September 2020

This month features the Bongo 5 in Satin Honey Burst, the Cutlass HSS in Lemon, the JP6 in Cinnamon Shift, the Cutlass HSS in Lime, and the Mariposa in Trans Black.

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Cutlass HSS

Lime

Cutlass HSS Lime

Limited to 40 pieces worldwide

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  • Custom Lime Finish

    Basswood body with a custom Lime finish.

  • locking tremolo bridge

    Music Man Floyd Rose locking tremolo bridge with a DiMarzio Axis bridge humbucker.

  • MATCHING HEADSTOCK

    Maple neck with maple fingerboard and matching Lime painted headstock.

Cutlass HSS

Lemon

Cutlass HSS Lemon

Limited to 35 pieces worldwide

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  • Custom Lemon Finish

    Basswood body with a custom Lemon finish.

  • locking tremolo bridge

    Music Man Floyd Rose locking tremolo bridge with a DiMarzio Axis bridge humbucker.

  • Black Hardware

    All black hardware, a black painted headstock, and contrasting gold Ernie Ball Music Man decals.

JP6

Cinnamon Shift

JP6 Cinnamon Shift

Limited to 50 pieces worldwide

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  • Custom Finish

    Basswood body with a custom Cinnamon Metallic Color Shift finish.

  • Dimarzio humbucking pickups

    DiMarzio Liquifire and Crunch Lab pickups with a push volume pot for gain boost up to 20db.

  • MATCHING HEADSTOCK

    Matching Cinnamon Shift finish painted on the back of the neck and the headstock.

Mariposa

Trans Black

Mariposa Trans Black

Limited to 40 pieces worldwide

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  • figured maple top

    Trans Black Okoume body with a figured maple top.

  • Roasted Maple Neck

    Roasted maple neck with cream binding, ebony fingerboard, and pearlescent block marker inlays.

  • Custom electronics

    Custom Ernie Ball Music Man humbucking pickups with chrome covers.

Bongo 5 HH

Satin Honey Burst

Bongo 5 HH Satin Honey Burst

Limited to 60 pieces worldwide

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  • Satin Honey Burst finish

    Honduran mahogany body with a Satin Honey Burst finish.

  • Dual humbucking pickups

    Dual humbucking pickups, with black neodymium magnets, and all-black hardware.

  • MATCHING HEADSTOCK

    Matching painted neck and headstock with proprietary ergonomic 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.