StingRay Classic
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StingRay Classic Highlights
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Classic through body bridge with Mute Kit
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Glossy Figured Maple Neck
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2 Band eq active preamp
See & hear it
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Watch Sweetwater Sound's Classic StingRay Bass Demo
Billy Imperial from Ernie Ball Music Man demonstrates the Classic StingRay bass for Sweetwater Sound.
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Watch Guitar World's Classic Stingray Bass Review
Guitar World's Ed Friedland demonstrates the features of the Music Man Classic StingRay 4 & 5 string Classic Stingray basses.
Specifications, Schematics & More
Specifications
| Size | 13-1/2" wide, 1-5/8" thick, 44-7/8" long (34.3 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 114.0 cm long) |
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| Body Wood | Select Hardwood |
| Body Finish | High gloss polyester |
| Body Colors | Standard Classic Colors |
| Bridge | Music Man® chrome plated, hardened steel bridge plate with "Classic" stainless steel saddles and adjustable mute pads |
| Pickguard | Standard - Black or White; Optional - Shell |
| Scale Length | 34" (86.4 cm) |
| Neck Radius | 7.5" (19.1 cm) |
| Headstock Size | Only 8-1/4" (21.0 cm) long |
| Frets | 21 - High profile, narrow width |
| Neck Width | 1-5/8" (41.3 mm) at nut 2-1/2" (63.5 mm) at last fret |
| Neck Wood | Figured maple |
| Fingerboard | Fretted - maple or rosewood |
| Neck Finish | High-gloss finish |
| Neck Colors | Natural aged yellow finish |
| Tuning Machines | Schaller BM, with tapered string posts |
| Truss Rod | Adjustable - no component or string removal |
| Neck Attachment | 6 bolt neck plate |
| Electronic Shielding | Chrome plated brass control cover |
| Controls | Single Pickup, 2-band active preamp; vol, treble, bass |
| Switching | - |
| Pickups | Standard - Music Man® humbucking with Alnico magnets |
| Left Handed | No |
| Strings | 45w-65w-80w-100w (Super Slinky Bass #2834) |
Compare Specs
| Specifications | StingRay Classic | — |
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| Size | 13-1/2" wide, 1-5/8" thick, 44-7/8" long (34.3 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 114.0 cm long) | |
| Body Wood | Select Hardwood | |
| Body Finish | High gloss polyester | |
| Body Colors | Standard Classic Colors | |
| Body Bindings | ||
| Bridge | Music Man® chrome plated, hardened steel bridge plate with "Classic" stainless steel saddles and adjustable mute pads | |
| Pickguard | Standard - Black or White; Optional - Shell | |
| Scale Length | 34" (86.4 cm) | |
| Neck Radius | 7.5" (19.1 cm) | |
| Headstock Size | Only 8-1/4" (21.0 cm) long | |
| Frets | 21 - High profile, narrow width | |
| Neck Width | 1-5/8" (41.3 mm) at nut 2-1/2" (63.5 mm) at last fret | |
| Neck Wood | Figured maple | |
| Fingerboard | Fretted - maple or rosewood | |
| Fret Markers | ||
| Neck Finish | High-gloss finish | |
| Neck Colors | Natural aged yellow finish | |
| Neck Binding | ||
| Tuning Machines | Schaller BM, with tapered string posts | |
| Truss Rod | Adjustable - no component or string removal | |
| Neck Attachment | 6 bolt neck plate | |
| Electronic Shielding | Chrome plated brass control cover | |
| Controls | Single Pickup, 2-band active preamp; vol, treble, bass | |
| Switching | - | |
| Pickups | Standard - Music Man® humbucking with Alnico magnets | |
| Left Handed | No | |
| Strings | 45w-65w-80w-100w (Super Slinky Bass #2834) |
Control Function Diagrams
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