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5Stringer
Ernie Ball Customer Service
E54817 was completed on 12/11/06 and was sent to Bass Central.
X07505 was completed on 7/16/04.
I think you know who the Daddy is ....
Dan
5Stringer
Ernie Ball Customer Service
ooglay, here it is - your StingRay came into the world on 4/21/05 and was also sent to Bass Central.
Dan
bassmancb
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Thanx for the info:
xapexi
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xapexi, Yes, it was good meeting you, glad to be be of help!
Your StingRay was completed on 6/13/05 and was shipped to now-defunct Music Land USA.
All the best,
Dan
thanks dan!
ooglay
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Thanks bud!
Musicfreak1988
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Dan,
My new Sterling just arrived today. What a beauty! I'll post some pics later. Anyway, its serial number is L02293.
This makes me wonder... My Stingray 4 that I had had L03060 as a serial. It was born in December 2000 (16th?). How come my Sterling's -which is newer- serial is lower than my Sterling's serial?
For Rod's / Gav's database :
L02293 : Lefthanded Sterling, white, maple fingerboard with matching headstock, white pearloid pickguard.
My new Sterling just arrived today. What a beauty! I'll post some pics later. Anyway, its serial number is L02293.
This makes me wonder... My Stingray 4 that I had had L03060 as a serial. It was born in December 2000 (16th?). How come my Sterling's -which is newer- serial is lower than my Sterling's serial?
For Rod's / Gav's database :
L02293 : Lefthanded Sterling, white, maple fingerboard with matching headstock, white pearloid pickguard.
5Stringer
Ernie Ball Customer Service
As I have probably mentioned before, our serial numbers are completely random with respect to the order and dates produced .... We stamp neck plates in large quanties (for us), and use them in no particular order whatsoever. Our guys are too worried about the instruments to worry about whether the serial numbers are in any sort of numeric order. In the case of lefties, it is even more so because of the low anount we produce. In your particular case, I can pretty well tell what happened: Because all lefties now start with "L" rather than "E" (usually on SR/SR5's) or "F" (Sterling etc), we stamped a lot of neck plates at once. Since we make more StingRays than Sterlings, it makes sense (in this case) that the numbers by now are higher on StingRays due to the larger number of those basses produced, and the fact that the neck plates are not the same.
Hope that makes some sense .... anyways, your new Sterling was completed on 1/11/07.
Dan
Hope that makes some sense .... anyways, your new Sterling was completed on 1/11/07.
Dan
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Musicfreak1988
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I should have known that... I'm sorry.
But thank you very much for that fast reply and information!
But thank you very much for that fast reply and information!
Bill
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I think my request above got lost in the pile.Here's one: white SR5 - E47124 (I figure June or July 2005...am I in the ballpark?
5Stringer
Ernie Ball Customer Service
Sorry about that, Bill!
Yes, you are smack dab in the middle of the ballpark ... your bass left the factory to go to Richmond Music Center on 6/22/05.
Cheers,
Dan
Yes, you are smack dab in the middle of the ballpark ... your bass left the factory to go to Richmond Music Center on 6/22/05.
Cheers,
Dan
Bill
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Cool! Less than a week after my 30th birthday. Thanks, Dan!
Thanks, Dan!
Rod Trussbroken
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bassgod0dmw
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I just picked me up a sweet EBMM Stingray 4 fretless in natural. Can you tell me anything about it? Who bought it? Where they bought it? When was it made?
The serial number is: E10540
Also just got my Honeyburst SR4!!! It's like freaking Christmas over here!!!
Serial Number:E02251
Thanks!!!
The serial number is: E10540
Also just got my Honeyburst SR4!!! It's like freaking Christmas over here!!!
Serial Number:E02251
Thanks!!!
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Slim
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Please let me know the birthday and exact colour (I am not sure if its Honeyburst or Cherryburst) of SR5 serial number E53971.
Thank you
Thank you
5Stringer
Ernie Ball Customer Service
Very nice - and your Sterling was completed on 11/12/99. It was originally shipped to Royal Music Center in New York.
Dan
5Stringer
Ernie Ball Customer Service
Please let me know the birthday and exact colour (I am not sure if its Honeyburst or Cherryburst) of SR5 serial number E53971.
Thank you
Slim, As I suspected, it is indeed Honeyburst and its production date is 6/20/06.
Dan
bassgod0dmw
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5Stringer
Ernie Ball Customer Service
bassgod, that beauty was completed on 6/18/98 and was shipped to the old Veneman's Music Company in Rockville, Maryland.
Very cool -
Danb
Very cool -
Danb
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