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Ernie Ball is now manufacturing face masks to help fight coronavirus
By Richard Bienstock last updated
The guitar string company will donate the masks to local charities and residents

60 years of Ernie Ball: the history of a family business that changed the world of guitar and bass as we know it
By Chris Gill published
With the help of Sterling Ball, we unpack the history behind a great American success story

Ernie Ball Music Man adds exquisitely finished Albert Lee and John Myung models to its Vault collection
By Matt Owen published
New-look models boast a wealth of high-end appointments, including ebony and mixed fingerboards and a range of DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan pickups

Ernie Ball unveils new Slinky and Earthwood string gauges, headlined by ultra-light .007 Zippy Slinky set
By Matt Owen published
A host of never-before-seen electric, acoustic and bass gauge combinations are included in the drop

Ernie Ball Music Man adds luxurious limited-edition Spring 2022 models to its Ball Family Reserve collection
By Matt Owen published
New-look Luke III, Albert Lee and Short Scale StingRay models line up alongside an overhauled Valentine electric

Deftones’ Stephen Carpenter explains why he’s always preferred being a rhythm guitarist rather than a lead player
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The eight-string-toting riff machine also revealed what made Anthrax his favorite thrash-metal band and why he considers himself Deftones’ “odd man out” in a new episode of Ernie Ball's String Theory

Tim Commerford: "I’ve always shied away from having basses made for me, but with Music Man I’m really happy to say that this is a bass I’m part of"
By Kevin Johnson, Joel McIver published
The Rage Against the Machine bassist breaks down his tricked-out Ernie Ball Music Man Artist Series StingRay

Ernie Ball unveils new, limited-edition "Super Bee" VPJR Tuner pedal
By Jackson Maxwell published
The innovative, two-in-one volume/tuner pedal can now be acquired in a none-more-yellow finish
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