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.
Weight: 8 lbs, 0oz (3.63 kg)
Body: Wood Ash
Body: Finish High gloss polyester
Body Color: Trans Buttermilk
Bridge: Music Man® Modern hardtail with vintage bent steel saddles
Scale Length: 25-1/2"
Neck Radius: 10"
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
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)
Strings: 11p-14p-18p-28w-38w-48w (RPS 11 Slinky #2242)