Music Man Serial Number Database

**disssa** · 03-12-2009, 05:36 AM

Hi,
got a Black MusicMan SUB5 with SN X05044. Need any information about them...
Thanks
André

**5Stringer** · 03-12-2009, 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by WillFS

I have a black StingRay 4 with maple neck. Serial is E40736.

I did not buy it from new so I was curious as to its DoB or any other info on it. and the scratch plate on it was a mirror one, which I'm assuming was not the original.

Thanks
Will

Will, welcome to the Forum! Your bass has a build date of May 20 2004 -- it was originally shipped to Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center in Wheaton, Maryland. It originally had a black scratchplate.

Dan

**5Stringer** · 03-12-2009, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by liverbird

Hi Dan

Could you give me some info please on a StingRay 4 I've just bought second-hand?

The serial number is 29361.

Colour, pickguard, fretboard, build date and where it was shipped to would be great!

Thanks!

liverbird, nice acquisition! This 2-EQ StingRay features the original Blueburst finish (a la Morse). It has a poplar body, solid maple neck, shipped to our U.K. distributor, Strings & Things Ltd.

Dan

**5Stringer** · 03-12-2009, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by disssa

Hi,
got a Black MusicMan SUB5 with SN X05044. Need any information about them...
Thanks
André

André, 11/25/03 was the big day ... but our records show that as a textured Graphite (like a charcoal gray color) .. how black is your black?

It was shipped to Musik Meyer, our German distributor.

Dan

**liverbird** · 03-12-2009, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by 5Stringer

liverbird, nice acquisition! This 2-EQ StingRay features the original Blueburst finish (a la Morse). It has a poplar body, solid maple neck, shipped to our U.K. distributor, Strings & Things Ltd.

Dan

Hi Dan

Thanks for the info. I have a bit of a mystery here though...

The bass is indeed a Blueburst that I bought second-hand here in the UK.

But the fretboard is Rosewood, not Maple.

There's some blue paint rubbed off on the heel the neck so it would appear that it's been on that body for at least some time. The stamped date in the neck pocket is Sep 26 1989. The heel has a stamped date of Oct 16 1989 and there's also a handwritten mark saying RD.10.25.89.

What do you think - maybe a neck that was swapped out at the time? Or possibly a reboarding? Or a database mix-up?

Do you have a completion date? Any info on the pickguard?

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks, Oliver

**5Stringer** · 03-12-2009, 02:12 PM

Sorry, Oliver - forgot the most important part! It was built on November 3 1989. Switching necks was semi-common in those early days for distributors to do because it took so long for orders to be built. The pickguard would have originally been white.

**rizzo9247** · 03-12-2009, 05:28 PM

Excuse me kind sir or madam, my new baby has just arrived, Sterling 5HH, can we get a born date?

F21939

**iamcatwarrior** · 03-13-2009, 06:29 AM

Dan,

Just got this one in the other day: a Stingray 4 HH, black/black pg, rosewood fb. Serial number E68016. Any information on this instrument?

Thanks,

iamcatwarrior

**EBMM7181** · 03-13-2009, 01:24 PM

Any info you can give me on a Serial # E27650 would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks

**5Stringer** · 03-13-2009, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by iamcatwarrior

Dan,

Just got this one in the other day: a Stingray 4 HH, black/black pg, rosewood fb. Serial number E68016. Any information on this instrument?

Thanks,

iamcatwarrior

Congrats on another new bass! This HH Black StingRay was built on 10/17/08 and wass shipped to Bass Central.

Dan

**5Stringer** · 03-13-2009, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by rizzo9247

Excuse me kind sir or madam, my new baby has just arrived, Sterling 5HH, can we get a born date?

F21939

Congratulations rizzo! Info on new baby: Graphite Pearl, rosewood matching, back ice pickguard, sent 7/8/08 to Musician's Friend.

Dan

**5Stringer** · 03-13-2009, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by EBMM7181

Any info you can give me on a Serial # E27650 would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks

Sure - this Black finish / maple neck StingRay 5 was completed on 12/31/01 and was sent to Sam Ash in Orlando, Florida.

Dan

**HornetAMX** · 03-13-2009, 07:45 PM

Just got another Black Beauty SR5 serial number 50867 and was wondering when it left the factory and what the body wood is? Has a nice birds eye maple neck with rosewood board. Thanks!

Hornet, your black StingRay 5 was completed on 6/21/89. The body is made of poplar.

Nice!

Dan

Thanks for the info Dan! Any idea where it was originally shipped?