Tim Commerford Active | Basses | Ernie Ball Music Man

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The Tim Commerford Artist Series StingRay Bass was developed in close collaboration with legendary bassist Tim Commerford of Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, and 7D7D, combining Ernie Ball Music Man craftsmanship with Tim’s performance-driven design preferences. Built with a resonant ash body, roasted maple neck, and ebony fretboard, this StingRay delivers a bold, balanced tone. The active model, finished in both Caliper Red and Natural, features a powerful neodymium humbucker, 18-volt preamp, and 3-band EQ for aggressive tonal shaping. This bass includes Tim’s custom height-adjustable finger ramp, a string-through-body bridge with red mute pads, and black hardware for a sleek, road-ready look. Now available as part of the full Music Man lineup.

Tim Commerford Active – Caliper Red

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Model:: Tim Commerford Active Full-Scale
Color:: Caliper Red
Neck:: Roasted Maple w/Ebony Fretboard, Matching Headstock
Pickguard:: Parchment
Hardware:: Black

Build Code

216-TC3-51-06-MB-B2

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Tim Commerford Active Highlights

CUSTOM NECK PLATE

The Tim Commerford artist series bass has a custom neck plate and all black hardware for a sleek, road-ready look.
STRINGS THROUGH THE BODY BRIDGE

Featuring the classic strings-through-bridge with vintage plated saddles and adjustable, red mute pads.
HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE CUSTOM FINGER RAMP

Height adjustable thumb rest enables a more comfortable hand position when playing fingerstyle.

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Tim Commerford Active – Engineered To Perform

Engineered To Perform

Active Electronics

The Tim Commerford active bass comes with an active 3-band preamp with 18 volts of extra clean headroom that lets you dial in everything from modern punch to classic, vintage tones.

Powerful Neodymium Pickups

The StingRay humbucking pickup features powerful neodymium magnets, bringing you more output and a wider range of sounds. A beveled pickup cover thumb rest and adjustable finger ramp allow a more comfortable fingerstyle hand position playing above or adjacent to the pickup.
Adjustable Red Mute Pads

The classic string thru bridge is fitted with individual red mute pads allowing you to customize the degree of string dampening to suit your tastes.

Tim Commerford Active – 5-bolt Sculpted Neck Joint

5-bolt Sculpted Neck Joint

All Tim Commerford edition models include popular vintage appointments with updated modern refinements. Oil and wax maple and roasted maple necks are standard, along with a compensated nut and sculpted 5-bolt neck joint for full access to all 22 stainless steel frets.

Specifications, Schematics & More

Specifications

Tim Commerford Active Full-Scale
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	Ash
Body Finish	Gloss Polyester
Body Colors	Caliper Red, Natural Gloss
Bridge	Music Man® black plated, strings-thru-the-body & hardened steel bridge plate with vintage black plated steel saddles and adjustable mute pads
Pickguard	Parchment
Scale Length	34" (86.4 cm)
Neck Radius	11" (27.9 cm)
Headstock Size	Only 8-3/4" (22.2 cm) long
Frets	22 - High profile, wide, Stainless Steel
Neck Width	1-11/16" (42.9mm) at the nut, 2-1/2" (63.5 mm) at he last fret
Neck Wood	Select Roasted Maple
Fingerboard	Ebony
Fret Markers	5/16" Dot Inlay
Neck Finish	Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
Neck Colors	Matching Headstock
Tuning Machines	Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic clover design
Truss Rod	Adjustable - no component or string removal
Neck Attachment	5 bolt, sculpted neck joint
Electronic Shielding	Black plated aluminum control cover
Controls	3-band active preamp with 18 volts of headroom; vol, treble, mid, bass
Pickups	Single Humbucking with Neodymium magnets
Strings	50w-70w-85w-105w (Regular Slinky Bass #2832)

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Specifications	Tim Commerford Active	—
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	Ash
Body Finish	Gloss Polyester
Body Colors	Caliper Red, Natural Gloss
Body Bindings
Bridge	Music Man® black plated, strings-thru-the-body & hardened steel bridge plate with vintage black plated steel saddles and adjustable mute pads
Pickguard	Parchment
Scale Length	34" (86.4 cm)
Neck Radius	11" (27.9 cm)
Headstock Size	Only 8-3/4" (22.2 cm) long
Frets	22 - High profile, wide, Stainless Steel
Neck Width	1-11/16" (42.9mm) at the nut, 2-1/2" (63.5 mm) at he last fret
Neck Wood	Select Roasted Maple
Fingerboard	Ebony
Fret Markers	5/16" Dot Inlay
Neck Finish	Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
Neck Colors	Matching Headstock
Neck Binding
Tuning Machines	Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic clover design
Truss Rod	Adjustable - no component or string removal
Neck Attachment	5 bolt, sculpted neck joint
Electronic Shielding	Black plated aluminum control cover
Controls	3-band active preamp with 18 volts of headroom; vol, treble, mid, bass
Switching
Pickups	Single Humbucking with Neodymium magnets
Left Handed
Strings	50w-70w-85w-105w (Regular Slinky Bass #2832)

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