Ernie Ball Stingray 5 HH Fretless 2017 Starry Night Sparkle Burst (limited run)

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Custom-made Ernie Ball MUSICMAN Premier Dealer Network 'PDN Starry Night' Limited Edition instrument, built to individual specifications, in the unique, custom Sparkle Burst finish, with a figured roasted maple neck and an ebony fingerboard with no markers - a first on Music Man instruments!

An instrument from the strictly limited "Music Man PDN Starry Night Sparkle Burst" series. These are guitars and basses, some of them unique and one-of-a-kind, built to individual specs exclusively for the Music Man Premier Dealer network. Using selected Music Man guitar and bass models from the current production as a basis, all these guitars and basses share unique features such as a special "Sparkle Burst" finish, stainless steel frets, and on top of that, as a special extra feature, an figured neck made of "Roasted Maple", with a fretboard made of ebony - a first on Music Man instruments! These guitars and basses will be instant collector's items! Ernie Ball Music Man Premier Dealer Network is a select, international group of high-end retailers, dedicated to the Music Man brand and stocking a wide range of Music Man instruments, with the exclusive opportunity to offer special, limited-edition models with special features that showcase the highest level of quality and workmanship inherent to all Ernie Ball/Music Man instruments.
A professional, legendary top quality instrument with an excellent tone and unbelievable handling! Crafted with highest precision and attention to detail, by Ernie Ball MUSICMAN in San Louis Obispo, California.
Finish: Sparkle Burst, with black pickguard and chrome hardware.
Body: Ash.
Neck: Best birdseye maple, roasted. This new special treatment by Music Man allows the performance of the neck to benefit of a thermally modified microstructure: It increases dimensional stability, resistance to temperature and humidity changes and subsequent warping, reduces density while maintaining stiffness for a lighter neck with sufficient strength, yields a microstructure similar to naturally aged woods with lower moisture content, results in more resonance and less damping, eliminates the need for hazardous chemical treatments. Vibrational testing indicates that roasted maple exhibits clearer tone with a stronger fundamental than untreated maple samples. Back of the neck unpainted, hand oiled and waxed for a smooth satin feel. Music Man guitars are particularly so famous among musicians, because of the outstanding quality of their necks.
Scale: 34" (Standard long scale).
Fretboard: Ebony, with inlaid fretlines and no markers.
Nut: 44,5 mm.
Headstock: Natural.
Tuners: Schaller BM, placed in the compact 4+1 design.
Bridge: Original Music Man USA. Chrome plated, hardened steel bridge plate.
Pickups: 2x Original Music Man USA humbuckers, with alnico pole pieces. Providing a lot of punch and offering an impressive variety of sounds.
Electronics: 1x volume, 1x treble, 1x mids, 1x bass, 5-way switch.

This bass has also had the fingerboard treated professionally with a polyurethane finish like the Pedulla Buzz basses were