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DrKev
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The Serial Number Database says your bass was completed on Feb 29th 1996 (a leap day!)
On both the current Music Man website, and an Internet archive version dating to 1997 (the earliest I could find), the body wood for the StingRay 5 is listed as Ash.
Serial Number Database
www.music-man.com
On both the current Music Man website, and an Internet archive version dating to 1997 (the earliest I could find), the body wood for the StingRay 5 is listed as Ash.
Thanks DrKev!The Serial Number Database says your bass was completed on Feb 29th 1996 (a leap day!)
Serial Number Database
www.music-man.com
On both the current Music Man website, and an Internet archive version dating to 1997 (the earliest I could find), the body wood for the StingRay 5 is listed as Ash.
Pretty cool it was completed on a lead day! That alone makes it special
I just bought this bass and it's an amazing piece. The neck and maple fretboard grain are beautifully made.
DrKev
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You know what that means?Thanks DrKev!
Pretty cool it was completed on a lead day! That alone makes it special
I just bought this bass and it's an amazing piece. The neck and maple fretboard grain are beautifully made.
NEW BASS DAY THREAD! With photos. It's a forum rule. Instruments don't exist without photos.
Great pix. Wood was really nice in the 80s and 90s. BTW, with that trans finish there would be no need to check the database if you had posted the pix earlier. Verrrrry clearly ash, and by the width of the grain Ill bet its not too heavy.
I also have a MM made on a special day, but its only special for me ... my birthday.
I also have a MM made on a special day, but its only special for me ... my birthday.
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That's awesome it matches your B-day
You're right about weight! It's quite light compared to one other SR5 I had a chance to hold some years back.
Also, my SR4 from 2002 I recently just sold was about the same weight as this SR5, if not a bit heavier! Very surprising
Your SR4 may have been alder, generally heavier than ash. "Ash" almost always mean Swamp Ash. Theres also Northern Ash, much heavier with tighter grain. I had an ancient pre-EB MM made of that. It was very noticeably heavy. The grain is really close. An easy way to see some Northern Ash would be to google "Louisville Slugger" ... or just view attached photo.............. , my SR4 from 2002 I recently just sold was about the same weight as this SR5, if not a bit heavier! Very surprising
Below is a (sorry, nonEBMM) extreme example of the wide grain of Swamp Ash. Extremely wide grain ash is very light but dents easily. The bass shown is just oil finished. A glossy finish could badly crack from impacts that barely make a small dent on such soft ash. Ive got two of these. Occasional tiny dents are pretty much unavoidable but thankfully hardly visible.
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