Email addresses and information on this page are what I was sent on or near the
date shown. They are not necessarily still good links. Since the death of the
MMSIP (Music Man Stringed Instrument Page) I have been trying to get back into
posting owners. Please forgive any delays.
Guitars
Katsumi Toyoizumi at
gauche@air.linkclub.or.jp was
my FIRST contact with another Sting Ray owner!! in 1996! He even sent me a
Japanese version of "Guitar Graphic" Magazine, with a picture of his guitar
in it!
Bill Shafer was at shaferm@micronet.wcu.edu and had a seventies Music
Man Sting Ray guitar for sale.It was natural finish, active electronics and in
immaculate condition. Asking $500.00. He was not asking enough!! From Fri, 13 Sep
1996.
Christian Sørhaug at christian@okdesign.no
has Sabre II that was made in 1978. He first wrote me Wed, 03 Sep 1997.
Then, in April of 1999 Christian let me know he also has a Sting Ray I, as well as
providing info found on the Main MM Page. Check it out!
Alexis Gabadinho at
alexis.gabadinho@mbox.bfs.admin.ch wrote to me on Mon, 3 Nov 1997. Alexis
has a Music Man Sabre II guitar, sunburst with a maple neck! Lucky Alexis!
Jeffrey Strassman at jsStrass@Earthlink.Net mailed me from lamorgan@nni.com and first wrote
on Sun, 16 Nov 1997. About 1977, he bought a Sabre II
from the factory!! Jeffrey said, "It is my alter ego and
is sometimes my best friend." How true!!
Dag Sparr, in Sweden, can be reached at dag.sparr@finance.ministry.se
if you want to hear about his Sabre Ithat he got eight years
ago in Stockholm. It DOES have a pre-amp and the serialnumber is
A001624 if anybody knows more about that.
I seem to have overlooked Terrence Nicholls at nicholls@athena.nwafc.nf.ca
who owns aSabre II. Terrence is from St. John's, Newfoundland,
Canada, and he (and I need more history and info on the Sabre II!
C'mon folks!)
And Reg Wicks In Duluth Minnesota, at rwicks@mdmcduluth.com has a Sting Ray II dated 1978 that he
recently purchased in New York. He also recommends THE ULTIMATE GUITAR BOOK
by Tony Bacon, available at Barnes andNoble. I need to look at this one!!!
Thanks Reg!
And then there's Lee Woodrum at n8dpc@hotmail.com who has a BLACK Music Man Sting Ray I guitar
bought in 1977!! The serial number on it is G0003481. He also has an
HD130 -- 212RH bottom!!And here's a quote from Lee: "This is indeed an
incredible guitar.. It's without a doubt not only the best guitar I have ever
owned, but it's the best guitar I have EVER played. The action is fast and
true... the bridges adjustment range allow me to set the harmonics to
PERFECTION... :) It stays in tune better than anyaxe I have ever seen
too!" WOW!!!!!!!!
More recently (9/28/98) Justin Bankston
jbankston@organizedmedia.com bought "an all original 1976 Music
Man Sting Ray I guitar. It is sunburst with a maple fingerboard. It is
quite a great guitar, as you well know, and I am very excited about it." Now,
Justin is really a bass player and is thinking about TRADING IT!!! Write to
him and join me in saying KEEP IT!!
And today (11/10/98) I got mail from Paul Gabriel at jpfiester@hotmail.comASKING to be addedto the page because he was so excited about his find!
He said, "I just purchased a lefty Music Man Sting Ray (1979). Yes
lefty. I've been looking for this bass guitar for sixteen years,
finally my dream came true". Whew! That's GREAT!
And here's another owner. 05/10/99 I got mail from Rich Evanko at riche@ntplx.net wrote telling me he
had just bought a 1978 Music Man Sabre I for $295.00!!!! It's got
a tobacco sunburst finish and looks Great! Way to go Rich! Also see the
main MM page for info thatRich sent on the Sabre line.
June 12th '99 I got a mail from Sami El Amri atSabodie@aol.com. He's in Tennessee
and wrote to tell me he picked up a Sting Ray II for $250.00!!! THE SECRET
IS STILL NOT OUT!!!
June 14th '99 Harto Sander at HartoSander@t_online.de bought a blonde Music Man Sting Ray I with
a black pick guard and a serial number of G004491! Pretty EARLY,
Harto! And what did he pay in Germany for this American Collectors' Item???
$480.00!!!! Way to go Harto!!
Then on June 16th '99 Christopher Eaton at ggceaton@mobiletel.cominformed
me that he had bought an even EARLIER Sting Ray I, serial number G003505
! He specifically asked to be part of the "lucky list ofMusic Man
owners. He's exactly right!!
On September 6th '99, Jeffrey Wall at zerohead@earthlink.netwrote
to tell me he had bought a 1978 Sabre I, SerialNumber A003105 (and even the
original case and the booklet that came with it) for a mere $550.00
U.S!!!!! Really now,folks, people don't know the true value of these
treasures! Hang on to it Jeffrey! Jeffrey says,"The variety of sounds from
this thing is really amazing. YES!
On the last day of the 1900's, Henry Goldblum wrote and informed me of
his black Sting Ray 1 with serial number G004352. He bought the guitar in
New Jersey not long after they first became available. (No kidding! With
that serial number!! Cool!!). You can reach Henry at hgoldblum@yahoo.com.
On February 12, 2000, Miikka Saarinen at kihelmoi@hotmail.com wrote to let me know he had purchased a Music
Man
Sting Ray II, Serial# G004510 in Tampere Finland. He wrote "It`s one of the
best guitars that I`ve ever played." You said it, Miikka!!
April 8, 2000, Flemming Paulsen at fp@io.dk,
in Copenhagen, Denmark, wrote to tell me of
his Music Man Sabre II, serial# A 003986. And if you're interested in the
controls on it, he sent me scans from the manual. Press the Back button. By the way,
Flemming bought it Dec. 12. 1979 in Copenhagen!
December 9, 2000, Steen wrote from
SWWM@email.com, saying he has a StingRay II (ser. # G004934 - natural finish). He
bought it in 1977 in Denmark along with his MM 410 - 130 amp (Chassis # 2275-130 EX). WoW!!
The last message I got from Bruce M. Boney after my computer vrash and loss of all my emails
was 12/18/00. You can contact Bruce at vegasrealestate-boney@email.msn.com. He has the diagrams and schematics, owners manuals,
catalogs, etc along with sabres and amps - 6 sabres and 15 amps or so!! Great news for Owners!! He's
in Las Vegas and his son in Sugarland, TX has three more!
And on 02/07/2001, Larry Frayne wrote to tell me about his black Sabre II. Contact Larry at
lfrayne@flash.net. He said,"It's surprising that
these guitars don't go for more, as they're great players, with a wide range of sounds, superior to strats of
the period. Not to mention the quality of the instruments." I hear you, Larry!!
Then, what can I say about Tom Cleary? He's a Music Man player/owner, a recording artist,
a web page guru, and a great guy! You can write to him at ClearyT@aol.com, but you should go to his web page too,
http://www.clearyt.com You can listen to his music!
On 02/25/2001, Wes Pohl at wpohldesign@home.com
wrote, informing me of his black 1976 Stingray II, serial #G004682. He bought it in South Florida (he
lives in Canada) where he found it over the internet. He bought it for $750(US dollars) which is a bit high
compared to the deals that others found, but, "as far as I am concerned it is worth every penny." WE AGREE!
Paul Barfoot wrote on 03/08/2001 about his Sting Ray II, serial Number G002755. That's an old one!
He said, "I find the one I have almost plays itself. (spooky thing it is)" Ooooo yeah! Write to Paul at
paulb_kw@sentex.net.
Georgio Baldi wrote from ROME on 03/21/2001 to tell me he has a Sabre I with the serial
Number A004863 in mint condition, perfect sounding.. That's an old one, too!
He said, " I'm very happy." you can reach Georgio at
giorgio.baldi@libero.it.
Ed Klein, from right here in Dallas (ed.klein@gte.net),
wrote on 06/02/2001 and said he found a Sting Ray I in a pawn shop in unbelievable shape, serial
Number G006442. He grabbed it up for a mere $400.00.
Hamish McCoy, from New Zealand (triple_bond@hotmail.com),
wrote on 06/06/01 telling me about his black Music Man Sabre 1
(with case) that he bought from a guy for $475 NZ (which is about $200 US). The guy he bought it from didnt know
how to play the guitar and had had it in his closet since 1982 when he bought it second hand!
WE HAVE A NEW LEADER!
Okay, I hope you're sitting down. Get a load of this. A guy named Ed Melberg, a keyboard player, at
emelcap@yahoo.com, wrote on 12/12/2001 and said he had a friend
who GAVE him a Sting Ray I natural finish, white pick guard (the original color scheme of the first
ones), with the serial Number G001044 !!! This could be the 44th one made!!
Mine is G001172, and Paul Barfoot (above) has G002775, but G001044 !! WOW!! Hang on to that guitar!!
On March 22, 2002, Joe O'Rourke at glaikit@optonline.net
wrote to say, "I bought my StingRay I in Brooklyn, in '76. I still have the case, original guitar strap, brochure
- and have all kinds of reviews & ads from Guitar Player. My StingRay is serial # 0002714 and my 410-65
amp is serial # BN01645 I've never wanted another electric." What a combination!!
On April 5, 2002, Gorie from Jakarta, Indonesia, dari@bossmu.com,
wrote saying that he got a Music Man Sabre I #A001986, sunburst. He went on to say, "It's definitely a
GUITAR and not just a guitar". How right he is! Thanks, Gorie!
Then on June 3, 2002, Uli Reimer-Mohr from Germany,
webmaster@kpt-remo.de,
wrote saying that he also got his Music Man Sabre I #A003618 made in 1978! He went on to say, "The sound
is better than any Gibson". You are CORRECT!! Thanks, Uli, and have FUN with it!
On August 23, 2002, Noel Renson from Belgium,
noelrenson@hotmail.com,
wrote saying that he had FIVE Music Man guitars... "A Stingray 1 natural
finish,white pickguard, black pickups (you know that only 500 was made whith the white
pickguard) serial No G002199. A Stingray 1, natural finish, black pickguard
and white pickups, and a strange details, the neck have normal frets, not the jumbo frets,
as normally for the Stingray 1, serial G002475. A Stingray 2, natural finish,
black pickguard, white pickups, serial G002097. A yellow cream Sabre 1,
serial A001468. A sunburst Sabre 1, serial A008704." WoW!!!! ENJOY!!!
Noel also said, "It's also funny that,two Stingray,whith the same kind of strings,have a
slightly different sound, they have also some minimal differences for the neck,and so on.
They are clearly hand-made." Absolutely, Noel. Thanks for writing.
On October 21, 2002, Tom Breen (I believe he's in Australia) at
Thomas.Breen@swsahs.nsw.gov.au,
wrote saying that he bought a Music Man Sting Ray II #G004033, in 1998 for $300.00 (U.S.).
Thanks for the info, Tom. What a buy!!
December 28, 2002, Andy Womack at
kcamow@charter.net, wrote saying that I had forgotten
to add him back in 1998! SORRY ANDY! He bought a Music Man Sabre I #A001501,
in 1998 in Slidell, LA. What a Serial number!! He also said that the scan from
Flemming Paulsen helped him understand the knobs and switches. Press the back button
and scroll down for that pic. Thanks for the info, Andy!
With three rules you can make 204 chords. Two more rules puts you up to 612chords!
Put all the rules together and you get over 15,800 chords!
I guess I'll have to also include Eric Clapton as a Music Man Amp Owner
(actually guitar, too, but no pic of it).
It's not a great pic, but if you look closely at the amp....
S82783 at S82783@aol.com
prefers to remain anonymous, but has a MM 212-HD from 1978. He/she
wrote me on Mon, 13 Oct 1997.
RODNEY GUTIERREZ" at
RODAN24@worldnet.att.net wrote to me on Sunday, 19 Oct 1997 and has
a G&L 2000E bass. Do you all know G&L? Write me, if not.
Paul from "Sigmon's"
paulsigmon@hotmail.com wrote first on Tue, 11 Nov 1997. Paul has the
HD-130 like mine! Lucky Paul!!
kingfish at kingfish@spacelab.net wrote Sun, 30 Nov 1997. He has a 110-RD
50-watter AND a 212-HD 130!!
Steve Oksienik at
blacklab@goes.comwrote Sat, 10 Jan 1998 and has a 112-RD 50 amp
. Nice!
Doug Pack at
sir_moo@hotmail.comwrote on Tue, 13 Jan 1998, and has a 112-RD
50 (tube) amp. I just love that warm tube sound!!.
Steve Langer sflanger@aol.com bought a Music Man hd-150 with a 4-12 gs cabinet back in 1980 or
so. Then a couple of years ago he found a sabre bass (all beat up) for
$350. What a setup!! A matching pair!
And Tim Owen at jaxie@1st.net
gets a special "THANKS!" for the 212HD-130 pic that he sent. He's a
veteran player and runs a Strat with abuilt-in pre-amp into the amp for what
(I'm certain) is a fantastic sound!
(03/30/99) I got mail from Byron Wilmuth at elem17@hotmail.com who said, "I
just purchased a 212 HD 130 in absolutely showroom condition for 300
dollars." Anotherfantastic deal!
(04/04/99) This came in from Dan Clark at hudpucker@worldnet.att.net: "My 7 year search for a 212 RH 130 in good shape finally
ended... it has both logo plates and even has the original alnico speakers
too...just blows away the marshall 1936 2-12 that I traded straight up
for it..." This is why I'm doing this page!! Thanks, Dan!
(04/14/99) Kimmo Kangas from Tampere, Finland has a Music Man
112-RP-65 amp. You can reach him at Kimmo.Kangas@opuscapita.fi. And this one's not in the 1976 price list. Help us find out about
this one and mail Kimmo or me the info!
Dr. David Reimer, from Scottland, wrote on July 19, 1999, about his
early 80's MM 112RD (Reverb andDistortion built-ins. He can be reached at
dreimer@holyrood.ed.ac.uk. He loves his amp, but wishes it was now 220Vrather than 110V. "Who
knows, maybe some European owners will get in touch."
Tyler Drosdeck wrote on 9/22/1999 to say he has a 2x10 65 watt amp from
the first year it was made. That would have been 1976. You can contact
Tyler at sdros@en.com.
January 15th, 2000 I got an email from Ian Azrikan at enginears@hotmail.com telling me he had just bought a Music Man 210 Sixty Five
in showroom condition with the serial# BN02433 and The speakers
have the big square MM magnets!
February 2, 2000, Chris Pitzer at thepitzers@netzero.net said he had a MM 212HD-130 with
Eminence speakers in it. To quote Chris and echo with my own sympathies,
"I love the thing to death."
Bengt Brosser, from Sweden, wrote on July 2nd. He has an RD 112-50 with
a 212RH-130 cabinet as well as a 212HD-130. Can you imagine? Write to Brent
at bbros172@hotmail.com.
Noel West, at slug@primus.com.au
wrote July 6, 2000, to say that he has a Music Man HD 115 amp that has
a valve in the preamp, bright and deep switches, and a "phasor." Congrats Noel!
Jon Ward, at jon.ward2@ntlworld.com
first wrote to me on August 2, 2000. Jon has a Music Man HD 115RP-100-EVM amp
with a serial number DP01989 (not the year). But best of all, Jon has sent
some jpg's from a Music Man catalog that you can see now!
Click HERE!
John Cornell, at lagerdalek@hotmail.com
wrote me on October 4, 2001 and told me about his HD130 Reverb with a 115RH
Cabinet that look in brand spanking new condition, owned by a guy who used to keep it
and play it in church! Take it out from a small cupboard behind the pulpit every Sunday,
play for 5 mins, then put it back. He got it for $700.00 US. He said it "passes my
expectations." What a deal!
Okay, so I stopped adding amplifier owners some time ago, but Gijs Coolen from
Holland, at bsemusic@hotmail.com
sent me an email saying he got a 212 HD 130 amp FREE!!!! He also informed
me of a link he put on his site for his band,
SPINE COLOURIST,
so click on that URL you just read and go to his site. Again, his band is called
SPINE COLOURIST, from Holland, and I wish them ALL THE BEST!!
I know there are more than Fifty owners and me, but after searching for almost six
years on the Internet, these few have contacted me!! Just THIRTY-Four Guitar owners!
(Not counting basses.)
Sure there are more, but if you searched for Strats or Les Pauls, you'd find THOUSANDS!
Are your Music Man products RARE???
Here's a link for amplifier reviews. They even posted mine! Reviews
New Addition!! - Skipp is a Music Man Repair Guy who has
been answering questions for my readers for a while now. Whenever I can't
answer a question, he can. You can reach Skipp directly at
skipp025@yahoo.com.
He has a friend named Steve Kennedy who has amp schematics and more at
musicmanamps.com
