Detail 01
HH pickup configuration
Two proprietary humbuckers with neodymium magnets, wired in parallel.
Product detailSKU #1500000417809
Ernie Ball Music ManStingRay Special HH Electric Bass Guitar - Jackpot
aggressivehigh outputmodernmetalhard rock
1/8
Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
A right-handed four-string StingRay Special HH with parallel-wired humbuckers, a 5-way selector, and an 18V 3-band active preamp for modern-to-vintage tonal range.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players seeking active EQ and high-headroom bass electronics
- Bassists who want HH pickups with a 5-way selector
- Players who value rounded body contours, lightweight tuners, and upper-fret access
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players
- Players looking for a passive-only bass
- Players who need more than four strings
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
18V 3-band active preamp
Onboard treble, bass, and mid EQ with stated high headroom.
Detail 03
5-bolt sculpted neck joint
A bolt-on joint designed to provide access to all 22 frets.
Detail 04
Lightweight tuning machines
Custom Music Man tuners with tapered string posts and ergonomic clover design.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, four-string instrument with a 34-inch scale.
- 02Its electronics use an 18V 3-band active preamp.
- 03The Jackpot finish is specified with gold hardware.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Is the StingRay Special HH active or passive?
It has an 18V 3-band active preamp with volume, treble, bass, and mid controls.
02How many pickup positions does it have?
It has a 5-way pickup switch.
03What is the scale length?
34 inches.
04What hardware color comes with Jackpot?
Gold hardware.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Special electronics
- 3-band active preamp with 18V of headroom
- Pickup switch
- 5-way
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
6 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Number of strings
- 4 string
- Number of frets
- 22
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 4 string
- Scale Length
- 34"
9 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Matte Black; Gold (Amethyst Sparkle, Jackpot, Ocean Sparkle); Chrome (Frost Green Pearl, Burnt Ends, Snowy Night)
- 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: HH Neck: Proprietary humbucker Bridge: Proprietary humbucker Control layout: Volume, Treble, Bass, Mid Pickup switch: 5-way 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
- Body wood
- Select hardwoods
- 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 Finish
- Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
- Body finish
- High-gloss polyester
- Neck joint
- Bolt-on
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut material/width
- 1.687" (42.8 mm)
- Scale length
- 34"
20 detailsOther
- Radius
- 11"
- Pickup configuration
- HH
- Truss rod
- Adjustable
- Tier
- platinum
- Fret size
- High-profile, wide
- Bridge/Tailpiece
- Vintage Music Man top-loaded chrome-plated steel bridge plate with vintage nickel-plated steel saddles
- Neck
- Proprietary humbucker
- Finish
- Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
- Category Source
- detail
- Body Type
- Double-cutaway
- Wood
- Select roasted maple
- Color
- Matte Black; Gold (Amethyst Sparkle, Jackpot, Ocean Sparkle); Chrome (Frost Green Pearl, Burnt Ends, Snowy Night)
- Material
- Maple (Black, Frost Green Pearl, Snowy Night); Rosewood (Amethyst Sparkle, Speed Blue, Burnt Ends); Ebony (Raspberry Burst, Smoke Chrome)
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic clover design
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Source Id
- site51500000417809
- Prop65
- WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
- Bridge
- Proprietary humbucker
- Control layout
- Volume, Treble, Bass, Mid
Complete your setup
1 of 6
Worth comparing
1 of 12
More from Ernie Ball Music Man
1 of 8
