Duff and his gear

[James_B]

I don't know if this is a beat to death thread but does Duff get his Aerodynes custom made?

What about those old fender P Specials did he get custom made relic ones to?



I saw Velvet Revolver at the end of August and just got around to asking now.


Thanks
James_B

[JimmyM]

Duff usually uses Jazz Bass Specials, and they're made by the Fender Custom Shop now. Back in the G&R days, they made them as production models, but since they stopped production, Duff's had to buy them at the Custom Shop. Lot of cash for a cheap bass.

[Ian Perge]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

Duff usually uses Jazz Bass Specials, and they're made by the Fender Custom Shop now. Back in the G&R days, they made them as production models, but since they stopped production, Duff's had to buy them at the Custom Shop. Lot of cash for a cheap bass.

Not only that, but I recall Duff's JBS having a very "unique" neck. almost "asymetrical" like Tobias/MTD or arvin basses, so even when they were still in production in the late '80s-early-'90s as soon as G'nR had some money in their pockets Duff was having Custom Shop versions of his original with the misshaped neck made up. But I highly doubt that he had to pay for them, then or now. Back then just as Slash was bring guitarists back from superstrats to Les Pauls, Duff was bringing bassists from Ibanez and more "modern" basses to Fenders. I'd be very suprised if Duff has to pay a cent for his Jazz Bass Specials/Aerodynes/StingRays that he uses in as studio basses. It's been 20 years since "Appitite..." and you still can't pay for advertisments like his playing what he does.

[BassmanDk]

I recall that Duff in an old bassplayer article says that he bought the jazz Bass Speciel used not knowing that the former owner had made some changes to the neck profile. Duff first realized this when he (or his tech ) bought a second JBS as a backup. It's was an ordinary model with a more normal neckprofile. From then Duff had the Fender Custom Shop either changing profiles on his basses or making new custom versions.

[Asa Samuel]

the difference to his original jazz bass special was that the neck was more half-egg shaped instead of the usual C shape, and he had trouble switching back to the regular C shape so he had all his necks custom made to the half-egg shape like his old one.

but i guess with the few aerodynes that he does use he would get the neck miss-shaped aswell.

[James_B]

How rock and roll is that?

"Yeah I need these cheap basses to be more expensive"

Thanks for the info

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by Ian Perge

Not only that, but I recall Duff's JBS having a very "unique" neck. almost "asymetrical" like Tobias/MTD or arvin basses, so even when they were still in production in the late '80s-early-'90s as soon as G'nR had some money in their pockets Duff was having Custom Shop versions of his original with the misshaped neck made up. But I highly doubt that he had to pay for them, then or now. Back then just as Slash was bring guitarists back from superstrats to Les Pauls, Duff was bringing bassists from Ibanez and more "modern" basses to Fenders. I'd be very suprised if Duff has to pay a cent for his Jazz Bass Specials/Aerodynes/StingRays that he uses in as studio basses. It's been 20 years since "Appitite..." and you still can't pay for advertisments like his playing what he does.

You may be right, but on the other hand, I've never seen him listed as an endorsee. And it's not like he can't afford it. Hell, if I was Fender, I'd charge him

[Bass Boy]

I used to own a fretted and fretless of these basses. (silver/pewter and black) Great for the price. I regret selling the fretted. I used it on a ton of recording sessions. It had a P style neck and the fretless had a jazz neck.