Detail 01
Asymmetrical neck carve
The profile is based on Palladino’s original bass and is thicker on the bass side than the treble side.
Product detailSKU #1500000462708
Ernie Ball Music ManPino Palladino StingRay Electric Bass Guitar - 79 Burst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The Pino Palladino StingRay is a four-string bass built around a poplar body, dark-tinted maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, and an asymmetrical neck carve based on Palladino’s original instrument. Its custom short-pole-piece pickup is paired with a preamp voiced to recreate an aged-circuit character, while volume and tone controls keep adjustments straightforward. Pino Signature Smoothie Flats are specified for a rich, thumpy response. Brass saddles, a Graph Tech NuBone nut, and an included Mono Case complete a bass aimed at studio and stage work.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Studio or stage bass work using the custom pickup, aged-circuit preamp voicing, and Smoothie Flats.
- Players who want a four-string bass with volume and tone controls.
- Groove-focused parts that call for the rich, thumpy character attributed to the specified flatwound strings.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who need more than four strings.
- Left-handed players; this is a right-handed bass.
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
Pino Signature Smoothie Flats
These specified flatwound strings are described as delivering a full, thumpy sound.
Detail 03
Vintage-style bridge with brass saddles
The brass saddles are part of the listed bridge assembly.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, 34-inch-scale, four-string bass.
- 02The product line is described as offering fretted and fretless versions.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What controls does it have?
It has volume and tone controls.
02Is a case included?
Yes. A Mono Case is included.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsSound
- Preamp
- Voiced to replicate Palladino's aged circuit
4 detailsPickups & controls
- Controls
- Volume and tone
- Pickup
- Custom-built to late '70s specs with shorter pole pieces
- Pickup Configuration
- Single humbucker
- Bridge
- Vintage-style with brass saddles
9 detailsPlayability
- Nut Material
- Graph Tech NuBone
- String Type
- Pino Signature Smoothie Flats
- String Tone
- Rich and thumpy
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Neck Profile
- Asymmetrical (based on Palladino's original bass)
- Number of Frets
- Fretted and fretless options
- Number of Strings
- 4
- Scale Length
- 34
- Neck Shape
- Asymmetrical (based on Palladino's original bass)
11 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Burst or Fade
- Fingerboard Wood
- Rosewood
- Body Material
- Poplar
- Body Finish
- '79 Burst
- Custom Neck Plate
- Artist series
- Construction
- Solidbody
- Hardware Finish
- Chrome
- Neck Wood
- Maple
- Fingerboard Material
- Rosewood
- Tuning Machines
- Open-gear
- Neck Finish
- Dark-tinted
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- Mono Case
