"Custom Made" neck plate?

[Aussie Mark]

First time I've seen one like this. Legit? '05 Buttercream LE with a rosewood neck, "custom made".

2005 MUSICMAN ERNIE BALL BONGO BASS CUSTOM MADE RARE!!! on eBay (end time 23-Mar-10 01:15:20 GMT)

 

[Dargin]

Probably an artist piece. Can we get a serial #?

 

[bovinehost]

I've got a couple of basses with those plates. S'prolly cool.

EDIT: Scott, it's a Bongo with full rosewood neck.

 

[Dargin]

We use the Custom Plates from time to time. What makes it interesting is no BFR inlay....

 

[Colin]

interesting find

 

[Bassmedic14]

Here is a 30th Anv Sting Ray

 

[Duarte]

I saw that and posted it in the ebay sticky. First thought that ran through my mind was "is this legit?" and I certainly never heard of a full rosewood neck from 2005...interesting.

 

[Manfloozy]

Full rosewood neck with no BFR inlay. Sadly my first thought was an artist, second thought was transplant and third thought was.... divorce.

 

[Aussie Mark]

Here is a 30th Anv Sting Ray
http://[IMG]http://i705.photobucket...Musicman2030th20Anniversary20SR20HS.jpg[/IMG]

Good spot. Maybe I should have looked at the neck plate on my 30th Anni first, before I said "First time I've seen one like this"

 

[Scraggy]

My Sterling BFR is having one of those plate

 

[Bassmedic14]

Hey I'm glad I could help....

 

[Moondog]

The GC hot rod red SLO SR4's have "Custom Made" plates . . .

 

[RaginRog]

Mark,

My 2009 Trans Gold "Slo Special" has one:

 

[bdgotoh]

The seller claims it's original and from 2005. Not only no BFR inlay but it also has the Bongo half moon inlays.

My SLO Special Stingray has a custom made neck plate too.

 

[adouglas]

Isn't that a one-off that was shown at the first desert bash? I seem to recall seeing that headstock before.

This was before the BFRs existed.

Search...search... Ah, yes, here it is. Somebody snag this!!!!

 

[Psycho Ward]

I gots a few too!

 

[mynan]

Isn't that a one-off that was shown at the first desert bash? I seem to recall seeing that headstock before.

This was before the BFRs existed.

Search...search... Ah, yes, here it is. Somebody snag this!!!!

Not good that it's on ebay...

 

[Duarte]

Not good that it's on ebay...

Rescue it then! Go on.

 

[mynan]

Rescue it then! Go on.

It's missing a string...

 

[niceguy]

That's beautiful