Ernie Ball Debuts Music Man Reflex Bass
Ernie Ball has released the Music Man Reflex, which they were showing off at their booth during this summer’s NAMM show in Nashville. The bass is an evolution of the 25th Anniversary Bass, and features multiple pickup options. Choose from a standard single humbucker, dual humbuckers, or a humbucker plus two single-coils to suit your tone interests. The bass also features the comprehensive electronics system that is found on the 25th Anniversary model, which features 2-way push buttons that let you select your pickups as well as choose between active or passive.
The body is made of ash with a maple top and a mahogany tone block. The neck is also made of select maple featuring either a maple or rosewood fingerboard.
Music Man Reflex Specs:
| Size: | 12-7/8″ wide, 1-3/4″ thick, 43-7/8″ long |
| Weight: | 8 lbs, 14 oz (4.01 kg) – varies slightly |
| Body Wood: | Ash with maple top and mahogany Tone Block |
| Body Finish: | High gloss polyester |
| Body Colors: | Black, White, Vintage Sunburst, Vintage Gold |
| Body Bindings: | Black, Vintage Sunburst, Vintage Gold – Cream; White – Black |
| Scale Length: | 34″ |
| Frets: | 22 – High profile, wide |
| Neck Wood: | Select maple neck |
| Fingerboard: | Fretted – maple or rosewood |
| Neck Attachment: | Bolt-on |
| Controls: | Passive preamp: 500kohm volume and 250kohm tone – .047µF tone capacitor; Active preamp: 4-band EQ – 25kohm volume, treble, high-mid, low-mid, bass |
| Switching: | Single Pickup – 2-way push button active/passive selector, 2-way push button series/parallel selector; Dual Pickup – 2 x 2-way push button pickup selector, 2-way push button active/passive selector, 2-way push button series/parallel selector; Triple Pickup – 3 x 2-way push button pickup selector, 2-way push button active/passive selector |
| Pickups: | Standard – Single Humbucking with ceramic magnets; Optional – Dual Humbucking with ceramic magnets; Optional – Humbucking/Single coil/Single coil with ceramic magnets (Humbucker) and Neodymium magnets (Single coils) |
| Left Handed: | No |
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