busccini Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 HI, Maybe can someone help me im thinking in to buy a music man 20 th anniversary , there is a big price diference betwen a regular one and those anniversary basses? one like those are like 1800 pounds a regular are 1300 pounds. maybe someone help me with my decision , thanks and cheers. alexis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Yes definitely. Played a HS version at a trade show and it was significantly better than the 4 string I had at the time. The neck was much more comfortable and it had a lot more balls. However, IMO the 30th anniversary is a much bigger leap and the new specials aren’t far off that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busccini Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 13 hours ago, OliverBlackman said: Yes definitely. Played a HS version at a trade show and it was significantly better than the 4 string I had at the time. The neck was much more comfortable and it had a lot more balls. However, IMO the 30th anniversary is a much bigger leap and the new specials aren’t far off that. thanks for the info , in your opinion 1800 pounds will be a fear price for a 20 th anniversary 5 strings bass from musicman? many thanks for your help it was really dificult to find info about this basses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bassman Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I have a HH 20th Ann. SR5 that I bought secondhand around 7 years ago. Perfect condition. Cost me £1,300 back then so I would say £1,800 is expensive. Fantastic basses and I prefer the cleaner look without the massive scratch plate of the standard SR5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, busccini said: thanks for the info , in your opinion 1800 pounds will be a fear price for a 20 th anniversary 5 strings bass from musicman? many thanks for your help it was really dificult to find info about this basses Not fair for me, I’d be looking at a used special for that price. Stingray 5s were £6-800 when I had mine though and now are £8-1100 so it makes sense that prices would go up a bit for the anniversary models but not that much. It depends how much you like it though, they don’t come up very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 It would have to be mint in a mint original case to get anywhere near that price. Even then I don’t think I would pay that for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moley6knipe Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 If it were me, I’d buy this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottomfeed Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 £1800 is a little steep! 😮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busccini Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 Thanks all the advice !!! Cheers alexis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misdee Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) I would reserve judgement until I had seen the condition, but yes, as others have said, for £1800 it would have to be in very good nick. That said, that 20th Anniversary Stingray 5 was an exceptionally good bass, albeit a bit on the heavy side. Arguably the best-sounding Stingray 5 ever. One of the better EBMM Special Editions because it was substantively different( and better) than the standard model. As ever, the laws of supply and demand are applicable, and if I had one to sell in good condition I would be asking £1800 too. Whether I would find a buyer is anybody's guess, but if you really want one where else would you get one? If you can find one at a better price, buy that one. That would be my attitude. Edited September 24, 2020 by Misdee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misdee Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 On 23/09/2020 at 18:08, moley6knipe said: If it were me, I’d buy this! Also a fantastic bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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