Tonetastic Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 For sale only (no trades) for £600 (posted) is my Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay 3EQ in white with a maple fingerboard. Included is the original hard case together with polishing cloth, etc. Date of manufacture confirmed by Ernie Ball as 8 March 2006. Bought shortly afterwards by me and used for a maximum of 3 months of infrequent bedroom practice only before being stored in its case under the bed in my spare bedroom for the last nine years or so. Due to its almost total lack of use, this bass is in mint "as new" condition with the exception of two cracks in its lacquer -- a very small one by the neck plate and a larger one by the bridge. These two cracks are only superficial and were not caused by use or abuse; instead, they happened during storage, although I don't know why because the bass was not subjected to any extremes of temperature or humidity. From what I can tell (e.g. the link below), it seems that the finish on some Ernie Ball basses can sometimes crack for no particular reason: [url="http://forums.ernieball.com/music-man-basses/52188-lacquer-crack.html"]http://forums.ernieb...quer-crack.html[/url] The bass works perfectly and has all of the qualities for which Stingrays are rightly famous. Given that a bass of this type appears to currently retail for something like £1500, I believe that this bass is keenly priced to allow for the two superficial imperfections in its finish. Reason for sale: having not used the bass for c. 9 years, I've finally come to accept that I don't need to own it any more (plus, with a second child on the way, I could do with the extra space and money!). I am willing to post anywhere in the UK or the bass can be picked up from my home near to Orpington or I can bring it into central London. Any questions, please ask: tonetastic_at_hotmail_dot_com [url="http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/tonetastic/media/2_zpsamuypnjg.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/tonetastic/media/3_zpsnkjkxe5s.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/tonetastic/media/4_zpsv4yqbllo.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/tonetastic/media/5_zpsvpolvzvb.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/tonetastic/media/6_zps4sn2clj8.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/tonetastic/media/9_zpsl3drq2fg.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/tonetastic/media/10_zpsc9jwpknc.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/tonetastic/media/17_zps9m2xmhyd.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/tonetastic/media/19_zpsz6mrrg3u.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/tonetastic/media/1_zpsttymo80j.jpg.html"][/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big rob Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Good luck with your sale, if i had not just got a HH i would have had this. Sure it wont be long before its gone. Bargain!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inate_hex Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Crazy price and a classy looking bass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amedinpo Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) So pretty! Edited March 19, 2015 by amedinpo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbkeeves Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Ooh very nice and very tempting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shemeckfrac Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Nice !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damonjames Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Good lord! Anyone looking to by a kidney? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally8 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Pm'd and emailed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_stones Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Very tempting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I viewed this when it come up last night, and my wife said I should buy it. Its really not helpful that its still here. I lovely looking Stingray at a great price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 messaged and mailed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Sooo tempting....need to stick to my mantra..." [i]you don't need another bass...you don't need another bass...[/i]" You won't need it but GLWYS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Nooooo! Don't do this to me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 My white stingray is older by 8 years & hasnt yellowed, vanilla'd or ivoried like this one. Gone a bit round the edges but i wouldnt mind if it had! Nice bass, very good price! GLWTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetexas Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 PM`D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 White body and maple neck, that's what it's all about! Beautiful bass at an incredible price. Someones gonna get a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetexas Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I recon it could be me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 [quote name='petetexas' timestamp='1426788657' post='2722008'] I recon it could be me ! [/quote] Good man, if I hadn't just purchased a ray I'd be all over this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrammeFriday Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Stonking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonetastic Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Wow! Thanks for all of the positive comments here and emails. Apologies that I have not replied yet, but I've had a very busy day at work and this is my first opportunity to get online. I'm now going to go through my emails and will hopefully find a buyer for this bass amongst them. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damonjames Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Lovely bass this. I would have made an offer if I hadn't stopped at pmt yesterday and tried one 😢 I don't get on with precisions, hence I don't get on with stingrays... Funnily enough I love the 5 strings... Cant imagine this will be about much longer anyway, so thanks for curing my stingray gas and glwts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally8 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Has anyone had a response yet? I emailed and PM'd. I may just be thick but i assume his email is [email="[email protected]"][email protected][/email] rather than how he has written it out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetexas Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I Have emailed twice, no response except his reply on the forum................................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally8 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 The plot thickens.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonetastic Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Hello again everyone. Sorry that I have not been able to reply individualy to all of the messages I've received (there were that many of them) but I have now provisionally sold the bass. If you have not heard from me it means that unfortunately I have not sold it to you. However, I have kept all of your details and if for any reason the sale does not work out I will get in touch with the next people on the list until I find someone who still wants this bass. Sorry for any disappointment and confusion caused by my late reply here and my lack of individual replies; I appreciate that they (together with me being a new member of this forum) might create some suspicion about whether this is a legitimate sale, but I promise you that it is, and I hope that whoever does get this bass will post on here to confirm that it was genuine. Anyway, thanks again for your interest and kind words. This forum is noticeably friendlier than the ones I use for my other hobbies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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