Five-string electric bass with roasted maple neck, two neodymium pickups and active electronics, including case
5-string electric bass, made in the USA
Select hardwood body with sculpted neck joint
Five-piece bolt-on roasted maple neck with wax-oil finish
Maple fingerboard with dot inlays
22 stainless steel frets and compensated nut
Two Music Man standard neodymium humbuckers
Active 3-band tone control with 18 volt operating voltage
Music Man Vintage top-load bridge with steel base plate and string saddles
Music Man Custom Lightweight bass tuners
Mono soft case included
5-String E-Bass from Music Man
The Music Man StingRay 5 Special HH MN Black convinces thanks to the careful revision of the body design and electronics with particularly comfortable handling and a multi-faceted sound spectrum with the typical StingRay characteristics. Here, Music Man relies on a select hardwood body with optimized lines and a bolt-on neck made of roasted maple, which carries a maple fingerboard with 22 stainless steel frets. Two powerful Music Man standard neodymium humbuckers and an active 3-band tone control with 18 volt operating voltage furthermore ensure particularly versatile bass sounds, which also reproduce the low B-string in a defined manner. The Music Man StingRay 5 Special HH MN Black also features weight-saving Music ManCustom Lightweight tuners and a Music ManVintage Top Load bridge.
The Music Man StingRay 5 Special HH MN Black delivers a broad sound spectrum with two neodymium pickups and the active 3-band tone control.
The five-bolt neck of the Music Man StingRay 5 Special HH can be easily played up to the highest registers thanks to the sculpted neck joint.
Classic construction with first-class playing comfort
In terms of construction, Music Man relies on a traditional wood selection for the StingRay 5 Special HH, which ensures a defined and harmonious output of all five strings. The body of the 5-string bass is made of light, carefully selected hardwood, while the five-string neck is made of sturdy roasted maple and has a maple fingerboard. High playability is also ensured by the revised body contours, which allow the Bass to rest comfortably against the body, and the sculpted neck joint, which, in conjunction with the comfortable "C" neck profile, makes all 22 stainless steel frets easily accessible.
Two powerful neodymium humbuckers and the active 3-band EQ with 18-volt 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 MN Black proves to be a true all-rounder that can lay down the right groove for almost any style of music. Thanks to the powerful magnetic material, the pickups deliver a high-output, finely resolved tone that also reproduces the low B string with a crisp response and optimum tone definition. The pickups, or rather their individual coils, can be connected in different combinations via the 5-way blade switch, so that a wide range of characterful tones is available. To further tune the sound, a 3-band tone control operated with 18 volts is also on board, which impresses with a musical tuning of all frequency bands and an enormous headroom.
The headstock of the Music Man StingRay 5 Special HH MN Black is equipped with five Music Man Custom Lightweight tuners.
Weight-optimized tuners and steel bridge
Last but not least, the Music Man StingRay 5 Special HH MN Black offers high-quality hardware equipment that has been perfectly matched to the five-string. Accordingly, the solid steel Music Man Vintage top-load bridge is used on the body. On the headstock, five weight-optimized Music Man Custom Lightweight tuners in the classic "4+1" layout ensure precise tuning.
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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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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