Ernie Ball Music Man BFR Nitro StingRay Retro '76 Bass Guitar, Vintage Burst

The rich history of the modern electric bass guitar is rooted in the 20th-century "Golden Era" of instrument manufacturing. During this time, guitar and bass manufacturing pioneers produced legendary solid body concepts, crafting some of the world's most beloved Instrument designs. In celebration of these time-honoured designs, we bring you the BFR Stingray Retro Seventy-Six.       

The All-new Stingray Retro 76' is loaded with many vintage-inspired specifications celebrating Music Man's 70's era of American craftsmanship. This Stingray BFR edition features a beautiful nitro-finished 3-tone Sunburst ash body with vast black, yellow, and red swatches, capturing the look and feel of Music Man's flagship 4-string bass. A faithful reproduction, this retro edition bass reproduces the Stingray's original specifications, including an Alnico-loaded humbucking pickup, 2-band preamp, 21-fret 3-Bolt maple neck with micro-tilt adjustment, and a strings-thru-the-body-bridge with adjustable mute pads. Overall a classic feeling-sounding vintage-inspired instrument that offers the best of old-world craftsmanship with contemporary playability and reliability. The BFR Stingray Retro 76' bass comes with a period-correct tolex case, and certificate of authenticity and is limited to 100 pieces worldwide.

Specifications

• Body Material: Ash
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Fretboard Material: Maple
• Fretboard Radius: 7.5" (19.1 cm)
• Scale Length: 34" (86.4 cm)
• No. of Frets: 21 - Low profile, wide, nickel
• Fretboard Inlays: Black Dot Inlays
• Pickups: Vintage style alnico humbucking pickup with long alnico 5 magnets and wound with original single poly-nylon wire
• Bridge: Pre-EB Geometry Music Man® chrome plated, steel bridge plate with vintage stainless steel saddles
• Pickguard: 3-ply White/Black/White
• Strings: 45w-65w-80w-100w (Super Slinky Bass #2834)
• Tuning Machines: Schaller Bass
• Hardware Finish: Chrome
• Case: Tolex Case
• Included Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity