Music Man Stingray Special 4HH BFR July 2020 - End Game Stingray - LowEndLobster Review 

This video could've been titled "Stingray: A Love Story"

ugh almost a year since this one was released and i still cannot get it out of my head. it's the perfect color/combo of aesthetics on and already-powerful instrument. I need to find one but there are so few out there. the dual HH pickups are where its at. so many tonal options. nice score !

Lobster fanboying over the stingray is so cute 😂😂😭 But I don't blame him, she looks and sounds GORGEOUS

Lobster on the Stingray bass 🐟! Now all you need is a Warwick dolphin, at least one instrument in seafoam green, and a Trickfish amp.

Tight, clean, compressed, even sounding. Great demo. Thank you for sharing.

"End game Stingray" best phrase ever!

It brings me joy to see you so clearly getting pleasure out of this StingRay. It really is quite special and the sound is just to die for. Congrats!

Awesome video! What an absolutely stellar bass. I do really love the sparkle finish as well.

been waiting for this one thanks lobster! That bfr is a beauty

Finally! This is the video I'd been waiting for. I can't way to see it compared to other stingrays.

Nice long awaited review Lobster. I recently picked up this bass in Tectonic Blue Sparkle with an ebony fret board after having some issues with the Olive colored Sterling HH Indonesian version. I was trying to get by on the cheap with an HH in my bass arsenal but it wasn't working for me. This is by far my favorite bass and I think it is well worth the extra price. My favorite position is still the Stingray parallel position and though I have another Special in the classic 4H configuration there is something about the way the ebony fret board sounds on my 4HH that gives it an edge even over my 4H. The knobs on both my Specials have a quality weighty feel to them and the tuners are the best I've ever used not to mention the superb flawless fret work.

My first bass was a sub series sting ray. I’ve since played quite a few sting rays and I gotta say, the sting ray is the most naturally playing bass for me. Perfect string spacing and neck.

Spending time on MM forums, I sometimes think I'm in the minority for not enjoying these sparkle finish, gold plated, flamed everything type deals. Gimme something all black with a roasted neck and I'm a happy camper

That neck is gorgeous! Nice review. Great sounding bass.

That's a beautiful bass! I'm solidly down the Stingray rabbit hole now!

Your musical test piece should be entitled 'drooling in the key of A'. Seriously though, that Music Man a very 'bling-y' looker of a bass, with the tone to match. That 18v preamp is really stout. I can see why it is your favorite. In the words of Monty Python, "and now for something completely different" I'd love to hear that Jerry Scheff Lakland I see on the wall during your intro. Great, fun video Mr. Lobster - as usual!

Great review I can really tell you love that bass!!

I can’t believe that there was a music man you haven’t reviewed. You were right for holding out on this one, it’s absolutely stunning. I still don’t have one, but wow!! It definitely deserves a 5 claw. It’s a perfect music man bass. Cheers

The inner coils sound (position 2) is so goddamn funky. It has kind of the vibe of both a 4001/3 and a jazz bass but not quite as scooped, almost like it's a J-bass neck pickup with a Rick bridge pickup.

I'm normally not a fan of the bling, but here the design elements complement each other very well. It's beautiful, and sounds beautiful. I can understand being in love :D

That's very much a stage-owning instrument. You can't miss its tone or its look! Personally, I don't have the chops or the style to carry off such an instrument BUT YOU DO!!!! As you say "very nice."

That bass sounds phenomenal!

That's a very, very nice bass that looks and sounds expensive! I really like the tonal versatility and can hear a Sabre, a StingRay, a P-Bass, and an Alembic (both outer coils).

Lobster if I had your money I'd buy two ! Seriously beautiful instrument.

I dig the pickup selector and the variety of tones you get with it. Too bad that's not a more common feature of HH basses.

This thing is super funky to all senses!

What do I think of it? Well... I'm lusting after it. I love Stingrays anyway, but that sparkle color and the gold hardware? Wow. Beautiful. Gonna have to get one before they are all gone. As you said, I'd doubt there will be any on the used market.

Musicman basses have always sounded great.You had mentioned that you wished it was wired like their Sabre basses.That would be nice if they offered that as an option.My only wish is that they weighed less,some of them can be as I often as I phrased “ Les Paul Heavy” 👍👍👍

That bass has more cool than a Polar bear's paws. Very nice, thanks Lobster

Yo Lobster 🦞, I’m surprised, I thought you were on the 5 string team? , sweet Bass.

Wow! Very versatile bass 💪🏿

LETS GO A NEW LOBSTER VIDEO

The Ball Buster basses are hard to beat!

I love that you jam always in E minor so we can compare your different reviews and have a trusty point of view. Dont you think that the STERLING STINGRAY 4HH sounds pretty much the same despite it's big different in price?

That bass guitar is truly lovely. Enjoy!

You have great touch, you can play any bass even the doorbell which sounds good to you anyway.

Well, there's the gold hardware I was looking for on the Charvel!

Looks absolutely stunning with that finish and the gold hardware!

I love this bass, I want to hug it 😭

I've got two Music Man StingRays and I considered getting a Special 4HH, but after watching this video I found out that I like the bridge pickup only 😄So I remain 4H StingRay user 🙂

I don´t like the "luxury" look and golden hardware, but this thing sounds really good and seems also very versatile with the double humbucker configuration. I´ll check other models (just to suffer, i don´t have a penny)

Just ordered the 2021 EBMM Stingray Special 4 string single humbucker in Amethyst Sparkle. Hope it's half as beautiful as yours.

The neck, oh my goodness!

Very informative Music Man Stingray Special 4HH BFR video. Do you find it just as easy to play slap bass with the dual Humbucker Pickups versus the singe Humbucker pickup? Thanks again for another great Bass Guitar Video.

Wow. Lovely. It seems worth it for a main player. But surely too nice to ever gig!

Any chance you happened upon a Darkhorse? I came across one but passed up the moment. I did however play a Stingray Special 4H Jackpot (black sparkle with gold hardware). It was the most magical moment I had experienced with an instrument since 1992, the year I came upon my first Stingray. Needless to say, I visited my local store Huber & Breeze (plug) for a set of Super Slinky's and ended up leaving the store with two sets of Super Slinky's. One set in the package, the other set on that bass. :). The prices are up a couple hundred since you posted this video but these basses are worth every penny.

I decided to use my insurance money on two new bases and one if them will be Stingray Special 4HH. Thanks!👍

Stingray with two pickups surely has more variety of tones, but I’ll stick with a Ray with only one pickup; it’s a matter of taste.

Gold 🤤Amazing 😵‍💫

That's is a beautiful looking bass.... If only I spent as much time practicing as watching RU-vid vids... maybe I could justify purchasing one. lol

Indeed, that's a very nice bass 🔥 Btw, do you never use a pick? Regarding some of your reviews I would have really liked to hear a pick sound (sorry, I know it's illegal). 😉

An absolute Beauty - I’ve one on the way - Do you know if all the Gold Coloured parts are real Gold, Gold plated or neither and which parts are? Thanks for your content 👍😊

Not particularly a fan of the neck humbucker by itself. A single coil option for position 1 would be more useful to me, but I like the sounds in positions 2-4 that are possible by having that HH configuration.

Real beauty i am in love

"Here comes a stingray/ There goes a manta-ray/ In walked a jelly fish/ There goes a dog-fish/ Chased by a cat-fish/ In flew a sea robin/ Watch out for that piranha/ There goes a narwhal/ Here comes a bikini whale... Rock Lobster!" Sorry-- couldn't resist LOL! Another fun video, and gotta say-- that's one beautiful bass my friend!

Hey Lobster~ do you like the 3 band preamp that Music Man uses? Or would you ever replace it with something like a DarkGlass pre~

Hi Lobster. A point to check on this bass. Watching on screen, my TV actually it looks to me that the neck might need relaxing and re-setting. There appears to be more fretboard exposed between the E and the edge of the board? More so than on the treble side. Also the strings are sitting right of centre of the neck pickup poles. I think relax and shift the neck over a smidge might sort both issues?

Hello My Brother from another Mother, Another Great Vid! I just picked this up, can you do a Review on it? Sterling Ray34 Burl Top Rosewood fingerboard Black Satin @LowEndLobster

How useful would you say the dual pickup stingrays are? I'm pretty happy with my single pickup model but I'm always thinking of trying new stuff out

So beautiful 😍😍😍

Hi Lobster! Your videos are so delightful, helpful and right on, you're the "best bass channel guy" on RU-vid! 😉 Can i asked you how much worth this Stingray 4hh Pink Champagne? I saw a few place they were selling them for 2799$ US, is that correct? It's something like 3500$ CAN without taxes, custom fees and shipping! I have the chance to pull the trigger on one, mint completely like new condition. I did listen to this video at least 3 times and i'm blast completely about the sound, the look and of course your review! If you tell me "GO AHEAD BUY IT" , then you know the rest! Hahahahaha Thank you!!

Another You Tube guy did a review comparing a Stingray H to the HH. His verdict was the HH could not do the single H pickup sound and that you could not slap on the HH because the neck pickup was in the way. I don't agree with him owning both the H and HH as I get the tone and no interference slapping, but he proclaims himself a wizard and really disses the HH in his video. Please do a video comparing the H and HH. Thanks.

I have this same bass, Love It. But it would be nice to get that Single coil mode like the Sabre you mentioned. Could I send it to you to install a coil tap? 😎

Looking into getting one of these but none of the stores that carry MM have some on hand, so i would have to special order one, im conflicted between the H and HH. That said, there was a 5 stringer in a used music store that i went and checked out today (im looking for a 4). A few things i noticed was 1) the pickup spacing for slap is problematic on the HH for me, but im not a huge slapper. 2) The G string was slipping off the fingerboard because it was so close to the edge and the fret slope being around the same area that is left. Have you noticed this happening on either of your specials on a 4 string version? or is the fretboard a bit more generous with more room without the extra string crowding things. Personally i thought the Pre-amp was surprisingly tame for a 18v preamp. On my warwick i can go to the extremes where there is so much treble its obnoxious, and i dial it back from there, but its there if i need it. I wonder if this is by design though because i definately couldn't get a bad sound out of the bass. I was also hoping the 5-way switch would be more dramatic of a tonal difference but i was mainly interested i the classic stingray tone of just bridge, then potentially the jazz style coil tapping (i mostly play jazzes now), overall there was a change but the position for bridge and that JBass tapping sounded pretty similar to me (which sounded great!) so im leaning towards the classic single pickup one! Anyways, thanks for all your videos, not only are you thorough and objective, but I just love your personality and enthusiasm you bring to these videos!

Lobster. If you had to choose between a stingray special H or HH which would you choose?

Matador look good hanging next to that, you know. It's a double p config....and burgundy mist.... :-)

Looks like it has a different bridge, unless they all have that bridge now?

what is the material of fingerboard??

Any downsides for going HH over the H? Thinking about a stingray special as my main bass but there are so many good options, haha

Hey, does the neck PU get in the way when slapping?

Lobster, I’m 90% sure I’m about to take the Stingray plunge-that Amethyst Sparkle finish on the 2021 Special with the gold hardware is making me salivate-but I need that 10% extra push. I come from a P and J background, so I’m wondering if there’s anything you think Stingray noobs should know. Thanks!

How much does it weigh?

I just bought a SBMM Ray 4HH and I am wanting to string it BEAD. Will I need to modify the nut to string it this way with .60-.130 BEAD strings? Any other things I will need to know? Thanks

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The Stingray is the bass standard. Lobster being so tickled pink has proved it.

How do I win this one? 😀

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X- rated video!!! View with caution, parental Guidance advised 🤤😅👊

Beginning of the video: Dunno... looks kinda ugly.... End of the video: *drool* I want one right now!

Well, I would have given it 6 claws...how dare you

Killer sound! The color....pass on!

The new BFR "slugger" is absolute puke compared to this bass. If they had a 4HH with gold hardware and was bass boat blue sparkle with maple fretboard, I'd probably pay the 3300 they're asking for the "slugger" abomination

Hmmmm so you seem a bit infatuated with this.....

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