Five-string electric bass with roasted maple neck, two neodymium humbuckers and active electronics, including case
The Music Man StingRay 5 Special HH RW Burnt Amber impresses with its optimised body design and reworked electronics, offering particularly comfortable handling and versatile sounds that always reflect the typical StingRay character. This five-string bass offers a select hardwood body with optimised lines and a fivefold bolt-on neck made of roasted maple carrying a rosewood fretboard with 22 stainless steel frets. Furthermore two powerful Music Man Standard neodymium humbuckers and the 18 Volt active 3-band EQ provide a detailed and versatile sound that perfectly integrates the low B string. Last but not least, the Music Man StingRay 5 Special HH RW Burnt Amber features Music Man Custom Lightweight basstuners and a Music Man Vintage top-loading bridge.
The Music Man StingRay 5 Special HH RW Burnt Amber delivers a wide range of sounds with its two neodymium pickups and active 3-band EQ.
The five bolt-on neck of the Music Man StingRay 5 Special HH can easily be played up to the highest registers thanks to the sculpted neck joint.
Classic construction with first-class playability
The StingRay 5 Special HH by Music Man features a traditional choice of wood, ensuring a defined and harmonious output from all five strings. The body is made of light, carefully selected hardwood, whereas the bolt-on neck is made of sturdy roasted maple and carries a rosewood fretboard. The revised body contours, which allow the bass to fit comfortably against the body, and the sculpted neck joint, which in combination with the comfortable "C" neck profile makes all 22 stainless steel frets easily accessible, ensure a high degree of playability.
Two powerful neodymium humbuckers and the active 3-band EQ with 18-volt power supply promise multi-faceted bass sounds for almost every genre.
Two neodymium humbuckers and active electronics
Equipped with two Music Man Standard neodymium humbucker pickups, the StingRay 5 Special HH RW Burnt Amber proves to be a true all-rounder, allowing you to create the right groove for almost any style of music. Thanks to the powerful magnetic material, the pickups deliver a high output, finely resolved sound that even reproduces the low B-string with crisp attack and superb tone definition. The 5-way blade switch allows the pickups, or their individual coils, to be connected in various combinations to produce a wide range of distinctive tones. The 3-band EQoperated with18 Volt convinces with its musical tuning of all frequency bands and an enormous headroom.
The headstock of the Music Man StingRay 5 Special HH RW Burnt Amber is equipped with five Music Man custom lightweight tuners.
Weight-optimised tuners and steel bridge
Last but not least, the StingRay 5 Special HH RW Burnt Amber offers high-quality hardware that has been optimally tuned to this five-string. The solid steel Music Man Vintage Top-Load bridge is mounted on the body and supports the sound with its mass. Five weight-optimised Music Man Custom Lightweight tuners in the classic "4+1" layout ensure precise tuning at the headstock.
The Music Man StingRay 5 Special HH RW Burnt Amber at a glance:
5-string electric bass, made in the USA
Body in selected hardwood with sculpted neck joint
Fivefold bolt-on neck roasted maple neck (thermally treated maple) with wax-oil finish
Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
22 stainless steel frets and compensated nut
Two Music Man Standard neodymium humbuckers
Active 3-band EQ with 18 Volt operating voltage
Music Man Vintage top-load bridge with base plate and steel string saddles
This is the second of two Musicman Stingray 5HH Special basses purchased from DV 247 within 9 months.
I can genuinely vouch for the exemplary customer service from the UK Store making the purchase something memorable. A big shout out go to James, Mark and Jo in Customer Service. Thankyou.
I also admire the manner in which practical issues were swiftly resolved by DV247 to my satisfaction. To that end, the store deserves my full recommendation, blessings and gets 10 out of 10.
Thanks, DV247. RSG
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(This review is from the same product in color Burnt Apple)
I am happy with the bass guitar as it is exactly the one required having purchased several in the past. It was on the expensive side by between 10% and 20% vis-a-vis other retailers and no discount was offered. But I still decided to go ahead with the purchase. Service was ok.
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