Pre-owned in excellent condition, this Made in USA Ernie Ball Music Man BFR Valentine is a fantastic guitar in every aspect and is number 47 of only 89 produced. The roasted birdseye maple neck looks fantastic with the Ivory White finish and gold pickguard.
There are some signs of wear and age including some patina to the gold hardware and a very small lacquer check line next to the neck pocket. The frets are in great condition and the neck is playing nicely with a slinky action.
A high quality USA made guitar, comes with original hardshell case and certificate of authenticity.
The Ernie Ball Music Man James Valentine "Valentine" guitar features a slab ash body, two Ernie Ball Music Man designed pickups (1-humbucker/1-single coil), with 3-way custom wired lever switch, coil tap, modern hardtail bridge with vintage bent steel saddles, 25.5-inch scale, oil and wax rubbed roasted maple neck with 10-inch radius maple fingerboard, 22 stainless steel frets, oversized 4-over-2 headstock and compensated nut, designed for superior tuning stability.
Model | Valentine |
Size | 13-1/4" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 38-7/16" long (33.7 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 97.6 cm long) |
Weight | 8 lbs, 0oz (3.63 kg) - varies slightly |
Body Wood | Ash |
Body Finish | High gloss polyester |
Bridge | Music Man® Modern hardtail with vintage bent steel saddles |
Pickguard | Shell |
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 | Select roasted maple neck |
Fingerboard | Select roasted maple neck |
Fret Markers | 1/4" Black Face dots |
Neck Finish | Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend |
Neck Colors | Standard – Natural with finished headstock |
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 control cover |
Controls | Custom Music Man® active preamp; push/push volume for gain boost, 500kohm push/push passive tone for custom spilt pickup configurations - .022µF tone capacitor |
Switching | 3-way lever pickup selector |
Pickups | SH - Music Man® custom wound staggered pole piece single coil (bridge) and humbucker with chrome covers (neck) |
Left Handed | No |
Strings |