Hi gang! Thanks for taking the time to read/answer my q's. I "upgrading" from my mexican p-bass to something a little nicer. From what I have played I like Fender Jazz basses, however I really, really like maple necks. That said, I'm also a HUGE Rush fan and come to find out that Fender Geddy "artist" model is a J bass and has a maple neck! Woot! However, I'm not quite sure if its made in USA? My questions are: 1. Is the Geddy artist J Bass made in USA? 2. What does the community think of maple necks? 3. Should I really care whether the Geddy bass is made elsewhere (I think its made in Japan???) ? Thanks again for helping a reformed six stringer out.
I wouldnt say the build quality is better but quality control might be better than MIA...Thing is Japanese instruments are consistantly great but every once in awhile there is an American one that blows it out of the water. Geddy is a great deal...Maple necks are great as well (good bright response).
1) No. Japan. 2) It's a never ending debate regarding tonal difference between rosewood and maple. Maple does feel smoother IMO. 3) No.
^^^ What he said! My current favorite basses(and ones I get paid to play) were made in Japan. Greco, Orville, and Orville by Gibson.
MIJ or CIJ Fenders are nice instruments. I've had a few over the years and they're generally well built and sound good. There are a few tweaks you can do to make them even better if you find a tonal deficit. The Geddy gets good marks in these parts. People at TB seem to really like theirs...I spent about 10 minutes with one, and the neck is definitely a thinner profile from the standard Jazz. As a 6 string player, you may find it fairly close to what you're already used to. Maple fretboards are great. I've had both, and I have a pretty nice custom build soon to arrive from my favorite builder...yup you guessed it...with maple/maple neck and two very special block inlays.
Hey everyone, thanks for the input. I have one or two live gigs every week and I really needed a better instrument. Looking forward to finding my Ged! And to answer the previous poster, yes, looking for maple/maple - should have been more specific. One last q, I read that they started PAINTING the inlays on these necks due to the thin profile very recently. Maybe I should try to find an older model?
The GL sig basses have AMAZING jazz tone IMO, I only played one for about 10 minutes, but I fell in love hard. I wish I wasn't a student with bills sometimes!
Maple neck or maple fretboards? And any guitar could have problems in really hot and humid conditions....most necks are maple, just with different fretboard materials...
The Geddy Lee bass is consistantly excellent. It doesn't matter where it's made. If you like it go for it.
im kinda curious when some instrument is built somewhere then shipped to US, will the shipping can damage(climate chenges to mishandling ) the instrument, im being general here so this means this include squiers from indonesia , mims cij etc
Every Geddy I've played has been pretty nice. That being said, you should also check out the Lakland Daryl Jones Skyline. The 4 string version is smoking! I have not heard the newest version with the Lakland single coils, but the original with the Aero's is great sounding... very aggressive and grindy for a passive instrument, and the reduced body size is very comfortable. You get blocks and binding to boot! K
1) The Geddy is made in Japan 2) I personally love maple finger or fret boards. Unfortunately, I only have basses with rosewood boards right now, I hope to get one sometime though. 3) Nah, don't worry where a bass is made. If it plays nice and sounds good than go for it and don't worry where it came from. There are much more important factors to consider when buying an instrument.
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