roger Posted September 19 Posted September 19 (edited) PICS ADDED, Stingray Anniversary 1976-1996, Flamed maple top with Birdseye neck, aside form a small ding by the jack socket and light tarnishing of the tuners its in perfect condition, zero fret wear, comes with original Tweed style hard case, i've replaced the chrome knobs with black one's as i think they look better (originals of course included), i've removed the scratch plate for a better look (IMHO), something i'd have to try and find. these came with a satin finish on the neck, very smooth & playable. recent GHS Pressurewounds. i understand these were made in very limited numbers for 1 year only, a great addition for any Stingray enthusiast. reasonable offers considered, no trades please Can post Edited 22 hours ago by roger Pics added 6 Quote
binky_bass Posted September 19 Posted September 19 I think 200 fretted and 150 fretless were made. Could be wrong! Could foresight to remove the scratch plate early on as I've seen some that had the plate removed after a few years and you can clearly see the outline from sun bleaching. This looks very clean. 👍 Quote
Chiliwailer Posted September 19 Posted September 19 Nice bass. If the original guard has gone astray, I’m 99.9% sure these guys made the originals… https://pickguardheaven.com/product/pg-35022-music-man-usa-stingray-4-20th-anniversary-model/ Quote
roger Posted September 19 Author Posted September 19 3 minutes ago, Chiliwailer said: Nice bass. If the original guard has gone astray, I’m 99.9% sure these guys made the originals… https://pickguardheaven.com/product/pg-35022-music-man-usa-stingray-4-20th-anniversary-model/ Thank you, i may have sourced a supplier also Quote
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted September 19 Posted September 19 (edited) 1 hour ago, binky_bass said: I think 200 fretted and 150 fretless were made. Could be wrong! A total of 1246 Anniversary basses made. With regards to the fretboards, 713 were Maple, 477 Rosewood, 21 lined fretless and 35 unlined fretless. Edited September 19 by hiram.k.hackenbacker Quote
binky_bass Posted September 19 Posted September 19 (edited) 32 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: A total of 1246 Anniversary basses made. With regards to the fretboards, 713 were Maple, 477 Rosewood, 21 lined fretless and 35 unlined fretless. Can't remember where I heard those numbers but clearly they were utter tosh! Glad I caveated myself with 'could be wrong!' 😆 Edited September 19 by binky_bass 1 Quote
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted September 19 Posted September 19 42 minutes ago, binky_bass said: Can't remember where I heard those numbers but clearly they were utter tosh! Glad I caveated myself with 'could be wrong!' 😆 To be fair, there have been so many limited edition Stingrays, it's hard to keep up. Quote
roger Posted September 19 Author Posted September 19 3 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: To be fair, there have been so many limited edition Stingrays, it's hard to keep up. i don't understand the thought process behind the bridges on newer & special models with the bridge, what's happened to the bolts that screwed into threaded inserts into the body? it must be better for sustain surely, that to me is a step backwards! (cost cutting)?? Quote
Sparky Mark Posted September 19 Posted September 19 4 hours ago, roger said: i don't understand the thought process behind the bridges on newer & special models with the bridge, what's happened to the bolts that screwed into threaded inserts into the body? it must be better for sustain surely, that to me is a step backwards! (cost cutting)?? I think the main reason is to reduce the weight of the bridge and the overall weight of the latest Special Stingrays. The machine heads are also a reduced size lightweight design. As long as the bridge plate is well secured to the body there shouldn't be any noticeable difference in sustain. The classic pre EB bridge looks great but probably weighs twice what is necessary. Quote
roger Posted September 19 Author Posted September 19 11 minutes ago, Sparky Mark said: I think the main reason is to reduce the weight of the bridge and the overall weight of the latest Special Stingrays. The machine heads are also a reduced size lightweight design. As long as the bridge plate is well secured to the body there shouldn't be any noticeable difference in sustain. The classic pre EB bridge looks great but probably weighs twice what is necessary. Yeh never liked the bridge with the mutes! Wayyyyyyyy to big but after that with the extra bolts is perfect to my eye, that’s gotta be a better design than a ‘bent tin plate’ just screwed in🤷♂️ that’s what sets the stingray apart, I’m quoting the tin plate from Fender forums!🤣 Quote
roger Posted September 22 Author Posted September 22 On 19/09/2025 at 11:50, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: A total of 1246 Anniversary basses made. With regards to the fretboards, 713 were Maple, 477 Rosewood, 21 lined fretless and 35 unlined fretless. that's the numbers i recall Quote
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