Five-string electric bass with roasted maple neck, neodymium humbucker 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
Roasted maple fingerboard with dot inlays
22 stainless steel frets and compensated nut
One Music Man standard neodymium humbucker
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
Including Music Man hard shell case
5-String E-Bass from Music Man
Thanks to the careful revision of the body design and electronics, the Music Man StingRay 5 Special MN Jackpot impresses 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 rosewood fingerboard with 22 stainless steel frets. Two powerful Music Man standard neodymium humbuckers and an active 3-band tone control with 18 volts operating voltage furthermore ensure particularly versatile bass sounds that also reproduce the low B string in a defined manner. The Music Man StingRay 5 Special MN Jackpot also features weight-saving Music ManCustom Lightweight tuners and a Music ManVintage Top Load bridge.
The Music Man StingRay 5 Special MN Jackpot 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 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 rosewood fingerboard. A high level of 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.
The powerful neodymium humbucker 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 MN Jackpot 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 MN Jackpot 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 MN Jackpot features high-quality hardware that has been optimally 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.
It is high quality instrument, everything I have expected from Music man StingRay. A new thing for me, it is very light weight for a 5 string StingRay.
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