Ernie Ball to Create 100 Limited Edition Sting Ray BassesOffering to celebrate NAMM's 100th Anniversary  November 24, 2000To commemorate the 100th
anniversary of the NAMM music industry trade show, the Ernie Ball Company
will custom-make 100 Sting Ray Basses, to be displayed at the winter NAMM
show, January 18-21 in Anaheim, CA.
The limited edition Music Man Sting Ray 4-string bass comes with added
options including an Inca silver body, vintage-style
"string-through-the-body" bridge and a graphite neck. Other features
include a 3-band EQ, custom headstock embedded with the NAMM 100th
anniversary medallion, and a black pearloid pickguard. They will be
available shortly after the show.
"NAMM asked us to participate in their anniversary celebration by
submitting ideas for new products - they loved the idea of the custom Sting
Ray. It's been one of our hottest instruments over many generations," said
Sterling Ball, president of the Ernie Ball Company.
Twice a year, the International Music Products Association hosts the NAMM
Show, the premier trade show for the music industry. The NAMM trade show
welcomes retail music store buyers, manufacturers, manufacturers'
representatives, distributors and publishers of the music products industry,
professional audio, sound and lighting companies and commercial recording
studios. For more information, visit their web site at www.ernieball.com. | 
