Model: John Petrucci BFR 6 Description: The
Ball family is the last of a dying breed, a family business making
guitars and basses exclusively in the United States. 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 heritage pieces will be offered in limited runs
and allow us to present instruments to the public that were previously
reserved for family and our loyal artists. Size: 12-3/8" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 37" long (31.4 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 94.0 cm long) Weight: 8 lbs, 7 oz (3.83 kg) - varies slightly Body Wood: Alder with bookmatched maple top and mahogany Tone Block. Koa Top - Mahogany body Body Finish: High gloss polyester Bridge: Standard
- Custom John Petrucci Music Man® Piezo floating tremolo of chrome
plated, hardened steel with solid steel saddles. Koa top - Custom John
Petrucci Piezo floating tremolo with gold plating Scale Length: 25-1/2" (64.8 cm) Neck Radius: 15" (38.1 cm) Headstock Size: Only 5-7/8" (14.9 cm) long Frets: 24 - High profile, wide Neck Width: 1-11/16" (43.0 mm) at nut, 2-1/4" (57.2 mm) at last fret Neck Wood: Maple top - Mahogany; Koa Top - Tobacco Bursted Mahogany Fingerboard: Maple top - Rosewood; Koa top - Ebony Fret Markers: Custom JP Shields and Mother of Pearl BFR inlay at 12th fret Neck Finish: High gloss polyester Neck Colors: All black neck with black headstock; Tobacco Burst - Color matches body with matching painted headstock Tuning Machines: Schaller M6-IND locking with pearl buttons Truss Rod: Adjustable - no component or string removal Neck Attachment: 5 bolts - perfect alignment with no shifting; Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets Electronic Shielding: Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum lined pickguard Controls: 500kohm volume, 500kohm push/pull 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 Pickups: HH - 1 DiMarzio custom humbucking - neck; 1 DiMarzio D-Sonic - bridge Left Handed: Yes Strings: 10p-13p-17p-26w-36w-46w (RPS Slinkys #2240)
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