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Music Man Basses

Pickups

StingRay uses our 4 string MM shape, although the newer StingRay pickups have a “big ear” on the bass side.
StingRay5 uses our DL shape, although the StingRay5 pickups have a “big ear” on the bass side.
Classic Sabre uses our 4 string MM shape.
Sterling uses our 4 string MM shape, although the newer Sterling pickups have a “big ear” on the bass side. We do not have a pickup to replace the single coil.
Sterling5 uses our DL shape, although the Sterling5 pickups have a “big ear” on the bass side. We do not have a pickup to replace the single coil.
Reflex uses our 4 string MM shape, although the Reflex pickups have a “big ear” on the bass side.  We do not have a pickup to replace the single coil.
We do not have a replacement for the Reflex 5. The Reflex pickups have a “big ear” on the bass side.
Bongo uses our 4 string MM shape, although the Bongo pickups have a “big ear” on the bass side.  We do not have a pickup to replace the single coil.
We do not have a replacement pickup for Bongo 5 or 6 string basses (yet).
Classic Sterling Bass and Classic StingRay Bass use our MM shape.
Classic StringRay 5 uses our MV Shape.  However, the holes on the bass side of the Music Man pickup are spaced 0.945″ apart, while we drill them 1.470″ apart. The normal distance from the treble hole to the bass holes is 4.094″ on the Music Man pickups, while we drill them 3.935″ apart.

Electronics

MusicMan® StingRay®, StingRay®5, Classic Sabre, Sterling®, and Sterling®5 Basses have a pickup selector switch connected to a 3-band EQ. It is very common to upgrade the system to a Bartolini HR-2.5AP Pre-Wired Harness.

The HR-2.5AP harness connects to the existing switch and provides a Volume with a push-pull switch to select active or passive mode. When in passive mode, the EQ is bypassed so the switch and volume remain functional even if the battery is dead. In active mode, the 3-Band EQ provides ultra-low noise boost and cut for Treble, Mid, and Bass. The Mid knob also has a push-pull switch to select 250Hz or 800Hz as the mid frequency to allow you to define your voice in a mix of instruments. The harness also has an adjustable gain trimmer so you can boost your output by up to 12dB.