I have never seen a brand new 2 band Ray being sold new anywhere in Australia, but I'm sure they're out there. If you like the pre-EB sound, then the 2 band is the way to go. I don't think I've made another purchase so satisfying. The bass I lusted after from an early age and worked damn hard to own. It's a beat more beat up than it looks it these pics, but it's been with me for a few years now and I love it! It was my first 'Ray. From my few minutes playing time I've had so far, it sounds pretty damn good. I'll gig with it tonight to see what I think and maybe get the 1980 Ray back for a direct comparison sometime too. Me being me, it'll probably stay this way for ever. Like everyone who has swaped a 3 band for a 2 band, I struggled to find the reverse log pot for the treble control, so for the time being I wired a standard log pot backwards, meaning treble control works backwards. I also thought I could mount the 3 band pre in an enclosure and run the second output to that and switch between the two if I really wanted, but doubt I'd bother. I've put the main jack onto the control plate and wired the original jack straight to the pickup which might be nice recording. The preamp is a knock off that you will find on ebay. Now if only I had that neck and the slab body which I find more comfortable. I've always liked the tone of the pre-EB basses but never had the chance to own one, but when I recently borrowed a 1980 model from a luthier friend it convinced me to do the preamp swap aswell. I converted to string-thru when I was playing slightly detuned and found it really helped playability and tone. It wasn't a deliberate plan to copy the pre-EB bass. I converted it to string-thru-body several years ago so I guess this completes my pre-EB knockoff. Just finished swapping the 3 band preamp in my 93 SR4 for a 2 band version.
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