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.
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 Colors | 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) |