Ray series is a home to the affordable end of the StingRay Bass range. The other side of the range is, of course, found in Music Man`s catalog. The Ray series currently offers ten models and Ray5 is its basic five-string model. Ray5 offers a solid and resilient construction, massive tone, and simple elegance. Main features include a solid and double-cut basswood body, standard six-bolt neck joint, characteristic electronics unit with one pickup and simple controls, and stock hardware. Six options make up the color palette - Vintage Sunburst Satin, Black, Walnut Satin, Red Ruby Burst Satin, Mint Green, And Trans Blue Satin. Other notable features include a hard maple neck w/the classic 3+1 headstock, a 22-fret fingerboard, a five-saddled hardtail bridge, and open-gear tuning machines.

Ray5 Full Specs

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Body Shape StingRay
Body Type Solid Body
Body Construction Double cutaway
Beveled Top Yes
Body Wood Basswood
Pickguard Yes
Neck Wood Maple
Neck Shape Series Standard
Neck Joint Bolt-on
Fingerboard Material Maple
Number of Frets 22
Fret Size Medium
Fingerboard Inlays Black Dot
Nut Width 1.77"
Fingerboard Radius 12.00"
Number of Pickups 1
Bridge Pickup Type Humbucker
Controls Volume
Controls Tone
Bridge Hardtail
Hardware Chrome
Number of Strings 5
Tuners Open-Gear
Scale Length 34"
Finish Gloss
Finish Satin
Custom Features: Pickup: A full-sized humbucker in the bridge position. Controls: vol, bass, treble.

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Body Shape
StingRay
Other
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Construction
Double cutaway
Double cutaway
Beveled Top
Yes
No
Body Wood
Basswood
Ash
Pickguard
Yes
No
Neck Wood
Maple
Maple
Neck Shape
Series Standard
Series Standard
Neck Joint
Bolt-on
Bolt-on
Fingerboard Material
Maple
Rosewood
Number of Frets
22
21
Fret Size
Medium
No
Fingerboard Inlays
Black Dot
Dot
Nut Width
1.77"
No
Fingerboard Radius
12.00"
No
Number of Pickups
1
1
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
Humbucker
Controls
Tone/Volume
Push-pull
Bridge
Hardtail
Fixed
Hardware
Chrome
Chrome
Number of Strings
5
4
Tuners
Open-Gear
Vintage Style
Scale Length
34"
No
Finish
Gloss/Satin
No
1 User Review

Ayden Sitar on 2018-10-09 16:40:11

I've owned this bass for a few months, not really happy with it. The neck is huge and at times difficult to navigate as well as the accessibility around the 19th fret isnt the best. The quality of the bass is really good and it is super resonant as well as it sounds really good. Just not for me.

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Sterling by Music Man Ray5 3.75 out of 5 based on 1 ratings

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