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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.
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.
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. Dual humbucking pickups were introduced in the early 2000s.
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 ...
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Castellano currently uses guitars manufactured by Ernie Ball Music Man. Chief among these are the Albert Lee Signature, Axis, Axis Super Sport, Silhouette Special, and Sterling models. He also uses Line 6 Helix and Variax products and an Audio-Technica Wireless system. When playing bass with the Band Geeks, he primarily uses Rickenbacker 4001 ...