Hear and See the New Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay Guitar in Action

Today we bring you a brand-new demo video of a brand-new guitar: the Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay.

The sound is big and bold when needed but smooth as glass if desired with no loss of high end thanks to the perfectly voice custom pickups with buffered output circuitry. 3-way switch accesses versatile coil combinations while oversized 4 over 2 headstock with straight string pull provide superior tuning stability. Flawless craftsmanship throughout make the Stingray a perfect culmination of old world aesthetics and styling with modern design and playability.

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