According to Beaver Felton at Bass Central, they are no longer available even to order. As for the neck, the Slo Special has one less fret than the Sterling. It is 1.5" at the nut. While the neck shape is very similar to the Sterling, it is not identical (despite lots of folks claiming it's a Sterling neck on a Stingray, it's not).
The StingRay revisits the first Music Man guitar, circa 1976, designed by Leo Fender and Forrest White. This isn't just a backward glance; it is comfortably lower than Music Man's high-line guitars in price, too. The StingRay is still made, we understand, at Music Man's HQ in San Luis Obispo, and has plenty of modern-guitar DNA - combining
The StingRay RAY4 bass features a 9v active preamp, a low-noise humbucking pickup, and a fully adjustable heavy duty bridge. The RAY4 is your trusted companion for delivering powerful, articulate bass tones. Finish Options. Trans Blue Satin.
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A look at the resilience of the Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay bass, arguably Leo Fender's final great design achievement. (Image credit: Ernie Ball Music Man) The Music Man StingRay bass was arguably Leo Fender’s last great achievement. Introduced in 1976, the StingRay was the most successful instrument produced by Music Man, Leo’s first OxuYoC5.music man stingray bass review
