Ernie Ball Music Man Ball Family Reserve John Petrucci JP15 Electric Guitar – Butterscotch Burl

Exquisite Artistry, Unparalleled Performance – The Ernie Ball Music Man Ball Family Reserve John Petrucci JP15 Electric Guitar in Butterscotch Burl

The 2023 John Petrucci JP15 “Butterscotch Burl” BFR features a unique combination of tonewoods that make it the gem of any guitar collection. The JP15’s highlights start with a richly figured Butterscotch Burst buckeye burl top outlined with a thin rosewood veneer and loaded onto a smooth-sounding Black Limba body. The Black Limba body’s backside is adorned with a distinctive, beautiful trans butterscotch satin finish. The neck combines roasted figured maple and a rosewood fretboard with 24 stainless steel frets. Like most JP15 models, this guitar features Dimarzio Illuminator pickups for the neck and bridge, a 20+ dB gain boost, and a super smooth modern tremolo with Schaller locking tuners for ultimate tuning stability. Limited to 100 pieces worldwide, each guitar includes a mono case, a John Petrucci autographed tremolo cavity cover and numbered certificate of authenticity.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Body Construction: Solid
• Top Material: Buckeye Burl
• Top Color: Butterscotch Burl
• Body Material: Black Limba
• Body Color: Trans Butterscotch
• Body Finish: Satin

Neck

• Neck Material: Roasted Figured Maple
• Neck Color: Natural
• Joint: 5 Bolt Sculpted
• Profile: Very thin C
• Thickness at 1st Fret: 0.735 inches
• Thickness at 12th Fret: 0.805 inches
• Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 17 inches
• Inlays: JP Shields
• Side Markers: Dot
• Fretboard Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
• Fret Count, Size, Material: 24, .108″ x .051″, Stainless Steel
• Scale Length: 25.5 inches
• Nut Material, Width: Melamine, Compensated, 1-11/16″

Hardware

• Hardware Color: Chrome
• Bridge/Tailpiece: Custom John Petrucci Music Man® Piezo floating tremolo, made of chrome plated, Fishman Powerbridge piezo saddles
• Knob Type: Custom JP knobs with rubber grip
• Tuning Machines: Schaller M6-IND locking

Electronics

• Electronics Type (active/passive): Active
• Preamp: Custom Music Man® active preamp
• Bridge Pickup: Humbucker – DiMarzio Illuminator Bridge
• Neck Pickup: Humbucker – DiMarzio Illuminator Neck
• Controls: Push/push volume for gain boost, 500kohm push/push passive tone for custom 2 pickup configurations – .022µF tone capacitor; 3-way toggle pickup selector, with custom center position configuration; 3-way toggle piezo/magnetic selector
• Output Type (mono/stereo): Stereo or Mono

Additional Information

• Case Type: Hardshell Case
• Additional Information: Includes signed tremolo cover and numbered certificate of authenticity

Manufacturer: Music Man
Model: 661-BEL-R2-00-MB-C2
SKU: I752249-N-0-WHXC
UPC: 749699117384

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