Is this EBMM STINGRAY 5 H real or fake?

[kala420]

A Couple months ago I bought this StingRay 5 second hand. The electronics, the pickups and the pickguard are changed. A second pickup is added.

I provided you with the serial number on the photos

Thanks in advance!

 

[scuzzy]

Fake, sorry.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

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Welcome to the Forum.

What scuzzy said just above.

The description (and/or date of birth) of Ernie Ball Music Man instrument can always be found by entering the serial number in the Database link below:

Serial Number Database

www.music-man.com

It's very handy when buying second hand.

 

[loocnmad]

The pic of the tuners on back of the headstock says a lot.

• The plate on the tuners is the wrong shape and is missing the Music Man stamp
• They're all right aligned but should be centered
• They're all missing the bottom right screw
• The spacing between them is way off, the top 3 are cramped with a gap at the bottom
• The "Made in" text should be a higher
• On the front, the logo looks strange, might be the wrong logo for that year and it doesn't look like it's aligned correctly.

I can't stand fakes but it's great that we have places like this to be safe. Sorry this one didn't work out for you.

 

[kevins]

Definitely fake, Chinese style bridge is usually the most noticeable part of a fake, as that kind of bridge is available overseas for cheap. The 5 never had muted and when the four has a bridge that large it has holes for a mute kit. I’d imagine the old route for the original H pickup is still there, you can still mod it a bunch and have a workable bass from it! If possible I’d get your money back, if it is was on reverb you definitely can!

 

[Michael Murphy]

The pic of the tuners on back of the headstock says a lot.

• The plate on the tuners is the wrong shape and is missing the Music Man stamp
• They're all right aligned but should be centered
• They're all missing the bottom right screw
• The spacing between them is way off, the top 3 are cramped with a gap at the bottom
• The "Made in" text should be a higher
• On the front, the logo looks strange, might be the wrong logo for that year and it doesn't look like it's aligned correctly.

I can't stand fakes but it's great that we have places like this to be safe. Sorry this one didn't work out for you.

Other little nit-picks i think i noticed:
- fretboard dots are a little small, maybe
- neck plate is crooked
- serial number on neck plate looks like wrong font/style

 

[DrKev]

Yeah, everything about it is bad. Headstock shape, body, neck heel, neck plate, tuners, logos, nut.

I'm so sorry. I hope you can get your money back.

 

[danny-79]

Sorry I’ve just read that properly. I hope you hadn’t brought that thinking it’s a genuine EBMM and paid a genuine price for it