Ernie Ball Music Man Premier Dealer Network StingRay 5 H Starry Night Bass, Roasted Maple, Ebony Board, Matching Headstock

This bass is a modern take on a classic, yet revolutionary design. After Leo Fender’s near-death experience which caused him to sell Fender to CBS, he went to work for Music Man and paired up with the late great, Mr. Thunder Thumbs himself, Louis Johnson. Together they came up with a bass that had a more pronounced hi-mid range and treble response. It needed to growl and cut through the mix in a way that a P-bass and a J simply could not. The result was an active bass with a ton of power under the hood. Used in everything from disco, funk, and R&B to rock, punk, metal, blues, and even country, the StingRay has some killer in-your-face tone that still manages to avoid stepping on anyone else’s toes. It has a tremendous resonance, incomparably tight lows and a punchy top end that’s a total knockout. The neck is very comfortable and satiny smooth with the gun oil finish, which makes for a comfortable feel and a fast ride all the way up and down. This is one of those instruments that’s put together well enough to let you feel every little vibration of every note you play. The layout is easy to work with yet provides a wide variety of exceptional tones. This is a terrific 5 string at this price and this axe will make a killer companion on the road and in the studio.

As one of Ernie Ball’s Premier Dealers, Music Store Live had access to this exclusive Starry Night bass. The configuration emphasizes all of the amazing qualities of the StingRay for an instrument that just sounds and feels unbelievable. The fretboard is made out of a jet-black ebony and has no inlays on it for a stealthy and sleek look. Don’t worry, you still have white side dots (which show up clearly on the black ebony) to help guide you along and remind you of where you are on the fretboard. The ebony board provides a brighter tone than rosewood, similar to maple, but with a more balanced and present mid-range, which helps the bass stay defined and punchy in a dense mix. The stainless steel frets on the fretboard add a touch of brightness to the tone as well as lasting virtually forever. The highly figured and roasted maple neck is finished in gunstock oil and wax for a stain feel that makes you just want to keep playing this bass for days. The limited edition Starry Night sparkle burst finish will ensure that you have a bass with aesthetics shared by only a small handful of people in the entire world.

The first bass designed by Ernie Ball Music Man, the Stingray 5 was unveiled in 1987 and has been an industry standard for extended range basses ever since. With its powerful punchy sound, the added flexibility of additional pickups and a comfortably contoured body the StingRay5 satifies even the most demanding of players.

Welcome to the Ernie Ball Music Man Premier Dealer Network; a select, international group of high-end retailers with the exclusive opportunity to stock special, limited-edition models that showcase the highest level of quality and workmanship inherent to all our instruments. Starry Night, the all-new Premier Dealer Network offering for 2016 features an exclusive limited edition sparkle burst finish. The package also includes a figured, roasted maple neck with stainless steel frets atop an unmarked ebony fretboard – a first from Ernie Ball Music Man.

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized Ernie Ball Music Man Premier Dealer. Along with the our amazing inventory, we can custom order any EBMM piece you’d like.

This Ernie Ball Music Man Premier Dealer Network Stingray 5 is brand new, in pristine mint condition, with absolutely no nicks, scratches, or blemishes of any kind and is being sold by an authorized dealer.

• Music Man StingRay 5 H PDN
  
• 5 String Bass
  
• Starry Night Blue Sparkle Finish
  
• Matching Headstock
• Select Ash Body
  
• Figured Rosted Maple w/ Gunstock Oil and Wax Finish
• Ebony Unmarked Fretboard
• 11″ Radius
• 1 3/4″ Nut Width
• Music Man Alnico Humbucker Pickup
• 3 Band Active Preamp
• Volume, Low, Mid, High Controls
  
• 3-Way Pickup Selector: Series / Parallel / Single-Coil
• Scale Length 34″
  
• 21 Stainless Steel Frets – High Profile, Wide
• Schaller BM Tuners with Tapered Posts
  
• 6 Bolt Neck Plate
  
• Graphite Acrylic Resin Coated Body Cavity and Chrome Plated Brass Control Cover
  
• Molded Plastic Music Man Hard Shell Case and Case Candy
  

Our in house guitar tech has inspected, tested, and cleaned all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.