Music Man Ernie Ball / 30th Anniversary Stingray 5 / 2017 / Trans Buttercream / Bass
Used 2017 Ernie Ball Music Man 30th anniversary Stingray 5, Trans Buttercream with a roasted maple neck and fingerboard. Aside from a very small ding on the back/top edge of the headstock and some tiny, very light and faint scuffs on the front/top edge this bass is in mint condition having had one owner who kept it mostly in its case. Original hard case and case candy included. Supplied with a hand-signed certificate of authenticity from Scott Ball.
String spacing at the bridge: 70mm B-G / 17.5mm string to string. The nut is 44.5mm wide and has a string spacing of 39mm B-G / 9.75mm string to string. It's been set up in our workshop and comes with a 3-month warranty. *For an in-depth view of the specifications have a read of the list below.
Since its introduction in 1987, the StingRay5 has been embraced as one of the world’s most innovative bass designs. To celebrate, Ernie Ball Music Man introduced the 30th Anniversary StingRay5. This anniversary edition sports a transparent buttercream finish with a red tortoiseshell pickguard and is highlighted by a roasted figured maple neck. The maple fingerboard is accented with white binding, white position markers and stainless steel frets. The preamp and pickup are exclusive to this anniversary model, providing both ample punch and added articulation.
Specifications
Model - 30th Anniversary StingRay5
Size - 13-3/8" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 45-3/4" long (34.0 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 116.2 cm long)
Weight - 9lbs 10.5oz
Body Wood - Ash
Body Finish - High gloss polyester
Body Colors - Trans Buttercream
Bridge - Standard - Music Man® chrome plated, hardened steel bridge plate with "Classic" nickel-plated steel saddles
Pickguard - Red Tortoise Shell
Scale Length - 34" (86.4 cm)
Neck Radius - 11" (27.9 cm)
Frets - 22 - High profile, wide, Stainless Steel
Neck Width - 1-3/4" (44.5 mm) at nut 2-3/4"" (69.9 mm) at last fret
Neck Wood - Select roasted maple
Fingerboard - Select roasted maple
Fret Markers - 5/16" White dots
Neck Finish - Ultra-light satin polyurethane finish
Neck Colors - Natural
Neck Binding - 1 Ply White
Tuning Machines - Schaller BM, with tapered string posts
Neck Attachment - 6 bolts - perfect alignment with no shifting
Electronic Shielding - Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminium lined pickguard
Controls - Single Pickup, 3-band active preamp; vol, treble, mid, bass
Switching - 3-way lever pickup selector
Pickups - Special Anniversary humbucking pickup with a ceramic magnet and a soapbar pickup cover
Strings - 46w-65w-80w-100w-130w (Regular Slinky Bass #2836)
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