Riffs, Beards, Gear, and StingRays
Known on YouTube through his innovative Riffs, Beards & Gear channel, Ryan “Fluff” Bruce has long favored Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay guitars. The Limited-edition Signature Fluff StingRay represents Fluff’s handpicked spin on the model, boasting a Honduran mahogany body and an attention-commanding Iron Swan finish, available only at Sweetwater. This iteration of the instrument is the first of its kind, featuring a custom-crafted humbucker from Seymour Duncan, built exclusively for Fluff and this version of his signature Fluff StingRay. The roasted flame maple neck’s glassy ebony fingerboard comes equipped with 22 ultra-durable stainless steel frets in a 10-inch radius, and it’s all bookended by a Modern Classic Hardtail bridge and Schaller locking tuners. From touring to presenting some of YouTube’s best gear demos, Fluff’s played just about every guitar out there — his dedication to Ernie Ball Music Man is truly a testament to the Limited-edition StingRay’s superlative sound and performance, and you can only get it at itoli!
A Fluff-exclusive design from Seymour Duncan
While the limited-edition production of these Ernie Ball Music Man Fluff StingRay models makes a facelift as enticing a reason as any to revisit the hit 6-string, this version of Fluff’s signature guitar goes a step further, outfitted with a first-of-its-kind suite of sonic circuitry. This StingRay features a Seymour Duncan Custom wound FLF signature pickup. Fluff and Seymour Duncan opted for a single humbucker, attenuated by a lone Master Volume knob. With its electrifying assembly, this humbucker heaves haymakers that cleave through the mix, remaining flexible yet focused and teeming with dimensional depth. Across genres and play styles, this no-holds-barred configuration ain’t for the faint of heart!
Primed for performance and playability
The StingRay guitar’s asymmetrical neck carve is designed around the contour of your hand. It’s full and round at the lower strings, which is comfortable for full chording, and thins out behind the higher strings for fast and fluid single-note playing. The set of Schaller locking tuners keeps you in tune, and the compensated string nut ensures intonation accuracy across the whole length of the fretboard. Ask any guitarist at Sweetwater: Ernie Ball Music Man guitars are gig-ready instruments with long-term reliability.
An EBMM classic since the late 1970s
The Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay guitar will be immediately familiar to lovers of the original StingRay guitars of the 1970s. An offset body and 25.5-inch-scale bolt-on neck will be welcomed by players who enjoy the snap and attack of this 6-string’s style. Meanwhile, the ultra-reliable Modern Classic Hardtail bridge boosts sustain and enhances the energy transfer between your strings and the body. However, the Limited-edition Signature Fluff StingRay’s control section takes quite a turn from the traditional with a dead-simple Master Volume knob.
Ryan “Fluff” Bruce: “YouTuber. Mix Engineer. Guitar Nerd.”
For nearly 15 years, Ryan “Fluff” Bruce has brought an indelible mix of musical humor and professional insights to an audience approaching almost a half-million YouTube followers. From early shootout-style videos comparing amps, guitars, microphones, and more to pointed industry commentary and community-focused collaborative productions, Fluff has cemented himself as a multifaceted expert of myriad studio hardware, software tools, onstage essentials, and — of course — stringed rift-crafting machines. Given Fluff’s penchant for history (e.g., his ongoing Blast from the Past YouTube series), it was only fitting that his debut 2024 signature with Ernie Ball Music Man would be one of the company’s most-celebrated silhouettes: the StingRay. Fluff’s hardtail-equipped 6-string began a trend of out-of-time design, capturing the essence of classic guitars and supercharging them with the contemporary appointments modern minds and performing players need. As a mix engineer and career YouTuber, Fluff’s knowledge and skill transcend any one category, yet, as he puts it, he’s a “guitar nerd” — the vision behind his signature models more than proves this, and Sweetwater and Ernie Ball Music Man wouldn’t have it any other way.
Ernie Ball Music Man Limited-edition Signature Fluff StingRay Features:
- Limited-edition Sweetwater-exclusive Ryan “Fluff” Bruce signature electric guitar
- Lightweight mahogany body offers a warm, midrange-forward response
- Incredibly stable roasted flame maple neck with sculpted neck joint for superior upper-fret access
- Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend finish on the back of the neck supplies a slick, fast feel
- Elegant ebony fingerboard in a 10-in. radius, finished off with 22 stainless steel frets that are all but impervious to play wear
- Melamine nut is compensated for superior intonation
- Seymour Duncan Custom wound FLF signature pickup brings mix-cleaving character and serious sonic sculpting
- Simple control scheme of a single Volume knob means effortless sound shaping
- Schaller locking tuners make changing strings a breeze
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