New electric rumored to be Omar Rodríguez-López signature model
(Image credit: UK Guitar Show)
This past weekend, the UK Guitar Show not only played host to star performances and the Guitarist of the Year finals, but also some of the world’s finest gear manufacturers - and it appears Ernie Ball took the opportunity to offer a sneak peak at a mysterious new Music Man electric guitar, the Mariposa.
Internet lore dictates that this will be the new signature model for At The Drive-In/Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López, which would make sense given his current preference for the company’s St Vincent and Albert Lee HH models.
(Image credit: UK Guitar Show)
A recent Ernie Ball Music Man Instagram story adds fuel to the fire, with a shot of a left-handed version of the very same model - Rodríguez-López being a leftie himself.
Early specs indicate the guitar will feature a mahogany body, roasted maple neck, ebony fingerboard, a pair of humbuckers and a Music Man tremolo system.
(Image credit: Ernie Ball Music Man/Instagram)
From what we know, available finishes will include the blue and chrome you see up top, as well as white with gold hardware, and black. But more importantly, how gorgeous is that etched scratchplate?
Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and over a decade's experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.
