ERNIE BALL MUSIC MAN 25th Anniversary Venetian Fireburst, Mint, $2,879.00
With a play feel akin to that of a MM Axis or Wolfgang and a sleek, satin finished Birdseye Maple neck, this guitar is a serious player. It is light, comfortable and extremely fast, with unrestricted access all the way up to the last fret. With the solid Mahogany center block, the midrange on this guitar is exceptional, resembling a very familiar vintage LP tone, in addition to a very well balanced bass response and snappy highs. It is in mint condition and comes with the original hardshell case.
From Premier Guitar:
"For the Ball family, 1984 was a keystone year, as Ernie Ball, Inc. acquired the Music Man trademarks. The company tells us that it was actually Ernie’s son, Sterling, who conceived the idea to buy Music Man from his godfather, former Fender Instrument veteran and Ball business associate Tom Walker. Working with Scotty and Brian Ball, and newly hired luthier Dudley Gimpel, they took the reins as the next generation design team, creating a series of well-regarded guitars and basses from their San Luis Obispo, CA, headquarters. Testimony to their success is a substantial roster of professional endorsees and associated signature models that includes Steve Morse, Albert Lee, Steve Lukather, John Petrucci, and (at one time) Eddie Van Halen. These well-regarded guitar designs have culminated in the 25th Anniversary model guitar, which turned a lot of heads at NAMM 2009 in Anaheim, picking up a “Best in Show” award.
Right out of the case, the 25th Anniversary model is a stunning guitar, with its quilted maple top (flame maple top is standard) and matching quilted headstock finished in a high-gloss polyester Venetian Redburst finish. The body shape resembles that of the Tele-esque Music Man Axis model with some significant differences. The body is slightly larger than the Axis and has a proprietary mahogany center tone block surrounded by a chambered basswood body that features individual oblong oval cutouts—instead of large hollow chambers typically used on chambered guitars. This unique design provides weight relief and added resonance to the instrument. The body is top bound with a strip of flawlessly applied single-ply cream binding and features both a top arm contour and “tummy cut” on the back of the guitar, which is finished in black high-gloss polyester. The guitar has an attractive maple neck with ample birdseye figuring, which is finished with the ever-so-comfortable gunstock oil, handrubbed special wax blend. The neck carve is borrowed from the Silhouette Special model, which is best described as a slightly offset medium C carve. The neck is topped off with a 12" radius fingerboard—a generous cut of beautiful, dark brown rosewood (maple also available) that contrasts nicely with the 22 polished, high-profile, wide nickel frets and mother of pearl dot fret markers. The matching finished headstock features the classic Music Man compact (only 5-7/8" long) 4+2 tuner design, with the added touch of a high-gloss clear finish applied to the back. The truss rod can be easily adjusted at the base of the neck without the need for string removal."
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