Sterling By Musicman Ray34 4-String Bass Guitar, Swamp Ash Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, Music Man Humbucking Pickup, 3-Band Active Preamp, Natural.
The Sterling By Musicman Ray34 is truly faithful to the original icon, the Musicman Stingray. Featuring lightweight Swamp Ash bodies and maple necks with maple or rosewood fingerboards.
The Music Man designed humbucking pickup is paired with the Music Man designed active 3 band preamp. Controls for bass, mid, treble and volume act the same as the USA made bass.
The sound of the Sterling By Musicman Ray34 bass is the classic reliable tone you've come to expect from the Stingray, cutting, present with a full round bottom end that anchors the music.
Featuring Music Man designed 6 bolt neck joint for all Sterling Ray 34 basses: strong and stable with no shift in the neck pocket for superior tone transfer.
The body of this bass is made of select Solid Lightweight Swamp Ash for percussive lows, subtle mids and expansive highs.
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Ive had this bass for almost a year now. It is a very well crafted instrument. I have not found a single bad note on the bass. I also played on an identical Music-man Stingray (the bass which this model is based on) and found that I liked the sound of the Ray 34 better, because of its more "woody" tone. This is probably due to the fact that the pick-up of the Ray 34 is less strong. I see that as an advantage.
The neck profile is fender precision-like. Very comfortable to play and easy to get used too. The maple fingerboard resonates well with the strings, as does the swamp-ash body.
Though the preamp gives you ways to shape your tone, in my opinion the bass still lacks versatility, because the bass only one pick up.
The arrange of sounds simply isnt as great as for instance a Musicman Sterling or Bongo with two pick-ups to experiment with.
To conclude: A very nice cheaper version of the Popular Musicman Stingray. In my taste its still a bit pricey, but nevertheless a great option if you really want to go for a stingray bass.