Musicman StingRay 5 Comparisson: ALNICO vs. Ceramic, 2-Band vs. 3-Band

This is my comparisson of three different StingRay 5 types, all with maple fretboard, ash body and equipped with Ernie Ball Cobalt Slinkys. You will note the significant differences in the tone that is related to the different Pickup, CERAMIC vs. ALNICO, and Pre-Amp Types, 3-Band vs. 2-Band. A brief history of StingRay 5: The model was introduced in 1987. By that time equipped with an ALNICO PU. For some reason Music Man changed the PU type to Ceramic in 1992. This obviously inspired the four-string versio
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