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The StingRay's active preamp was sealed in epoxy to avoid reverse engineering of the technology which came to be synonymous with the StingRay bass. Since Music Man was purchased by Ernie Ball Inc. in 1984, a number of new features and options have been added to the StingRay range. Dual humbucking pickups were introduced in the early 2000s.
Music Man is an American guitar and bass guitar manufacturer. Originally formed in 1971 by Forrest White and Tom Walker, along with Leo Fender as a silent partner, the company started manufacturing electric and bass guitars under the Music Man name in 1974. In 1984 it was acquired by Ernie Ball, and renamed Ernie Ball Music Man.
Ernie Ball (born Roland Sherwood Ball; August 30, 1930 – September 9, 2004) [1] was an American entrepreneur and musician who developed guitar-related products. Ball began as a club and local television musician and entrepreneur, building an international business in guitars and accessories. Ernie Ball Inc. is the eponymous corporation Ball ...
Sterling Ball, the son of Ernie, began working for the company at the age of 9. In 1973, he became a brand representative. In 1975, he was granted full control of the company. [7] In 1979, the company relocated to San Luis Obispo to increase production capabilities. [7] In 1984, Ernie Ball acquired the guitar company Music Man.
They can be electric bass or acoustic bass. In many genres, it has largely replaced the double bass. As with its electric guitar and acoustic guitar counterparts, music from the mid-20th century has led to various instrument manufacturers producing signature models that are endorsed by an artist.
The guitar had a Floyd Rose vibrato system, built by Ping, which lowers pitch only as the device plate sits on the body top (similarly to the Ernie Ball Music Man EVH model) but added a d-Tuna device on the low E-string, which allowed that string to be instantly tuned to and from D (a former design of this device, named "The Willie" [12] was ...
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen formed in 1967 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, with Frayne taking the stage name Commander Cody.The band's name was inspired by 1950s film serials featuring the character Commando Cody and from a feature version of an earlier serial, King of the Rocket Men, released under the title Lost Planet Airmen.
Rockin' into the Night is the third studio album by the Southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1979.. The title track, written by three members of Survivor, became the band's first big hit (peaking at #43 during a nine-week run on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart), [1] and marked the first of many songs Jim Peterik would write for and with the band.