“Can do everything the Strat doesn’t do”: Sterling by Music Man rolls out a more affordable version of Cory Wong’s signature StingRay II – plus the brand’s first-ever baritone

StingRay Baritone (SR50).

NAMM 2026: When Cory Wong’s signature Music Man StingRay II was unveiled at last year’s NAMM, the self-professed “Strat guy through and through” asserted the guitar was born out of his need for a humbucker-equipped option “that can do everything the Strat doesn’t do.”

Wong's vision proved to be a winning recipe, and now, Sterling by Music Man is offering a more affordable version coming later this year.