The Tim Commerford Artist Series StingRay Bass was developed in close collaboration with legendary bassist Tim Commerford of Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, and 7D7D, combining Ernie Ball Music Man craftsmanship with Tim’s performance-driven design preferences. Built with a resonant ash body, roasted maple neck, and ebony fretboard, this StingRay delivers a bold, balanced tone.
This passive version, offered in Fight Night White, delivers raw punch and dynamic feel whereas the active model, finished in Caliper Red, features a powerful neodymium humbucker, 18-volt preamp, and 3-band EQ for aggressive tonal shaping. Both versions include Tim’s custom height-adjustable finger ramp, a string-through-body bridge with red mute pads, and black hardware for a sleek, road-ready look.
Features
Custom Neck Plate - The Tim Commerford artist series bass has a custom neck plate and all black hardware for a sleek, road-ready look.
Strings Through The Body Bridge - Featuring the classic strings-through-bridge with vintage plated saddles and adjustable, red mute pads.
Height Adjustable Custom Finger Ramp - Height adjustable thumb rest enables a more comfortable hand position when playing fingerstyle.
Engineered To Perform - Passive Electronics
The Tim Commerford Passive bass comes with a 3 position parallel / single-coil / series pickup rotary switch and push volume control with passive gain boost.
Powerful Neodymium Pickups
The StingRay humbucking pickup features powerful neodymium magnets, bringing you more output and a wider range of sounds. A beveled pickup cover thumb rest and adjustable finger ramp allow a more comfortable fingerstyle hand position playing above or adjacent to the pickup.
Adjustable Red Mute Pads
The classic string thru bridge is fitted with individual red mute pads allowing you to customize the degree of string dampening to suit your tastes.
5-bolt Sculpted Neck Joint
All Tim Commerford edition models include popular vintage appointments with updated modern refinements. Oil and wax maple and roasted maple necks are standard, along with a compensated nut and sculpted 5-bolt neck joint for full access to all 22 stainless steel frets.
Specifications
Model: Tim Commerford Passive Full-Scale
Size: 13-1/2" wide, 1-5/8" thick, 44-7/8" long (34.3 cm wide, 4.1 cm thick, 114.0 cm long)
Body Wood: Ash
Body Finish: Gloss polyester
Body Colors: Fight Night White
Bridge: Music Man black chrome plated, strings-thru-the-body & hardened steel bridge plate with vintage black chrome plated steel saddles and adjustable mute pads
Hardware Color: Black
Pickguard: Parchment
Scale Length: 34" (86.4 cm)
Neck Radius: 11" (27.9 cm)
Headstock Size: Only 8-3/4" (22.2 cm) long
Frets: 22 - High profile, wide - stainless steel
Neck Width: 1-11/16" (42.9mm) at the nut, 2-1/2" (63.5 mm) at the last fret
Neck Wood: Select roasted maple neck
Fingerboard: Ebony
Fret Markers: 5/16" Dot Inlay
Neck Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
Neck Colors: Matching headstock
Tuning Machines: Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic clover design
Truss Rod: Adjustable - no component or string removal
Neck Attachment: 5 bolt, sculpted neck joint
Electronic Shielding: Black plated aluminum control cover
Controls: Passive 500kohm push/push volume POT for gain boost, 100kohm tone POT - 0.1uf tone cap
Switching: 3-way rotary pickup selector
Pickups: Single Music Man humbucking pickup- neodymium magnets
Strings: 50w-70w-85w-105w (Regular Slinky Bass #2832)
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