Ernie Ball Music Man Pino Palladino Stingray

Ernie Ball Music Man Pino Palladino Stingray

The Pino Palladino Signature StingRay Bass captures the iconic tone and feel of one of the most influential bass players of all time. Inspired by Pino’s original 1979 fretless StingRay, this signature model is available in both fretted and fretless versions, each designed to deliver his unmistakable tone and playability. It features a poplar body finished in ‘79 Burst, a dark-tinted maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard, and a unique asymmetrical neck carve
that mirrors the shape of Pino’s original bass. The custom pickup, built to a late 70s recipe with shorter pole pieces, pairs perfectly with the preamp, voiced to replicate the warmth and character of Pino’s aged circuit. Brass saddles, a GraphTech NuBone nut, and artist series neck plates. Each bass comes in a Mono Case for durability and protection. The fretted model is strung with Pino Signature Smoothie Flats for a rich, thumpy tone, while the fretless version features custom gauge Ernie Ball Slinky Nickel Wound strings for smooth, expressive slides

• Unique Assymetic Neck Carve
• Preamp voiced to Pino’s, including modified treble pot
• Poplar Body
• Dark Tinted Neck with Fretted or Fretless Rosewood Fretboard
• Brass Saddles
• Pino Palladino Neck Plate

Body Material	Poplar
Body Color	79 Burst
Body Binding	N/A
Body Finish	Polyester
Neck Material	Maple
Neck Color	Dark Orange Tint
Neck Joint	3-Bolt, Pino Palladino Signature Neck Plate
Neck Profile	Unique Assymetric Neck Carve (V bass side to C on treble side)
Neck Thickness at 1st Fret	0.820"
Neck Thickness at 12th Fret	0.970"
Truss Rod	Traditional Bullet Nut at Headstock, Walnut Skunk Stripe on back of neck
Neck Finish	Polyester
Headstock Color/Finish	Dark Maple Tint
Fretboard Material	Rosewood
Fretboard Radius	7.5"
Inlays	5/16" White Dots
Side Markers	Black dots under rosewood fretboard
Fretboard Finish
Frets	21 frets, 0.078" x 0.050" Nickel
Scale Length	34"
Nut Material, Width	Graphtec Nubone, 1.686", meticulously hand-shaped
Hardware Color	Chrome
Bridge/Tailpiece	Pre-EB Geometry Music Man® Chrome Plated, Steel Bridge Plate with Brass Saddles and Stainless Steel Spring Mutes
Knob Type	Chrome Plated, Brass Knurled Flat Top
Pickguard Material	3 ply Black/White/Black
Tuning Machines	Schaller Bass
Electronics Type	Active Preamp, Passive Pickup
Preamp	9 Volt, 2 EQ preamp with CTS Pots (500K treble pot rather than 1 meg, just like Pino's) voiced to replicate the tone of Pino's aged preamp
Bridge Pickup	Late 70s StingRay Recipe (Shorter Pole Pieces, flush with cover)
Middle Pickup	N/A
Neck Pickup	N/A
Controls	Volume knob, Treble knob, Bass knob (Set Screws of Control Knobs Face Toward Player at following rotations: Volume Knob - 100% Treble Knob - 50% Bass Knob - 50%)
Output Type	Mono