The Retro ‘70s StingRay bass honors Music Man's American craftsmanship of the 1970s with an abundance of vintage-inspired features. The four color options available on the StingRay retro edition—black, white, vintage sunburst, and heritage natural—replicate the look and feel of Music Man's flagship 4-string bass and are each finished with a gloss polyester topcoat. This throwback edition bass is a faithful reproduction of the StingRay's original specifications, with a 21-fret 3-bolt maple neck with micro-tilt adjustment, bullet truss rod adjustment, a strings-through-the-body bridge with adjustable mute pads, and an alnico-loaded humbucking pickup. Overall, this vintage-inspired instrument exudes that 1970s tone and feel while combining the greatest qualities of traditional craftsmanship with contemporary playability and dependability.
Original pre-EB StingRay bullet truss rod adjustment for proper neck action.
A 3-bolt chrome-plated neck attachment with micro-tilt provides neck angle adjustment without the need for shims. Firm neck and neck pocket tolerances ensure a tight fit with no shifting.
String-through body bridge with stainless steel saddles replicates the early StingRay design. The original rubber mute pads have been added for a desired muted tone on demand.
The 2-eq preamp is a hand-soldered circuit board constructed with high-quality components using vintage-correct ceramic disc capacitors.
| Specifications | Retro '70s StingRay Bass |
|---|---|
| Model | Retro '70s StingRay Bass |
| Body Wood | Ash |
| Body Finish | High Gloss Polyester |
| Bridge | Pre-EB Geometry Music Man® chrome plated, steel bridge plate with vintage stainless steel saddles |
| Scale Length | 34 |
| Neck Radius | 7.5" |
| Frets | 21 Nickel Silver |
| Neck Width | 1-11/16" (42.86 mm) at nut 2-1/2" (63.5 mm) at last fret |
| Neck Wood | Maple |
| Fingerboard | Maple |
| Fret Markers | Black Dot |
| Neck Finish | High Gloss Polyester |
| Neck Colours | Slight yellow tint |
| Tuning Machines | Schaller Bass |
| Neck Attachment | 3-Bolt Neckplate With Microtilt Adjustment |
| Controls | Volume, treble and bass |
| Pickups | Vintage style alnico humbucking pickup with long alnico 5 magnets and wound with original single poly-nylon wire. |
| Left Handed | No |
| Strings | 45w-65w-80w-100w (Super Slinky Bass #2834) |
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| Specifications | Retro '70s StingRay Bass | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Retro '70s StingRay Bass | |
| Order | 0 | |
| Size | ||
| Body Wood | Ash | |
| Body Finish | High Gloss Polyester | |
| Body Colors | ||
| Body Bindings | ||
| Bridge | Pre-EB Geometry Music Man® chrome plated, steel bridge plate with vintage stainless steel saddles | |
| Pickguard | ||
| Scale Length | 34 | |
| Neck Radius | 7.5" | |
| Headstock Size | ||
| Frets | 21 Nickel Silver | |
| Neck Width | 1-11/16" (42.86 mm) at nut 2-1/2" (63.5 mm) at last fret | |
| Neck Wood | Maple | |
| Fingerboard | Maple | |
| Fret Markers | Black Dot | |
| Neck Finish | High Gloss Polyester | |
| Neck Colors | Slight yellow tint | |
| Neck Binding | ||
| Tuning Machines | Schaller Bass | |
| Truss Rod | ||
| Neck Attachment | 3-Bolt Neckplate With Microtilt Adjustment | |
| Electronic Shielding | ||
| Controls | Volume, treble and bass | |
| Switching | ||
| Pickups | Vintage style alnico humbucking pickup with long alnico 5 magnets and wound with original single poly-nylon wire. | |
| Left Handed | No | |
| Strings | 45w-65w-80w-100w (Super Slinky Bass #2834) |