A couple Stingray questions....

[bassdude64]

I owned A StingRay back in 2001, trans teal with a maple neck that had a separate maple fretboard. I now own a 2003 Ray with a maple neck but no separate fretboard. Would a separate maple fretboard be a custom order deal? I thinks the teal bass was mid-late 90's because it had the small bridge, six bolt neck, 3- band preamp. Second question: What year did Ernie Ball do the satin finish on basses? Had an SR5 in satin natural once and would like to look for another....

 

[nurnay]

IIRC, EBMM cuts the fretboard from the same piece of maple, and when it's reassembled it looks like one piece. Not sure on your other question.

 

[sanderhermans]

yep, at ebmm they cut out an entire neck, cut off the fb to insert the trus rod, then glue it back together. after this process the neck is finished. this way it looks like a single piece of wood, which it actually is. as far as I know ernie ball has always done it this way, not on pre ernie ball's where the trus rod was inserted from the back.

 

[bassdude64]

Cool, That makes sense....thanks....

 

[sanderhermans]

As far as that mate finish goes. Im not completely sure but i guess these where doni in the early 90's. Saw a few 92's with this finish

 

[bassdude64]

As far as that mate finish goes. Im not completely sure but i guess these where doni in the early 90's. Saw a few 92's with this finish

Cool,I'll keep my eyes open for a '92ish SR5 then....

 

[Salwa]

I had almost the same thing, only it was once pr second. turns out that since i wear my watch on the right hand the movement in the watch was being picked up by the pickup.. i spent quite some time diagnosing that error

 

[Bert]

In '92 even the necks were lacquered back then, '96 was a short run of those natural velvet/satin ones.

 

[Bert]

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