STERLING BY MUSIC MAN StingRay RAY35 Purple Sparkle
5-string electric bass with Roasted Maple neck, Alnico humbucker and active 3-band EQ
5-string electric bass
Purple high gloss finish, neck with satin finish
Bolt-On construction with 34" long scale length (864 mm)
Nyatoh body
Six-piece bolt-on neck made of Roasted Maple
22-fret rosewood fingerboard with Dot inlays
C-neck profile
One Sterling by Music Man Alnico humbucker with large pole pieces in bridge position
3-way switch for different switching of the humbucker coils
Active 3-band tone control
Sterling by Music Man Standard 5-Saddle Bass Bridge
Sterling by Music ManOpen-Gear bass machine heads
Sterling by Music ManDeluxe gig bag included
Flexible 5-String StingRay
The Sterling by Music Man StingRay RAY35 Purple Sparkle five-string Bass comes in the classic StingRay Style and convinces not only with comfortable playing characteristics, but thanks to the low B-string also with a versatile sound spectrum that provides the right grooves for almost any music style between rock, blues, funk and metal. While a Nyatoh body and a bolt-on neck made of roasted maple are used for the construction of the agilely playable StingRay RAY35, a versatile switchable SBMM Alnico humbucker and an active 3-band EQ take care of the electrical sound transformation. Last but not least, Sterling by Music Man completes the StingRay RAY35 Purple Sparkle with indestructible Hardware in the form of a classic MM-style standard bridge and tuning stable Open-Gear tuners.
As a flexible all-round bass, the Sterling by Music Man StingRay RAY35 Purple Sparkle convinces with comfortable handling and a rich sound palette.
Six screws and a neck plate connect the comfortable Roasted Maple neck to the Nyatoh body of the RAY35 bass.
Traditionally built StingRay with high playing comfort.
As a classically built StingRay, the Sterling RAY35 E-Bass not only impresses with a lively sound that precisely reproduces even the low B-string, but also with first-class handling. Thanks to comfortable shaping, the Nyatoh body hugs the body comfortably and also convinces with an ideal balance on both the strap and the thigh. Thesix-screw neck is made of stable and resonant Roasted Maple and promises buttery smooth playing characteristics from the lowest to the highest position due to the flat C-profile with 45 mm nut width.
With the flexible switchable Alnico humbucker and the active 3-band equalizer, the StingRay RAY35 delivers diverse bass sounds for almost any music style.
Flexible sound with tight B-string
At the bass amplifier, the StingRay RAY35 convinces with a versatile sound pattern that also tightly reproduces the H-string and makes the 5-string Bass an all-rounder for almost every genre. The Alnico humbucker placed at the usual sweet spot convinces with a powerful sound and an ideal balance of punchy lows and silky highs. The 3-way blade switch also calls the coils of the Bass pickup in different circuits to realize multifaceted timbres. and the Bass sound can also be adjusted with high precision, there is also an active 3-band tone control for the character-defining frequency bands of the lows, mids and highs.
Open bass tuners in "4+1" arrangement guarantee precise tuning with high stability.
Indestructible hardware equipment
High-quality hardware equipment that convinces with unlimited reliability even during professional tours and long recording sessions completes the StingRay RAY35 Purple Sparkle bass guitar from Sterling by Music Man. The bridge used is the classic Sterling Standard Bridge, whose robust construction supports the lively sound character. The string riders, secured against lateral slipping by two bolts, also guarantee precisely adjusted intonation and string action. At the headstock, open bass tuners in the typical "4+1" arrangement keep the RAY35 E-Bass securely in tune.
Features:
Manufacturer:
Sterling by Music Man
Design:
StingRay
Body:
Nyatoh
Top:
No
Binding:
No
Neck:
Roasted Maple
Neck Profile:
'C'
Neck Lacquer:
Satin
Neck Construction:
6-point, bolt-on
Fretboard:
Rosewood
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
12
Fretboard Type:
Fretted
Number of Frets:
22
Fret Format:
Medium
Inlays:
Dot
Nut type:
Plastic
Nut width in mm:
45
Scale:
Longscale
Scale (inch):
34
Manufacturer pickups:
Sterling by Music Man
Pickup neck:
No
Pickup middle:
No
Pickup bridge:
Alnico Humbucker
Active pickups:
No
Piezo Pickup:
No
Electronic:
Active, 3-band equalizer
Switch:
3-Way
Control:
Vol, Bass, Mid, Treble
Tuners:
Open Gear
Bridge:
Sterling by MM Standard
Tailpiece:
No
Number of Strings:
5
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Black
Colour:
Purple Sparkle
Finish:
High-Gloss
Country of Origin:
Indonesia
String Gauge:
.045 - .130
Factory Tuning:
Standard H
Case included:
No
Gigbag included:
Yes
Certificate:
No
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