Music Man Serial Number Database

[b-unit]

#L03519 - Completed 8/25/05 and shipped to Long & McQuade
#L03648 - Completed 10/03/06, also shipped to L & Mc.

Arf!

Dan

Thank you very much!

Bruce

 

[roballanson]

Hello there.
Well I picked up a bargain at the weekend - Stingray fretless in Blueburst, pretty minty too.
The neck and body are both stamped Dec 1990 with a sticker on one of the pots the same.

So...can I just check it - serial number (on the bridge) 32528....love to know a little history Dan please.

THanks in advance and pics soon

 

[oli@bass]

This was just left at my front door...

B015047




(any and all infos appreciated)

 

[5Stringer]

Hello there.
Well I picked up a bargain at the weekend - Stingray fretless in Blueburst, pretty minty too.
The neck and body are both stamped Dec 1990 with a sticker on one of the pots the same.

So...can I just check it - serial number (on the bridge) 32528....love to know a little history Dan please.

Thanks in advance and pics soon

Sure, the production date is January 4 1991. This bass was originally shipped to the UK via our distributor there, Strings & Things Ltd, so it hasn't gone far since then apparently. However, your serial number is showing up as a 2-band EQ StingRay in BlueBurst with a maple neck, not a fretless, leaving one with the conclusion there was a neck swap made ..... probably after it arrived in the UK.

Dan

 

[5Stringer]

This was just left at my front door...

B015047




(any and all infos appreciated)

Oliver -

What a Score! This is a NAMM Centennial bass. There were only 100 of these made, all in the first couple months of 2001 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of NAMM. Of the 100, 49 went to various locations overseas, 49 stayed stateside, we kept one and the NAMM folks got one. The finish is Inca Silver and the neck is a Status graphite. Good find!

 

[roballanson]

Sure, the production date is January 4 1991. This bass was originally shipped to the UK via our distributor there, Strings & Things Ltd, so it hasn't gone far since then apparently. However, your serial number is showing up as a 2-band EQ StingRay in BlueBurst with a maple neck, not a fretless, leaving one with the conclusion there was a neck swap made ..... probably after it arrived in the UK.

Dan

Erm....its a three band as well..... - Bridge swap? (it has a mutable bridge) because that date does not match to body stamps....

 

[oli@bass]

Oliver -

What a Score! This is a NAMM Centennial bass. There were only 100 of these made, all in the first couple months of 2001 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of NAMM. Of the 100, 49 went to various locations overseas, 49 stayed stateside, we kept one and the NAMM folks got one. The finish is Inca Silver and the neck is a Status graphite. Good find!

Hi Dan, thanks a lot

And it is in pristine condition: The previous owner hardly ever took it out of the case!!! According to the documents, it's #13 out of 100. Just for the records, Kevin informed me per PM that the BOD is

01/30/2001

Did I get that right?

 

[5Stringer]

Well, the body / neck / electronics stamps were never meant to pertain to the final production date - they can be off by a few weeks or more, and this bass is well within that. Also, string mutes were in use until 1994 on the StingRay.

The concern here is the bridge. You are absolutely certain of the serial number, correct?

Dan

 

[5Stringer]

Hi Dan, thanks a lot

And it is in pristine condition: The previous owner hardly ever took it out of the case!!! According to the documents, it's #13 out of 100. Just for the records, Kevin informed me per PM that the BOD is

01/30/2001

Did I get that right?

Yes, and so did Kevin!

 

[timmy5strings]

And the newest addition to the family is E55565. What do we have here?

 

[5Stringer]

Tim - I am thinking StingRay 30th Anniversary bass. - just made the cut for 2006! Completion date 12/21/06. Congratulations on your new bass!



Dan

 

[roballanson]

Well, the body / neck / electronics stamps were never meant to pertain to the final production date - they can be off by a few weeks or more, and this bass is well within that. Also, string mutes were in use until 1994 on the StingRay.

The concern here is the bridge. You are absolutely certain of the serial number, correct?

Dan

Dan - am in Glasgow at the moment and the bass is at home - will double check and get back to you....

 

[BobaMosfett]

Hi there! What a nice feature; now I will finally know how old my Stingray is.

On the neckplate: E04405.

Thanks!

 

[A.J.]

Boba

Your stingray was finished on 9/11/1998.

 

[AtomicPunk]

AtomicPunk's SR5 E23456 was finished 5/24/01 and sports a discontinued finish: Gunsmoke

A.J., thanks for looking that up....are you the same AJ that hooked me up with a screw I needed? I have to say big kudos to EBMM Customer Service, thank you!! After dealing with Rickenbacker all these years.....vive la difference!!

There's a pic of it now on my avatar, and I am totally loving it.

 

[BobaMosfett]

Thanks, A.J!

 

[shamus63]

Got a new one to add to the list:

'95 Sterling Bass in HoneyBurst: serial #48530

Gav, I'll send this info (and a pic) over to the MM Site when I get a good outdoor shot.

Thanks!

 

[ARES]

To add:

20th Anniversary SR5
single H, matching headstock, fretted, rosewood
F20744

 

[5Stringer]

Got a new one to add to the list:

'95 Sterling Bass in HoneyBurst: serial #48530

Gav, I'll send this info (and a pic) over to the MM Site when I get a good outdoor shot.

Thanks!

Shamu,

What a gorgeous bass! It looks like it's never been played. It was completed on 02/14/96.

Dan

 

[5Stringer]

To add:

20th Anniversary SR5
single H, matching headstock, fretted, rosewood
F20744

ARES, your StingRay 5 20th Anniversary bass was completed on 8/03/07 and was shipped to Bass Central.

Nice!

Dan