Then it will most likely be the EBMM or MM Sterling pick up, cuz it also has a 3 way and does not work with a standard MM humbucker. So for shorties, you probably need to be looking at MM STERLING HUMBUCKERS
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Actually, this is the pick up in the SBMM Shortscale
Sterling by Music Man Designed Neodymium Pickups (H)
This might be a good pick up, and like the Ray34, may not NEED to be replaced like the Ray 4 and Ray24.
That actually makes the SS more palatable at $550, or less if you can find a used one, but I donāt see them much 2nd hand.
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Sorry I meant the EBMM has the 3-way switch.
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SBMM Shorty still said 3 way selector
Switching 3-Way Rotary Selector
I think that is the same thing
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Cool! So you can at least select split or not.
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I think, like the EBMM Sterling (the only one I have for comparison) you can choose Series, Parallel or single coil (with a ghost coil for no hum).
Maybe Mike @itsratso can verify.
Edit: Yep
DYNAMIC TONE CONTROLS
The StingRay Short Scale features a neodymium humbucking pickup with 3-way rotary switch. The pickup configuration includes parallel, true single-coil, and series modes.
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OK, plus on the SS it is a standard MM Humbucker.
On the EBMM Sterling model, it is a different pick up with additional options.
| Switching | Single Pickup - 3-way lever pickup selector; Dual Pickup - 5-way lever pickup selector |
|---|---|
| Pickups | Standard - Music ManĀ® humbucking with ceramic magnets and hum canceling phantom coil; Optional - Dual Humbucking with ceramic magnets |
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I just clicked mine all the way to the left, parallel if I remember, because everybody said itās the original ray setup and I liked it. never touched it again. seriously I would be happy with no controls at all.
mmmmmmmmmm 
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He doesnāt like controls cuz he plays so aggressive that he changes them as he plays.
As a bass player, I prefer the Joe Dart with just the volume pot. His is a simple and cool looking bass, love the wood grain and white pick up.
But Cliff Williams bass is pretty cool too. and I donāt usually like burst finish.
I almost never like the Stingrays without pickguards, but these two It doesnāt bother me.
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I want this disorder.
I want to live inside a guitar center in the center of my own home disorder.
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If its going to be my home I will change the name from Guitar Center to Bass Center.
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Damn straight!
I had a terrifying dream I grabbed a guitar and a bass from GC then booked it out of there late at night, after breaking in. Then these 1940ās WWII sirens are going off and all these helicopters start swarming me.
Iām soiling my pants at this point thinking, āall this over a couple of maple necks?!ā
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Thatās such a great spot! 
There is no disease to cure, start covering the ceiling with bass guitars too. 
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@Lanny Lanny so good to see you!
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Agree!! However, Iāll be needing my ceiling space for stowage of all my weaponsā¦
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Thanks Pam @PamPurrs!!..
. Been busy putting my pacemaker to work to see if I can wear it out!!. So many projects were pit on hold a year ago after I had my stent operation and the PM installedā¦ Playing catch up over the last several months has resulted in a ton of finished projects along with a loss of about 60 lbsā¦ All good!!
Keep on Thumpinā!
Lanny
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I hope you stick around more @Lanny. Iām working on a cover of a thumpinā southern rock song by some boys from Jax, FLA. I think of you whenever I practice it.
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Nice collection youāve got going on there @Lanny
Trying to work out what the one on the far left of the picture is?
Enlarged the photo to get a look at the headstock but you scuppered that plan lol
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