Born on date please

[Movielife]

Hi

This may be a strange one...

I bought this natural, 3 eq, maple neck stingray about 4 years ago...but recently you guys have replaced the neck plate for me via my local music shop in Cleethorpes, in the UK. The neck plates chrome had somehow cracked and i have been supplied with a new one

I was told this is a valid number still for this bass despite it being 4 years old...and that eveything is the same as with the old number.

Heres the number:

E35324

What does this tell you?

 

[Movielife]

Have i runined the hope of chronology for everyone???

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Hi Movielife.....what was the old serial#?

 

[Movielife]

Hello

Hiya...im sorry but i didnt note it down before i gave it to the shop to change it!!!!

i think it was definitely in the E028??? area

Does the moderators still come on this or not??

Thanks

Gareth

 

[Movielife]

Ahhhh

i just checked an old email i sent to someone at ernie ball when i found the cracked plate. It mentioned in it that i would have to have a new number.

So the new plate is great...thanks for sorting it for me!

Can you please just check on the number for me though?

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Movielife....when was the neck plate replaced for you....Jan, Feb, March this year or some time last year?????

 

[Movielife]

Hi

Well my dad picked it up for me about a week ago...so the plate was fitted March 2003.....

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Thanks Movielife....good luck with the new plate!

 

[Movielife]

Cheers mate

But can any of the moderators please check the date against this new neck plate number?

Like i said, the bass is originally four years old ish, so the new number shouldnt really apply to Mar 2003. The old number has been thrown away! So i cant check that.

Cheers

 

[Derek]

Movielife,

The serial number you provided does not show up in our system. I'm not sure how you obtained a new plate, as we normally do not send parts with serial numbers on them.

Thanks

Derek

 

[Movielife]

Hello

Joel at Ernie Ball said this new number is fine

The plate is a proper plate, and has your stamp on it.

It was ordered from String s And Things in the UK.

Please advise me what to do...i cant imagine that they could just invent a new number and make a plate for me without you guys being involved. It looks great and identical to the old one...but with a brand new number

 

[Derek]

Movielife,

Indeed we have sent a new plate for your bass via Strings and Things.
I have been informed that the new number will not reflect information on your bass. Your Stingray should still have a body and a neck date to identify when your bass was manufactured.

Thanks

Derek

 

[Movielife]

Ahhhh i see! I didnt realise the body and neck are stamped!

Thats ok then...thanks a lot Derek. Ive got all the documents and receipts for it anyway so if i ever do sell it (which i doubt i will!) then itll be fine.

Cheers for your help.

I bought a Black Stingray with rosewood neck about a year ago....so ill get the number off that as well and register them both on your site. (Believe it or not i bought a new Natural AM fender jazz and exchanged it for my new black stingray because the finish on the jazz was appauling...the black stingray is a beauty!)

Thanks again