Rod Trussbroken
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List Of Pre EB and EB Serial#s
Here's a list of several Pre EB and EB Serial#s. Note that Pre EBs don't necessarily run in chronological order.
Neck Date/Body Date:
PRE EB BASSES
STINGRAY (1976-84)
Neck Date/Body Date
B001000..First production model MM serial number.
Reference "Fender The Inside Story" by
Forrest White.
B001013..1976. Natural with Maple. White PUP. Black "radio knobs". Owner purchased in 1986 and claims Australian supplier used it as a "demonstrator".
B001057..Aug/Sep 1976. Red with Maple neck. White
pg. Plastic "radio" knobs.
B001133..Dec/Oct 1976. Natural with Maple neck.
Plastic Knobs.
B001429..Sep/Sep 1976. Sunburst with Maple neck.
White pg. Plastic knobs.
B002000..Sept/Oct 1976. Plastic Knobs.
B002186..Feb 28th/Feb 24th 1977. Natural with
Maple. Black pg. White pickup cover.
B002342..Neck Date...4 March 1977. Natural.
B002348..Late Feb/Early March 1977.
B002551..1 Oct/19 Oct 1976. Sunburst with Maple.
White pg.
B002685..Sep/Oct 1976. Sunburst with Maple.
White pg. Plastic knobs.
B002852..Neck 22 Dec 1976. Body 6 Jan 1977.
B002913..2 Feb 1977.
B002916..Feb/Jan 1977. Sunburst with Maple.
Black pg.
B003899..Mar/Apl 1977. Sunburst with Maple.
B004041..Purchased new in July 1977. Comparison
with other Serial#s tends to confirm
1977 manufacture. Owner reluctant
to remove neck for confirmation.
B004137..Neck 8 Aug 77...Body 8 Aug 77. Natural
Body, Maple neck.
(Note that neck & body have SAME date!).
B004238..Neck 30 Dec 1977. Body June 1977.
Inca Silver.
B004313..1977. Red. Black pg. Maple.
(All hardware gold plated!!!???).
Owner says body refinished in non-
original colour and can't confirm gold
plating originality.
B004504..Jun/May 1977. Inca Silver with Maple.
B004585..Neck 21 Aug 1978!!! Body 15 Aug 1977.
Natural with Maple.
B004887..Neck Date...15 Dec 1977. Tabacco burst.
B005130..Neck Date...21 Jan 1977. White.
B005942..12 Sep 1978/22 Feb 1978. Brown with Maple. Black pg. Affectionately known as "Brownie".
B006392..Jul/Jul 1977. Sunburst with Maple.
B006717..1977. Sunburst with Maple.
B007380..1978. Natural with Maple.
B007779..Neck Jan 1978. Body Feb 1978. Sunburst.
B007799..Jan/Feb 1978. Sunburst with Maple.
B008003..Neck date...11 Aug 1978. Natural.
B008407..neck date...3 dec 1979. Natural/Maple.
black pg.
B008868..Nov/Nov 1978. Sunburst with maple.
B010612..Jan 79.
B010851..Neck date 9th Jan 1979...body has no date,
only the initials "SJ" (?) written in pencil.
Natural with Maple. Black pg.
B012025..Feb/Jan 1979. White with Maple.
B012026..Neck Feb 79...Body Jan79.
B014050..Apl/Mar 1979. White with Maple.
B014512..Mar/Mar 1979. Black with Maple.
B015097..Owner says late 1970's. White. Black pg.
Fretless.
B020604..Neck date...6 Sept 1980. Natural.
B021384..No neck nor body dates...Black body with
Maple. Black pg. 2 Band EQ. Screw-on metal
battery cover. Brass Nut...owner believes
original. At purchase, owner advised it
was a 1981 model. 3 bolt neck.
String-through. Cutlass B022461 owned by same person.
B021500..Jan 1980.
B021890..Feb/Mar 1980.Sunburst with Maple.
B025462..Dec/Dec 1982. Natural with Maple. 4 bolt
neck plate. No string-through.
B025548..1982. Natural With Maple. Black pg.
B025718..Jan/Jan 1983. Sunburst with Maple. 4 bolt.
No string-through.
B027867..White. Black pg. String Mutes. Strings
top-loaded. 2 Band EQ.
Headstock has Ernie Ball logo!!!.
Serial consistent with 1983 or perhaps
early 1984.
Ernie Ball purchased MM in 1984. MM had
neck truss rod probs just prior this. Neck
possibly replaced by EB after take over.
Owner reluctant to remove neck for dates.
SABRE (1978-84)
C0013##1979. Sunburst with Maple. Black pg.
C003301..Neck and body BOTH dated 22 Aug 1979
C003454..Aug/Aug 1979. Natural with Maple.
Black pg.
C004480..8 Jun/22 Oct 1979. Black with Maple.
C004526..1979. Natural. Black pg.
C004714..Neck..17 Jul 1979. Body..2 Jul 1979.
CUTLASS 1 (Sting Ray with Graphite Neck) (1983 only)
B021850..3 Mar 1983. White.
B022461..Neck Date...14 Sept 1983
(written in marker pen). Body
date stamp...15 Sept 1983. Black
body and black pg. Brass nut..owner
believes original. 4 bolt neck. Metal
screw-on battery cover. 2 Band EQ. StingRay B021384 owned by same person.
B023033..July/Aug 1983. Black body.
CUTLASS 11 (Sabre with Graphite Neck) (1983 only)
C005666..Neck Date...18 Aug 1983. Black with Maple. Black pg.
ERNIE BALL BASSES
STINGRAY (1984-current)
25503...June 1987.
28404...24 Apl 1989. 3 band EQ. Maple neck.
orange burst. clear pg.
32249...Nov 1990. 4 String. 3 Band EQ.
Blonde Body. Tortoise pg.
33517...Jan 1992. 4 string natural. Black pg.
2 band EQ. rosewood neck.
String mutes.
34962...28 May 1992..4 string..3 Band EQ.
35747...Nov 1992.
35863...Oct 1992. 4 string. 3 Band EQ. Black
body. Black pg.
36346...Apl 1993.
37693...1993. White. Tort pg. Rosewood. String
mutes. 2 band EQ.
39607...1994...4 String. 3 Band EQ. Natural with
Rosewood. Body one piece of wood. String
Mutes. Originally with black pg...owner
replaced with Tort pg.
40102...13 Apl 1994. Natural with bird's eye
maple. Mutes. 3 Band EQ.
41764...5 May 1994 Completion date. Black with
Rosewood. 3 Band EQ.
41871...1994. Ash body. Blond with rosewood.
String mutes. Black pg.
3 Band EQ. Top load strings.
42198...Neck 31 Aug 1994 'Sithiboun'. Body Date 9 Aug 1994.
Electronics 27 Jul 1994 'DB'. Trans Red with Rosewood (?).
42664...Sep 1994.
43312...1994. Sunburst with birdseye Maple.
Black pg. 3 Band EQ. String Mutes.
L00136..Oct 1996.
D08008..Sep 1997.
E02232..Jun 1998.
E03008..Jul 1998.
E03700..Aug 1998.
E03857..Aug 1998.
E09896..Oct 1999.
E11507..Jan 2000. Trans Orange with matching headstock.
Rosewood neck. Original White Pearloid pg.
E11834..Jan 2000.
E13815..Apl 2000. Silver with black pickguard.
E14823..May 2000.
E19286..Dec 2000. Black sparkle with matching headstock.
Rosewood neck. Original Black pg replaced with White Pearloid.
E23573..Year 2002. Black with Rosewood. Black
pg. 3 Band EQ.
R1012...May 2002. Black Body. Maple neck.
Constructed of NOS parts.
Ebay auction for Casey Lee Ball
foundation. SignedChili Peppers
specifically for the auction.
STINGRAY 5 (1988-current)
50444...Feb 1989
50641...Mar 1989
50738...May 1989
51080...Apl 1990. Natural.
51532...May 1990. Natural colour
52165...May 1992
55066...Jul 1994.
55978...Caramel Burst with Rosewood (?). Fretless. Circa 1994.
59366 ..Jun 1997
59528...Jun 1997. Fretless.
59655...Neck 2 Jun 1997..Body Date..24 Jul
1997. Black with Maple.
E01902..Jun 1998.
E03162..1995. Sherwood Green.
Date on pre-amp pot to signify Bass assembly date or atleast when the pre-amp was installed. Especially made for German
distributer "MusikMeyer". Only 25 made. Affectionately known
as "Robin".
E04197..Aug 1998. Honeyburst with Rosewood
(? perhaps Pau). White
pg. White PUP.
E05288..Oct 1998
E07590..Apl 1999.
E11174..Dec 1999. trans Green with Maple. Purchased new Jan 2000. Original white pg replaced with White Pearloid.
Affectionately known as "Heinz".
E20435..Jan 2001
E27468..Nov 2001.
E33705..Oct 2002
STERLING (1994-current)
38280...Aug 1993!!! Appears to
be in conflict with the heading '1994-current'. Serial date
supplied and double checked by Greg at EB. Advised that the
Sterling was first shown in 1993 at the Nashville NAMM show.
B03380..Jun 1996
F00675..Sep 1998
F01514..Oct 1999. Black Sparkle with Rosewood. Original Black pg replaced with White Pearloid.
F03233..Nov 2000
F03679..Feb 2001
F03851...Mar 2001.
F04704..Sep 2001
F05345..Jan 2002
SABRE (1984-91)
29411...June 1990. Transparent
blue/teal.
NO DATE INFO
PRE EB STINGRAY
B001095...Sunburst with Maple. White pg.
B002067...Sunburst with Maple. White pg.
B003483...Natural with Maple.
B004238...Inca Silver with Maple.
B005118...Sunburst with Maple.
B005313...Natural with Maple. Black pg.
B007917...Brown with Maple.
B008186...Natural with Maple.
B012734...Inca Silver with Maple. Black pg.
B012760...Inca Silver with Maple.
B020545...Black with rosewood. Fretless.
B021075...Natural with Maple.
B021613...White with Maple.
B025338...Natural with Maple.
EB STINGRAY
B038683..Butterscotch with Pau Ferro.
3 Band EQ. fretless.
32906....Black with Rosewood. 3 Band EQ.
33525....Clear Red with Rosewood
(Bird's Eye Maple).
39333....Red with Maple.
46099....Trans Red with Rosewood. Black
pg. 2 Band EQ.
48630....Clear Blue with Maple.
E03287...Black.
E11522...Clear orange with Maple.
EB STINGRAY 5
51393....Blue with Rosewood.
55141....Natural with Pau Ferro.
Frettless.
57834....Black with Rosewood.
E10370...White with Maple.
E10573...Amberburst with Maple.
E11174...Clear Yellow with Maple.
STERLING
39935....Maple neck.
46464....Black with Maple. 3 Band EQ.
White pearloide pg.
PRE EB SABRE
C001427...Black with Maple.
C002906...Black with Maple.
C004530...Black with Maple.
EB SABRE
31672.....Blueburst with Maple
Here's a list of several Pre EB and EB Serial#s. Note that Pre EBs don't necessarily run in chronological order.
Neck Date/Body Date:
PRE EB BASSES
STINGRAY (1976-84)
Neck Date/Body Date
B001000..First production model MM serial number.
Reference "Fender The Inside Story" by
Forrest White.
B001013..1976. Natural with Maple. White PUP. Black "radio knobs". Owner purchased in 1986 and claims Australian supplier used it as a "demonstrator".
B001057..Aug/Sep 1976. Red with Maple neck. White
pg. Plastic "radio" knobs.
B001133..Dec/Oct 1976. Natural with Maple neck.
Plastic Knobs.
B001429..Sep/Sep 1976. Sunburst with Maple neck.
White pg. Plastic knobs.
B002000..Sept/Oct 1976. Plastic Knobs.
B002186..Feb 28th/Feb 24th 1977. Natural with
Maple. Black pg. White pickup cover.
B002342..Neck Date...4 March 1977. Natural.
B002348..Late Feb/Early March 1977.
B002551..1 Oct/19 Oct 1976. Sunburst with Maple.
White pg.
B002685..Sep/Oct 1976. Sunburst with Maple.
White pg. Plastic knobs.
B002852..Neck 22 Dec 1976. Body 6 Jan 1977.
B002913..2 Feb 1977.
B002916..Feb/Jan 1977. Sunburst with Maple.
Black pg.
B003899..Mar/Apl 1977. Sunburst with Maple.
B004041..Purchased new in July 1977. Comparison
with other Serial#s tends to confirm
1977 manufacture. Owner reluctant
to remove neck for confirmation.
B004137..Neck 8 Aug 77...Body 8 Aug 77. Natural
Body, Maple neck.
(Note that neck & body have SAME date!).
B004238..Neck 30 Dec 1977. Body June 1977.
Inca Silver.
B004313..1977. Red. Black pg. Maple.
(All hardware gold plated!!!???).
Owner says body refinished in non-
original colour and can't confirm gold
plating originality.
B004504..Jun/May 1977. Inca Silver with Maple.
B004585..Neck 21 Aug 1978!!! Body 15 Aug 1977.
Natural with Maple.
B004887..Neck Date...15 Dec 1977. Tabacco burst.
B005130..Neck Date...21 Jan 1977. White.
B005942..12 Sep 1978/22 Feb 1978. Brown with Maple. Black pg. Affectionately known as "Brownie".
B006392..Jul/Jul 1977. Sunburst with Maple.
B006717..1977. Sunburst with Maple.
B007380..1978. Natural with Maple.
B007779..Neck Jan 1978. Body Feb 1978. Sunburst.
B007799..Jan/Feb 1978. Sunburst with Maple.
B008003..Neck date...11 Aug 1978. Natural.
B008407..neck date...3 dec 1979. Natural/Maple.
black pg.
B008868..Nov/Nov 1978. Sunburst with maple.
B010612..Jan 79.
B010851..Neck date 9th Jan 1979...body has no date,
only the initials "SJ" (?) written in pencil.
Natural with Maple. Black pg.
B012025..Feb/Jan 1979. White with Maple.
B012026..Neck Feb 79...Body Jan79.
B014050..Apl/Mar 1979. White with Maple.
B014512..Mar/Mar 1979. Black with Maple.
B015097..Owner says late 1970's. White. Black pg.
Fretless.
B020604..Neck date...6 Sept 1980. Natural.
B021384..No neck nor body dates...Black body with
Maple. Black pg. 2 Band EQ. Screw-on metal
battery cover. Brass Nut...owner believes
original. At purchase, owner advised it
was a 1981 model. 3 bolt neck.
String-through. Cutlass B022461 owned by same person.
B021500..Jan 1980.
B021890..Feb/Mar 1980.Sunburst with Maple.
B025462..Dec/Dec 1982. Natural with Maple. 4 bolt
neck plate. No string-through.
B025548..1982. Natural With Maple. Black pg.
B025718..Jan/Jan 1983. Sunburst with Maple. 4 bolt.
No string-through.
B027867..White. Black pg. String Mutes. Strings
top-loaded. 2 Band EQ.
Headstock has Ernie Ball logo!!!.
Serial consistent with 1983 or perhaps
early 1984.
Ernie Ball purchased MM in 1984. MM had
neck truss rod probs just prior this. Neck
possibly replaced by EB after take over.
Owner reluctant to remove neck for dates.
SABRE (1978-84)
C0013##1979. Sunburst with Maple. Black pg.
C003301..Neck and body BOTH dated 22 Aug 1979
C003454..Aug/Aug 1979. Natural with Maple.
Black pg.
C004480..8 Jun/22 Oct 1979. Black with Maple.
C004526..1979. Natural. Black pg.
C004714..Neck..17 Jul 1979. Body..2 Jul 1979.
CUTLASS 1 (Sting Ray with Graphite Neck) (1983 only)
B021850..3 Mar 1983. White.
B022461..Neck Date...14 Sept 1983
(written in marker pen). Body
date stamp...15 Sept 1983. Black
body and black pg. Brass nut..owner
believes original. 4 bolt neck. Metal
screw-on battery cover. 2 Band EQ. StingRay B021384 owned by same person.
B023033..July/Aug 1983. Black body.
CUTLASS 11 (Sabre with Graphite Neck) (1983 only)
C005666..Neck Date...18 Aug 1983. Black with Maple. Black pg.
ERNIE BALL BASSES
STINGRAY (1984-current)
25503...June 1987.
28404...24 Apl 1989. 3 band EQ. Maple neck.
orange burst. clear pg.
32249...Nov 1990. 4 String. 3 Band EQ.
Blonde Body. Tortoise pg.
33517...Jan 1992. 4 string natural. Black pg.
2 band EQ. rosewood neck.
String mutes.
34962...28 May 1992..4 string..3 Band EQ.
35747...Nov 1992.
35863...Oct 1992. 4 string. 3 Band EQ. Black
body. Black pg.
36346...Apl 1993.
37693...1993. White. Tort pg. Rosewood. String
mutes. 2 band EQ.
39607...1994...4 String. 3 Band EQ. Natural with
Rosewood. Body one piece of wood. String
Mutes. Originally with black pg...owner
replaced with Tort pg.
40102...13 Apl 1994. Natural with bird's eye
maple. Mutes. 3 Band EQ.
41764...5 May 1994 Completion date. Black with
Rosewood. 3 Band EQ.
41871...1994. Ash body. Blond with rosewood.
String mutes. Black pg.
3 Band EQ. Top load strings.
42198...Neck 31 Aug 1994 'Sithiboun'. Body Date 9 Aug 1994.
Electronics 27 Jul 1994 'DB'. Trans Red with Rosewood (?).
42664...Sep 1994.
43312...1994. Sunburst with birdseye Maple.
Black pg. 3 Band EQ. String Mutes.
L00136..Oct 1996.
D08008..Sep 1997.
E02232..Jun 1998.
E03008..Jul 1998.
E03700..Aug 1998.
E03857..Aug 1998.
E09896..Oct 1999.
E11507..Jan 2000. Trans Orange with matching headstock.
Rosewood neck. Original White Pearloid pg.
E11834..Jan 2000.
E13815..Apl 2000. Silver with black pickguard.
E14823..May 2000.
E19286..Dec 2000. Black sparkle with matching headstock.
Rosewood neck. Original Black pg replaced with White Pearloid.
E23573..Year 2002. Black with Rosewood. Black
pg. 3 Band EQ.
R1012...May 2002. Black Body. Maple neck.
Constructed of NOS parts.
Ebay auction for Casey Lee Ball
foundation. SignedChili Peppers
specifically for the auction.
STINGRAY 5 (1988-current)
50444...Feb 1989
50641...Mar 1989
50738...May 1989
51080...Apl 1990. Natural.
51532...May 1990. Natural colour
52165...May 1992
55066...Jul 1994.
55978...Caramel Burst with Rosewood (?). Fretless. Circa 1994.
59366 ..Jun 1997
59528...Jun 1997. Fretless.
59655...Neck 2 Jun 1997..Body Date..24 Jul
1997. Black with Maple.
E01902..Jun 1998.
E03162..1995. Sherwood Green.
Date on pre-amp pot to signify Bass assembly date or atleast when the pre-amp was installed. Especially made for German
distributer "MusikMeyer". Only 25 made. Affectionately known
as "Robin".
E04197..Aug 1998. Honeyburst with Rosewood
(? perhaps Pau). White
pg. White PUP.
E05288..Oct 1998
E07590..Apl 1999.
E11174..Dec 1999. trans Green with Maple. Purchased new Jan 2000. Original white pg replaced with White Pearloid.
Affectionately known as "Heinz".
E20435..Jan 2001
E27468..Nov 2001.
E33705..Oct 2002
STERLING (1994-current)
38280...Aug 1993!!! Appears to
be in conflict with the heading '1994-current'. Serial date
supplied and double checked by Greg at EB. Advised that the
Sterling was first shown in 1993 at the Nashville NAMM show.
B03380..Jun 1996
F00675..Sep 1998
F01514..Oct 1999. Black Sparkle with Rosewood. Original Black pg replaced with White Pearloid.
F03233..Nov 2000
F03679..Feb 2001
F03851...Mar 2001.
F04704..Sep 2001
F05345..Jan 2002
SABRE (1984-91)
29411...June 1990. Transparent
blue/teal.
NO DATE INFO
PRE EB STINGRAY
B001095...Sunburst with Maple. White pg.
B002067...Sunburst with Maple. White pg.
B003483...Natural with Maple.
B004238...Inca Silver with Maple.
B005118...Sunburst with Maple.
B005313...Natural with Maple. Black pg.
B007917...Brown with Maple.
B008186...Natural with Maple.
B012734...Inca Silver with Maple. Black pg.
B012760...Inca Silver with Maple.
B020545...Black with rosewood. Fretless.
B021075...Natural with Maple.
B021613...White with Maple.
B025338...Natural with Maple.
EB STINGRAY
B038683..Butterscotch with Pau Ferro.
3 Band EQ. fretless.
32906....Black with Rosewood. 3 Band EQ.
33525....Clear Red with Rosewood
(Bird's Eye Maple).
39333....Red with Maple.
46099....Trans Red with Rosewood. Black
pg. 2 Band EQ.
48630....Clear Blue with Maple.
E03287...Black.
E11522...Clear orange with Maple.
EB STINGRAY 5
51393....Blue with Rosewood.
55141....Natural with Pau Ferro.
Frettless.
57834....Black with Rosewood.
E10370...White with Maple.
E10573...Amberburst with Maple.
E11174...Clear Yellow with Maple.
STERLING
39935....Maple neck.
46464....Black with Maple. 3 Band EQ.
White pearloide pg.
PRE EB SABRE
C001427...Black with Maple.
C002906...Black with Maple.
C004530...Black with Maple.
EB SABRE
31672.....Blueburst with Maple
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