Detail 01
Dual ceramic humbuckers
Neck and bridge humbuckers can be selected or blended for different tonal balances.
Product detailSKU #1500000189324
Sterling by Music ManStingRay RAY5 Maple Fingerboard 5-String Electric Bass Black
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
A five-string StingRay RAY5 with dual ceramic humbuckers, active 3-band EQ, and a 34-inch bolt-on maple neck.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players seeking a five-string bass
- Players who want onboard bass, mid, and treble EQ control
- Players who want to blend neck and bridge humbucker tones
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players seeking passive-only electronics
- Players who need an included case
- Players who prefer a four-string 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
Active 3-band EQ
Bass, mid, and treble each offer up to 12 dB of cut or boost at stated frequencies.
Detail 03
Fully adjustable heavy-duty bridge
Saddles allow adjustment of intonation and string height.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01The active preamp runs on a 9V battery.
- 02This is a right-handed, 34-inch-scale, five-string bass.
- 03The case is sold separately.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01How many strings does the RAY5 have?
It has five strings.
02Does it have active electronics?
Yes. It has an active 3-band EQ and a 9V onboard preamp.
03What pickups does it use?
It uses ceramic humbuckers at the neck and bridge.
04Is a case included?
No. A case is sold separately.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
7 detailsPickups & controls
- Special electronics
- 2-band EQ
- Active preamp
- Custom Ibanez
- Pickup Configuration
- H
- Special switching
- EQ
- Pickup switch
- No
- Tone switching
- No
- Active or passive pickups
- Passive
6 detailsPlayability
- Number of Frets
- 21
- Scale Length
- 34"
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 5
- Number of frets
- 21
- Number of Strings
- 5
10 detailsBody & build
- Bridge Type
- Fixed
- Country of Origin
- Indonesia
- Color Finish
- Satin
- Nut material
- Info not available
- Color
- Black
- Body Material
- Basswood
- Body wood
- Basswood
- Fingerboard Material
- Rosewood or Maple Radius: 12" Fret size: Medium Jumbo Number of frets: 21 Inlays: Pearloid dot Nut material: Info not available Nut width: 45 mm Body Cutaway: Single cutaway Construction: Solidbody Body wood: Basswood Body finish: Satin Orientation: Right handed Controls Control layout: Volume 1, tone, EQ Pickup switch: No Coil tap or split: No Tone switching: No Special switching: EQ Hardware Bridge type: Fixed Bridge design: Fully adjustable heavy duty Tailpiece: Not applicable Tuning machines: Open gear Color: Black Other Number of strings: 5 Pickguard: No Special features: Not applicable Case: sold separately Accessories: None Country of origin: Indonesia
- Body finish
- Satin
- Neck joint
- Bolt-on
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width
- 45 mm
- Scale length
- 34"
29 detailsOther
- Pickup configuration
- H
- Coil tap or split
- No
- Construction
- Solidbody
- Color
- Black
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Open gear
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Brand
- Sterling by Music Man
- Pickguard
- No
- Bridge
- Low-Noise Humbucker
- Control layout
- Volume 1, tone, EQ
- Radius
- 12"
- Shape
- Not specified
- Inlays
- Pearloid dot
- Truss rod
- Standard
- Case
- sold separately
- Accessories
- None
- Tier
- new
- Fret size
- Medium Jumbo
- Finish
- Satin
- Category Source
- detail
- Wood
- Maple
- Bridge design
- Fully adjustable heavy duty
- Cutaway
- Single cutaway
- Material
- Rosewood or Maple
- Country of origin
- Indonesia
- Bridge type
- Fixed
- Source Id
- site51500000189324
- Prop65
- WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Nickel (Metallic), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
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