The Making of St.Vincent's Ernie Ball Music Man Signature Guitar

Annie Clark shares the inspiration behind her new signature Ernie Ball Music Man guitar, which was envisioned and designed by the Grammy-Award winning guitarist with support from the award-winning engineering team at Ernie Ball Music Man. Crafted to perfectly fit her form, playing technique and personal style, the St. Vincent model was designed and developed in Ernie Ball Music Man's San Luis Obispo, California factory. It is available in black or custom Vincent Blue, a color hand-mixed by Annie. Featuring an African mahogany body, Ernie Ball Music Man tremolo, gunstock oil and hand-rubbed rosewood neck and fingerboard, St. Vincent inlays, Schaller locking tuners, 5-way pick up selector with custom configuration and 3-mini humbuckers, the guitar also comes complete with Ernie Ball Regular Slinky guitar strings.

[joellebrodeur]

I'm just learning more about Annie (St. Vincent) and opening my ears to her music. I can say as a fellow female guitarist, she describes pretty much how I feel about the instrument. It's not really living if I can't play guitar. It consoles me, it lifts me up and brings me joy when I need it.

I play my dream guitar (a Rickenbacker), so I know full well that feeling of being so connected to a particular instrument that you reach for no other. I applaud her for getting the chance to see that her dream guitar was fulfilled. It's as avante guard as she is.

[thechoco]

Annie was the first woman I saw live playing a guitar and it really inspired me to pick up one and learn. She's such an inspiration and I'm so happy she has this signature guitar to her name. Going to start saving up for one :D

[SteelSkin]

I actually never heard of St. Vincent until the unveiling of her guitar. I think it looks absolutely amazing.

[Danielblco]

The production team could sell bottled water. Great video.

[MaTTheWish]

Fantastic, this is how you do artists signature guitars, every other artist just put s their favorite pickups in a Stratocaster or a telecaster. She actually designed her guitar.
Respect to all involved...

[caseyphudson]

That blue guitar is one of the most beautiful guitars I have ever seen.

[ikkenhisatsu]

Annie's a fantastic guitarist, and writer and singer - I've been listening to her for at least 10 years. She's in good company with Steve Morse and Albert Lee. No slouch!

[PerezBroz-po]

This guitar is so comfortable and a dream to play and it absolutely does achieve the feeling of, "you pick it up and you just don't want to play anything else.."

[jeffsaginaw]

Watch Austin City Limits - St Vincent show to hear this guitar make you shiver and shout; an astonishing demonstration of passion and prowess and easy on the eyes. Thanks Annie and MM

[billytai]

They need to make a bass model St. Vincent. I totally see the potential. Reversed headstock. It would look cool as hell. Make sure it’s as import model to make it affordable for the masses.

[belleofkilronan]

Excellently designed guitar. It got really good reviews from people who know their stuff about guitars and were not at familiar with Annie Clark or her work in St. Vincent. Annie Clark is beautiful, talented, at once deep and joyful. In other words, she's the real deal. Her technical prowess in guitar is unmatched for the particular style she plays. I don't understand how anyone could see her as fake, a media construct or lacking in substance. Seriously.

[Johnny_Doe]

I loved how she helped designed the shape of this guitar. If you watch her play her MusicMan on stage you’ll see it blocks nothing while she is playing.

[kyleboggs]

I went into the music store the other day for a different instrument and picked up one by chance. When I decided to plug it in and A/B it against what I went in for, there was no comparison. I left with the St. Vincent

[edhubble]

People saying ‘let’s hear the guitar’, let’s bear in mind, she just reinvented the wheel. Try designing a guitar - see if it doesn’t end up looking like a Fender or a Gibson.
She pulled off an amazing feat. And she can play that motherf**ker!

[dmitriyrazorenov]

The cool thing is that it's not only about the shape and the look. This guitar has really unusual combination: mahogany body, rosewood neck, bolt-on, strat type tremolo, 3 pickups with 5 selections: bridge, middle, neck, bridge+neck and bridge+middle+neck. That's not an ordinary thing that guitar companies do nowadays - to design something original, not just a custom variation of traditional models.

[LevitatorMusic]

Really love the color of this guitar. So retro/classic.

[david_a_uno]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who is reminded of The Jetson's by this awesomely cool guitar!! :D

[williamfox]

She is an amazing woman for sure, I have a hard time not coming back for more. What a beautiful perfectionist she is.

[Bodyknowledge]

She's a unique and inspiring artist. Especially her guitar playing. I hope to someday have a sig guitar:-)

[patrickpiche]

That thing is an absolute beauty. Every guitar are key to a kingdom. Thanks for sharing 👍