Music Man Serial Number Database

[RustyMcTavish]

Year of Mfg request

Hi,

I have a Sterling, serial #F06827, was wondering if you could tell me the year of manufacturing. It's an metallic orange 4 string with natural headstock.

Thanks!

 

[TheBassGuy]

I was wondering in what year this Bongo was made: F15101

And this Stingray: E44295

Thanks!

 

[Leop]

Ciao!

I'm an italian bassist and I would like to know when my two instruments were made:

SR fretless black unlined D05783

SR5 natural E07004

Thanks a lot guys, wow I'd love to have a third one!

Ciao.

Leopoldo

 

[SLUGGO]

Hey Dan...

Would like to know the Birthday of Stingray #5!!

A beautiful SR5 20th Ann HS #F20693

Also, are there production #'s available for the 20th's? (How many of each option were produced?...or total #?)

Thanks in advance!
Doug

 

[5Stringer]

Hi,

I have two SR5.

Serial numbers:

1. E21491

2. E41654

Thx for help

Sad.pl - Here is your info:
E21491 was completed on 3/08/01; E41654 was completed on 7/21/04. Nice ~

Dan

 

[mackanbass]

Got today! Black/black/Maple SR4

Serial: 39672 early 90´s?

Thanks!

 

[5Stringer]

mackanbass, congratulations on your new-to-you bass! It was completed on 01/26/94 and was shipped to Sweden.

Dan

 

[mackanbass]

Thank you lots! EBMM is the greatest!

 

[rhythmCity944]

Hey, I'd like some info on my stingray serial number E30428 if you don't mind...thanks

 

[tycho]

I would like some info on my SR5 please.

Im guessing 1997 shiped somewhere in Texas.

stingray 5: 59991

Im also not sure what color it is, Pearl Teal, or Trans Teal.

Also, is there a difference between the SR5s with the E seiral numbers and the ones without the E prefix?

EX 56159 vs E00053

 

[Joe Black]

Hi There: I'm trying to put a date and, if possible, original color on a MUSIC MAN STINGRAY. It's got a 4 bolt neck, no "made in the usa" on the plate, and is SERIAL NUMBER 26769. My tech thinks its somewhere in the 1988-90 range, but I want to confirm.

Also, inexplicably, the bass was stripped of its paint. I'd like to restore, so if there's anyway to pin down it's original color (no likely), that'd be great too.

Cheers,
Joe Black

 

[JohnnyP]

Music Man Stingray

Serial #31752

4 String Stingray.

If you could find out some information that would be great. The year it was made, where it was shipped to, the color name. Thanks a lot.

 

[5Stringer]

Hey, I'd like some info on my stingray serial number E30428 if you don't mind...thanks

chilix, your 2-band EQ StingRay in Burnt Apple/Rosewood was completed on 4/24/02 and was shipped to the Atlanta Music Broker.

Dan

 

[5Stringer]

Hi,

I have a Sterling, serial #F06827, was wondering if you could tell me the year of manufacturing. It's an metallic orange 4 string with natural headstock.

Thanks!

Rusty, your bass was completed on 21/25/03. The finish is Desert Gold. nice!

I was wondering in what year this Bongo was made: F15101

And this Stingray: E44295

Thanks!

ReB, this Bongo in Teal Pearl was completed on 10/20/06. and the StingRay - 02/07/07 ...

I'm an italian bassist and I would like to know when my two instruments were made:

SR fretless black unlined D05783

SR5 natural E07004

Thanks a lot guys, wow I'd love to have a third one!

Ciao.

Leopoldo

Leopoldo, here is the poop on your two:

D05783 - 4/30/97
E07004 - 12/28/98

Nice basses!

Dan

 

[tycho]

I would like some info on my SR5 please.

Im guessing 1997 shiped somewhere in Texas.

stingray 5: 59991

Im also not sure what color it is, Pearl Teal, or Trans Teal.

Also, is there a difference between the SR5s with the E seiral numbers and the ones without the E prefix?

EX 56159 vs E00053

 

[5Stringer]

Hey Dan...

Would like to know the Birthday of Stingray #5!!

A beautiful SR5 20th Ann HS #F20693

Also, are there production #'s available for the 20th's? (How many of each option were produced?...or total #?)

Thanks in advance!
Doug

Doug, your beautiful 20th Anniversary StingRay was one of less than 75 made in that configuration. It was made on 7/31/07 and it was shipped to Bass Central.

Oh, and there were less than 110 made in the H configuration, and around 150 made in the HH configuration, just about 335 total.

Dan

 

[5Stringer]

I would like some info on my SR5 please.

Im guessing 1997 shiped somewhere in Texas.

stingray 5: 59991

Im also not sure what color it is, Pearl Teal, or Trans Teal.

Also, is there a difference between the SR5s with the E seiral numbers and the ones without the E prefix?

EX 56159 vs E00053

tycho,

Here's the deal on the StingRay 5 serial numbers, and really, all EBMM instruments: When we first started making instruments, in the earliest days, we used a simple 5-digit serial number. Though there were some variations on other instruments, all StingRay 5's started with the number 5. Later, starting in 1998 and since, we have used a letter prefix - some A's, some D's, and for a long time now, E's on both the StingRay and StingRay 5, along with the 5 digits.

The serial numbers were not meant to represent anything in and of themselves; there is no special date codes built into the serial numbers, it is simply a means of recording instruments and their specifications and build dates, etc., etc.

Anyway, what was the original question? oh --- your bass was indeed completed on 1/16/98 and was originally shipped to Guitar Center #231 in Seattle. It is simply a Translucent Teal (Teal Pearl wasn't introduced till 2001), so you should be able to see the woodgrain.

Dan

 

[5Stringer]

Hi There: I'm trying to put a date and, if possible, original color on a MUSIC MAN STINGRAY. It's got a 4 bolt neck, no "made in the usa" on the plate, and is SERIAL NUMBER 26769. My tech thinks its somewhere in the 1988-90 range, but I want to confirm.

Also, inexplicably, the bass was stripped of its paint. I'd like to restore, so if there's anyway to pin down it's original color (no likely), that'd be great too.

Cheers,
Joe Black

Joe, your StingRay with a 2-band EQ and a 4-bolt neck was completed on 1/7/88 and was sent to the old Nuncies Music Store in L.A. The original finish was Sunburst (now referred to as Honeyburst). It had a solid maple neck.

Good Luck -

Dan

 

[5Stringer]

Serial #31752

4 String Stingray.

If you could find out some information that would be great. The year it was made, where it was shipped to, the color name. Thanks a lot.

Johnny, welcome! Your StingRay was completed on 9/20/90 and was shipped to the London Guitar Shop in London, Ontario. The finish was (and is) simply called Natural. We show it as having a fretless board with no lines.

Dan

 

[LowMoJo]

Hi Dan. Got any interesting info about F11040? It's a Bongo 5HH in a very unique color.
- Thanks