Recent content by queevil

J neck all the way for me. I can play on a p neck but not as fluidly. The j neck just suits my playing style more. The neck on my Geddy Lee j is to die for.

Yes, the Geddy neck is thinner. It's more like an Ibanez SR series neck. It's high maintenance but worth it. I can't imagine have to make a truss rod adjustment mid gig. I'd be sol with the Geddy because the neck has to be removed from the body. I've contemplated having a route cut in the body...

Ok. Now adjust the truss rod 1/8 of a turn so that it will be set up to the environment that it will actually be played in. Then, let it settle in. If it keeps happening then get a new neck or bass. I'm only telling you this because of my own experiences. I've had two mim jazz basses that never...

Troy Sanders of Mastodon although he shares vocal duties with guitarist Brent Hinds while their drummer, Brann Dailor, sings lead vocals on a few songs. Like the other 3 members of Mastodon, I happen to think that Troy Sanders is very talented. His voice ranges from clean to harsh and he doesn't...

You won't get his tone because you aren't Steve Harris but I think you could come up with a convincing tone. Using a p bass strung with his signature Rotosound flats would be a good start but if you really want to come as close to his tone as possible I think you should study the fine points of...

Not a p bass guy myself but if you ever regret selling you jazz bass at least it wouldn't be hard to acquire another. They're a dime a dozen.

Although both my jazz basses are black, I tend to like classic blue and green colors. Seafoam metallic green, sonic blue, daphine blue, lpb. In the lighter colors I dig pearloid while pickguards and tort on darker colors. In fact, I'm thinking of doing a Warmoth build in one of the...

I agree. Rounds are the overwhelming choice for most rock, metal and it's sub genres and I certainly wouldn't use anything other than rounds on my Geddy Lee jazz but it's really not hard to sit well in a mix, live or recorded, with flats. As far as tone has come with respect to technology...

As Hamlet said, Steve Harris has a signature set of Rotosound flats in a bridge cable like .55-.110. Although I haven't played them personally, my understanding is that they're particularly bright for a flat. I personally use the Fender Nylon Tapewound 9120's. They're basically a roundwound...

Super low action, low tension strings, plucking closer to the neck. If the action is really low and your string tension is low the sound will be more responsive to changes in your left hand technique. When I got my fretless mim Jazz the action was set medium high and the flatwound strings were...

I can speak to quality of the cij Geddy as well. I own one and it too is an '06. Someone will be super happy with this bass and the price is fair.

I've never bought a new bass. There's really no technology advantage for me to buy new because I play Jazz basses. Yes, modern manufacturing methods turn out pretty well built instruments but that doesn't add any perceived value for me. I buy used because: I save money on depreciation. For...

Heavy. It's not about volume, tuning, death grunts, tempo, blast beats or Fieldy's stupid sounding bass. It's about an artist being able to convey a sense of emotion to the listener. Conveying that sense of emotion is the reason that Esperanz Spalding is much heavier than Korn. That's coming...

I've used nickel wound strings for long periods of time in my fretless mim j bass with no pronounced damaged. I would suggest finding a string with fairly low tension and setting you action as low as possible so that you can use a light touch and not have to dig in so much. That will help...

I guess I'll just have to keep playing my regular Geddy Lee Sig bass that I paid $479 in near new condition with a HSC. I don't even like Rush a whole lot but it's a pretty damn nice bass for one that has frets.