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

Limited to 85 pieces worldwide

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StingRay Special Pink Champagne Sparkle

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108-P7-RM-W5

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

Limited to 60 pieces worldwide

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AXIS Super Sport Baritone Starry Night

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309-SN-EB-00

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

Limited to 50 pieces worldwide

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Albert Lee MM-90 Natural Mahogany

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935-N5-RW-8C

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

Limited to 75 pieces worldwide

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Silhouette Silver Flake Sparkle

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520-SF-MR-MP

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

Limited to 70 pieces worldwide

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StingRay 5 Special Vintage Sierra Burst

Ordering by phone? Mention build code:

207-SV-RU-00

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.

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