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Ernie Ball Music Man BFR Mariposa – Transparent Black #23/40

Serial Number: G98638
Weight: 6 lbs 13 oz
This Mariposa BFR features a Black translucent finish with figured maple top over a natural bound Okoume body. The roasted maple neck features an ebony fingerboard showcasing pearlescent style block inlays. Electronics include two custom-wound EBMM humbucking pickups with separate volume control for each pickup, controlled by a 3-way pickup selector switch that allows for variable humbucking combinations when needed.

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.

Other specifications include:

  • Size: 11-7/8″ wide, 1-5/8″ thick, 37-1/2″ long (30.2 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 95.3 cm long)
  • Scale Length: 25-1/2″ (64.8 cm)
  • Neck Attachment: 5 bolt, sculpted neck joint
  • Strings: 10p-13p-17p-26-36-46 (RPS 10 Slinkys #2240)
  • Left Handed Availability: No
  • Body Wood: Okoume
  • Body Color: Trans Black
  • Top Wood: Figured Maple top
  • Body Binding: Natural Wood
  • Body Finish: High gloss polyester
  • Neck Wood: Select figured roasted maple neck
  • Neck Color: Roasted
  • Neck Binding: Cream
  • Neck Finish: Ultra-light Satin polyurethane finish
  • Fingerboard Wood: Ebony
  • Fingerboard Buffed: No
  • Fingerboard Finish: Oil/wax
  • Front Headstock Logo: Black/Gold “guys” water decalBlack Logo Silkscreen
  • Rear Headstock Logo: Black Silkscreen, Bear No Serial
  • Headstock Finish: Ultra-light Satin polyurethane finish
  • Frets: 22 – High profile, medium width
  • Fret Size Height x Width: .047 x .095
  • Fret Material: Stainless Steel
  • Fret Markers: Atlante Blocks
  • Nut Width: 1-5/8″ (41.3 mm)
  • Neck Width at Last Fret: 2-1/4″ (56.9 mm)
  • Neck Radius: 10″ (25.4 cm)
  • Neck Thickness at 1st Fret: 0.825 inches
  • Neck Thickness at 12th Fret: 0.925 inches
  • Tuning Machine Type: Schaller M6-IND locking (Chrome)
  • Tuning Machine Buttons: Pearl
  • Bridge Finish: Chrome
  • Bridge Type: Music Man Modern tremolo with chevron cover and vintage bent steel saddles
  • Pickguard: Black/Cream/Black/Cream/Black 5-ply
  • Pickup Color: Chrome
  • Pickup Cover Material: Metal
  • Knob Color: Chrome
  • Knob Style: Barrel
  • Hardware Finish: Chrome
  • Controls: 500kohm volume for each pickup
  • Switching: 3-way toggle pickup selector
  • Pickups: HH – 2 Music Man custom wound humbucking with chrome covers
  • 6 lbs 13 oz
  • #G98638

For more information about the EBMM Mariposa, please contact us.

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$3,599.00

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PLEASE CALL: 314-274-9571

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