Detail 01
Custom pickup and preamp
The pickup uses shorter pole pieces and the preamp is voiced to emulate Pino Palladino’s aged circuit.
Product detailSKU #1500000462707
Ernie Ball Music ManPino Palladino Fretless StingRay Bass Guitar - 79 Burst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
A fretless StingRay signature model built around Pino Palladino’s original 1979 instrument, with a custom pickup, aged-circuit-voiced preamp, and asymmetrical dark-tinted maple neck.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players seeking a Pino Palladino signature fretless StingRay
- Expressive fretless playing with slides, vibratos, and harmonics
- Studio recording or live performance
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who require frets
- Left-handed players
- Players seeking a pickup configuration other than a single humbucker
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Asymmetrical neck carve
The dark-tinted maple neck shape is inspired by Pino Palladino’s original StingRay.
Detail 03
Brass saddles and Graph Tech NuBone nut
These are the stated bridge-saddle and nut materials.
Detail 04
Nitrocellulose finish
The poplar body has a '79 Burst nitrocellulose finish.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, fretless instrument.
- 02Its controls are volume and a 2-band bass/treble EQ.
- 03A Mono Case is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Is this bass fretted?
No. It has a fretless rosewood fingerboard.
02What pickup configuration does it use?
It uses a single custom humbucker built to late-'70s specifications.
03What are the onboard controls?
Volume and a 2-band EQ for bass and treble.
04Does it include a case?
Yes, it includes a Mono Case.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- Single humbucker
5 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of frets
- Fretless
- Number of Frets
- Fretless
- Number of Strings
- Ernie Ball Slinky Nickel Wound (custom gauge)
- Scale Length
- 34"
10 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Burst or Fade
- Body Material
- Poplar
- Neck Wood
- Dark-tinted maple
- Body wood
- Poplar
- Neck wood
- Dark-tinted maple
- Fingerboard wood
- Rosewood
- Hardware finish
- Chrome
- Nut material
- Graph Tech NuBone
- Body Shape
- StingRay
- Body finish
- '79 Burst
1 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 34"
17 detailsOther
- Body shape
- StingRay
- Configuration
- Single humbucker
- Case
- Mono Case
- Neck plate
- Artist series
- Tier
- platinum
- Neck profile
- Asymmetrical carve
- Preamp
- Voiced to replicate aged circuit warmth
- Controls
- Volume and 2-band EQ (bass and treble)
- Category Source
- detail
- Pickup
- Custom built to late '70s specifications
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Standard Music Man
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Strings
- Ernie Ball Slinky Nickel Wound (custom gauge)
- Source Id
- site51500000462707
- Prop65
- WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
- Bridge
- Vintage-style with brass saddles
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