Question neck and body different year

[SteoREMZ]

Hi all!
i've got a question...is possible that a stingray bass has neck dated befor 1980 and body dated after?
has been done by the manufacturer or from someone who has assembled later ?
in any case...what about the value ?

thanks very much

Stefano

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

I've seen some original Pre-EB Basses with neck and body dates up to a year or so apart but it's not that common. The more the dates are apart, the more suspicious I'd be that the neck has been been swapped with another Bass

 

[SteoREMZ]

so with 1982 body and 1979 neck the bass is an assembled ones...what about vuale ?

 

[Golem]

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There's a story, not usually doubted, that
while Fender was supplying necks to the
then-new EBMM bass manufacture, that
Fender intentionally delivered necks of a
somewhat questionable quality. It follows
from that story that one should therefore
encounter early production EBMM basses
with replacement necks just a few years
younger than the bodies.

Value ? I wouldn't concern myself with it.
Collector/vintage value exists in a parallel
universe to player/utility value. In the c/v
universe only a Fender brand bass has a
galactic scale market value, usually $10K
to $20K above its p/u value. True, a MM
can have collector value, but it will be of
a non-galactic scale, usually $1k above
its player/utility value.

Changing just a solder joint [frinstintz as
a necessay functional repair] can take a
nasty bite outa the c/v value of a Fender
[myths being rather fragile entities] and
a nasty bite outa $15K is REAL MONEY.

Since the c/v value of a vintage EBMM is
not of a galactic scale, a major drop in
the c/v value of an EBMM is measured in
3-figgers USD, versus often 5-figgers for
a Fender. Thaz a 100X differential !!!

Bottom line, sweat not the small stuff. A
vintage EBMM is $1500 to $2500, pricing
being so erratic that sometimes the lower
prices are on the more desirable basses.

A new top-of-the-line EBMM bass is about
$2500, coinciding with the higher asking
prices of the vintage EBMMs. So whazzat
mean ? It means any vintage EBMM that
2-or-more players would prefer vs buying
a new top-of-the-line model is a vintage
ax worth AT LEAST $2500. Essentially, if
any vintage EBMM is in reliable condition
and also plays well, it is a bargain when
priced anywhere within the usual pricing
range of $1500 to $2500.

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Someone is bound to bring up the unique
example of the very first production EBMM
StingRay, well documented, and recently
twice changed hands at the 5-figger level.
Wondrous, prolly worth at least that much
to own that piece of history, but otherwise
completely beside the point here and now.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

so with 1982 body and 1979 neck the bass is an assembled ones...what about vuale ?

I'd have doubts with a 79 neck on a 82 body

 

[Golem]

I'd have doubts with a 79 neck on a 82 body

OOoooohh just realized ... makes no sense if it were
a replacement for a faulty neck, cuz the chronology
is all backwards. Yah ! Thaz kinda suspicious, but if
it's a cool ax and assuming you're not running a bass
museum, WTF, life's a one-way trip. It's only money.

 

[SteoREMZ]

thanks for all reply dudes, very appreciate!
my question was relative to a possible buy business, but i don't do that, i was not sure and i don't jump in it!

thanks again very much!!!