Cairobill

Exactly - weight is a key question. For e.g. I'm also quite interested in the 50s tele reissues. My brother has a beautiful AVRI blackguard that weighs in at 6.5lbs. I've already seen a comparison video where the comparable AVII is much heavier.

Yup - I thought the same. Fully expected them to be hovering up near 2.5K.

Allo all, If anyone has picked up the new 66 reissue jazz bass, would be good to get your thoughts especially if you've played the older AVRIs. They look rather nice

@Rib13Bass ha ha - very close timescale to me 1994 - first 3 band Ray 2012 - Classic 2 band Ray 2019 to present - late 80s 2 bands And probably about 10 J-basses peppered around that lot...

My second bass when touring was a 74 jazz bass. I only ever brought it out when the Stingray needed work and it had no thump in comparison. I love a jazz bass but have a hard time getting them to work....or, to be specific, get them to flap my trousers like a Stingray!

Yep, the trans is definitely alder. Very warm and punchy. It has a converted ebony board with lines which matches very well with the whole package. Not sure about the black - could be poplar, could be ash. But yes, a full sounding 2 band with a great aggressive sound but not ear splitting highs (though that could be the 2 band). I toured and recorded with a black/maple 1994 back in the day. That had a three band and was a clicky mess a lot of the time. I only ever fully embraced the Stingray again when I picked up a classic with a 2 band and found it much more of an appealing sound for what I like to do. The necks on those two '89s are slimmer than the 1994; extremely playable, almost jazz like but with a tad more heft. Both pretty light too. I found the '94 neck a completely different ball game. Sharp edges and tubby...was not great!

With a strict rule on 2-band EQs.

After years of ALL sorts, I now realise that for me, the only way is the Stingray way