The Sterling by Music Man SUB Ray4 is a more affordable take on the legendary Stingray bass guitar designed in 1976 by Leo Fender, Tom Walker, and Sterling Ball. In terms of aesthetics and sound, it’s very similar to its US-made counterpart, though the price tags look very different! This one is made in Indonesia with a basswood or jabon body (finish dependent), maple neck and either a maple or jatoba fingerboard.
It’s fitted with a ceramic humbucking pickup, and has the trademark 3+1 headstock and teardrop scratchplate. The Sterling SUB Ray4 also features an active two-band EQ section. There’s a knob that allows you to cut and boost bass frequencies, and one for treble. There’s then a volume control.
