Sterling StingRay5 5-String Bass, Natural

Full Description

Lightweight Swamp Ash Body

The Sterling Ray35 Bass features a lightweight Swamp ash body delivering a sweet, twanging tones that are both resonant offer excellent sustain. The bright tonewood offers a slightly scooped midrange with firm lows and pleasant highs. The lightweight ash body also features a double cutaway which is ideal for those wanting a comfortable guitar.

Smooth Maple Neck & Fingerboard

The Ray35 features a smooth maple neck which enables fast and comfortable playing. The bolt-on maple neck yields bright and twangy tones with amazing clarity, while the maple fingerboard offers great sustain.

Quality Music Man Electronics

Equipped with quality, Music Man designed electronics, the Ray 35 features a single bridge humbucker for a complex, strong sound. The alnico magnets within the humbucker work exceptionally well as a pickup, providing a smooth and musical tone. The built-in 3-band active preamp provides a clean signal to your amplifier for a variety of great, full tones. The ergonomic controls are smooth and are placed in a sweeping curve which makes it easy to adjust your sound in one movement.

Beautiful, Retro Appearance

The Ray35 is instantly recognisable as a relative of the classic Music Man Stingray 5 Bass, with its clean lines and curvaceous shape. This stunning guitar is finished with a classic natural look which allows the wood grain to stand out for a beautiful appearance.

Features

• More Accessible Version of the Familiar Music Man Stingray Basses
• Music Man Designed Humbucker With Alnico Magnets Produce a Smooth Musical Tone
• Maple Fingerboard Offers Rich, Warm Tones
• Natural Finish Allows Wood Grain to Stand Out
• Heavy Duty Music Man Designed Bridge and Open Back Tuners Keeps Your Tone in Tune
• Comfortable and Familiar Curves and Contours of Stingray 5 Bass
• Swamp Ash Body Produces Exceptionally Bright Tones
• Active Preamp For Versatile Tone Shaping
• Equipped With 5 Durable Ernie Ball Bass Strings
• Includes Sterling Gig Bag

Specifications

Body

• Series: Ray35
• Body Material: Swamp Ash
• Body Finish: Natural

Neck

• Neck Material: Maple
• Scale Length: 34"
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Fingerboard: Maple
• Number of Frets: 22
• Nut Width: 45mm

Hardware & Electronics

• Pickup: Music Man Designed Humbucker
• Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Treble, 1 Middle, 1 Bass
• Bridge: Heavy Duty
• Tuning Machines: Open Back
• Strings: Ernie Ball 045-130
• Pickguard: Black