Japanese Ernie Ball Instruments

[Caca de Kick]

So what ever became of this?

 

[bovinehost]

I'm not sure.

Don't think it's still happening. Dargin or BP could tell you.

 

[paranoid70]

Why would EBMM ever wanted to assemble guitars in Japan Their labor cost is lot more than in United States. That is why Toyota, Nissan, Honda are assembling cars here in USA

Toyota isn't assembling cars in the USA to cut down on labor costs... rather it is to cut down on SHIPPING costs. It makes alot more sense to build the product where the end customer is located, if you can get away with it.

 

[KennethB]

Check it!

StingRay EX

 

[Rano Bass]

Wow! They even have Bongos

 

[silverburst]

Wow! They even have Bongos

Very spendy, too.

 

[KennethB]

Wow! They even have Bongos

For clarity: Those Bongos are SLO-Bongos. Only EX- instrument is the Stingray(EX). Kanda Shokai is EBMMs japanese distributor.

 

[fly]

holy shizzle!!!!!!!!!!



they do Sterlings too..............



StingRay EX

 

[fly]

damn




trumped

 

[thunder]

whats the difference between the ex and that gunsmoke, string thur stingray that was made in japan? i'd love to get a gunsmoke silver ray.

 

[Big Poppa]

they didnt do sterling too and they are dead there are still some in the system but no longer being produced

 

[paranoid70]

So what was printed on the back of the headstock?

Made In Japan?

 

[Soulkeeper]

Sorry for zombifying the thread, but I'm looking at pictures of a Stingray EX right now, and thought I would update the thread with some "hard facts".

• Back of the headstock has no text.
• Front of headstock is normal: Ernie Ball® Music Man® StingRay®.
• Tuners say Music Man.
• Neck plate is normal (6 bolts, says Ernie Ball Music Man, has E serial number).
• 3-band EQ.
• Bridge:
  • says Music Man and is string-through. Short bridge, no mutes, looks like this 30th Anniversary Bass 2006 bridge.
  • Edit to add: Now I found another Stingray EX with top loading bridge too. Mildly confusing.
  • Edit to add 2: Now I found another Stingray EX with top loading and string mutes. Is there anything these crazy Japanese didn't do?

Can't say I'm not tempted to buy it.