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Tech Tips Nov 27, 2019

The History of the Bongo Bass: A Collaboration with BMW’s Designworks

In early 2000, German automobile company BMW acquired a small British coupe still widely known today as the MINI. A year after the acquisition, the auto giant r...

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Instruments Aug 7, 2018

StingRay Special Spotlight: Neck and Body

Each week we take a closer look at one of each of the things that makes the StingRay Special so, well...Special. Last week I looked at the new hardware and this...

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Instruments Jul 31, 2018

StingRay Special Spotlight: New Proprietary Hardware

Each week I’ve been touching on one of the new aspects of the StingRay Special that helps set it apart from the other members of the StingRay family. Today I wa...

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Instruments Jul 21, 2018

StingRay Special Spotlight: Neodymium Pickups

Each week we take a closer look into the new features of the StingRay Special bass and what makes it distinct. Last week I discussed the assimilation of the new...

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Instruments Jul 6, 2018

StingRay Special Spotlight: 18V Preamp

Newly unveiled for 2018 is the StingRay Special, a new line of Music Man StingRay basses that will challenge the conceptions of the StingRay’s place in music, a...

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Artists Jun 22, 2018

The Bongo Bass Buyer's Guide

What began as a flight of fancy between Sterling Ball and BMW Designworks has grown over the last 15 years and has remained the king of outside-the-box design f...

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Artists Aug 8, 2017

Maddi’s Corner - Tips from John Petrucci’s Master Tech

Hello everyone and welcome to Maddi’s corner! I have been asked by my great friends at Ernie Ball/ Music Man to write a blog about what I do for living and some...

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