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Fender Sig basses

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Some have better electronics and pickups, some have slimmer 'faster' necks, some have both.

I've played a lot of the Fender sig's and regular Fenders recently because I'm thinking about picking one up soon, and I have to say that, IMO, the Stu Hamm Urge Bass II is by FAR the best Fender available. Unfortunately it's also one of the more expensive ones.
I talked the guy at Guitar Center down to $1100 on it.
 
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blaire said:
Ok, if this has been done sorry, I done a search and came up with nothing. What is the difference between standard fenders and the sig models? Especially the mike dirnt and the Geddy lee? What do they have that makes them different? Sorry if this seems stupid. :hmm:
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The Mike Dirnt P-bass has a Custom Shop Vintage 59 pup, Leo Quann Badass Bridge and comes with a nice padded gigbag. The Geddy Jazz has a pair of Custom jazz pups and the Badass bridge.

Check out Invalid Link Removed for details on each model , so you can make a comparison.
 
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Not a dumb question dude. Better to ask it here than at GC and have the salesman take you for a ride.

I currently play the Mike Jones signature model. It's a MIA Jazz with a J-Retro preamp, Nordstrand NJ4SE pick-ups, and TI Superalloy strings with low action. I don't think there is a better 1997 MIA Jazz out there right now. :)

-Mike
 
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Tumbao said:
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Is it Just me or is that a Dirnt sig with an SD quarter pounder jazz added?
 
#8
Fender signature basses are for the most part modeled after pre existing models with modifications done to some part of that bass, whether it's a shaved neck with vintage pups ala Geddy Lee or it's a tele style headstock (rosewood which was not offered on those necks) and CS pups to make the Mike Dirnt bass. Fender does make signature basses that are like no other Fenders, Victor Bailey Jazz bass is like no other Fender made as is the Roscoe Beck. The Stu Hamm bass is another unique bass. The above basses that I mentioned are different from other fenders were designed with the artist and what the artist wanted his bass to sound like. The Roscoe Beck has a different body than regular or dlx jazzes with custom pups (Bill Lawrence) different frets (Dunlops). The Victor Bailey jazz is also different sporting a dlx size body made of Koa and rosewood over mahogany. With the "noiseless" pups it is one hellova bass. The Hamm bass has a down sized body and a bunch of other non standard Fender stuff to it, I would love to try one out myself.
 
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MJ5150 said:
Not a dumb question dude. Better to ask it here than at GC and have the salesman take you for a ride.

I currently play the Mike Jones signature model. It's a MIA Jazz with a J-Retro preamp, Nordstrand NJ4SE pick-ups, and TI Superalloy strings with low action. I don't think there is a better 1997 MIA Jazz out there right now. :)

-Mike
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You almost cheat me ;).

The sig fenders are the stock modified line. You get minnor mods in the MIM and MIJ (mark hoppus, mike drint...) and major mods in the MIA models (roscoe beck, mm 5...). To sum up the sigs have already done what most peple who play fenders have done to their basses like the badass II mod in many 4 stringers.
 
#11
Personally, I own a Geddy Lee and would love to own a Mike Dirnt. Sure you can say that these basses are just mirrored to what other people have already done to their basses but if you were to buy the parts and have them installed by a professional (which I am assuming most people do) into a bass that you own it would be more expensive than buying a bass with the same features from the factory.
 
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vene-nemesis said:
You almost cheat me ;).

The sig fenders are the stock modified line. You get minnor mods in the MIM and MIJ (mark hoppus, mike drint...) and major mods in the MIA models (roscoe beck, mm 5...). To sum up the sigs have already done what most peple who play fenders have done to their basses like the badass II mod in many 4 stringers.
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I would think that the neck on the Geddy Lee model is a major mod, not a minor mod. It feels like no other neck I've felt.
 
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Sgtthump said:
I would think that the neck on the Geddy Lee model is a major mod, not a minor mod. It feels like no other neck I've felt.
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I don't think the Geddy bass has major mods to it, in fact I bought mine because it was an alder bodied/maple neck with blocks for $600 bucks (the price I payed for mine new!). the fact that it had a badassII (which I removed for more low end) and vintage pups just made the sale more attractive in my eyes! :)
 

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