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I'm self taught, and from 1995 to about 2021 this was how I did it. More like thumb plus index and middle and it was like asking a centipede what order to move its feet to actually consciously think about which one was doing what. Spent about 9 months forcing myself to learn "proper"...

When I mention my top 5, Geddy, Geezer, Cliff, MM, and Justin Chancellor, I usually get a "one of these things is not like the other reaction" but man he can has such good taste, and it's always out of left field. The only band I get emotional about other than Rush and early Black Sabbath is...

I found this old thread when I got curious and tried to look up mine. It's CIJ, "Limited Edition" neckplate, serial number is BO0... I bought it new in 1999 at guitar center in Lombard, IL. It seems like from this it was early in the "second" run of these basses, which seems about right...

I changed my strings yesterday and again had to fiddle with the rollers a few times. The G could probably move out a turn or two still. Don't really understand the point, isn't the spacing completely determined by the poles of the pickups?

I have 3; '99 CIJ Geddy Lee Signature ("Glee"), '23 JetGlo 4003 ("Ricky Bobby"), and a squire vintage modified fretless (just picked up off marketplace, no name). Think I'm set unless I got something as a backup, would likely be a stingray or a P. Used to have a '95 JG 4003S but stupidly sold...

Sigh... First string change on my mid-2023 4003 back in August, and the nut popped off. I decided to get it set up and had it re-glued by a local tech. Went to change strings today and the damned thing popped off again. Called the shop for advice on what to do with it and they basically said...

I'm a big Rush fan and play almost exclusively finger style. I've heard a lot of talk about his technique and have had an inkling of what Geddy was doing on more recent albums with his flamenco-style strumming (one finger with a sort of open-close movement for double strokes) but it always...

I have just joined this club it seems. I bought a rumble 100 v3 from Sweetwater and got it yesterday. I was coming from a 1x8 orange crush 25 so this is like night and day over that. That 12 inch speaker sounds so sweet. So far haven't turned it up at all since everyone is home for break...

Geddy (and also cliff burton and geezer butler but Geddy definitely got me to the other side) is why I made the switch from hetfield style rhythm. Saw the band 13 times including front row, and “met” Ged at his bass book signing. Even those few seconds were enough to feel like he appreciated you...

It was a minor adventure, but here's the 4003 with the treble bezel installed. So I tackled this a few weeks ago, and as I was restringing the nut came unglued. This was right before a trip out of town, so I decided shag it I'm dropping it off at a good local shop for a setup. Just got it...

One thing I've noticed about the Ric is that it has inertia. The tone changes a bit once it's already vibrating, like when you're playing a nice 8th groove or something. I haven't noticed this on the Jazz.

This is an old thread but I was curious about other people's tone settings and found this. I have a new 4003, used to have an early 90's 4003S, and also have the CIJ Geddy Lee Jazz. I'm playing through a SansAmp, and with the settings I have on it it's interesting how similar they sound. The...

Yeah... I've dialed it back a lot this year by working on fundamentals and by never playing unplugged any more, but this bass is just clankier than my jazz. I think the treble bezel will help, the cover is getting in my way. Mostly an issue with playing faster. It's possible bringing the...

Ended up undoing most of that extra height, didn't like it, think I'm at about a half turn higher now. I think I just need to learn how to hit a little less hard, having an extra-clanky day for some reason.

Sat down this morning and decided to raise the action a bit. 2 full turns clockwise is where the clanking goes from obnoxious to reasonable, then re-did intonation. Plays much better but I wonder if the neck could also use a tweak now. Not getting any noise and it appears pretty close to...

Okay finally sat down and adjusted the intonation. With the tuner I have all 4 strings are within a nickel at the 12th fret vs the harmonic. That looks more "normal". Also, good lord, the more I play this the more I wonder what I was thinking in 2008 when I sold my old one. I've pretty much...

I mean direct to a post that’s not positive.

I wish I had a clearer picture of the old one, but the difference in the necks is wild. Most pictures online look more like the old one with a more uniform grain so I'm curious if this was just a run of wood or if they've changed the finish. It isn't marked as any special option, just 4003...

Heh, and now that I look it up I see that my reasoned physics of how this works was backwards and yeah, the strings that are off need to be longer not shorter, so I have plenty of room. I think I was wigged out over nothing but wild this made it past both Ric and the store's many-pointed...

Thanks, yeah, the grain in the fretboard looks really unique, tons of variation and there's also a lot of subtle shading going on as well. I need to see if there's anything I'm supposed to do to the wood, the finish on it is wild. It's like zero gloss almost but at the same time very slick and...

Good call out. I intend to watch some youtube videos or read some FAQs before I touch it. I've never done this before because I've never needed to. Within about 7-8 cents I can't really hear the difference and until recently I still tuned by ear anyway :)

also just going to throw out another positive post about the bass. It just feels right, even though the body contours are different from the 4003S. Honestly if they made a 4003S with triangle frets I'd have a tough decision on which one is ideal. But the neck is the biggest thing. On my...

Yeah, forget I had a theory and let's just back up a bit. The bridge setup looks weird. I haven't had a chance yet to sit down and see if I can get it perfect; it's close by my tuner but E and A are both a little off. I guess my real question is: "Is something probably wrong enough here I...

I haven’t touched it yet, that’s how it came from the factory. Intonation is close based on my tuner but a couple strings need a tweak. I’m mostly worried there is no more forward travel. Maybe another mm or so max.

It's here! So I have a decision to make. It looks like the bridge might have been installed a hair too far back; the saddles are about *this* close to being out of forward adjustment. I wasn't expecting this until November and bought it from an online store with a... sweet return policy...

Ehrmagerd!! Just got a call from my rep at Sweetwater, I have a Jetglo 4003 on order, ETA mid-November. They had a cancellation, and the next person in line wasn't ready to pay so it is headed my way, arriving tomorrow!

Here is mine, a CIJ Geddy Lee Jazz bass. I bought it at Guitar Center in Lombard IL in 1998 or 1999. I remember pulling it out in the store when it arrived and it had a snapped E string. I had to threaten to reject the bass entirely to even get a set of strings thrown in and I remember being...

Howdy! I'm posting slightly preemptively, I ordered a jetglo 4003 from sweetwater about about a month ago due in mid November. I'm keeping my eyes open for something local (Chicago) that I could try first since I can cancel the sweetwater order, but not looking super hard. Should have fired...