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
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