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United States
United States
This BFR collection features 2 unique Majesty colors; Wolf’s Bane and Malachite.
Learn MoreThe 2025 John Petrucci Majesty Ball Family Reserve is available in two stunning finishes: Malachite, featuring a quilt maple top with alder wings, and Wolf’s Bane, with a maple burl top and black limba wings. Each guitar includes glow-in-the-dark side dots, DiMarzio Dream Catcher and Rainmaker humbuckers with chrome Majesty covers, ebony fretboard, 24 stainless steel frets, piezo-equipped tremolo bridge for acoustic tones, 20+ dB gain boost via push/push volume knob, coil splitting via push/push tone knob, mono and stereo outputs, floating tremolo, Schaller locking tuners, and a neck-through-body design with a super-thin, fast neck. Limited to 100 six-string and 50 seven-string units per finish, each guitar comes with a numbered certificate of authenticity, a Mono case, and a tremolo cover signed by John Petrucci.
Malachite
Majesty 6-String Malachite
Ordering by phone? Mention build code:
612-NRG-50-00
| Body Wood | Quilt Maple Top with Alder Wings |
| Body Finish | High gloss polyester |
| Body Colors | Malachite |
| Bridge | Custom John Petrucci Music Man® floating tremolo of plated, hardened steel with Fishman Powerbridge piezo saddles |
| Scale Length | 25-1/2" (64.8 cm) |
| Neck Radius | 17" (43.2 cm) |
| Frets | 24 - Medium Jumbo profile, Stainless Steel |
| Neck Width | 6 String: 1-11/16" (43.0 mm) at nut, 2-1/4" (57.2 mm) at last fret |
| Neck Wood | Mahogany & Flame Maple |
| Fingerboard | Ebony |
| Fret Markers | Atlante Majesty Inlays |
| Neck Finish | High gloss polyester |
| Neck Colors | Matches Body |
| Tuning Machines | Schaller M6-IND locking |
| Truss Rod | Adjustable - no component or string removal |
| Neck Attachment | Through neck design |
| Electronic Shielding | Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum control cover |
| Controls | Custom Music Man® active preamp; push/push volume for gain boost, 500kohm push/push passive tone for custom 2 pickup configurations - .022µF tone capacitor |
| Switching | 3-way toggle pickup selector, with custom center position configuration; 3-way toggle piezo/magnetic selector, push/push mono/stereo button (back cavity) |
| Pickups | HH - 1 DiMarzio Rainmaker - neck; 1 DiMarzio Dreamcatcher - bridge; Fishman Powerbridge piezo saddles |
| Strings | 10p-13p-17p-26-36-46 (RPS 10 Slinkys #2240) |
Malachite
Majesty 7-String Malachite
Ordering by phone? Mention build code:
619-NRG-50-00
| Body Wood | Quilt Maple Top with Alder Wings |
| Body Finish | High gloss polyester |
| Body Colors | Malachite |
| Bridge | Custom John Petrucci Music Man® floating tremolo of plated, hardened steel with Fishman Powerbridge piezo saddles |
| Scale Length | 25-1/2" (64.8 cm) |
| Neck Radius | 17" (43.2 cm) |
| Frets | 24 - Medium Jumbo profile, Stainless Steel |
| Neck Width | 1-7/8" (47.6 mm) at nut, 2-19/32" (65.9 mm) at last fret |
| Neck Wood | Mahogany & Flame Maple |
| Fingerboard | Ebony |
| Fret Markers | Atlante Majesty Inlays |
| Neck Finish | High gloss polyester |
| Neck Colors | Matches Body |
| Tuning Machines | Schaller M6-IND locking |
| Truss Rod | Adjustable - no component or string removal |
| Neck Attachment | Through neck design |
| Electronic Shielding | Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum control cover |
| Controls | Custom Music Man® active preamp; push/push volume for gain boost, 500kohm push/push passive tone for custom 2 pickup configurations - .022µF tone capacitor |
| Switching | 3-way toggle pickup selector, with custom center position configuration; 3-way toggle piezo/magnetic selector, push/push mono/stereo button (back cavity) |
| Pickups | HH - 1 DiMarzio Rainmaker - neck; 1 DiMarzio Dreamcatcher - bridge; Fishman Powerbridge piezo saddles |
| Strings | 10p-13p-17p-26-36-46-56 (RPS 10 Slinkys #2240 with added P01156) |
The Translucent Green Malachite finish has an alder back and sides centered around a premium figured quilt maple top.
Three-piece neck-through construction with a center strip of flamed maple neck and an ebony fingerboard with 24 stainless steel frets
DiMarzio Dream Catcher and Rainmaker humbuckers with chrome Majesty covers
Wolf's Bane
Majesty 6-String Wolf's Bane
Ordering by phone? Mention build code:
612-PLE-50-00
| Body Wood | Maple Burl Top with Black Limba Wings |
| Body Finish | High gloss polyester |
| Body Colors | Wolf's Bane |
| Bridge | Custom John Petrucci Music Man® floating tremolo of plated, hardened steel with Fishman Powerbridge piezo saddles |
| Scale Length | 25-1/2" (64.8 cm) |
| Neck Radius | 17" (43.2 cm) |
| Frets | 24 - Medium Jumbo profile, Stainless Steel |
| Neck Width | 6 String: 1-11/16" (43.0 mm) at nut, 2-1/4" (57.2 mm) at last fret |
| Neck Wood | Mahogany & Flame Maple |
| Fingerboard | Ebony |
| Fret Markers | Atlante Majesty Inlays |
| Neck Finish | High gloss polyester |
| Neck Colors | Matches Body |
| Tuning Machines | Schaller M6-IND locking |
| Truss Rod | Adjustable - no component or string removal |
| Neck Attachment | Through neck design |
| Electronic Shielding | Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum control cover |
| Controls | Custom Music Man® active preamp; push/push volume for gain boost, 500kohm push/push passive tone for custom 2 pickup configurations - .022µF tone capacitor |
| Switching | 3-way toggle pickup selector, with custom center position configuration; 3-way toggle piezo/magnetic selector, push/push mono/stereo button (back cavity) |
| Pickups | HH - 1 DiMarzio Rainmaker - neck; 1 DiMarzio Dreamcatcher - bridge; Fishman Powerbridge piezo saddles |
| Strings | 10p-13p-17p-26-36-46 (RPS 10 Slinkys #2240) |
Wolf's Bane
Majesty 7-String Wolf's Bane
Ordering by phone? Mention build code:
619-PLE-50-00
| Body Wood | Maple Burl with Black Limba Wings |
| Body Finish | High gloss polyester |
| Body Colors | 619-PLE-50-00-MB-C1 |
| Bridge | Custom John Petrucci Music Man® floating tremolo of plated, hardened steel with Fishman Powerbridge piezo saddles |
| Scale Length | 25-1/2" (64.8 cm) |
| Neck Radius | 17" (43.2 cm) |
| Frets | 24 - Medium Jumbo profile, Stainless Steel |
| Neck Width | 1-7/8" (47.6 mm) at nut, 2-19/32" (65.9 mm) at last fret |
| Neck Wood | Mahogany & Flame Maple |
| Fingerboard | Ebony |
| Fret Markers | Atlante Majesty Inlays |
| Neck Finish | High gloss polyester |
| Neck Colors | Matches Body |
| Tuning Machines | Schaller M6-IND locking |
| Truss Rod | Adjustable - no component or string removal |
| Neck Attachment | Through neck design |
| Electronic Shielding | Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum control cover |
| Controls | Custom Music Man® active preamp; push/push volume for gain boost, 500kohm push/push passive tone for custom 2 pickup configurations - .022µF tone capacitor |
| Switching | 3-way toggle pickup selector, with custom center position configuration; 3-way toggle piezo/magnetic selector, push/push mono/stereo button (back cavity) |
| Pickups | HH - 1 DiMarzio Rainmaker - neck; 1 DiMarzio Dreamcatcher - bridge; Fishman Powerbridge piezo saddles |
| Strings | 10p-13p-17p-26-36-46-56 (RPS 10 Slinkys #2240 with added P01156) |
The Wolf’s Bane translucent Purple finsh has Black Limba back and sides centered around a premium figured Burl maple top.
Three-piece neck-through construction with a center strip of flamed maple neck and an ebony fingerboard with 24 stainless steel frets
DiMarzio Dream Catcher and Rainmaker humbuckers with chrome Majesty covers
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.
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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