warwickhunt Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Wrong, wrong... WRONG! [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EARNIE-BALL-MUSICMAN-STINGRAY-BASS-GUITAR-1986-COLLECTORS-ITEM-RAREE-/260945148724?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cc18afb34#ht_500wt_1202"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EARNIE-BALL-MUSICMAN-STINGRAY-BASS-GUITAR-1986-COLLECTORS-ITEM-RAREE-/260945148724?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cc18afb34#ht_500wt_1202[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 and he rode the crappest musicman in the west Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Ouch. Very wrong. Wrong bridge, wrong pickup position, wrong controls, wrong neck plate, body's probably a faker too... maybe the neck might be original. Should I be a frothing pedant and message the seller?? I suspect he wouldn't give a stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 What's the matter with you people, he's told you it's RAREE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky72 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 (edited) can't believe someone's actually put in a bid for this raree earni ball !! Edited January 29, 2012 by Clarky72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 [quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1327832182' post='1517240'] Ouch. Very wrong. Wrong bridge, wrong pickup position, wrong controls, wrong neck plate, body's probably a faker too... maybe the neck might be original. Should I be a frothing pedant and message the seller?? I suspect he wouldn't give a stuff... [/quote] i report all ebay scams i see - do this one for me would you ? ta la Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky72 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 reported to ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayben Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Took me a few seconds of examining the pics to see what you guys meant.. Now I see it, it's actually quite funny :L Pound to a pinch of sh*t that it was my dad who put the bid on, he's forever looking at new basses for me bless him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 The bridge looks like it is extra high quality..... note to self, must get one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) The more I read this listing, the better it gets... [b][u]"It would be better if this guitar was collected in person but if its collected by courier ye can have the pleasure in arranging this yourself with the risk being yours..."[/u][/b] I think we be dealin' with pirates here, Jim lad! Aaaarr! The whole description sounds a lot funnier if you read it in the style of Blackbeard... [b][u]"PROFFESIONALLY SET-UP..."[/u][/b] Is the seller referring to whoever is unfortunate enough to buy it? Edited January 31, 2012 by lowregisterhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 [quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1328023366' post='1520437'] The more I read this listing, the better it gets... [b][u]"It would be better if this guitar was collected in person but if its collected by courier ye can have the pleasure in arranging this yourself with the risk being yours..."[/u][/b] I think we be dealin' with pirates here, Jim lad! Aaaarr! The whole description sounds a lot funnier if you read it in the style of Blackbeard... [b][u]"PROFFESIONALLY SET-UP..."[/u][/b] Is the seller referring to whoever is unfortunate enough to buy it? [/quote] Love the Set Up gag, I'll be nicking that one thank you very muchly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 The reason it looks all wrong is because it has been: [quote][b][u]CUSTOMISED TO A HIGH SPEC[/u][/b][/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 Unbelievably it is bid up to £565 and still hours to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 [quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1328359074' post='1525917'] Unbelievably it is bid up to £565 and still hours to go! [/quote] It went for £740... oh my good gawd Terence... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Fecking bargain. Ok so you're not going to find an original neck-plate in a hurry but I cudda lived with it the way it was... well apart from the monogrammed bit on the Bongo (or perhaps SUB) bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 Can I clarify... that was NOT a Stingray? I only ask as the buyer (£700+) has left positive feedback! Now if this is a genuine buyer (as opposed to the buyer/seller leaving each other feedback to boost ratings or knowing each other), I'm tempted to contact him and point out that he has been fleeced but wonder if he is better left in blissful ignorance... until he comes to sell it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I'm fairly positive it is genuine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 [quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1329502639' post='1543566'] I'm fairly positive it is genuine. [/quote] The bass? The headstock looks the wrong shape (the G tuner is skew-whiff, though they do look like MM branded ones) and fake tattoos are easy to come by; the neck plate is all wrong (aside from the fact it isn't a MM plate it looks the wrong size and shape)... isn't it? The bridge also looks cheap even though the mounting screws are located as per MM, the addition in front of the bridge is immaterial. I genuinely had that tagged as a fake and wouldn't have touched with a BP at 100 paces! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) [quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1329503939' post='1543606'] The bass? The headstock looks the wrong shape (the G tuner is skew-whiff, though they do look like MM branded ones) and fake tattoos are easy to come by; the neck plate is all wrong (aside from the fact it isn't a MM plate it looks the wrong size and shape)... isn't it? The bridge also looks cheap even though the mounting screws are located as per MM, the addition in front of the bridge is immaterial. I genuinely had that tagged as a fake and wouldn't have touched with a BP at 100 paces! [/quote] 'Fraid so. All these pics have been lifted from musicmanbass.org The headstock is fine. Here is an '86-7 ... and here's it's skunk stripe (this was the one point I had to check up for myself when this first got flagged) ... As for the bridge (like I said before) it's either off a Bongo or a SUB... Bongo 4 ... SUB 4... The ebay pics aren't great but I thought I could see the "Music Man" embossing so I'm guessing it's the Bongo bridge. It was mentioned earlier that the pup placement was wrong... it looks fine to me but I can see how you could make that call given the extra plate in front of the bridge. Compare it to this one... ... also the controls are fine for 3eq. As for the 4 bolt plate? These were used up to '90-1 and look a lot smaller than you think . Part of me wonders if it had a refin but there isn't enough firm evedence to say so... apart from that it all adds up to me. Edited February 17, 2012 by Ou7shined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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