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Sterling by Music Man StingRay Short Scale Maple Fingerboard Electric Bass Daphne Blue
$599.99
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Description
The Sterling by Music Man StingRay Short Scale Maple Fingerboard electric bass offers the iconic design with a short scale makeover for the first time. It features a 30" scale for easier playability, passive boost and a Sterling by Music Man humbucking pickup with higher output neodymium magnets and a 3-way rotary switch. The pickup configuration includes parallel, true single-coil and series modes.
Features
Body
- Body Wood: Mahogany
- Pickguard: Parchment
- Scale: 30"
- Neck Wood: Maple
- Neck Radius: 9.5” (24 cm)
- Neck Width: 1.5” (38 mm) at nut
- Frets: 22 Frets, Medium
- Fingerboard: Maple
- Fret Markers: White/Black Dot Markers
- Neck Attachment: 6 Bolts
- Pickups: Sterling by Music Man Designed Neodymium Pickups (H)
- Controls: 1 Push/Push Volume Boost, 1 Tone
- Switching: 3-Way Rotary Selector
Other- Bridge: Sterling by Music Man Designed Bridge
- Tuning Machines: Open Gear
- Truss Rod: Open Gear
- Strings: Ernie Ball 2852 Regular Slinky Short Scale Bass
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Nickel (Metallic), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
Reviews
4.5
10 Reviews
100%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend
Most Liked Positive Review
4
Super fun in super fun lil' package.
I bought this mostly just for fun and noodling around. I hadn't had a short scale in a long (ha!) time. Solid instrument SUPER HOT output! This thing is loud. Somehow. It's passive which surprised me. When I tried this out in-store, nobody knew what the controls were. So, now I know. The electronics are completely different from (oh no do we need a new retronym now?) a ... "regular?" ... StingRay: 1. Volume with push/ push boost 2. 3-way switch in the middle on the plate allows you to run the pickup in series/ parallel/ single coil. 3. Passive tone control. In the looks department, it compares favorably to its Big Cousin, the StingRay. A case that fits just about perfectly: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Road-Runner/RRDWE-Deluxe-Wood-Electric-Guitar-Case.gc ... I asked the staff at GC Atlantic City their opinion of the fit and they were like "Oh wow that really is a great fit!" This exact case is shown in the photos with the bass in it. Might want like an extra 1/2" of padding for top-to-bottom security maybe. We'll see. The bad: fret ends were not well finished. I had to get some putty to fill them in a bit. Not sure if this is a "sat in a box across the ocean for a while" kind of problem or a fit/ finish build problem.
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Most Liked Negative Review
3
Light, comfortable, great ergos for old guy with arthritis
The bass is wonderful except the fit and finish were subpar. The fret edges were sharp and one could easily cut one's fingers playing fast. Lovely sounding, but a bit of buzz on the E string with the stock strings and setup.
Filters
Best Uses
- Practicing10
- Jamming8
- Small Venues4
- Recording3
- School Bands2
Cons
- Craftsmanship1
- Fret Buzz1
- Fret ends not finished well1
- Had to add my own thumb rest1
- Sounds too bright.1
Describe Yourself
- Experienced8
- Novice2
Pros
- Fun To Play9
- Good Feel9
- Good Tone8
- Good Pick Up5
- Solid Electronics4
Reviewed by 10 customers
Highly recommend
Verified Buyer
submitted2 years ago
byJim
fromIndiana
Submitted as part of a sweepstakes
Sounds great even unplugged. Arrived with the neck tension pretty high, but a few quarter turns of the wheel fixed that and now it sounds great anywhere on the fretboard. I can't set it down for very long without picking it back up again -- the feel is great and the sound is full and bouncy, with lots of room for dialing in different tones with the three-way pickup mode selection.
Light, comfortable, great ergos for old guy with arthritis
submitted3 years ago
byRobert
fromRaleigh, NC
The bass is wonderful except the fit and finish were subpar. The fret edges were sharp and one could easily cut one's fingers playing fast. Lovely sounding, but a bit of buzz on the E string with the stock strings and setup.
Excellent quality for the price
submitted3 years ago
byMol
fromAsheville, NC
I bought this bass because I'm a small woman and I wanted a bass that was lighter and more comfortable to play. I've been playing off and on for 30+ years and my go to bass is a Fender Jazz. I tried the Epiphone and Gretsch short scale basses as well. The Epi was unsurprisingly neck heavy and the Gretsch felt and sounded as cheap as the price tag. This would be a great student bass as well because the quality to cost ratio is excellent. The Daphne Blue is made of mahogany so it has a decent tone. Feels good and stays in turn well (my biggest pet peeve of lower cost instruments). I don't have complaints about the fret finishing on my bass.
It is everything I expected!
Verified Buyer
submitted3 years ago
byCyrus
fromHawaii
I am playing this the most of all my basses nowadays and really like the punchy sound and smooth neck. I had been told these were heavy, but it feels the same as my Fender Jaguar. Only negative is the frets feel odd.
Super fun in super fun lil' package.
submitted4 years ago
byMike
fromPhilly
I bought this mostly just for fun and noodling around. I hadn't had a short scale in a long (ha!) time. Solid instrument SUPER HOT output! This thing is loud. Somehow. It's passive which surprised me. When I tried this out in-store, nobody knew what the controls were. So, now I know. The electronics are completely different from (oh no do we need a new retronym now?) a ... "regular?" ... StingRay: 1. Volume with push/ push boost 2. 3-way switch in the middle on the plate allows you to run the pickup in series/ parallel/ single coil. 3. Passive tone control. In the looks department, it compares favorably to its Big Cousin, the StingRay. A case that fits just about perfectly: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Road-Runner/RRDWE-Deluxe-Wood-Electric-Guitar-Case.gc ... I asked the staff at GC Atlantic City their opinion of the fit and they were like "Oh wow that really is a great fit!" This exact case is shown in the photos with the bass in it. Might want like an extra 1/2" of padding for top-to-bottom security maybe. We'll see. The bad: fret ends were not well finished. I had to get some putty to fill them in a bit. Not sure if this is a "sat in a box across the ocean for a while" kind of problem or a fit/ finish build problem.
Must have for any Guitarist
submitted4 years ago
byTONY
fromMiami
First I'm a Six String Axe Slinger that always flirted with the bass and had a Fender Jazz Bass for awhile but could never get the hang of the 34in scale and never really cared for the sound. When I saw the Sterling Ernie Ball/ Music Man STINGRAY short scale bass it caught my attention right away because of the 30 inch scale which was exactly what I was looking for because it feels just like a guitar. The sound is beautiful and clear n can get typical low end all the way to clean high end sounds/ the tone knob is versatile. One awesome feature is that the Volume knob when pushed down becomes a Fierce sum Boost which is great and makes the bass stands out in the mix. Another cool thing is that when playing high notes it really shines. The quality is excellent and the frets are perfect. This is a great Bass to buy if your a guitar player looking to get into the Low End World of the 4 string. This bass is incredible sounding and just a blast to play. It's totally Lit- Stop reading and Go get Yourself this Fierce STINGRAY...
Q&A
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submitted6 years ago
asked byPaul
fromWindsor, VA
Does this come with a gig bag ? Reverb has a listing for the same bass that includes gig bag, but I don't see that one is included with this listing here on GC......
This bass does not include a case or a gig bag.
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