Ernie Ball Music Man

The Ball family is the last of a dying breed, a family business making guitars and basses exclusively in the United States. Ball Family Reserve is a celebration of our heritage in instrument craftsmanship which features some of the finest figured tone woods and finishes available. These rare heritage pieces will be offered in limited runs and allow us to present instruments to the public that were previously reserved for family and our loyal artists.

Size:12-3/8" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 37" long (31.4 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 94.0 cm long)

Weight:8 lbs, 7 oz (3.83 kg) - varies slightly

Body Wood:Alder with bookmatched maple top and mahogany Tone Block. Koa Top - Mahogany bodyBody

Finish:High gloss polyesterBridge:Standard - Custom John Petrucci Music Man Piezo floating tremolo of chrome plated, hardened steel with solid steel saddles. Koa top - Custom John Petrucci Piezo floating tremolo with gold platingScale Length:25-1/2" (64.8 cm)Neck Radius:15" (38.1 cm)Headstock

Size:Only 5-7/8" (14.9 cm) longFrets:24 - High profile, wideNeck Width:1-11/16" (43.0 mm) at nut, 2-1/4" (57.2 mm) at last fret

Neck Wood:Maple top - Mahogany; Koa Top - Tobacco Bursted MahoganyFingerboard:Maple top - Rosewood; Koa top - EbonyFret

Markers:Custom JP Shields and Mother of Pearl BFR inlay at 12th fret

Neck Finish:High gloss polyester

Neck Colors:All black neck with black headstock; Tobacco Burst - Color matches body with matching painted headstock

Tuning Machines:Schaller M6-IND locking with pearl buttons

Truss Rod:Adjustable - no component or string removal

Neck Attachment:5 bolts - perfect alignment with no shifting; Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets

Electronic Shielding:Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum lined pickguard

Controls:500kohm volume, 500kohm push/pull tone for custom 2 pickup configurations - .022F tone capacitor

Switching:3-way toggle pickup selector, with custom center position configuration; 3-way toggle piezo/magnetic selector

Pickups:HH - 1 DiMarzio custom humbucking - neck; 1 DiMarzio D-Sonic - bridgeLeft

Strings:10p-13p-17p-26w-36w-46w (RPS Slinkys #2240)