Essential Information About the Solid Body Electric Bass ?Pino Palladino StingRay?
- Signature Sound: ?late 70s? pickup with shortened poles paired with a 9V 2-band preamp, 500k treble pot to recapture the warmth of Pino?s vintage circuit.
- Custom Playability: unique asymmetrical neck (V shape on the low side tapering to C shape on the treble side), rosewood fingerboard with 7.5" radius for precise attack and vintage comfort.
- Premium Hardware: pre-EB geometry steel bridge, brass saddles, and stainless steel spring mutes for firm sustain and a muted groove.
- Stage Ready: delivered with a Mono gig bag, factory tuning E-A-D-G with extra light Smoothie Flats for a round and ?thumpy? tone.
A Signature Inspired by the 1979 StingRay
Designed as a tribute to Pino?s 1979 StingRay, this edition features the ?79 Burst? aesthetic, a dark-stained maple neck, and electronics dialed in to reproduce the iconic sound that shaped countless recordings. This fretted version boasts 21 nickel frets and a Pino Palladino signed neck plate. The series also includes a fretless variant for the expressive slides characteristic of the artist?s playing style.
For Whom and Which Styles?
Ideal for studio and stage bassists in soul, R&B, pop, and rock, it combines the foundation and clarity of a classic StingRay with a warmer, more controlled response. The factory Smoothie Flats provide a soft attack, present mids, and a woody low end that naturally fits into the mix.
Electronics and Luthiery Serving the Groove
The ?late 70s? bridge pickup with flush poles delivers a focused, dense tone. The 9V 2-band preamp, equipped with CTS potentiometers and a 500k treble pot as on Pino?s instrument, favors a musical usable range, from muted lows to silky highs. On the luthiery side, the poplar body lightens the overall weight without sacrificing projection, while the pre-EB bridge with brass saddles and integrated mutes allows for everything from articulated punch to classic ?foam mute? sounds without additional accessories.
Technical Specifications
General
- Series: StingRay Bass
- Instrument: solid body electric bass
- Country of Manufacture: USA
- Option/Color: Pino Palladino / 79 Burst
- Body Finish: polyester
- Factory Tuning: E-A-D-G
- Factory Strings: 38w-54w-68w-98w Extra Light Pino Palladino Smoothie Flats (P02748)
- Case Included: Mono gig bag
- Output: mono
Body
- Construction: solid
- Wood: poplar
- Pickguard: 3-ply black/white/black
Neck
- Material: maple
- Neck Tint: Dark Orange Tint
- Joint: 3 bolts, Pino Palladino signature neck plate
- Profile: unique asymmetrical (V shape on low side to C shape on treble side)
- Thickness at 1st/12th fret: 0.820" / 0.970"
- Truss Rod: ?bullet? nut at headstock, walnut ?skunk stripe? on back
- Neck Finish: polyester
- Headstock: ?Dark Maple Tint?
Fingerboard
- Wood: rosewood
- Radius: 7.5"
- Inlays: white round markers 5/16"
- Side Dots: black dots under rosewood fingerboard
- Frets: 21, nickel 0.078" x 0.050"
- Scale Length: 34"
- Nut: Graphtec Nubone, 1.686" width, hand-shaped
Electronics
- Type: active preamp, passive pickup
- Preamp: 9 V, 2-band EQ with CTS potentiometers (500k treble pot)
- Bridge Pickup: late 70s StingRay style (shorter poles flush with cover)
- Controls: volume, treble, bass (set screw orientation towards player at these positions: volume 100%, treble 50%, bass 50%)
Hardware
- Color: chrome
- Bridge/Tailpiece: pre-EB geometry, chrome steel plate, brass saddles, stainless steel spring mutes
- Knobs: knurled brass, flat chrome tops
- Tuners: Schaller Bass
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