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On the high side? The price is insane. I paid half for my refin 1970...

It isn't. But it is legendary. I want it.

Every now and then, a "pre-lawsuit Ibanez" or a "lawsuit Greco" pops up on the various used web pages. I've always wondered when those lawsuits were, who filed them and how they ended. Surprise surprise, they never happened. Ever. No lawsuit over the Fender or Gibson designs has been filed against the Japanese manufacturers, nothing was ever settled in or out of a court of law. So. Please stop using those terms. They are wrong.

GOLDEN STINGRAYS

I've owned both a Lakland Skyline 55-60 and a Sadowsky Metroexpress (the first generation) and would generally describe the Sadowsky as "slimmer". The neck is slimmer, the body is a bit smaller and I think the string spacing is a bit tighter but I never really pay attention to that. I was really impressed with the sustain on the Sadowsky. The preamp is fine, not great but workable.

Get yourself a Cort, Yamaha or a second hand Sadowsky Metroexpress.

I don't like the colour gold. I'm not a Stingray kind of person. It's probably a gazillion quid. But I want that shiny gold Stingray on the right. So bad.

I dig that Aguilar. I have an endorsement elsewhere. But I really dig that Aguilar.

This is the perfect Precision collection. Is that 64 really original? I've never seen a sunburst like that.

New strap button do sound a lot better.

🎶How much is that bass in the window🎵

I think I am out. I just dropped my fretless TRB of at a luthier to have the fingerboard coated. Or does that count as maintenance?

I'm very much looking forward to those Ibanez Mode basses. I hope to test the 1000 and 1600 for De Bassist (Dutch bass magazine).

Don't rule out the B2. I loooooove those necks. They have the same profile as early 70's Fenders, really slim.

Why the older version specifically?

If I was Jaco, I would've been dead by now.

My hearing protection is white. Last week I received my new IEMs and they are purple and have my initials on them. Love it.

Excellent question.

And I would also argue that if you do not own a bass guitar now, buying one because you have a gig and can't play without a bass, it wouldn't count as a fail

Hmmm have to disagree there. I'm in bands where going IEM is not a choice. I also do substitute gigs with bands where going IEM is not a choice. These days you have to have IEMs if you do cover band shows. It's a professional necessity.

The difference is only the finish. The vintage reissues have nitro lacquer. The Artist series have a thin poly finish. Someone at Talkbass asked Höfner a few years back: So, as usual, Google AI is wrong.

And Google AI is often wrong.

Oh and I'm expecting my new IEMs somewhere later this month. But I already paid for those a few weeks ago.