Spot the Problems

[bovinehost]

You guys should be able to find a number of things wrong with this one:

eBay: 1976 Music Man Stingray fretless bass.Pre ernie ball. (item 260093074466 end time Mar-04-07 18:36:19 PST)

 

[dhuffguitars]

You guys should be able to find a number of things wrong with this one:

eBay: 1976 Music Man Stingray fretless bass.Pre ernie ball. (item 260093074466 end time Mar-04-07 18:36:19 PST)

Neck stamped 1980 (sold as a 1976)
Non epoxy preamp (again for a 1976)
non original finish
non original fretless conversion.
later model EBMM input jack

 

[Colin]

looks like someone has tried to erase the date off the back of the neck...

 

[Rano Bass]

Not a single picture of the headstock?
Mmmm.

 

[Figjam]

Aftermarket body countouring as well?

 

[TSanders]

Aftermarket body countouring as well?

Good point. A 76 shouldnt have contours.

 

[MingusBASS]

It's not a Bongo.

 

[bdgotoh]

I can't be sure from that camera angle but the pickup looks unoriginal, the pole pieces don't look long enough.

Isn't that serial number sort of high for a '76?

 

[AnthonyD]

I am no Sherlock Holmes... The problem I noticed was that it was a "pre-Ernie Ball Music Man"...

 

[PocketGroove82]

hehe...those 5cent nobs are fun!

 

[PocketGroove82]

omg..someone paid over 2grand for that!

 

[todd4ta]

I sent a list of questions to the seller stating most of the issues raised in this thread (most are pretty obvious)

He told me "You are 100% wrong"

 

[bovinehost]

He told me "You are 100% wrong"

Go figure. But I suspect he already got his money on that deal, so why should he care that what he's selling is about 100% BS?

 

[oddjob]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2k+ for that???????????? Well then I have an all original "1950's" Bongo4HH R Red Ltd for sale - any takers??????

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

I sent a list of questions to the seller stating most of the issues raised in this thread (most are pretty obvious)

He told me "You are 100% wrong"

Incredible!

 

[PocketGroove82]

there is one pic of the upper horn where the grain seriously looks like diarrhea re-coated in trans. white.
if only the buyer had known about this forum, he could have saved a whole bunch.
my personal favorite is the pic of the extra chip added to the electronics...
microchips really remind me of 1976!
soo original

 

[oddjob]

Incredible!

Gav... where would that serial # put it?

 

[Aussie Mark]

Well spotted guys, and also, if that "white" finish was in fact original, there wouldn't be any grain visible. Methinks it's a natural with a poorly done white coat over the top. For those playing at home, this is what a pre-EB white finish should look like ......

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Gav... where would that serial # put it?

B002452 indicates late 1976 or 1977 but sometimes the numbers are way out of chronological order.

 

[Musicman Nut]

You guys should be able to find a number of things wrong with this one:

eBay: 1976 Music Man Stingray fretless bass.Pre ernie ball. (item 260093074466 end time Mar-04-07 18:36:19 PST)

This Bass Is So not right but at any rate, People buy an Ernie Bass for Half the money 100 times better bass and give up on these Leo Basses, These are the only Basses he never got right. He had the right idea and Ernie Ball Ran with it and got it right.