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Sterling by Music Man SUB StingRay Ray4

Name: Sterling by Music Man SUB StingRay Ray4
Brand: Sterling

Sterling · SUB StingRay Ray4

Price: 326 EUR – 881 EUR

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The entry-level, Indonesian-built interpretation of the Music Man StingRay 4, carrying over the humbucker-plus-active-EQ formula at a fraction of the American-made original's cost.

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About the Sterling by Music Man SUB StingRay Ray4

The SUB Ray4 keeps the core StingRay recipe - a single large humbucking pickup near the bridge feeding a 3-band active preamp, on a bolt-on maple neck - but builds it in Sterling's Indonesian factories with cost-appropriate substitutions: a basswood or similar body wood instead of the ash or poplar used on the US-made StingRay, and simplified hardware. The active EQ circuit is functionally the same 3-band boost/cut layout associated with the StingRay's percussive, mid-forward tone, making this a way to access that sound without the American-made price tag.

Sterling by Music Man is Ernie Ball Music Man's own budget sub-brand rather than a licensed copy from an unrelated manufacturer, which is why the electronics and pickup concept track the flagship StingRay closely instead of being a loose reinterpretation. It sits below Sterling's own higher Ray-series tiers (Ray34/Ray35) in specification and price.

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Sound character of the Sterling by Music Man SUB StingRay Ray4

This budget StingRay-derived bass uses the same single-humbucker-plus-active-preamp formula as the Music Man original, giving it a similarly punchy, aggressive, midrange-forward growl, though more affordable pickups and poplar body keep it slightly less refined.

Punchy Aggressive Midrange-forward

Technical data for the Sterling by Music Man SUB StingRay Ray4

Pickup	Single humbucker (StingRay style)
Electronics	3-band active EQ
Neck	Bolt-on maple
Origin	Indonesia (Sterling by Music Man)

Price history for the Sterling by Music Man SUB StingRay Ray4

Cheapest seen: 326 EUR · Most expensive seen: 881 EUR

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The history of the Sterling by Music Man SUB StingRay Ray4

Sterling by Music Man's SUB Ray4 brings the StingRay's humbucker-and-active-EQ formula to an Indonesian-built, entry-level price point as the brand's own budget sub-line rather than an outside copy.