STINGRAY Limited Edition Envy Green. Is this fake?

[wrashchild]

Hi everyone. I’ve just seen a bass for sale in Japan. The serial number says it’s a limited edition envy green model from 2004. But all photos I’ve found seem to have a green headstock. This one doesn’t. It also looks like the neck is a diffferent colour.
Is it just a different headstock? Great deal but it’s suspicious.
What do you make of it?
PHOTOS

https://imgur.com/a/oBLxp7g

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Envy Green was introduced in 2004. Only the front of the headstock is painted to match the body colour. The rear of the headstock is a natural wood finish and should have a decal "Made in San Luis Obispo....." The back of the neck (not the headstock) is gunstock oil and wax up to where it reaches the finished headstock. There should be a distinctive line across the neck at this point and explains the difference in finish and colour between the back of the headstock and back of the neck.

 

[wrashchild]

Man I forgot to take a photo of the front of the headstock. That isn’t green either. It’s the same colour as the back. Just the wood finish.
So the only thing that is “off” is that.
I’ve searched for photos but they all have the green.

Envy Green was introduced in 2004. Only the front of the headstock is painted to match the body colour. The rear of the headstock is a natural wood finish and should have a decal "Made in San Luis Obispo....." The back of the neck (not the headstock) is gunstock oil and wax up to where it reaches the finished headstock. There should be a distinctive line across the neck at this point and explains the difference in finish and colour between the back of the headstock and back of the neck.

 

[BASS67]

In the serial data base file it says SLO Special Maple Neck "PAU FERRO" Lined "FRETLESS "
Matching Headstock.
The neck of pics doesn't look like "Pau Ferro" fingerboard, more like a rosewood to me, and obviously it's not "Fretless. We would need more photos.
Am I wrong?

 

[wrashchild]

In the serial data base file it says SLO Special Maple Neck "PAU FERRO" Lined "FRETLESS "
Matching Headstock.
The neck of pics doesn't look like "Pau Ferro" fingerboard, more like a rosewood to me, and obviously it's not "Fretless. We would need more photos.
Am I wrong?

I did notice that. I think the headstock has been replaced or something. It’s in the store but I’ll take more photos. Very confused by it because every photo of this model has a green headstock on the front

 

[xjbebop]

All I know is it sure is pretty!

 

[DrKev]

Envy Green and Radiance Red both came out in 2004 as a limited edition, and they had black painted headstocks with gold silk screen print (front of the headstock only). It should also have a limited edition neck plate. The one in the link below has an E prefix serial number and also incorrectly comes up in the serial number database as "SLO Special Maple Neck Pau Ferro Lined Fretless Matching Headstock".

Music Man STINGRAY 3 EQ H BASS 2004 Limited Edition Envy Green Ernie Ball Made In USA | Reverb

MUSIC MAN STINGRAY 3 EQ H BASS 2004 Limited Edition Envy Green Ernie Ball Made In USASerial #: E42412 Wow! Check out this 2004 Music Man Ernie Ball Stingray 3 EQ H Bass! Limited Edition Envy Green finish w/3ply black/white/black pickguard. MADE IN USA. 2004 production. Ash body, maple neck w/hand...

reverb.com

 

[BASS67]

I have found other Envy Green Stingrays and in the database they all have the same neck specs error?

Serial #	E42203
Manufactured	September 28th, 2004
Build Code	110-L2-23-06-CS-CR
Model	StingRay 3 EQ H
Color	Limited Edition Envy Green
Neck	SLO Special Maple Neck Pau Ferro Lined Fretless Matching Headstock
Hardware	Chrome Hardware

Serial #	E42412
Manufactured	November 3rd, 2004
Build Code	110-L2-23-06-CS-CR
Model	StingRay 3 EQ H
Color	Limited Edition Envy Green
Neck	SLO Special Maple Neck Pau Ferro Lined Fretless Matching Headstock
Hardware	Chrome Hardware

 

[DrKev]

Yeah, the SLO Special didn't exist yet (2009 I think), and I don't think Music Man had ever used Pao Ferro at that point either.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Envy Green and Radiance Red both came out in 2004 as a limited edition, and they had black painted headstocks with gold silk screen print .....

I had a closer look at my pics and, as you say, the headstock front is Black and not Envy Green (I need to get a new monitor!!!)

 

[Golem]

Maybe it was converted away from fretless by someone who needed it that way. Somewhere a normal body is wearing a special fretless neck.