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The awesomely designed MusicMan StingRay 5 is a 5-string bass guitar that will get you deep and dirty. The StingRay5 has an active 3-band preamp, MusicMan humbucker pickup with hum-canceling phantom coil, and unique 3-way switching (both coils in series mode, single coil, or both coils in parallel mode). Select hardwood body, maple neck, and Schaller BM tuners. MusicMan includes a hardshell case with the StingRay5 Bass.
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With 35 years as an audio engineer for thousands of live concerts, Music Man was one of the few basses that impressed me. When you hook this bass to a direct box and walk out to the mixing console, you can count on it sounding like a bass and cutting through the mix, without having to tweak on any E.Q. . I never had a bad experience with Music Man. Some of the most popular basses out there sound good, and sweet tone at the amp, but when you try to put them together with the rest of a rythm section, they fall short on definition. Not many musicians consider the overall sound of the band when selecting there gear, but the ones that do are more succsessfull.
It's not as flashy looking as some other basses. But it delivers tone in spades. If you can't make this bass sound good, then you need lessons man! The coil switch takes a little getting used to. The series and parallel options are not stark differences but they are definitely two different flavors. The bridge is solid as hell. The action on mine is about the best action on any bass I have every played. And well, I have been playing for about 25 years. If you think you can get a better deal on a bass made in the USA, good luck. This is it. Made in the USA by Ernie Ball, a company still run by Sterling Ball. A man who new and worked with Leo Fender. I'm saving for an olive gold with maple neck right now. The only real downside to these basses is A-kinda heavy, but if you are a bassist you know the game. B-Some amps/effects are plain flattened by the active output. About all the claims that a Warwick would be a better bass for the money. Well if that is what you want, go for it. Besides, don't those come in gig bags? If I spend a G on a bass it better come with a case!
I bought this bass from Guitar Center two years ago. I have been playing bass for over 17 years and have owned a lot of gear. I play in a regional band that plays every weekend, so this bass has had some use. It's been in the frigid cold, the sweltering heat, been sweated on, lightly rained on, fallen off it's stand, etc. Reliability? Check. As far as tone, there isn't a better bass in my opinion. This bass growls. And when you hit that B-string, you're bringing the thunder. It's got an active on-board pre-amp that's off the chain. And easy to change the battery-you just open the battery door on the back and put a new one in-no tools required. Easy truss-rod adjustments too. As far as playability, I love it. Smooth neck, good "sweet-spot" pick-up placement, high-quality bridge. You can buy a higher-end bass and it won't even come with a hard-shell case. The case alone is worth $140, and worth every penny. Trust me on that one...
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