If only Gibson had a CEO that had the passion and love for his product that this man has... wow. This guy sold me on, not just Music Man basses, but, the company as a whole.

@eliasfigueroa3324

3 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean. I had been using a MIM Fender and a Sire...sold em both and bought a Music Man Stingray Special. This guy convinced me 100% on the purchase. Like you said, the passion was perhaps what sold me on both the product and the company.

@mrebear9758

2 жыл бұрын

If only Music Man had a CEO that didn't plaster his family name all over products they didn't invent.

To work with musicman is a huge dream and goal!!🙏🙏

As the owner of 2 stringray specials a 4H charcoal sparkle and a 5HH tectonic blue sparkle, I can say the passion this guy has for the instruments is amazing and these instruments are next to none in quality. These are truly the best instruments I’ve played.

This is why i love ernie ball and sterling music man basses. The first time i picked up a stingray i was glued. Now i own one and its the best instrument ive ever owned and played.

That guy sold me the brand better than any ad I ever saw

@stephensmith354

6 жыл бұрын

Hi

@Whiskey10209

6 жыл бұрын

Amazing bass guitars.

I grew up playing and loving Fender basses. When I first heard and played a MM bass, it was like a revelation. They took the Fender P and Jazz and refined it. The attention to detail shows and feels when you play one. I was broke for many years and couldn't afford a MM. Now I have 3 of the best basses I have ever played; 2 - 90's H4 Sterlings and a Sting Ray 5. Someday I dream of creating a custom one, but until then, I love to watch these videos. Ironically enough, I bought them all at Guitar Center.

I've been chompin'... I just pulled the trigger on a 5 HH... now I just have to be patient in waiting for it to arrive.

@diaphanoux

4 жыл бұрын

Did you get it?... How does it sound?

Im proud of owning a musicman stingray 💪🏻

The FINEST Bass I have ever put my hands on! It even came shipped to my front door setup perfect for my playing style right out of the case. It is worth every cent I'm so happy with my purchase I want to be buried with my bass when I die!

Sterling is a cool CEO! Stingray is such a well-engineered instrument. Love the updates.

@Kerpieanne

2 жыл бұрын

So is the Sterling USA far more versatile than the Stingray is

I've had my '88 Stingray since 1993 and I think it'll be my forever bass, others come and go. BUT it's a personal thing. The tone, the feel, the looks - they work for me. No matter how well made the MusicMan instruments are (and they are well made) or how good they sound (and they do) they have a lot of personality so if you get on with them you'll LOVE them, if not you can't just make do (which I can with my Jazz and my Ibanes - both are fine, do the job well but I'd ditch them in a heartbeat for something better).

@andrewrobertson3737

2 жыл бұрын

i got mine in 89 and still love it.

I also like Ernie Ball Strings.

Keeper. I was immediately delighted. The bass is thoughtfully crafted and is the perfect blend between vintage and modern. Comfortable as heck, it’s a tone monster. It reminds me of a restomod; a classic with modern amenities and all the tones I could want. Although some slapping flash has a learning curve with the space between the front pickup and the neck, the tone pays major dividends. I immediately peeled off the back tag and gladly called it mine. Great job, Ernie Ball!! Wow. Still stoked.

I would love to see stingrays with 24 frets!!

I could watch it for hours!

wow...amazing guitars.

Great video, guys! Really enjoyed it!

Ive been looking for a higher end bass and im 100% percent getting a music man ray34 ash black. Best bass i have ever played

@chrisr03

3 жыл бұрын

ray34’s are literally the best bass for the price. i’m planning on getting a ray35 pb soon

I feel like this is what Fender used to be

4:37 best riff

I’m ready to buy one for my son

@honeybadger1810

3 жыл бұрын

You are dad of the year

@heey_George8904

2 жыл бұрын

Best dad ever and great investment

Such great stuff said!

Notice with every stingray ad, they keep teasing us with bass amps in the back ground!!!!!

Smart updates! I now want a usa stingray!

I very very love this bass 😭😭😭

Wow awesome I like this

My uncle owns one(well a sub series), it sounds pretty good.

Nice

This is the best bass sound in the world! oh!!! how I wanted...

I'm THRILLED to have my very first USA Music Man bass-a StingRay 5 HH Special!!!! While I love my Sterling by Music Man Ray 35, my 5 HH Special is SOOOO MUCH BETTER ON MANY LEVELS!!!!

Been playing Precision Basses for as long as I can remember. Maybe it's time to make the switch

the best basses

Sterling Ball!

hahahaha. loved the whole thing. You don't have to wait for a guitar to travel overseas. It's made here in our country.

you can really PLAY! and there's one big difference

I think I know what my next bass is going to be (coming from a Fender guy)

👍🏻

Funny Story here: Sold all my Rays, (a classic and a standard ray) because i realised the special is all i need. The top end of the special is not less harsh compared to the older ray models but, and this is important, not as "weak G kind of" thin sounding due to the new preamp and pickups.Sounds a bit different but def. not less stingrayish, which is the most important thing. The specials alway sounds like a ray ever did with that typical defined low end and that zing and clear sharp top end but as i said less thin, which is damn good. By turning mids and highs totally up, you will totally get that agressive high mid clanky zing sound BUT with more body in its tone and less thin, which is good for you cutting through the mix and its good for a balanced output too. Check this review out and you will get an idea of what im talking about. kzread.info/dash/bejne/l4OLqZWmoM3FY8Y.html So Big Poopa is correct - its still a stingray and you can get all those sounds you expect from a ray but more - just with your onboard EQ and flat Eq on your amp. And the best thing is that you can still get that classic agressive high mid top end kinda tone if you want but witouth getting too thin sounding in the higher frequencies. Simply a masterpiece on a new level. Creating such a classic bass like the SingRay new, without letting the character from this instrument go away was not that easy i think. But it was worth it. They did not take anything away which sculped the classic sound of the ray we know and love. Its still all there and you will not miss anything.

@Creed_fan_69

2 жыл бұрын

I have a classic 4 strung up with flats and it’s so fat it can’t wear pants.

I've owned several EB Stingrays,and 3 Pre EB's.I now only have a Natural Ash(Velvet)Stingray 5,heavy.But it looks/sounds fabulous.My only compliant about ALL 1 pickup Stingrays(AND all other"sweet spot",1 MM pickup basses);When you play a lick high on the fretboard;whether popping,slapping,or picking..You DROP OUT OF THE MIX.It would be SO nice to have a"hidden/discreet",low output pickup in the neck or middle position.Hit a small switch/button to quickly engage/disengage.NOT that big,clunky MM middle position on HH's.Cuz I love slapping on my one pickup SR5.It's just missing THAT frequency when playing on the high register.Just my two cent's.

4:17 Cypress Hill would 👍

My guitar center NEVER CARRIES Stingray’s?? Cmon Fresno CA!

Que pena q um músico manda aqui no Brasil é muito caro,meu sonho de consumo.

I'm right a bout to quit my CEO position...for go and work with this guy...I'm a robotic Welder and i, I'm fact, run those robots before 🤯

i'd really love to have an HH but the front pickup is in the way when i pop. at least for me.

@snakeplissken44

4 жыл бұрын

Same for me! But it's ok. I love the the single pickup version.

@diaphanoux

4 жыл бұрын

Not for me...At least for me my index fits perfectly between the end of the neck and neck pup.

They say the RAY35 is the same. Others say is not true. Hmmm????....

I always loved Stingrays. If Stringrays existed, world would be totally fine, no need for Fenders etc. even, I think it's a staple. You can get every sound there is with it and I don't even own one myself, they are waaay too heavy and that's the only reason I don't have one...and the price lol

@mouthmw

6 жыл бұрын

One of the big changes to the new line is the fact that they're a lot lighter. My Stingray (4 strings) is almost 10 lbs. The new ones report even lower than 8.5. Everything up to 9 would be perfect to me, which is why I'm gassing for a new one.

@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney

4 жыл бұрын

US Sterlings are everything a Stingray is, but even better (as long as you like their slim, Jazz-style neck). They're smaller, lighter (mine weigh 8 and 8 1/2 pounds), faster, I find them more attractive, the preamps are a little more powerful, the pickups are a little hotter (you can make a Sterling sound like a Stingray, but not necessarily vice versa), and they're WORLDS more versatile. I don't know why no one seems to care about them. I think they're the greatest mass produced electric bass ever produced.

music man is going to be the next Gibson at this rate

@therealdavidleong

5 жыл бұрын

Is that good or bad?

So like, what happens when the ball family doesn’t want to make basses anymore? Does EBMM just get bought up like fender?

@FlyingV555

5 жыл бұрын

TheElephant probably

things that make you go hmmm ??

The bass doesn’t sound the same as the old ones

A 5 ways knob would look better in that bass than a switch. That's why I don"t buy the special HH 5.

I LOVE and respect you but the eq was way to boomy and that is not what musicman is known for and trust me i have 28 as of now even still looking for a new one but it was way to boomy and fluttery the notes were not distinct and i have an HH musicman with balls and tone but i love you......

@ronswanson4173

3 жыл бұрын

I have one for sale

@ronswanson4173

3 жыл бұрын

500 bucks

SO FULL OF SHIT! THIS IS NOT LEOS LAST DESIGN OR MOST SUCCESSFUL AS FAR AS FROM A PLAYER STAND POINT!!! HIS BEST DESIGN IS THE G&L L-2000