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GALLERY: Ernie Ball Music Man Factory Tour

See how guitars and basses are made at Ernie Ball Music Man, and some of the historic instruments in their possession.

Joe Coffey
By Joe CoffeyDec 22, 2010
Joe Coffey
Joe Coffey is a former contributor to Premier Guitar.
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"Another rarity from the Ernie Ball Music Man historic vault, this guitar announced the companyуs arrival on the guitar-making scene at the NAMM show in 1985. The рBiff-o-casterс was later named the Silhouette in 1986 after a рname that guitarс contest. Itуs the first guitar with a truss rod wheel. "
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