Well, I've got 2 of the basses you have, and I used to have a Dano Longhorn. I'd be hard pressed to call the AEB-1 a "reissue" bass, though. It's probably got as much, if not more, hands on craftsmanship than the original Ampeg series. Bruce only went to his brand when Ampeg considered actually reissuing the bass under their name. Before that, he was making them as Ampeg, with the company's support. You probably even got the bass shipped in a St. Louis Music box. All that said, I think the AEB-1 bass is an extension of the original. Bruce has made mods along the way, so there are even variations in the 4 series he's been producing.
My TH-1 is probably the second best actual reissue I've had. It was just great out of the box, and the few mods I've made were more subtle than drastic in the end.
The Dano bass has to be the best, although it really shouldn't be too hard to RI a bass that was originally pretty flimsy. If you have the pickups down from the originals, just about anything you mount them in that looks like the originals will bring you right back to the '60s. Fun little basses; great sound, but never the sturdiest bunch of the pack.
