Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci BFR – Koa Island

Serial Number: G87842

Weight: 8 lbs 0 oz

The JP BFR features an alder body with African mahogany tone block and figured maple top. Honduran Mahogany neck with East Indian Rosewood fingerboard. The JP BFR is powered by Dimarzio Liquifire & Crunchlab pickups, piezo bridge system, and a coil splitting tone pot. Available in 6 or 7 string with Music Man JP tremolo, 3-way Toggle pickup selector and Music Man hardshell case. *Koa option includes Mahogany body and neck with an ebony fretboard and gold hardware.

Other specifications include:

Model John Petrucci BFR 6
Size 12-3/8″ wide, 1-3/4″ thick, 37″ long (31.4 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 94.0 cm long)
Body Wood Koa top with completely mahogany body
Body Finish High gloss polyester
Body Colors Koa Top – Island Burst
Bridge Custom John Petrucci Music Man® Piezo floating tremolo, Koa top comes with gold hardware
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, Stainless Steel
Neck Width 1-11/16″ (43.0 mm) at nut, 2-1/4″ (57.2 mm) at last fret
Neck Wood Select mahogany
Fingerboard Koa top comes with ebony fretboard
Fret Markers Custom JP Shields
Neck Finish High gloss polyester
Neck Colors 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 control cover
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 LiquiFire – neck; 1 DiMarzio Crunch Lab – bridge
Left Handed No
Strings 10p-13p-17p-26-36-46 (RPS 10 Slinkys #2240)
Hard Case
8 lbs 0 oz
G87842

Model:

John Petrucci 6

Size:

12-1/2″ wide, 1-3/4″ thick, 37″ long (31.8 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 94.0 cm long)

Weight:

7 lbs, 4 oz (3.29 kg) – varies slightly

Body Wood:

Basswood

Body Finish:

High gloss polyester

Bridge:

Standard – Custom John Petrucci Music Man® floating tremolo of chrome plated, hardened steel with solid steel saddles Optional – Piezo bridge with solid steel saddles

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, Stainless Steel

Neck Width:

1-11/16″ (43.0 mm) at nut, 2-1/4″ (57.2 mm) at last fret

Neck Wood:

Select maple neck