jose edwardo
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What was the exact first year they used 4 dots instead of 3 behind the 12th fret on the 2band stingray ..thx
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Rod Trussbroken
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*My records show pics of a Pre-EB Music Man Sabre Bass with a body date of 14 Nov 1983. It has 3 dot markers past the 12th fret. I believe Sabre and Sting Ray necks were inter-changeable.
*Pre-EB Music Man shut their doors Dec 1983 (Christmas Eve)
*I also have a pic of the first Ernie Ball Sting Ray Bass 1984 (per BP). It has 4 dot markers past the 12th fret. It was latter (1986) used as a test mule for the new 3EQ.
On the above it would appear to be 1984 for the 4 dots. I doubt it would have been Dec 1983 (a month before Pre-EB shut their doors).
Pre-EB also did Basses for the Japanese market but don't recall any 4 dots.
jose edwardo
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Was the 83 preamp the same as 84 ??
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jose edwardo
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Really ?? So the very first 3band stingray was in 87??? Wow. I must of got some wrong info because I bought a 1984 3band pre amp replica from a guy over seas.. he said he models it from a 84 stingray 3band hmmmmm
Rod Trussbroken
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You got the wrong info!
jose edwardo
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Another question for you buddy..when did they change the string dividers from a and d to d and g ??
jose edwardo
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Ok so theirs a certain bassist that no one is aware of his actually stingray year.. it's a natural 2 band ..I'm tryng to find out if it's a pre erniball wich I think you helped out with allready and what exact year pre ernieball it is ..I wasn't sure if the string dividers being a and d or d and g could narrow it down even more..you seem to know more than anybody, sorry if I'm bugging ya..thx for the knowledge
Rod Trussbroken
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The string retainer for Pre-EB is on the D & G. In 1984 (start of the EB period), the retainer moved to the A & D although there may be a few very early ones with it still on the D & G.
Rod Trussbroken
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Do you have pics...preamp...body (front and back)...headstock (front and back)? serial number?
jose edwardo
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Im really just going off super old footage via 91 - 94 or 95 ,old videos on YouTube ..slowing them down.. zooming them in ,,freeze framing , that's how i figured the dot situation out,, I havnt dove into the string retainer as yet, as far as how I'm researching everything at least .But one thing is he definitely doesn't have a stock bridge. And it kinda looks like he puts tape over his pup, for it looks like it kinda is peeling back towards the tops and the bottoms ,wich I hear helps the clanking sound of the strings hitting magnets when you either player super hard or have low action...so definitely no serial numbers as of yet .just 3 dots so it's a pre ernieball for sure ,seems to be a bad ass bridge one (black).. and I'm gonna check out the string retainers.but sounds like if it's 3 dots it's gonna be pre ernie 77 to 83. It's also kinda hard to see his pole pieces on his pup..was any body making replacement pups for a stingray with out pole pieces from 77 to 92? Thx again.
jose edwardo
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I have some picks and things but I'd rather share privately to u since it's kinda my own Lil project
