 Advanced active electronics combine the best of the four-string StingRay along with innovations from Music Man designers, such as an Alnico humbucking pickup and three-way pickup selector for series, single and parallel combinations.The tuners are placed in a 4+1 configuration and the six-bolt on maple neck has a rosewood or maple fingerboard with 22 high-profile wide frets.In 1991, Pole pieces changed from Alnico to Ceramic

In late 1992, a hum-cancelling "phantom" coil was added for noise reduction in single coil mode of the three-way pickup selector.