Help! Need help identifying bass!!

[Dave1234]

Hi guys,

Just wondering could anyone help me identify a bass I have, it says its licensed by Ernie Ball but doesn't seem to have an actual name on it. I've attached a picture of the symbol used on the bass and a picture of the bass itself (apologies if its not clear from that picture).

Off topic but does anyone have a rough figure of what this bass and the amp in the picture should fetch.

Any help would be great, also if I've posted this in the wrong section Mods please move.

Thanks

 

[Ray Salamon]

Looks like an OLP MM2 to me... not sure what they're values are, especially now that the Sterling by MM brand is out (and IMO is much more favorable).

 

[jlepre]

Music Man (company) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Initially, Music Man concentrated solely on production of its high-end, US-built instruments, refusing to enter the budget instrument market. In the late 1990s, the demand for cheaper versions of Music Man instruments had increased and other companies had begun to exploit this market-gap by producing replica instruments, built from inexpensive woods and components in various East-Asian countries. Music Man responded by licensing its designs to HHI/Davitt & Hanser, launching OLP (Officially Licensed Products) to give Music Man market coverage in this price point."

What I found doing a really QUICK Google search. They were cheap too from what I remember.

 

[Golem]

Music Man (company) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Initially, Music Man concentrated solely on production of its high-end, US-built instruments, refusing to enter the budget instrument market. In the late 1990s, the demand for cheaper versions of Music Man instruments had increased and other companies had begun to exploit this market-gap by producing replica instruments, built from inexpensive woods and components in various East-Asian countries. Music Man responded by licensing its designs to HHI/Davitt & Hanser, launching OLP (Officially Licensed Products) to give Music Man market coverage in this price point."

What I found doing a really QUICK Google search. They were cheap too from what I remember.

Uh huh.

An OLP is NOT an EBMM product, nor an EBMM design.

Neither the instrument itself, nor the instrument's design,
is/was licensed by EBMM. The license is very limited in its
scope, and specifically allows/permits/licenses OLP to use
the MM headstock shape and 3+1 tuner arrangement. I'm
not making this up. It's on the backside of the headstock
on every OLP MM-copy ax, plainly printed. Yet, dealers
routinely call it a "Musicman licensed product" ... which
is misleading and a gross exageration.


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[jlepre]

Uh huh.

An OLP is NOT an EBMM product, nor an EBMM design.

Neither the instrument itself, nor the instrument's design,
is/was licensed by EBMM. The license is very limited in its
scope, and specifically allows/permits/licenses OLP to use
the MM headstock shape and 3+1 tuner arrangement. I'm
not making this up. It's on the backside of the headstock
on every OLP MM-copy ax, plainly printed. Yet, dealers
routinely call it a "Musicman licensed product" ... which
is misleading and a gross exageration.


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Not to nit-pick, but it didn't say anywhere that the OLP was an EBMM product.

 

[Golem]

Not to nit-pick, but it didn't say anywhere that the OLP was an EBMM product.

Likewise.


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[drTStingray]

As others have said it's an OLP MM2.

I think these were passive only?? but whatever, they are basically a just above starter level bass - they were around £200 in UK. They sound quite good compared to the myriad of Fender copies in the same price range, but obviously not a patch on an EBMM, Sterling by MM or an MM Sub bass - but you get what you pay for I guess.

I suggest you look on Ebay for prices of these (and the amp).

BTW I like the colour.

 

[Dave1234]

Hi thanks for the advice, I actually went ahead and put it up as a OLP Ernie Ball Bass on the net from my reading of wikipedia.
I have someone coming out to look at it tomorrow but from my reading I might be misleading this guy, just to clarify am I correct in calling it this? Or should I change the name?

 

[Ray Salamon]

If anything, it'd pass as OLP - EBMM clone or some such. It's not in any means an authentic EBMM.

 

[jlepre]

+1