Music Man StingRay

The Music Man StingRay is an electric bass originally made by Music Man. Introduced in 1976, the StingRay was co-designed by Leo Fender and followed a similar format to his namesake company's influential Precision Bass. Notable design changes to the "P-Bass" were the use of a headstock with a 3+1 tuning machine configuration, an egg-shaped pickguard, an oversized humbucker pickup in the bridge position, and the introduction of active electronics, which allowed for expanded EQ controls. Following Music Man's sale to Ernie Ball Inc. in 1984, the StingRay continued to be produced as the Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay. The StingRay was considered revolutionary upon its release and it has since become one of the industry's most popular electric bass models.