The first bass designed by Ernie Ball Music Man, the StingRay 5 was unveiled in 1987 and has been an industry standard for extended range basses ever since. With its powerful punchy sound, the added flexibility of additional pickups, and a comfortably contoured body, the StingRay 5 satisfies even the most demanding of players.
Features:
- Select hardwood body
- High gloss polyester finish
- Vintage Music Man® top-loaded chrome-plated steel bridge with vintage nickel-plated steel saddles
- Black pickguard
- 34" (86.4 cm) scale length
- 11" (27.9 cm) neck radius
- 9" (22.9 cm) headstock size
- 22 high-profile, wide stainless steel frets
- 1-3/4" (44.5 mm) nut width, 2-3/4" (69.9 mm) width at last fret
- Select roasted maple neck
- Fretted maple fingerboard
- Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend neck finish
- Natural neck colour with finished headstock
- Custom Music Man lightweight tuning machines with tapered string posts and ergonomic clover design
- Adjustable truss rod without component or string removal
- 5-bolt neck attachment for perfect alignment with no shifting; sculpted neck joint for smooth access to higher frets
- Graphite acrylic resin-coated body cavity and aluminum-lined pickguard for electronic shielding
- 3-band active preamp with 18 volts of headroom (volume, treble, mid, bass controls)
- Single pickup configuration with a 3-way lever selector; dual pickup configuration with a 5-way lever selector
- Humbucking pickup with neodymium magnet
- 45w-65w-80w-100w-130w Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Bass strings (#2836)
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