The Basslines SMB-4DS electric bass pickup can make your great playing Music Man 

sound even better. The Bassline Pickup is a powerful 4-string, ceramic magnet pickup and 

special 3-band tone circuit. The SMB-4DS pickup is specially designed to bring out the best 

tone of the mid- and late-'70s Stingrays. The hum-canceling Bassline pickup offers a highly 

musical tone contour with a richly articulated bottom, major midrange, and lots of treble. 

The Bassline pickup has a nice, mild bark without being overly brash. Nor is at all harsh in 

the midrange. The low end is full and strong without being mushy or foggy. The Bassline 

pickup's Tone Circuit preamp will squeeze out every drop of tone your bass is capable of 

yielding. Lows are deep, clear, and tight. Mids range from ultra-smooth to punchy and all 

points in between.

The Bassline Pickup's treble control produces a very wide, very usable response that is 

brilliant, yet smooth without any brittleness. Pulling up on the volume knob engages the 

proprietary Slap Switch, a special EQ contour made just for slap-style playing. Push the 

volume back in and you're back to your 3-band preset. All of this is available in an 

amazingly quiet onboard package. The Bassline pickup is best used wired in parallel.