Maker
Music Man
American guitar and bass guitar manufacturer
Music Man is an American maker of electric guitars and basses founded in 1974, now part of Ernie Ball, known for instruments such as the StingRay bass.
Models
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Music Man Sterling
Electric bass · United States
A slimmer sibling to the StingRay bass introduced in 1993 and named after Sterling Ball, with a smaller body and a narrower neck. It offers StingRay-style punch with added switching flexibility in a more compact package.
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Music Man Cutlass
Electric guitar · United States
Ernie Ball Music Man's take on the classic double-cutaway bolt-on, the Cutlass pairs a lightweight alder body with three mid-60s-style Music Man single-coil pickups in an SSS layout, an asymmetric roasted-maple neck, and a smooth modern tremolo. It offers familiar vintage single-coil tones with Music Man playability.
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Music Man StingRay Bass
Electric bass · United States
Introduced in 1976 by Leo Fender's post-Fender company, the StingRay was among the first production basses with active electronics. Its large humbucking pickup and powerful onboard equalizer produce a punchy, scooped tone that became a standard for funk, rock, and slap playing.
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Music Man Majesty
Electric guitar · United States
John Petrucci's signature Ernie Ball Music Man guitar, the Majesty is a modern high-performance instrument with a sculpted, shield-shaped double-cutaway body, two DiMarzio humbuckers, piezo-equipped saddles for acoustic tones, a floating Petrucci tremolo, and 24 stainless-steel frets on a 25.5-inch scale. It is built for technical, high-gain progressive playing.
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Music Man Bongo
Electric bass · United States
A modern electric bass with a bold, sculpted body styled with help from BMW's design studio. The Bongo pairs that distinctive look with powerful active electronics and a flexible onboard equalizer for a wide range of contemporary tones.
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Music Man StingRay 5
Electric bass · United States
The five-string member of the StingRay family, the StingRay 5 brings the StingRay's active preamp and powerful humbucking tone to a 34-inch-scale five-string. Current Special versions feature a lightweight ash body, roasted maple neck, stainless-steel frets, neodymium pickups, and an 18-volt three-band preamp for added headroom.
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Music Man StingRay
United States
The bass family that put Music Man on the map. Launched in 1976, the StingRay introduced an active onboard preamp and a powerful humbucking pickup, giving a punchy, hi-fi voice with its signature oval pickguard and 3+1 tuner layout. The family spans the four-string StingRay and the five-string StingRay 5.
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Music Man Axis
Electric guitar · United States
A high-performance solid-body that grew out of Ernie Ball Music Man's Eddie Van Halen signature guitar. It features a basswood body with a figured maple top, two humbuckers, and a locking tremolo, delivering a fast, hot-rodded rock instrument.
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Ernie Ball Music Man Armada
Electric guitar · United States
A more traditional rock electric from Ernie Ball Music Man introduced in 2014, built with a mahogany body, a carved figured-maple top, a set neck, and humbucking pickups. It paired the company's modern build quality with a classic single-cutaway-style voice.
Sources
Categories
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Electric Basses
Electric bass guitars and related model families.
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Electric Guitars
Solid-body, semi-hollow, and hollow electric guitars.
Representative model
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Music Man StingRay Bass
Electric bass · United States
Introduced in 1976 by Leo Fender's post-Fender company, the StingRay was among the first production basses with active electronics. Its large humbucking pickup and powerful onboard equalizer produce a punchy, scooped tone that became a standard for funk, rock, and slap playing.