True enough, they are under no obligation to make an aniversary edition some kind of reissue. However, I have liked every reissue I've gotten my hands on, guitars and basses alike. I know I haven't played every reissue that they've done, but I've played a bunch of them and I think it's been a really good formula. Again , I've liked them all, some more than others, but still liked them all. This thing may be a great bass, and it probably is, but it comes off as pretty much a Ho, and if I'm in the market for a Ho I'll have one built with all the hot rod Ho stuff I can find and not be concerned with the name on the headstock.
Rick