The StingRay Special Gets a Colorful Refresh: Ernie Ball Music Man’s 2025 Lineup
Ernie Ball Music Man was at the NAMM Show this year with lots of new gear. Their focus on the bass side of things is a refresh of the StingRay Special, which will come in six new colors for 2025.
That includes Dazzler, Oxblood, Butane Blue, Cherry Punch, Faded Vintage, and Fallout Green.
The StingRay Special continues to be offered in four or five-string versions with either single or double humbucker pickup configurations.
The Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay Special has a price starting at $2,799. Its new colorways will be shipping this spring.
Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay Special Bass Specs:
| 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: | 34″ (86.4 cm) |
| Neck Radius: | 11″ (27.9 cm) |
| Headstock Size: | Only 8-3/4″ (22.2 cm) long |
| Frets: | 22 - High profile, wide, Stainless Steel |
| Neck Width: | 1-5/8″ (41.3 mm) at nut 2-1/2″ (63.5 mm) at last fret |
| Neck Wood: | Select roasted maple neck |
| Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
| Neck Finish: | Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend |
| Neck Colors: | Standard – Natural with finished headstock |
| 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 bolts |
| Electronic Shielding: | Chrome |
| Controls: | 3-band active preamp with 18 volts of headroom; vol, treble, mid, bass |
| Switching: | Single Pickup - N/A; Dual Pickup - 5-way lever pickup selector |
| Pickups: | Standard - Single Humbucking with Neodymium magnets; Optional - Dual Humbucking with Neodymium magnets |
| Colors: | Dazzler, Oxblood, Butane Blue, Cherry Punch, Faded Vintage, and Fallout Green. |
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