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Freddels
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I just received a beautiful Bongo 4HH from Musicman Nut. The serial number is: F08276
Can you tell me the specs on this bass? (i.e., color, dob, etc.)
Thanks,
Fred
I just received a beautiful Bongo 4HH from Musicman Nut. The serial number is: F08276
Can you tell me the specs on this bass? (i.e., color, dob, etc.)
Thanks,
Fred
5Stringer
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Steve-O - Congratulations on your new Bongo 5 and welcome to the Forum.
Your bass looks a lot like one of mine
- It was completed on 9/23/08 and shipped to Express Music in Seminole. Florida. The finish is Lava Pearl.Dan
5Stringer
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Frank, cool, your Sterling was originally shipped to American Music in Seattle, WA.
Dan
5Stringer
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sure, Renaud - this StingRay 5 in Sunburst (now called Honeyburst) was built on 11/13/95 and was shipped to France.Hi,
Dan, could please give any information about a Stingray 5 s/n 56569 (everything you can find of course, as usual
I saw and tryied her last week-end and I'm very interested in.
Thanks.
Bye.
Renaud.
Dan
5Stringer
Ernie Ball Customer Service
Fred, congrats on your new acquisition! Here s the info:
The finish is Lava Pearl and it was built on 11/12/03. Oh and it was shipped to Guitar Center.
Dan
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Hi Dan,
Thanks for your quick answer.
Could you tell me anythink about woods used, pickguard and pickup cover color? Pickup seems different than the one on my stingray 4, excepted size of course. Is it normal?
The neck seems to be birds eyes, not varnished but oiled. Is it correct?
Thanks in advance for every pieces of information you can give me.
Bye.
Renaud
Hi Dan,
Thanks for your quick answer.
Could you tell me anythink about woods used, pickguard and pickup cover color? Pickup seems different than the one on my stingray 4, excepted size of course. Is it normal?
The neck seems to be birds eyes, not varnished but oiled. Is it correct?
Thanks in advance for every pieces of information you can give me.
Bye.
Renaud
5Stringer
Ernie Ball Customer Service
Amazo, welcome to the Forum and congrats on your new Honeyburst StingRay! Your new (at least to you) bass was completed on May 08 2001 and was sent to the U.K.
5Stringer
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Renaud, sure, I will tell you all that I know ... The body is Southern ash, the neck is maple and the fretboard is rosewood. Yes, in those days we used a lot of birdseye maple as it was fairly plentiful. It is harder to find and more expensive nowadays so we don't use it on the basses.
The neck is treated the way we have been doing it since 1991 - with a blend of gunstock oil and wax.
The electronics are intentionally different from the StingRay - the polepieces on the StingRay 5 are made from ceramic, vs. alnico for its 4-string counterpart. The pickup shape is different, yes, the StingRay 5 has a "soapbar" shape with no "dog ears" like on the StingRay 4.
Just for the record, the StingRay 5 was always intended to be a little bit more than just the StingRay with an extra string. We added these extra things to make it an instrument all its own.
Dan
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Freddels
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Thanks 5Stringer.
The technical issues I refer to are: When i got the instrument there was a lot of crackling and general electrical 'noise' popping etc when I plugged in. I changed battery and used an electrical cleaner on the pots. The crackling has stopped but the tone.treble and bass controls make no difference to the sound of the note being played. The volume control works but is not as incremental as I thought. It no where near compares to a different bass I tried in a local music shop.
I wondered if the pre amp needs attention.
Any suggestions appreciated.
The technical issues I refer to are: When i got the instrument there was a lot of crackling and general electrical 'noise' popping etc when I plugged in. I changed battery and used an electrical cleaner on the pots. The crackling has stopped but the tone.treble and bass controls make no difference to the sound of the note being played. The volume control works but is not as incremental as I thought. It no where near compares to a different bass I tried in a local music shop.
I wondered if the pre amp needs attention.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Randy
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Hello 5Stringer !
We have a little EBMM internet fanclub in Russia(Ukraine, Belarus and other ex-USSR countries). A lot of people are asking me to find out any info about their basses. So, I would post serials from time to time asking you about DOB and colors. Is it OK?
p.s. so, here's the first serial - Е54136
We have a little EBMM internet fanclub in Russia(Ukraine, Belarus and other ex-USSR countries). A lot of people are asking me to find out any info about their basses. So, I would post serials from time to time asking you about DOB and colors. Is it OK?
p.s. so, here's the first serial - Е54136
5Stringer
Ernie Ball Customer Service
Amazo, it appears to me as if your preamp is not working - either because it is not getting power (for a variety of reasons), or the IC chip and/or another part on the circuit board is bad. Please contact me at 866/823-2255 or 805-544-7726 or email me at [email protected] so we can work on getting this resolved for you.
Dan
Dan
5Stringer
Ernie Ball Customer Service
Randy - sure, no problem at all! The more the merrier!
Your friend's bass info is:
StingRay 4 H , Sapphire Black, maple, black pearloid guard, completed on 8/15/06 and originally shipped to the U.K.
Dan
Thanks for the info, Dan. I've wanted a Music Man for a long time, and I couldn't ask for a finer example than this stunning Bongo. I'm a hopeless Bongoloid!Steve-O - Congratulations on your new Bongo 5 and welcome to the Forum.
Your bass looks a lot like one of mine
Dan
Not only does EBMM make excellent instruments, but their customer service not only meets but exceeds customers expectations.
Simply stellar!
5Stringer
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Thanks for the info, Dan. I've wanted a Music Man for a long time, and I couldn't ask for a finer example than this stunning Bongo. I'm a hopeless Bongoloid!
I'm getting to be that way too ... my other basses are getting jealous
Dan
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