3 but am so happy with the necks on my first 2 that I'm not sure I want to try the rosewood. Maybe Luke feels the same as I notice on the Ringo and current Toto tours he has been favouring his EMG True Gold model with an old maple neck swapped in as his main guitar.......
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Yea...I'm pretty certain Steve is pretty happy with the EMG models - IMO EBMM came out with the Luke III to try to appeal to a wider range of people by using passive PUP's, a larger body, and a different neck.

Badronald":3gg16h3w said:
The Luke III looks great. There's one at the local GC. I need to try it out.
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If you play it, please let me know how it is...my local GC doesn't have a single Luke in stock right now :thumbsdown:
 
AmpliFIRE":14abq08m said:
Meh, loved the Axis and EVH (owned a few of each), but I didn't bond with the Luke or Petrucci.
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I played a Petrucci at GC one time and loved it - the piezo it had was great too!

Badronald":14abq08m said:
Wow. My buddy has a Petrucci. I love that thing. :rock:
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Agreed :thumbsup:
 
Whaddup guys...semi-old thread here, but I wanted to update it by saying that I played a EBMM Luke III yesterday in tobacco burst (not sure the exact color name), but anyways - I LOVED it. Fantastic neck, PUP's, and trem. Only things I didn't dig were the onboard dB boost, just added a little something I didn't really care for to the overall tone...and also the color (I think I would prefer the Olive Gold TBH) Btw, I was playing through a PRS '30' head - not sure the cab.
 
Jdguitar":27d3rwwn said:
One of these days I'm going to own a Luke. I have a Music Man Morse Y2D and its the best guitar I've ever played.
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Right now, the Luke III is on my "to buy" list - well, that AND a Gretsch White Falcon...VERY different guitars, honestly, I'll probably go for the Luke first - its a really versatile guitar :rock:
 
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