Detail 01
Fishman Powerbridge piezo system
Provides piezo and blended piezo/magnetic sound options via the piezo volume and selector.
Product detailSKU #1500000425957
Ernie Ball Music ManJohn Petrucci BFR Majesty 7 Quilt Top 7-String Electric Guitar Red Nebula
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
A limited-edition, right-handed 7-string BFR Majesty built around John Petrucci’s signature DiMarzio pickups, Fishman Powerbridge piezo system, and floating tremolo.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players seeking a 7-string electric with magnetic and piezo sounds
- John Petrucci fans
- Collectors looking for a limited-edition Ball Family Reserve instrument with a numbered certificate of authenticity
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who need a left-handed guitar
- Players looking for a six-string guitar
- Players who do not want a floating tremolo
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Neck-through construction
The guitar uses a Honduran mahogany core with a roasted flamed maple neck.
Detail 03
Schaller M6-IND locking tuners
Locking tuning machines are fitted.
Detail 04
Ball Family Reserve
This is described as an ultrasmall-batch, limited-edition instrument.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, 7-string model.
- 02The guitar uses a floating tremolo.
- 03It includes both magnetic pickups and a Fishman Powerbridge piezo system.
- 04The volume control has a push/pull 20 dB gain boost, while the tone control has push/pull coil-splitting.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01How many strings does this Majesty BFR have?
It has seven strings.
02Which pickups are installed?
It has a DiMarzio Rainmaker neck humbucker and DiMarzio Dreamcatcher bridge humbucker, plus a Fishman Powerbridge piezo system.
03Does it include a case and certificate?
Yes. It includes a hardshell case and a numbered certificate of authenticity.
04Is this guitar signed?
Each model is hand-signed by John Petrucci on the tremolo cavity backplate.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Bridge pickup
- DiMarzio Dreamcatcher
- Neck pickup
- DiMarzio Rainmaker
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
6 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 7
- Number of frets
- 24
- Number of Frets
- 24
- Number of Strings
- 7
- Scale Length
- 25.5"
10 detailsBody & build
- Top material
- Quilt maple
- Color
- Red
- Top Material
- Quilt maple
- Back Side Material
- Alder
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany and flamed maple Neck shape: Super Thin/Flat
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony
- Hardware finish
- Chrome
- Color Finish
- High gloss
- Nut material
- Proprietary
- Back and sides material
- Alder
1 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 25.5"
21 detailsOther
- Radius
- 17"
- Inlays
- Custom Majesty inlays
- Pickup configuration
- HH
- Truss rod
- Adjustable
- Neck shape
- Super Thin/Flat
- Case
- Hardshell case
- Tier
- platinum
- Control knobs
- Custom Music Man
- Controls
- 1 volume (push/pull for gain boost), 1 tone (push/pull for coil-split), piezo volume
- Fret size
- Medium jumbo
- Finish
- High gloss
- Nut Width
- 1.875"
- Category Source
- detail
- Included accessories
- Certificate of authenticity
- Material
- Ebony
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Schaller M6-IND locking
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Switching
- 3-way toggle pickup selector, 3-way toggle piezo/magnetic selector
- Source Id
- site51500000425957
- Bridge
- Floating tremolo with chrome-plated, hardened steel and stainless steel saddles
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