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 StingRay 5 satisfies even the most demanding of players.

Other specifications include:

  • Size 13-3/8" wide, 1-5/8" thick, 45-3/4" long (34.0 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 116.2 cm long)
  • Weight 9 lbs, 2 oz (4.16 kg) - varies slightly
  • Body Wood Select Hardwood
  • Body Finish High gloss polyester
  • Tortoise Pearl
  • Scale Length 34" (86.4 cm)
  • Neck Radius 11" (27.9 cm)
  • Headstock Size Only 9" (22.9 cm) long
  • 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 neck
  • Fingerboard Fretted - Roasted Maple
  • Neck Finish Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
  • Neck Colors Standard – Natural with finished headstock
  • Tuning Machines Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic clover design
  • Truss Rod Adjustable - no component or string removal
  • Neck Attachment 5 bolts - perfect alignment with no shifting; Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets
  • Electronic Shielding Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum lined pickguard
  • Controls 3-band active preamp with 18 volts of headroom; vol, treble, mid, bass
  • Switching Single Pickup - 3-way lever pickup selector
  • Pickups Single Humbucking with Neodymium magnets
  • Left Handed No
  • Strings 45w-65w-80w-100w-130w (Regular Slinky Bass #2836)
  • Build Code 207-T1-10-03-MB-CR
  • EBMM/Mono Case
  •  8 lbs  8 oz
  • #K02951

For more information about the Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay 5 Special H, please contact us.

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Brand
Model
  • StingRay Special 5 H with Roasted Maple Fretboard
Categories
Made In
  • United States
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Fretboard Material
  • Maple
Neck Material
  • Maple
Offset Body
  • No
Active Preamp
  • Yes
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Body Material
  • Ash
Number of Strings
  • 5-String
Nut Width
  • 1.75"
Active / Passive Pickups
  • Active
Wood Top Style
  • Opaque
Body Shape
  • Double Cutaway
Pickup Configuration
  • H
Scale Length
  • 34"
Color Family
  • Natural
Number of Frets
  • 22

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