Detail 01
Volume, treble, bass, and mid controls
The active electronics provide four direct control points on the bass.
Product detailSKU #1500000417804
Ernie Ball Music ManStingRay Special H Electric Bass Guitar - Candyman
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
In Candyman, the StingRay Special H keeps the model's single-humbucker layout while adding an 18V active preamp with bass, mid, and treble controls. That makes tonal adjustments available from the instrument rather than relying only on external gear. The roasted maple neck, contoured body edges, and sculpted five-bolt neck joint address comfort and upper-register access for seated or standing playing. With 22 frets, a 34-inch scale, and a right-handed four-string format, it is set up for stage and studio performance.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Stage changes where volume, treble, bass, and mid need adjustment at the instrument.
- Seated or standing playing supported by contoured body edges and lower overall mass.
- Songs that call for work in the upper register through the 22nd fret.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed musicians; the listed orientation is right-handed.
- Players who need a bass with a different string count than four.
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
High-profile, wide frets
This is the listed fret size.
Detail 03
11-inch fingerboard radius
The listed fingerboard radius is 11 inches.
Detail 04
Lightweight custom tuning machines
They have tapered string posts and an ergonomic clover design.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, four-string instrument.
- 02The provided fingerboard-material mapping does not name a material for the Candyman finish.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What electronics are fitted?
It has a 3-band active preamp with 18V headroom.
02How many frets are available?
There are 22 frets.
03What neck wood is listed?
The neck is select roasted maple.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- H
4 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 4 string
- Scale Length
- 34"
6 detailsBody & build
- Fingerboard Material
- Maple (Black, Frost Green Pearl, Snowy Night); Rosewood (Amethyst Sparkle, Speed Blue, Burnt Ends); Ebony (Raspberry Burst, Smoke Chrome) Radius: 11" Fret size: High-profile, wide Number of frets: 22 Nut material/width: 1.687" (42.8 mm) Body Body Type: Double cutaway Body wood: Select hardwoods Body finish: High-gloss polyester Hardware Bridge/Tailpiece: Vintage Music Man top-loaded chrome-plated steel bridge plate with vintage nickel-plated steel saddles Tuning machines: Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic clover design Color: Matte Black; Gold (Amethyst Sparkle, Jackpot, Ocean Sparkle); Chrome (Frost Green Pearl, Burnt Ends, Snowy Night) Other Number of strings: 4 string Orientation: Right-handed
- Color
- Matte Black; Gold (Amethyst Sparkle, Jackpot, Ocean Sparkle); Chrome (Frost Green Pearl, Burnt Ends, Snowy Night)
- Color Finish
- Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
- Body Material
- Select hardwoods
- Body Type
- Double cutaway
- Neck Wood
- Select roasted maple Neck joint: Bolt-on Scale length: 34" Truss rod: Adjustable Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend Pickups Pickup configuration: H Bridge: Proprietary humbucker Control layout: Volume, Treble, Bass, Mid Special electronics: 3-band active preamp with 18V of headroom Fretboard Material: Maple (Black, Frost Green Pearl, Snowy Night); Rosewood (Amethyst Sparkle, Speed Blue, Burnt Ends); Ebony (Raspberry Burst, Smoke Chrome) Radius: 11" Fret size: High-profile, wide Number of frets: 22 Nut material/width: 1.687" (42.8 mm) Body Body Type: Double cutaway Body wood: Select hardwoods Body finish: High-gloss polyester Hardware Bridge/Tailpiece: Vintage Music Man top-loaded chrome-plated steel bridge plate with vintage nickel-plated steel saddles Tuning machines: Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic clover design Color: Matte Black; Gold (Amethyst Sparkle, Jackpot, Ocean Sparkle); Chrome (Frost Green Pearl, Burnt Ends, Snowy Night) Other Number of strings: 4 string Orientation: Right-handed
5 detailsOther
- Category Source
- detail
- Korena Special
- false
- Tier
- platinum
- Source Id
- site51500000417804
- Prop65
- WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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