Deluxe Sterling by Music Man Gig Bag. The Sabre features an eye-catching nyatoh body and flame maple top crafted in a comfortable, modern shape. Loaded with locking tuners, stainless steel frets, and a modern C-shaped roasted maple neck, this guitar makes shredding feel easier than ever. Plus, with the hum-free Fishman Fluence Modern Humbucker Figjam. Aug 5, 2003. Boston, MA. Towards neck : Series. Middle: Single Coil. Bridge: Parallel. Series should sound most aggressive, with a really open high end. Single coil should get a nice growly tone, while sounding a little thinner. Parallel will have nice low end,with a snappy , tight high end. I have a Sterling StingRay 5 and I'm looking to upgrade the pickup as I figure that's the best upgrade I can make to improve the overall sound. Looking for something that is low/moderate output and has more highs and mids. Nothing super heavy, high output, or bassy. I play rock and pop type stuff, no metal. About This Listing. In the early 2000's, Music Man made these in the USA under their own name. Very close to the StingRay, but with a body made of Poplar, texteured black finish, a painted neck, and an active two band EQ vs. the StingRays 3band. Sounds alot like a 70's StingRay. They now make them under the Sterling name, some USA built, some I would lean towards sterling because i have hands that have trouble reaching around the thickness of a p or stingray neck. If you, however, are aiming at the "classic stingray" tone then you probably ought to get the classic stingray or the 40th anniversary version. HH is my fav, the original tone is right there, as well as the most options. Hey TB. So, I’ve spent the last week wearing out my new Stingray Special HH. I’ll give my thoughts below on the bass as well as a comparison to my other Ernie Ball basses. I currently own a 94 Stingray , a 95 Sterling, and I just recently sold a 2007 HH Ray. Through the years I’ve owned about 20 EB and pre-EB basses, probably played 300 The StingRay Ray34HH bass features two Sterling by Music Man-designed pickups, a roasted maple neck, and a 3-band active preamp — delivering the signature big and bold StingRay sound with added tonal versatility. The StingRay RAY34HH features 2 alnico humbuckers with a 5-way switch and 3-band active preamp – delivering the signature big It's practically 2/3rds of a MusicMan at 1/2 the price. The new Sterling's are mountains above the previous OLP's and Sub's from years past.Solid mahogany body provides deep sustain while the dual alnico humbuckers deliver the classic StingRay sound. The active 3 band EQ and 5 way switch allows you to set the tone for whatever you're in the .

sterling stingray 5 hh review