Sterling by Music Man Cutlass CT20 in Electric Blue

The Sterling by Music Man Intro Series Cutlass CT20HSS in Electric Blue is built to cover everything from glassy cleans to punchy rock crunch without ever getting in your way. With its sleek HSS layout, smooth-playing neck, and responsive trem, it feels like the kind of guitar you can plug in anywhere and immediately get to work.

Features

This Cutlass is centered around a ceramic HSS pickup configuration, giving you a muscular humbucker in the bridge and two crisp single coils in the middle and neck. Paired with a 5-way selector, it delivers classic spank, quacky in-between sounds, and tight, focused drive tones just by flicking the switch.

The hard maple neck is built for stability and comfort, with a satin finish that lets your hand glide up and down the 25.5" scale. A 12" radius and 22 narrow frets create a familiar, modern feel that’s easy to bend on and fast under the fingers. The straight string path through the diecast tuners helps keep intonation on point, even when you lean into the trem.

Anchoring it all is a vintage-style fulcrum tremolo bridge, ready for everything from subtle vibrato to expressive dives. The poplar body keeps things comfortable and balanced, while the Electric Blue finish and white pickguard give it a sharp, stage-ready look.

Tone

The bridge ceramic humbucker brings a tight, punchy voice with plenty of output for rock and modern gain, staying focused in the lows and present in the mids. Flip to the single coils and you get bright, chimey textures with enough snap to cut through a mix, ideal for clean rhythms and funkier lines. The in-between positions on the 5-way selector deliver those classic, slightly hollow, quack-laced sounds that sit beautifully for rhythm work. With a simple 1 Volume / 1 Tone layout, it’s easy to dial in everything from warm, rolled-off leads to wide-open, sparkling clarity.

Specifications

• Brand: Sterling by Music Man
• Model: ST-CT20HSS-ELB-A1 (Intro Series Cutlass CT20HSS)
• Body Wood: Poplar
• Body Color: Electric Blue (ELB)
• Bridge: Vintage Fulcrum Tremolo
• Pickguard: White
• Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
• Neck Radius: 12" (30.5 cm)
• Frets: 22 Frets, Narrow
• Neck Width: 1.65" (42 mm) at Nut, 2.23" (56.6 mm) at Last Fret
• Neck Wood: Hard Maple
• Fingerboard: Amaranth (Purple Heart)
• Fret Markers: White Dot Markers
• Tuning Machines: Diecast
• Truss Rod: Dual Action
• Neck Attachment: 5 Bolt Pattern
• Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone
• Switching: 5-way Pickup Selector
• Pickups: 1 Ceramic Humbucker (bridge), 2 Ceramic Single Coils (middle, neck)
• Strings:.009 –.042
• Gig Bag: N/A