Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray 5 Bass Guitar Black, 1990 [USED]

Here is an Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray 5 bass guitar featuring an Ash body and Maple neck with Indian Rosewood fingerboard. This Stingray 5 single pickup model in Gloss Black finish dates to June 06 1990 and was built at Ernie Ball's facility in San Luis Obispo, California.

This bass is in overall very good condition with a few minor finish marks particularly to the back, where there is some belt buckle "worming." The pickguard has a small break at the bass side neck pocket screw hole. The neck has been re-fretted with jumbo stainless frets. The gloss finish has been professionally removed from the back of the neck, and finished in an oil & wax combo similar to more modern Musicman necks. It has very recently been set up at The Twelfth Fret Repair Shop so it's ready to go!

The original hard shell case is included.

Introduced in 1987, the Stingray 5 bass was the first new bass offered following Ernie Ball's purchase of Music Man, and has consistently had a solid following. This model is based on the Music Man Stingray bass introduced in 1976 and partly designed by Leo Fender, with input from Sterling Ball. When first introduced, it was quickly adopted by players like Tony Levin and others who frequently needed lower C or B notes, but without sacrificing the tone of higher pitches. The active controls include volume, treble, mid and bass and are powered by a standard 9v battery, quickly accessed on the back.

Ernie Ball Music Man's take on the Stingray 5 Bass:

"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."

From 2018 Guitar World article on the Stingray bass, here's Tony Levin on his experience with the Stingray 5:

"During the Eighties I realized I needed a low C or low B more often,” Levin says. “I tried a bunch of different five-string basses, but I found the low E string didn’t sound as big or fat as I wanted it to, and I rely on that low E string a lot. The low B string sounded big and fat, but the E didn’t. When Music Man came out with the StingRay 5, they sent me one to try out. I was skeptical at first, but lo and behold the E string had the punch I wanted. I could play blues in E on the five-string and still feel very good about the way it sounded. I still have that first StingRay 5, which has a peach-colored finish, so I call it my Barbie bass. I use it on about 70 percent of the things I do, and my other StingRays on another 10 to 15 percent. The rest is either Stick or upright. “The StingRay sounds like a rock bass to me,” Levin elaborates. “Almost all of what I do is rock of some sort, whether it’s progressive or soft rock. It has punch. To my ears and my sensibilities as a bass player, the StingRay just has that. You don’t have to work to get that. When you’re thrown into new musical situations, it’s great to have a bass that sounds great by itself. If it’s not right, it’s usually because it needs something else like my upright or Stick. The StingRay sounds like the bass you want to have when you’re playing rock.”

 

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DETAILS: 

• Instrument Model:  Stingray 5 Bass
• Instrument Manufacturer:  Ernie Ball Music Man
• Instrument year:  1990
• Instrument Finish:  Gloss Black
• Instrument Class:  Used
• Instrument serial number:  51534, dated to June 6 1990 at San Luis Opisbo CA
• Country of Origin:  USA
• Instrument Condition:  Good
• Playing Condition: Very Good
  
• Right-handed 
• CITIES Documentation Required:  No
• Case included:  Yes
• Case original:  Yes
• Case Type: Hard
• Instrument Weight Imperial:   10.10 lbs
• Instrument Weight Metric:   4.59 kgs
• Scale Length Imperial:    34 in
• Scale Length Metric:    863.6 mm
• Nut Width Imperial:    1.744 in
• Nut Width Metric:  44.31 mm
  
• Items in Case: N/A
• Consignment: Yes
• Product ID: 190124

 

There are no refunds or returns on used items unless authorized in advance by a Twelfth Fret Sales Associate at time of sale. View Our Full Terms Here