The John Petrucci Ball Family Reserve 7 Electric Guitar was designed in conjunction with the world-renowned Dream Theater guitarist. Signature model features fine tonewoods including maple and rosewood. A mahogany tone block runs from under the bridge to the neck pocket. Selected maple neck. A high gloss polyester finish looks great and offers superb protection. Equipped with redesigned controls providing additional versatility and tonal options, the signature John Petrucci 7 sets the standard for the next generation of electric guitar innovation.

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 their heritage in instrument craftsmanship which features some of the finest figured tone woods and finishes available. These rare heritage pieces are offered in limited runs and make available to the public instruments that were previously reserved for the Ball family and their loyal artists.

Music Man John Petrucci BFR 7 Electric Guitar Features:

• Body
• Wood: Alder with bookmatched maple top and mahogany tone block
• Finish: High gloss polyester
• Bridge: Custom John Petrucci Music Man® Tremolo, solid steel saddles
  
  Neck
• Scale: 25-1/2"
• Radius: 15"
• Headstock Only: 5-7/8" long
• Frets: 24 - High profile, wide
• Width: 1-15/16" at nut, 2-19/32" at last fret
• Wood: Maple top - mahogany
• Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
• Tuners: Schaller M6-IND locking
• Truss rod: Adjustable - no component or string removal
• Attachment: 5 bolts - perfect alignment with no shifting
• Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets
  
  Controls: 500kohm volume and tone - .022æF tone capacitor
• Switch: 3-way toggle pickup selector, with custom center position configuration
• Pickups: 2 Custom DiMarzio Humbucking - specially designed for Petrucci

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Music Man John Petrucci BFR 7 Electric Guitar Specifications:

• Size: 12-1/2" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 38" long
• Weight: 7 pounds, 8 ounces - varies slightly
• Shielding: Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum lined control cover

Music Man John Petrucci BFR 7 Electric Guitar

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Best 7 String EVER!

Posted by bkrumme from Cincinnati, OH on May 7, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician, Recording Engineer

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Metal

The Music Man BFR JP7 is by far the BEST 7 string guitar out there and here's why: 1. Consistent construction and setup. I own 2 of them and they both came almost perfect. 2. Mahogany Tone Block. The pickups are direct mounted to a block of mahogany in the body. Talk about sustain and TONE! 3. Push/Pull control for the middle pickup setting. The tone knob has a push/pull which will switch the guitar from the normal 2 center coils in parallel to a typical 2 humbuckers at the same time. It's nice to have the extra tone option. 4. Piezo bridge. The piezo in the JP guitars is the BEST piezo I've heard in any electric guitar. Mine sound just like an acoustic when I use a DI box. 4. Floating bridge that doesn't lock. It's like a floyd, but not. No locks. Super easy to set up. All in all, this is one of the best guitars on the market. You get WAY better playability than any Fender or Gibson, plus extra options.

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