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.
- Model : StingRay 5 Special
- 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)
- Body Wood : Select Hardwoods
- Body Finish : High gloss polyester (Except Black Rock - Matte)
- Bridge : Vintage Music Man® top loaded chrome plated, steel bridge plate with vintage nickel plated steel saddles
- Pickguard : Black, White, Mint, or White Pearloid (dependent on body color)
- 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 - Maple, Rosewood, or Ebony (dependent on body color)
- 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; Dual
- Pickup : - 5-way lever pickup selector
- Pickups : Standard - Single Humbucking with Neodymium magnets; Optional - Dual Humbucking with Neodymium magnets
- Left Handed : No
- Strings : 45w-65w-80w-100w-130w (Regular Slinky Bass #2836)
