Recent content by Tim Parks

Ah, thanks for the correction!

Keeping this thread alive for a great bassist… Saw Unsane last feb in Costa Mesa, CA I wasn’t there to take pictures, but I did grab a couple. I could be wrong, but it looks to me like Dave was playing a Music Man, likely an EBMM Stingray. Shot a pic of his board

That makes sense for the body. I’m not so sure regarding the neck. The neck definitely came from Leo Fender’s CLF Research in Fullerton, who had the contract to build Music Man basses until mid 1980. I’m wondering if the neck is finished similarly to Fender (FMIC) basses from the ‘70’s that used...

Anyone?

Hello! I’m new to the forum, and have a question regarding the finish on my recently acquired bass. It’s a Music Man Stingray with a neck dated 3/1979 with a 10/1980 body. I’m guessing that polyester (or polyurethane) was used heavily on the body, a little thinner on the back of the neck, and...