kala420 Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 A Couple months ago I bought this StingRay 5 second hand. The electronics, the pickups and the pickguard are changed. A second pickup is added. I provided you with the serial number on the photos Thanks in advance! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Fake. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Not even close to being real 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 If you paid good money (market value) for a USA Musicman Stingray, you have been conned. If you bought at low cost, a bass that was meant to be 'like' a USA Musicman Stingray, then you have something that looks a bit like one. It's fake btw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Looks like a bad chinese knockoff to me. Everything on it is a bit off. I hope you didn't pay too much for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 As above... Always check on here first if in doubt. Plenty of help and advice available to you before you take a punt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 The serial number belongs to a translucent gold bass, not sunburst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40hz Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 About as fake as it's possible to be! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Suggestion to the OP to what they should do? "Not as advertised" and seek a refund? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 1 hour ago, TheGreek said: Suggestion to the OP to what they should do? "Not as advertised" and seek a refund? After a couple of months, Mick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 That bridge should have been a dead giveaway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 @kala420 perhaps let the Basschat community know how we can help you resolve this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 3 hours ago, Beedster said: @kala420 perhaps let the Basschat community know how we can help you resolve this? Just been on the other place and he asked the same question there and got the same responses. At least he had the decency to reply to the answers he was given there, unlike on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 1 hour ago, jezzaboy said: Just been on the other place and he asked the same question there and got the same responses. At least he had the decency to reply to the answers he was given there, unlike on here. Perhaps he (or she) is upset and embarrassed at being conned. They owe us nothing at all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Doesn't seem at all upset and embarrassed as they only paid about £50 for it. But they did engage with the posters to the other place, unlike here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Fair enough. I’m not sure why anyone would take the lack of a response so personally… 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurroundedByManatees Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Buying a "MusicMan" for £50... That's already the answer to the question I guess Besides that there are indeed many aspects different from a real one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 I 'think' many of us read the OP comments and approached this from the stance of that he had overpaid and that he thought he had bought a genuine Ray. When in fact it is likely the OP bagged a £50 bargain and maybe secretly hoped it was genuine and he would get affirmation that its value was x20 more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Mark Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 This thread has reminded me how many machine heads are mounted incorrectly. Loads of self builds or even machine head substitutions have this error:- WRONG CORRECT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Yep, positioning machines is not something to be done in a rush 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 18 minutes ago, Beedster said: Yep, positioning machines is not something to be done in a rush 👍 Indeed! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 That’s more than a bad day on the Fodera production line 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Beedster said: That’s more than a bad day on the Fodera production line 🤔 Not even close, it's a stupid marketing idea and they are proud of it... 🤦🏻♂️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 23 hours ago, Burns-bass said: Fair enough. I’m not sure why anyone would take the lack of a response so personally… I wasn`t taking their lack of response personally, I just think that if you ask a question and are looking for help from the community, the least you could do is respond to the answers that were given. Being nice costs nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Mark Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 27 minutes ago, jezzaboy said: I wasn`t taking their lack of response personally, I just think that if you ask a question and are looking for help from the community, the least you could do is respond to the answers that were given. Being nice costs nothing. Agreed. This newbie joined BC, posted the question, logged out and hasn't been on here since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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