New MusicMan Stingray BFR - thoughts?

[2F/2F]

If anyone is interested, there's an ex-demo one (small chip on the lower bout) in the UK, for £4k

Buy the Music Man BFR Nitro StingRay Retro '76 Burst (Ex-Demo) #CB00122

Jesus. $5,250 before tax and shipping. That's a 50 percent markup over standard retail price, and for a blemished example.

I also don't believe that it was a "demo," at least not in the traditional sense, meaning that it was sitting there in store inventory. These things sold like hot cakes, with nearly all of them being pre-ordered. A demo would not have sat for sale for this long. It's probably a customer return that they are attempting to pass off as a demo.

 

[Les Fret]

Jesus. $5,250 before tax and shipping. That's a 50 percent markup over standard retail price, and for a blemished example.
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My thoughts exactly.

 

[beyondhelp]

EBMM is hiring now at $17.00 per hour, vacation/sick/holidays for entry level positions. Full medical and 401k match. 4 day work week, 3 day weekends with family! Dingwall sells their entry level made in China and set up in Canada basses for the same price as the EBMM stingray special made here. EBMM has property taxes, compliance, osha, epa you name it. You think Communist China is in the same boat as EBMM? They are a family company and they charge what the market bears for an awesome product and care for their employees lives. And for refrence a Sadowsky made in NY currently are $6500-8,000 and Canadian Dingwalls are even more!

 

[L. L. Elwood]

Thanks for this clarity.

 

[Maxi Funkl]

EBMM is hiring now at $17.00 per hour, vacation/sick/holidays for entry level positions. Full medical and 401k match. 4 day work week, 3 day weekends with family! Dingwall sells their entry level made in China and set up in Canada basses for the same price as the EBMM stingray special made here. EBMM has property taxes, compliance, osha, epa you name it. You think Communist China is in the same boat as EBMM? They are a family company and they charge what the market bears for an awesome product and care for their employees lives. And for refrence a Sadowsky made in NY currently are $6500-8,000 and Canadian Dingwalls are even more!

Good response

 

[Smoove-Groove]

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Would it be any trouble asking you for the dimensions of the knobs? Just looking for the diameter mainly. Trying to find some that are close.

 

[Sparky Mark]

Would it be any trouble asking you for the dimensions of the knobs? Just looking for the diameter mainly. Trying to find some that are close.

Google this part number : -

 

[Smoove-Groove]

Google this part number : -
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Thanks. Just looked them up. These are very close. But these ones measure at about 17.78mm which seems kind of small for the diameter. From pictures of actual MM radio knobs I have seen, they look like they are bigger than this.

 

[Jeff K]

Could use a black pickguard. (Sorry if somebody already said that. I only looked at the first page...)

 

[Sparky Mark]

These are photos of an Old Smoothie with 20mm diameter knobs and a BFR 1976 Radio Stingray (not mine so can't measure knobs). Do the Radio ones here look slightly smaller? I'd be happy with the EHC knobs if I could get them in Europe.

 

[Sparky Mark]

Thanks. Just looked them up. These are very close. But these ones measure at about 17.78mm which seems kind of small for the diameter. From pictures of actual MM radio knobs I have seen, they look like they are bigger than this.

These are photos of an Old Smoothie with 20mm diameter knobs and a BFR 1976 Radio Stingray (not mine so can't measure knobs). Do the Radio ones here look slightly smaller? I'd be happy with the EHC knobs if I could get them in Europe.

 

[Bassstringsonly]

I was lucky to get a few may sell one of mine there great

 

[Todd Hamby]

Here’s a short play along with the 76 re-issue to KajaGooGoo’s Too Shy. The bass was removed from the original track so the 76 is all you’re hearing. Great and wonderful bass and I’m glad now that I made the choice to get this

 

[Queue]

Darn fine playing there!

 

[Todd Hamby]

Thank you @Queue

 

[ics1974]

Here’s a short play along with the 76 re-issue to KajaGooGoo’s Too Shy. The bass was removed from the original track so the 76 is all you’re hearing. Great and wonderful bass and I’m glad now that I made the choice to get this

Awesome! which number did you get?

 

[Todd Hamby]

Thank you @ics1974 ! I got 28.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

Here’s a short play along with the 76 re-issue to KajaGooGoo’s Too Shy. The bass was removed from the original track so the 76 is all you’re hearing. Great and wonderful bass and I’m glad now that I made the choice to get this

That is a truly special and wonderful piece. Your playing is always inspiring. I hear a good helping of that vintage StingRay bounce and bite to the notes.
Has this one been getting the majority of your play time? will this one go out on gigs or be strictly for recording and hime play?

 

[Todd Hamby]

Thank you @LadyLoveStingRay5 I’ve been playing this one a good bit lately. If I ever get a gig again I will for sure take it out, I’ve playing this and the purple short scale one the most but that could change

 

[dustinymichaels]

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