Detail 01
Five-way lever switch
Accesses bridge and neck humbucker tones along with single-coil-like sounds in the in-between positions.
Product detailSKU #1500000359435
Ernie Ball Music ManValentine Electric Guitar Tobacco Sparkle
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
In Tobacco Sparkle, the Ernie Ball Music Man Valentine brings a wedge-shaped ash body, roasted figured maple neck, and two Music Man HT humbuckers to a right-handed solidbody platform. Its five-way lever switch moves between bridge and neck humbucker voices plus single-coil-like in-between options. Individual volume and tone controls sit alongside an adjustable gain boost, giving the player control from the guitar. The fixed hardtail bridge, compensated nut, and 22 stainless-steel frets round out a design created with James Valentine.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Live sets that alternate between clean sounds, crunchy rhythm parts, and lead-focused passages.
- Players using five-way switching to access humbucker positions and single-coil-like in-between options.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; the listed orientation is right handed.
- Buyers expecting a case with the guitar; the case is sold separately.
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
Individual volume, individual tone, and gain boost controls
Provides separate volume and tone controls plus an adjustable gain boost.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01The guitar is listed as right handed.
- 02Its case is sold separately.
- 03Fingerboard material is listed as maple or rosewood.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickup configuration does it use?
It has dual Music Man HT humbuckers in an HH configuration.
02Does it have a gain boost?
Yes. The listed controls include an adjustable gain boost, individual volume, and individual tone.
03Is a case included?
No. The case is sold separately.
04How many frets does it have?
It has 22 stainless-steel frets.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
4 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25.5"
7 detailsBody & build
- Bridge Type
- Fixed
- Color
- Burst or Fade
- Body Material
- Ash
- Body Type
- Double-cutaway solidbody
- Neck Wood
- Roasted figured maple
- Fingerboard Material
- Maple or rosewood
- Country of Origin
- USA
22 detailsOther
- Configuration
- HH
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Case
- Sold separately
- Tier
- platinum
- Controls
- Individual volume, individual tone, gain boost
- Neck
- Music Man HT humbucker
- Category Source
- detail
- Fingerboard
- Maple or rosewood
- Body Type
- Double-cutaway solidbody
- Tailpiece
- Hardtail
- Bridge Type
- Fixed
- Korena Special
- false
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Switching
- 5-Way lever switch
- Scale Length
- 25.5"
- Neck Wood
- Roasted figured maple
- Body Wood
- Ash
- Source Id
- site51500000359435
- Prop65
- WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
- Bridge
- Music Man HT humbucker
- Country of Origin
- USA
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