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New BFR 1976 Sting Ray (Spring 2023)

Rod Trussbroken

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1976 Sting Ray. Nitro finish. Radio knobs.

Specs:

Model StingRay Retro

Size 13-1/2" wide x 1-5/8" thick x 44-7/8" long (34.3 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 114.0 cm long)

Body Wood Ash

Body Finish Nitrocellulose (See additional notes below)

Body Colors 76 burst

Body Bindings N/A

Bridge Pre-EB Geometry Music Man® chrome plated, steel bridge plate with vintage stainless steel saddles

Pickguard 3 ply - White/Black/White

Scale Length 34" (86.4 cm)

Neck Radius 7.5" (19.1 cm)

Headstock Size 8-3/4" (22.2 cm) long

Frets 21 - Low profile, wide, nickel

Neck Width 1.686" (4.282 cm) at nut; 2.466" (6.264 cm) at last fret

Neck Wood Maple

Fingerboard Maple

Fret Markers 5/16" Dot

Neck Finish Nitrocellulose (See additional notes below)

Neck Colors Slight yellow tint

Neck Binding N/A

Tuning Machines Schaller Bass

Truss Rod Bullet truss rod adjustment at headstock

Neck Attachment 3 Bolt, Pre EB Music Man Design with Micro-Tilt Neck Shim Adjustment

Controls Custom 2-band active preamp; vol, treble, bass

Pickups Vintage style alnico humbucking pickup with long alnico 5 magnets and wound with original single poly-nylon wire.

Left Handed No

Strings 45w-65w-80w-100w (Super Slinky Bass #2834)

9lbs 7oz
 
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One Of the Best Basses on the PLANET, Hands down. Ernie Ball Has done it again, sounds Identical to my real 76's ONLY 100 Times quieter then any of my Leo Fender Stingray, and because it's an Ernie Ball- ZERO Neck issues.
 
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Musicman Nut said:
One Of the Best Basses on the PLANET, Hands down. Ernie Ball Has done it again, sounds Identical to my real 76's ONLY 100 Times quieter then any of my Leo Fender Stingray, and because it's an Ernie Ball- ZERO Neck issues.
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OPPS I forgot to Mention, I thought while I'm at it I better buy 3 of them because they only made 100, and I am the MUSIC MAN NUT
PS: Thank You, lol
 
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This is super neat, hope that they bring back the classic with same pickup as these cause those old 76 pickups are amazing sounding. Any word on the ohms on the pickups? Are they 1300 like the 70s ones were. Super generous to offer what is essentially a vintage bass with a warranty and everything for less than half the cost!
 
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Rod Trussbroken said:
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I don't think it's an actual NOS 1976 preamp.

It looks like the one used for the 1976 "Old Smooth" 40th Anniversary Basses. From memory their preamps were rebuilt to 1976 specs. They sound GREAT.

If anyone wants a pic I can post it here.
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Oh wow yeah definitely post the smoothie preamp! I meant the caps, I was wondering if the caps themselves were NOS as I’ve heard the tantalum caps don’t go bad in the way that the electrolytic ones do
 
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