“It was like, ‘Congratulations, you just bought Leo Fender’s company. Now you gotta learn how to make guitars’”: The origins of Ernie Ball Music Man – and how it all started with a bass
Guitar World [Unofficial]
February 27, 2026
The StingRay was worked on by Sterling Ball, Leo Fender and others, initially under the Music Man brand name
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