Music Man StingRay HH 4-String Bass

Music Man StingRay HH 4-String Bass White Rosewood Fretboard


The StingRay armed with dual humbuckers. Few basses are as flat-out cool or have as much powerful tone as the famous StingRay. When it was introduced in 1976, it was the first bass to feature active electronics and advances such as a 6-bolt neck joint, contoured body, superior neck truss rod system, and rock-solid bridge to keep it on top of the pack. Constructed with a select hardwood body, maple neck, Schaller BM tuners, and 3-band active EQ, this version features dual MusicMan humbucking pickups with 5-way switching for an even greater range of sound. Includes hardshell case.

In the fall of 1984 Ernie Ball purchased MusicMan. Its solid reputation for professional electric basses and amplifiers was well known. Leo Fender made the instruments and Tom Walker built the amps. One of those involved in the design of MusicMan's most successful instrument, the StingRay bass, was a young Sterling Ball.

When introduced in 1976 the StingRay bass immediately became a universal favorite of bassists worldwide. The StingRay was the first production bass to feature active electronics and the trademarked 3+1 tuning key headstock configuration.


To help celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the StingRay bass, we took a trip to the MusicMan factory in San Luis Obispo, where we spent an afternoon playing and chatting about various MusicMan instruments with Sterling Ball. The following videos are just a peek at our visit with Sterling -- Enjoy!