Music Man StingRay Special 5 HH Bass Guitar | Black Rock
Inaugurating Ernie Ball Music Man’s bass lineup, the StingRay 5 emerged in 1987, swiftly becoming a benchmark for extended range basses across industries. Renowned for its robust and resonant sound, complemented by extra pickups for enhanced versatility, the StingRay 5 boasts a sleek, ergonomically contoured body, catering effortlessly to the most discerning musicians’ needs.
Features
- Model: StingRay 5 Special
- Size: 13-3/8″ wide, 1-5/8″ thick, 45-3/4″ long (34.0 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 116.2 cm long)
- Body Wood: Select Hardwoods
- Body Finish: High gloss polyester (Except Black Rock – Matte)
- Bridge: Vintage Music Man® top loaded chrome plated, steel bridge plate with vintage nickel plated steel saddles
- Pickguard: Black, White, Mint, or White Pearloid (dependent on body color)
- Scale Length: 34″ (86.4 cm)
- Neck Radius: 11″ (27.9 cm)
- Headstock Size: Only 9″ (22.9 cm) long
- Frets: 22 – High profile, wide, Stainless Steel
- Neck Width: 1-3/4″ (44.5 mm) at nut 2-3/4″” (69.9 mm) at last fret
- Neck Wood: Select roasted maple neck
- Fingerboard: Fretted – Maple, Rosewood, or Ebony (dependent on body color)
- Neck Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
- Neck Colors: Standard – Natural with finished headstock
- Tuning Machines: Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic clover design
- 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 lined pickguard
- Controls: 3-band active preamp with 18 volts of headroom; vol, treble, mid, bass
- Switching: Single Pickup – 3-way lever pickup selector; Dual Pickup – 5-way lever pickup selector
- Pickups: Standard – Single Humbucking with Neodymium magnets; Optional – Dual Humbucking with Neodymium magnets
- Left Handed: No
- Strings: 45w-65w-80w-100w-130w (Regular Slinky Bass #2836)
