Axis, Cutlass, Sting Rays, oh my! There were all those and more new stylings at the Sterling by Music Man & Ernie Ball both this year as we got a tour of all their affordable options that are out or will be coming out in 2025. We saw new stylings on signature sweets for James Valentine, Steve Lukather, Ryan "Fluff" Bruce, Pete Wentz, Tosin Abasi, Jason Richardson and more!
Sterling By Music Man StingRay Plus Electric Guitar - Black
The StingRay Plus takes the classic StingRay guitar to new heights with a roasted maple neck, versatile P90 pickups, and a built-in volume boost. A matching headstock and sleek block inlays complete the polished, old-school look. Experience the next level of tone and performance with the StingRay Plus.
Inspired by alternative metal guitar tones, Seymour Duncan's active alt.metal Blackout pickups are designed for heavy riffs in lower tunings.
The alt.metal bridge retains the energy and output of the original Blackout, but emphasizes the percussive quality of palm-muted notes. The alt.metal neck is designed to ensure perfect clean tones, while transforming with aggressive mids and increased sustain under higher gain settings.
The alt.metal Blackout set includes all necessary installation hardware. alt.metal Blackouts are available in passive mount for 6-string guitars and in both passive and active soapbar mount configurations for 7-string models.
alt.metal Blackouts® Overview with Ryan "Fluff" Bruce
The Ryan “Fluff” Bruce Artist Series StingRay guitar will be offered in limited quantities and in two exclusive finishes. Aqua Sparkle is limited to 25 units and is available exclusively in the Ernie Ball Music Man Vault. Tealy Dan is limited to 25 units and is available exclusively from Sweetwater.
Ernie Ball Music Man Limited-edition Signature Fluff StingRay HT Electric Guitar - Tealy Dan, Sweetwater Exclusive
Ernie Ball Music Man Limited-edition Signature Fluff StingRay Aqua Sparkle
Features
- Mahogany body for added weight and sustain
- Hardtail bridge for added resonance
- Dual-voice Fishman Ryan “Fluff” Bruce signature humbucking pickup
- Volume-only push-pull potentiometer for two distinct humbucking sounds
- Custom neck plate
- Certificate of Authenticity
- Mono Case
Ernie Ball Music Man: Ryan "Fluff" Bruce Artist Series StingRay Guitar
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