Hopefully someone here can oblige; but in the meantime, email Ernie Ball and request some real photos (if you haven’t already). I did that for some colors I was interested in for my “custom design experience” build. One color in real life they sent and it matched the web photo. Another they sent was quite different between the web and real life.
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EBMM StingRay Special Club
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Music Man StingRay Special HH - Cherry Punch
First introduced in 1976, the StingRay has been revered as one of the most iconic bass guitars in history. The StingRay was the first production four string bass to feature onboard active equalization. The flagship of the Music Man line, today's StingRay retains the same signature features that...
Selling my special edition.
For sale Ernie Ball Music Man BFR StingRay 5HH - Paua Blue Burst - Special Edition
One of only 150 units produced worldwide. In mint condition. Highly flamed maple neck and fingerboard with abalone inlays. Spalted maple top and ash body with maple layer/binding. Light weight and superb balance.
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WOW, that's gorgeous!Selling my special edition.
For sale Ernie Ball Music Man BFR StingRay 5HH - Paua Blue Burst - Special Edition
One of only 150 units produced worldwide. In mint condition. Highly flamed maple neck and fingerboard with abalone inlays. Spalted maple top and ash body with maple layer/binding. Light weight and superb balance.
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- bfr ernie ball stingray stingray 5 hh stingray special edition
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whySelling my special edition.
For sale Ernie Ball Music Man BFR StingRay 5HH - Paua Blue Burst - Special Edition
One of only 150 units produced worldwide. In mint condition. Highly flamed maple neck and fingerboard with abalone inlays. Spalted maple top and ash body with maple layer/binding. Light weight and superb balance.
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- bfr ernie ball stingray stingray 5 hh stingray special edition
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I bought my beloved StingRay Special from a drummer who wasn’t quite sure what to do with it after he acquired it. This bass is well-balanced, weighs less than eight pounds, has a fast oiled neck and has that signature StingRay sound. I get more compliments when I play it than when I play all of my other basses combined.
Great color and I like the white pickups. What is your favorite tone setting on this bass?
I like the outside coils (upper neck and lower bridge), treble down to 25%, mids flat, and bass up to 75%.
Everything costs $70 these days.
If you keep them on for years like I do, they're still worth the spend.
If you keep them on for years like I do, they're still worth the spend.
Brandon Shea
Commercial User
I love my cobalt flats, and they probably last long enough to warrant the price. If you don’t need new strings immediately, there’s always a chance that they’ll randomly go on sale on Amazon or Sweetwater.
Otherwise, if you need new strings immediately and you really want them to be flats, I’d try Chromes. Look for ECB81-5. I haven’t personally tried them yet, but they’re on my short list of strings I want to check out next.
Brandon Shea
Commercial User
Good question, I’m not sure yet. The set on my StingRay is newer than the set on my Sire V7, and I haven’t killed either yet. The set on my V7 went on in early February, and to my ear, they just keep sounding better. I actually need to spend some more time on the Ray to get those strings equally broken in – the Sire has gotten a ton of play time recently because the tone sounds so nice right now.
I am rethinking it.
Brandon Shea
Commercial User
Just saw that Walmart has these for $60 if you want a quick shot at the old price before they fix it.
