Ernie Ball Music Man is introducing 6 new finishes for the Short Scale StingRay bass. The new colors include Goldbar, Vintage Blue Pearl, Black Cherry Burst, Black Sparkle, Kiwi Green, and Blood Orange.
The Ernie Ball Music Man Short Scale StingRay bass delivers a rich, punchy, and deep tone, perfect for players seeing a full-bodied, thumpy sound in a more compact design.
With a 30-inch scale length, this bass offers a more comfortable playing experience due to the shorter spacing between the frets. The Short Scale StingRay retains the classic features that make the standard StingRay iconic— such as the powerful single humbucking pickup and signature smooth playability.
The Ernie Ball Music Man passive humbucking pickup, equipped with higher output neodymium magnets, has been specially designed for the short scale bass, providing its signature warm tone. The electronics package includes a 3-way rotary switch featuring parallel, true single-coil, and series modes. Like its big brother, the Stingray Special, the short scale bass comes standard with a modern classic bridge, 22 stainless steel frets, and new lightweight Music Man tuning machines with a finer gear ratio.
Short Scale StingRay Bass | |
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Model | Short Scale StingRay Bass |
Size | 12-3/8″ wide, 1-5/8″ thick, 40-7/8″ long (31.4 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 103.8 cm long) |
Body Wood | Ash |
Body Finish | High gloss polyester |
Bridge | Vintage Music Man® top loaded chrome plated, steel bridge plate with vintage nickel plated steel saddles |
Scale Length | 30″ (76.2 cm) |
Frets | 22 – High profile, wide stainless steel |
Neck Width | 1-1/2″ (38.1 mm) at the nut, 2-3/8″ (60.3 cm) at the last fret |
Neck Wood | Select Maple |
Fret Markers | 5/16″ Dot Inlay |
Neck Finish | Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend |
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 bolt, sculpted neck joint |
Electronic Shielding | Chrome plated aluminum control cover |
Controls | Passive 500kohm push/push volume POT for gain boost, 100kohm tone POT – 0.1uf tone cap |
Switching | 3-way rotary pickup selector |
Pickups | Single Music Man humbucking pickup- neodymium magnets |
Left Handed | No |
Strings | 45w-65w-85w-105w (Short Scale Regular Slinky Bass #2852) |
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