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Question when the first JP BFR was built?

Roberta Rizzo

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hi everyone :) I have a BFR JP7 and an EBMM customer service operator told me that her date of birth is 10/22/2007....so i was wondering about how many jp bfr were built before mine...:) the serial number of my baby is F20896 :) thanks to everyone who will answer me:)
 
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Hi Roberta.

Although a good question I doubt whether you will get that information. I certainly don't speak on behalf of Ernie Ball, but similar requests in the past have not bourne fruition due to the policy of the Company not releasing this type of info.


If you check out the thread at
http://forums.ernieball.com/music-man-guitars/26748-official-ball-family-reserve-picture-thread.html

you can establish that BFR's were being built in Jan 2004 (the date the thread started).

However BFR's were in production before that date. The reason for the thread is that people surfing the net were looking at poor quality dealer photographs and were jumping to the conclusion that the BFR tops along with the other BFR innovations, were not of a high enough quality to warrant the extra money - one "surfer" coinned the phrase "That Top Sucks" and the forum picked up on this innacurate statement and now uses that phrase, as a term of endearment for a guitar top that is actually stunning. T shirts bearing that phrase were also sold by Ernie Ball. The link to the T shirt is here Ernie Ball | Apparel - Ball Family Reserve L

Ok, I've wandered off the topic slightly !!!.
 
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Well spotted! - I quoted Dargins Start date not the date the thread commenced.
Mitigating circumstances -Wooley head resulting from taking one for the Team having to attend the Guitar Clinic last night in Guildford.

Sorry Roberta :)
 
Roberta Rizzo

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on the 2008 musicman catalogue there's "2007" as year of production of jp bfr....i just wanted to know if my baby was one of the first builtXd that's all :D
 
Roberta Rizzo

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one "surfer" coinned the phrase "That Top Sucks" and the forum picked up on this innacurate statement and now uses that phrase, as a term of endearment for a guitar top that is actually stunning.


ahhahaha great!! now i want that t-shirt XD
 
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Congrats on owning a fine guitar and welcome, CS can help sort out the DOB of your guitar. And aw yes great t-shirt " That Top Sucks" you can still find them a few left, I need to buy another as insurance , stick around and enjoy the gas this place causes:)
 
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I seem to remember JPs prototype (the one in the DVD Score) was built in 2006....

Ahem.... My JP BFR was finished 6/2/07 :D
 
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I got my JP BFR in 2007.They were made available to the general public that yer and were only made for artists and a few privlege people before 2007 as far as i know.
 
Roberta Rizzo

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as soon as it arrives i'll post a pic of me wearing that :D i think it will arrive tomorrow or on monday :D
 
Roberta Rizzo

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:D today's arrived yeahh it's still at my boyfriend's house...I hope to wear that as soon as possibleXD....anyway we should do that club:D
 
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