tom1946 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ernie-Ball-TRANSITIONAL-Musicman-Stingray-4-3-EQ-Bass-Honeyburst-1980s/123932025681?hash=item1cdaeca351:g:X4IAAOSwJcNdm4xK Apart from the tarnishing does anyone see any untoward with this? cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Doesn’t look like a fake to my untutored eye. However, the uniformity of appearance of the tarnished parts causes me to think they have been treated in some way, like exposure to corrosive vapour or whatever they do to relic metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Normal Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) The 6-bolt neck with the "M" logo on the neckplate dates this from 1990-1998, so not an 80's bass and certainly not a "TRANSITIONAL" bass as in the title. Not a £1,500.00 bass IMO. Edited January 13, 2020 by Max Normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 Thanks guys, I wondered why it's corroded so much, seems expensive for what it is though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoo Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 4 hours ago, Max Normal said: The 6-bolt neck with the "M" logo on the neckplate dates this from 1990-1998, so not an 80's bass and certainly not a "TRANSITIONAL" bass as in the title. Not a £1,500.00 bass IMO. The bridge on that is sometimes referred to as a 'trans' bridge, so maybe that's where the confusion comes from - but yeah it'd point to early 90's http://www.musicmanbass.global/bridges-pre-eb-eb/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineweasel Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Bridge, oil & wax neck and metal battery cover place it between 1993 - 1996. Looks good to me but I agree £1500 is a bit much. You can find 3EQ Stingrays for a lot less, and there's no particular benefit to getting an older one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 3 hours ago, tom1946 said: Thanks guys, I wondered why it's corroded so much, seems expensive for what it is though. All his basses seem to be very overpriced. The trans gold one he's selling for example 😯 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Normal Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 2 hours ago, stoo said: The bridge on that is sometimes referred to as a 'trans' bridge, so maybe that's where the confusion comes from - but yeah it'd point to early 90's http://www.musicmanbass.global/bridges-pre-eb-eb/ Perhaps partly, but he's trying to pass it off as an 80's bass, so....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 @bassface2k10 has a genuine transitional MM bass - he pointed out several discrepancies between his and this. We're watching this (even though it is different) to give a guide price should he sell his. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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