Ernie Ball Music Man BFR Cutlass SSS – Scarlet Red/#27 of 51

Serial Number: G96316

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 of the Ernie Ball Music Man BFR Cutlass include:

Size 12-7/8″ wide, 1-5/8″ thick, 38-1/8″ long (32.7 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 96.8 cm long)
Weight 7 lbs, 7 oz (3.37 kg) – varies slightly
Body Wood Alder
Body Finish High gloss polyester
Body Colors Scarlet Red
Bridge Music Man® Modern tremolo with vintage bent steel saddles
Pickguard Parchment
Scale Length 25-1/2″ (64.8 cm)
Neck Radius 10″ (25.4 cm)
Headstock Size 6-3/8″ (16.2 cm) long
Frets 22 – High profile, medium width, Stainless Steel
Neck Width 1-5/8″ (41.3 mm) at nut, 2-1/4″ (56.9 mm) at last fret
Neck Wood Figured Roasted Maple
Fingerboard Figured Roasted Maple
Neck Binding White
Fret Markers Dot Inlays
Neck Finish Ultra-light satin polyurethane finish
Tuning Machines Schaller M6-IND locking
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 Passive 250kohm volume and tone – .022µF tone capacitor; with transparent buffered output for complete tonal consistency at all volume levels
Switching 5-way lever pickup selector
Pickups SSS – 3 Music Man® custom wound single coils featuring the new wide spectrum Music Man® “Silent Circuit”, which reduces hum and retains true single coil sound
Strings 9p-11p-16p-26w-36w-46w (M-Steel Hybrid Slinky #2922)
Control Cover Parchment
Case SKB Hardshell
Hard Case
6 lbs 15 oz
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