Winter 2021

This month features the StingRay Special 5 Fretless Fuego, the Axis Double Trouble, the JP15 7-String Suplex, and the Sabre Half Baked.

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Axis

Double Trouble

Axis Double Trouble

Limited to 55 pieces worldwide

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  • Premium Figured Top

    Quilted Translucent gold maple top

  • Double Bound Body

    Slab basswood body bound front and back with brown sides

  • Matching Quilt Tops

    Premium quilted maple backside

StingRay5 Special Fretless

Fuego

StingRay5 Special Fretless Fuego

Limited to 105 pieces worldwide

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  • Exclusive Fuego Finish Fretless

    Custom Cherry Burst finish with a figured ash body

  • FLAME FIGURED ROASTED NECK

    Premium roasted maple neck with a fretless roasted maple fingerboard

  • MATCHING GOLD HARDWARE

    All gold hardware including bridge, tuning keys, and control knobs

Sabre

Half Baked

Sabre Half Baked

Limited to 55 pieces worldwide

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  • Exclusive Custom Finish

    Pink Burst "Half Baked " maple top

  • Premium Body

    Exoctic Black Limba body wood

  • Pink Pearl Block inlays

    Roasted maple neck with rosewood fretboard and pink pearlescent block inlays

JP15 7-String

SUPLEX

JP15 7-String SUPLEX

Limited to 55 pieces worldwide

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  • SPALTED MAPLE TOP

    Ash body with highly figured gloss natural spalted maple top

  • FIGURED ROASTED NECK

    Figured roasted maple neck and fingerboard with black block inlays

  • AUTOGRAPHED TREMOLO COVER

    Each guitar is hand-signed by John Petrucci

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.