MusicMan have got the Stingray 5 right - at last.

[Ken Baker]

Oh my, but that's a sexy looking Sterling.

Ken...

[BluesBassPlayer]

Oh my, but that's a sexy looking Sterling.

Ken...

Looks even better in person. It's the sacred Tranny Teal, with matching headstock. I overexposed the photo to show the body wood grain . She has a beautiful greenish blue patina.

[darwinohm]

I have two Stingray 5s, one H and one HH. The HH is my main gigger and it is beautiful. It is my Runestone bass as it has hooked X's on the back. It is Honeyburst with a Tortoise pickguard. I would have preferred a pearl pickguard and still may change it. Depends on whether I end up with an L2500 in the next few weeks.-- Darwin

[darwinohm]

This is my Stingray 5 pickguard. This is a restoration in Shell Pink. I finished the neck with Birchwood Casey Tru Oil. -- Darwin



The neck

[deltafred]

That looks way better than the original.

[Monahan]

I'm happy that the 5 now looks more like the traditional 4-- but I'm also a HUGE MM Stingray/Saber fan, so theres that