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Instruments Jul 31, 2018

StingRay Special Spotlight: New Proprietary Hardware

Each week I’ve been touching on one of the new aspects of the StingRay Special that helps set it apart from the other members of the StingRay family. Today I wa...

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Instruments Jul 21, 2018

StingRay Special Spotlight: Neodymium Pickups

Each week we take a closer look into the new features of the StingRay Special bass and what makes it distinct. Last week I discussed the assimilation of the new...

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Artists Jul 19, 2018

Ernie Ball Music Man: Reel Big Fish at Warped Tour 2018

This week at The 2018 Vans Warped Tour we caught up with Ernie Ball and Ernie Ball Music Man artist family members, Reel Big Fish. Bassist Derek Gibbs plays wit...

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News Jul 16, 2018

Get Fired up with Rob Chapman's "Grills and Guitars: The Music Man Experience" Documentary

Musician, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and friend of the family Rob Chapman just recently dropped by the Ernie Ball Music Man factory for a quick and friendly visit...

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Artists Jul 10, 2018

Ernie Ball Music Man: Chelsea Grin at Warped Tour 2018

Vans Warped Tour 2018 is in Texas for the week! After the Houston event, it will be heading up the East Coast starting in Virginia. Ernie Ball Music Man will be...

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Instruments Jul 6, 2018

StingRay Special Spotlight: 18V Preamp

Newly unveiled for 2018 is the StingRay Special, a new line of Music Man StingRay basses that will challenge the conceptions of the StingRay’s place in music, a...

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Artists Jun 22, 2018

The Bongo Bass Buyer's Guide

What began as a flight of fancy between Sterling Ball and BMW Designworks has grown over the last 15 years and has remained the king of outside-the-box design f...

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Instruments Jun 13, 2018

The New St. Vincent Humbuckers Are Here.

Disruption by Design Annie Clark discusses the importance of disassociating from her St. Vincent stage persona in her creative process and designing the newest...

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Artists May 25, 2018

"The John Petrucci Guitar Method Series" Online Master Class from Guitar World

Our friends over at Guitar World have partnered with Ernie Ball Music Man artist and guitar legend, John Petrucci to bring you a 6-part series master class call...

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Artists Apr 20, 2018

St. Vincent, The Weeknd, and LANY Music Man Appearances at Coachella 2018

Coachella 2018 Weekend 1 was full of incredibly talented live performances. We were happy to see a lot of love coming out for Rock N Roll artists this year incl...

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Artists Apr 16, 2018

Jack White Plays St. Vincent's Signature Guitar on Saturday Night Live

This past weekend (April 14th), Saturday Night Live hosted musical guest Jack White who put on an epic live performance of his new track "Connected by Love". Wh...

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Instruments Apr 4, 2018

Introducing the All-New 2018 Cutlass RS & Stingray RS Guitars!

Ernie Ball Music Man is excited to announce that the new 2018 Cutlass RS and Stingray RS guitars are officially available! The instruments are an update to the...

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