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The Ernie Ball Music Man Short Scale StingRay bass offers a big thumpy round sound in a convenient smaller package. A 30” scale allows for easier playability due to the shorter spacing between the frets. The Ernie Ball Music Man passive humbucking pickup, equipped with higher output neodymium magnets, has been specially designed for the short scale bass, providing its signature warm tone. The electronics package includes a 3-way rotary switch featuring parallel, true single-coil, and series modes. Like its big brother, the Stingray Special, the short scale bass comes standard with a modern classic bridge, 22 stainless steel frets, and new lightweight Music Man tuning machines with a finer gear ratio.

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PUSH/PUSH BOOST VOLUME POT WITH 3 POSITION ROTARY PICKUP SWITCH
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PASSIVE ELECTRONICS WITH NEODYMIUM HUMBUCKING PICKUP

BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP

Optimized, modernized, yet so familiar, the new Short Scale StingRay bass is tailor-made for today's most discerning players

5-BOLT SCULPTED NECK JOINT

The sculpted neck joint provides uninhibited access to all 22 stainless steel frets atop roasted maple necks.

REFINED BODY CONTOURS

Enhanced body contours are rounded for more comfort in any playing position while retaining that revered, iconic StingRay sound.

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POWERFUL NEODYMIUM PICKUPS

The new and improved Short Scale StingRay electronics feature powerful neodymium magnets, bringing you more output and a wider range of sounds

Passive Preamp

The electronics package includes a 3-way rotary switch featuring parallel, true single-coil, and series modes. All three pickup selections’ audio signals can be augmented by a boost when engaging the push volume pot.

Specifications, Schematics & More

Specifications Short Scale StingRay Bass
Model Short Scale StingRay Bass
Size 12-3/8" wide, 1-5/8" thick, 40-7/8" long (31.4 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 103.8 cm long)
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 30" (76.2 cm)
Frets 22 - High profile, wide stainless steel
Neck Width 1-1/2" (38.1 mm) at the nut, 2-3/8" (60.3 cm) at the last fret
Neck Wood Select Maple
Fret Markers 5/16" Dot Inlay
Neck Finish Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
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 bolt, sculpted neck joint
Electronic Shielding Chrome plated aluminum control cover
Controls Passive 500kohm push/push volume POT for gain boost, 100kohm tone POT - 0.1uf tone cap
Switching 3-way rotary pickup selector
Pickups Single Music Man humbucking pickup- neodymium magnets
Left Handed No
Strings 45w-65w-85w-105w (Short Scale Regular Slinky Bass #2852)

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Specifications Short Scale StingRay Bass
Model Short Scale StingRay Bass
Order 0
Size 12-3/8" wide, 1-5/8" thick, 40-7/8" long (31.4 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 103.8 cm long)
Body Wood Ash
Body Finish High gloss polyester
Body Colors
Body Bindings
Bridge Vintage Music Man® top loaded chrome plated, steel bridge plate with vintage nickel plated steel saddles
Pickguard
Scale Length 30" (76.2 cm)
Neck Radius
Headstock Size
Frets 22 - High profile, wide stainless steel
Neck Width 1-1/2" (38.1 mm) at the nut, 2-3/8" (60.3 cm) at the last fret
Neck Wood Select Maple
Fingerboard
Fret Markers 5/16" Dot Inlay
Neck Finish Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
Neck Colors
Neck Binding
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 bolt, sculpted neck joint
Electronic Shielding Chrome plated aluminum control cover
Controls Passive 500kohm push/push volume POT for gain boost, 100kohm tone POT - 0.1uf tone cap
Switching 3-way rotary pickup selector
Pickups Single Music Man humbucking pickup- neodymium magnets
Left Handed No
Strings 45w-65w-85w-105w (Short Scale Regular Slinky Bass #2852)

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Thanks for choosing Ernie Ball Music Man. By registering your instrument within the initial 12 month warranty period you are entitled to an additional 3 months of warranty coverage. That is 15 total months of factory warranty protection from the initial purchase date.


Registering your instrument, whether or not it is covered under warranty, also provides a record that you owned that particular instrument. In the unfortunate instance that the instrument is lost, stolen or destroyed we can provide you with the serial number if needed.

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Since 1984, Ernie Ball Music Man has been crafting instruments in San Luis Obispo, California.

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