I HATE MY FENDER JAZZ

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As far as feel goes, they are very similar. The Stingray is slightly lighter in weight. The Stingray neck is much smoother, but that's because the new Stingray is a roasted maple neck with an oil finish, compared to the G&L maple neck that has a poly finish, which can feel a little tacky at times, when my hands get a little sweaty. So the Stingray neck is extremely fast, and slightly thinner than the G&L.

Fingerboards are apples and oranges. The Stingray is a maple fingerboard, the G&L is a rosewood. So there's definite differences in feel and tone from the two. Fret height is very similar, and both basses have really low and comfortable action heights.

String spacing if very similar, so to go from one bass to the other is very easy and natural.

The G&L is a little longer in total length compared to the Stingray. Scale length is the same, but the head stock on the Sting ray is considerably smaller, which is playing with my eyes right now. I'm used to looking down the neck and seeing quite a bit of real estate, but the Stingray neck looks (and feels) a little shorter. It's playing a mind game with me right now, and I'm sure I'll get used to it.

The big difference is tone. The Stingray has so many tone options with those two beefy humbuckers and the 5-way switch. The 3-level eq provides so much range to work with. And the active system of the Stingray makes everything so much brighter than my passive G&L.

I really chose wisely here. I'm now able to use both in my live performances, where I down tune my G&L a half-step down. The tone of my G&L is a little more on the low-end, beefy tone, so the songs we play half-step down really sound thick and heavy. The Stingray is my standard tuning bass now, and the brightness and tone control I have with it is better suited for the 80% of our set list that's in standard tuning.

I'm really happy with this purchase.

Only problem is that it shipped with a broken batter case cap. A small piece of plastic that holds the clip to keep the battery in place broke. Must have broken when the tech installed the battery. I've already called the retailer and they are sending me a new cap.

No mine is not a Leo-era Stingray. This is the new 2018 stingray Special. New design, hardware, electronics, and materials.

Oh, yes. My L-1000 is one of the first with the modified head stock. I believe Leo died a couple years after my series was produced.