July 2020

This month features the StingRay bass in Pink Champagne Sparkle, the Silhouette in Silver Flake Sparkle, the Albert Lee in Natural Mahogany, the Axis Super Sport in Starry Night, and the StingRay 5 in Vintage Sierra Burst.

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StingRay Special

Pink Champagne Sparkle

StingRay Special Pink Champagne Sparkle

Limited to 85 pieces worldwide

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  • Custom Finish

    Striking Pink Champagne Sparkle finish.

  • Gold Hardware

    All gold parts including matching gold pickup pole pieces.

  • Matching Painted Headstock

    Pink Champagne headstock matches body color.

AXIS Super Sport Baritone

Starry Night

AXIS Super Sport Baritone Starry Night

Limited to 60 pieces worldwide

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  • Starry Night Finish

    Basswood body finished in dark silver-blue burst metallic.

  • 27.5" Scale

    Maple neck with Baritone scale 27.5" tuned to drop C.

  • Custom humbucking pickups

    Ernie Ball Music Man custom-designed Baritone pickups.

Albert Lee MM-90

Natural Mahogany

Albert Lee MM-90 Natural Mahogany

Limited to 50 pieces worldwide

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  • Mahogany Body

    Natural stain Mahogany body with Indian rosewood neck and fingerboard

  • Electronic Package

    3 Ernie Ball Music Man designed MM-90 single-coil pickups.

  • AUTOGRAPHED BY ALBERT LEE

    Each guitar is hand signed by Albert Lee.

Silhouette

Silver Flake Sparkle

Silhouette Silver Flake Sparkle

Limited to 75 pieces worldwide

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  • Silverflake Sparkle Finish

    Striking medium flake Silver Sparkle finish.

  • Custom Electronic package

    Outfitted with Dimarzio Super Distortion(bridge), Chopper Blade middle pickup and Super II Distortion (neck).

  • Matching headstock

    Matching painted Silver Flake headstock, black logo silkscreen, and Schaller locking tuners.

StingRay 5 Special

Vintage Sierra Burst

StingRay 5 Special Vintage Sierra Burst

Limited to 70 pieces worldwide

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  • Custom Finish

    Sierra Burst finish with lightweight ash and no pickguard to show beautiful grain.

  • FRETLESS FIGURED ROASTED NECK

    Highly figured roasted maple fretless neck and fingerboard.

  • HIGH GLOSS FINISH

    Roasted maple neck with high gloss finish and proprietary Ernie Ball Music Man lightweight tuners.

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 pieces are offered in limited production runs and allow us to present instruments to the public that were previously reserved for family and our loyal artists.

Family Matters

The Ball family is the last of a dying breed, a family business making premium guitars and basses on the California central coast since 1984. Sterling Ball, alongside his sons Brian and Scott, combine the laser precision of robotics and old-world hand craftsmanship to develop innovative instrument designs that push the boundaries of performance and playability.

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The Factory Tour

Since 1984, Ernie Ball Music Man has been crafting instruments in San Luis Obispo, California. Watch the factory tour and see how the difference is in the details.