Music Man Serial Number Database

[Rod Trussbroken]

All's well here Dan

Thanks for the dates.

[m4pit]

Hi Dan,
Could you give me some info about my Stingray B03407 (wood, DOB) that I bought in 1996. I also read that Bxxxxx is a rare serial number is it really the case for my bass ???
Thx a lot
Pierre

[Rod Trussbroken]

Hi Dan,
Could you give me some info about my Stingray B03407 (wood, DOB) that I bought in 1996. I also read that Bxxxxx is a rare serial number is it really the case for my bass ???
Thx a lot
Pierre

Hi Pierre.

Subjrect to Dan's observations, it would seem that the "B" (and "D") serial is relatively rare when one compares it to subsequent SR4 serials which are prefixed with an "E".

[m4pit]

Thanks a lot gav!!!

[KennethB]

The "late 90s Stingray" I got from Jack has got serial # D 08711.

What's the DOB?

And the body is ash, right?

Btw, the bass is great!!!

Thanks!

[5Stringer]

Hi Pierre.

Subjrect to Dan's observations, it would seem that the "B" (and "D") serial is relatively rare when one compares it to subsequent SR4 serials which are prefixed with an "E".

Gav, very true! Production in those days was nowhere near what it is now, coupled with the relatively short life of both of those prefixes (so far).



Dan

[roballanson]

No, my bad .. we do in fact show it as an HS, sorry! (Correction made)

The completion date is March 1st.

Dan

How odd the two basses I own were born on the same day.......

[5Stringer]

Hi Dan,
Could you give me some info about my Stingray B03407 (wood, DOB) that I bought in 1996. I also read that Bxxxxx is a rare serial number is it really the case for my bass ???
Thx a lot
Pierre

Pierre,

There were around 1100 StingRays shipped from Ernie Ball Music Man having 5 digits and and starting with the letter 'B'. The time period for those was from 4/96 through 2/97.

Yours was completed on 5/3/96. The wood would have been poplar.

The serial numbers starting with 'D' followed, and was used from 1/97 till 1/98. We have been using 'E' since then.


Dan

[5Stringer]

The "late 90s Stingray" I got from Jack has got serial # D 08711.

What's the DOB?

And the body is ash, right?

Btw, the bass is great!!!

Thanks!

KennetB, the StingRay you got was built on 1/29/98. The body should be ash.

Cool!

Dan

[5Stringer]

How odd the two basses I own were born on the same day.......

different years though right?

Dan

[roballanson]

different years though right?

Dan

No Dan I think they are the same year.....the other is E34451 (white SR5 HS maple board, shipped out to Strings and Things UK)

Unless I got the date wrong on that one .....

Let me know please, I love the coincidence if they are correct....

[dave damage]

i have a stingray 5 serial no. E47001. can you tell me what year it is?

[5Stringer]

No Dan I think they are the same year.....the other is E34451 (white SR5 HS maple board, shipped out to Strings and Things UK)

Unless I got the date wrong on that one .....

Let me know please, I love the coincidence if they are correct....

roballanson, you are correct, your white HS was also completed on March 1st of this year. Wow - that's fantastic that two basses you have, probably bought at different times from different dealers, were actually born on the same day. Imagine the odds of that happening.... too cool!

Dan

[5Stringer]

i have a stingray 5 serial no. E47001. can you tell me what year it is?

dave, welcome!

We can do better than that, we can let you know the exact date your bass left the factory. It was completed on 5/31/05.

Regards,

Dan

[Catalin s.]

RED Passive Sub: #X03955

I think its 2003, not sure...