Ernie Ball/Music Man takes home the Winter NAMM 2009 Best of Show Award!

2009 marks Ernie Ball's 25th year of manufacturing the world renowned Music Man instruments line. Ernie Ball Inc. originally purchased Music Mans remaining assets from Tom Walker in 1984 and quickly began building and developing cutting edge instrument and electronic designs that would pace the industry for the next quarter of a century. The 25th Anniversary Guitar incorporates the advances in guitar design that Music Man has made over the last 25 years along with a few new concepts that will catapult the company into the future of guitar building. Already garnering the attention of many artists and music industry vet's the 25th Anniversary Guitar recently took home the prestigious Winter NAMM Best of Show award.  Alan Friedman, a NAMM Best of Show Judge, commented “I’m really nominating the whole company. There is so much innovation behind this company.”

The Music Man 25th Anniversary guitar features a lightweight chambered body, dramatic styling, and state-of-the-art electronics not found on any other instrument.  The epitome of "form and function first", this new anniversary guitar sports two Di Marzio custom humbucking pickups, offering 10 very distinct sounds. Utilizing a 5-way lever pickup selector and series/parallel toggle switch, you can custom shape and color your tonal options like never before.  Our Music Man design team has engineered optimal contours, weight and balance, making this instrument very comfortable to play. The 25th anniversary guitar offers a classic bolt-on design, with a slightly larger, basswood chambered body, mahogany tone block, bound premium maple top, which together provide maximum resonance and tight, defined low end.

Ernie Ball was the first to offer rock strings with the creation of Slinkys, and further revolutionized the market by offering guitarists Custom-Gauge single strings. The Ernie Ball Company also produces Music Man guitars and basses, volume pedals, and other accessories. The company's strings and accessories are available in more than 6,000 music stores throughout the U.S. The company also exports to 82 countries. For more information, contact the Ernie Ball company at (800) 543-2255, or visit their website at www.ernieball.com.

These products are Ernie Ball trademarks registered in the USA and many foreign countries:

ERNIE BALL® CUSTOM GAUGE® SLINKY® EARTHWOOD® MUSICMAN® STINGRAY® SILHOUETTE® AXIS® STERLING® 4+2® 3+1®

Trademark ownership is indicated by the symbol ®, however, for the sake of brevity it is omitted during the story.