How many Burnt Apple SR5s are there?

[hofbrauhaus]

Hey everyone...I got a Burnt Apple SR5 as a graduation gift from my grandparents (yes I have nice grandparents!). It is my understanding that this is a rare and discontinued color...so I was just wondering if anyone knew roughly how many Burnt Apple SR5s were actually produced? Any info will be greatly appreciated, thanks!

 

[ryanc]

I don't think its rare...(before its discontinuation, that is)

 

[hofbrauhaus]

Well on Bass Central's website they have it posted as rare...and I know Ernie Ball only makes around 50 basses a day. The Burnt Apple SR5 I have is the only one I have ever seen (I haven't even seen an SR4 one in person)...I see pictures of them on the web occasionally, but nothing in person. So I was just curious...if it really isn't that rare then that's cool, I was just looking for possible production numbers if perhaps someone at Ernie Ball had information like that on record?

 

[Jazzy J]

I don't know about general figures (about the production), but I have a friend in Tehran, Iran, who has a StingRay 5 in burnt apple. Actually, it's a left hand model. He's the only one in Iran who actually has a MusicMan, and then he happens to have such a special (yes discontinued) finish.

 

[Derek]

Burnt Apple is a nice color but not the easiest
Finish to paint. The numbers were good when we first offered it but over time they declined
and we discontinued it 9-12 months ago. It was fairly popular on 4's and 5's and while not abundant it is not extremly rare either. Unfortunatley we do not have any access to SR5's # produced.

Thanks

Derek

 

[donna]

hey hofbrauhaus,

you are very fortunate to have such nice grandparents.

pretty guitar.

i don't have a 5 string, but my sterling 4 is burnt apple.

have fun,

~donna~

 

[bassmaniac]

Hey donna, I've never seen a burnt apple Sterling, you have to post a pic one day.
I love that burnt apple finish. If I dodn't already have 2 SR5s, I would have ordered one in burnt apple when they were available.

 

[donna]

hey bassmaniac,

wow! 2 sr5's.

yeah that burnt apple is a pretty cool finish. what's really cool in my case is that i can pretty much wear whatever i choose as it goes with just about everything.

my sterling belonged to a member of the fender forum and she had boughten it new about 5 mos. ago. the more that i play it and marvel at it, the more i know that i made a good move.

my basses have all been pre owned except for an '01 hrpb, which i got from mf when they were blowing them out.

if i could ever figure out how to post a pic, i'd be more than happy to post a pic of it.

be readin' you all later,

~donna~

 

[donna]

hi hofbrauhaus,

i hope that ya don't feel that i honed in on your thread. if ya feel that i did, please forgive me. i surely didn't mean to or want to.

when ya get my age, you'll understand how and why i get so windy

i just wanted to let ya know that there were some burnt apples out there and that i had a sterling with that finish.

also, i had some problems keeping mine from smearing up and smudging alot. i posted a thread about this and a couple of the guys came up with some good solutions. if ya get time or want to, you outa check it out.

well take care,

~donna~

 

[bassmaniac]

when ya get my age, you'll understand how and why i get so windy



~donna~

LOL.....I must be very windy

 

[bovinehost]

I remember that Sterling, Donna! (I've been known to troll through the FDP, too.)

I was stunned that she didn't like it. These are such fine basses. I still have my Black Sparkle Sterling, which always matches my outfits and also my Black Sparkle Stingray!

 

[donna]

hi bovinehost,

lol! yeah, i used to hang around alot at the fender forum, but i've gotten most of my questions answered and didn't want to be a bother to anyone, so i just kinda check it out every now 'n' then. i'm also back to work now and i don't really have the time to do much of anything.

i think that you have replied to some of my threads before. definitely a small world. lol!

your mm's sound gorgeous! all i can say is wow!!

i couldn't beleive that she didn't like her sterling, either. that thread that she had about buying something that she thought she luv'd, really shocked me.

we have e mailed each other and when i found out that she had it for sale, i went to my local music store and tried one out, unplugged. they are pretty sharp at that store. they always have the necks adjusted so that they play nice. anyway, i fell in luv with a sterling and knew that i had to have one.

when the sterling arrived, it was a little hard to play. so i got on the forum here and the guys told me what to do.--thanx much, everyone!

anyway, i put the ti flats on it that chris brusa gave to me and put a quick set up on it--and wow!

well anyway, it's good to hear from ya.

be readin' ya later,

~donna~

 

[bovinehost]

Donna - email me at bovinehost(at)satx(dot)rr(dot)com and I'll hook you up with some other MM fans.

jack

 

[donna]

hey bovinehost,

thankya much.

~donna~