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Finally gettin' a Geddy...

#6
B8ssMan89 said:
How are gibson basses? I'm GASing for a LP bass. I love how they look!
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I love my T-Bird, but they are definitly an acquired taste...

Not too familar with the LP's...

Gibson is starting to pay much more attention to their basses though...

They have five new models coming out this summer, A t-bird "Studio" 4 and 5 string versions, a double cutaway solid body Les Paul, an SQ reissue, and a "Continental V"...

Check 'em out:
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#8
B8ssMan89 said:
Another one bites the Geddy Lee dust!
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Yeehaw! Hey, I got all re-excited about my Geddy again, so I'm takin' it to the gigs this weekend. My set for the weekend will be my Zon, my Lakland, and my Geddy, and the Geddy WILL get played on a lot of stuff. :) Funny, some of the production folks we like to use have been asking me about the Geddy, cause they liked it so much when they mixed us last fall and I used it "just for fun". They commented specifically on the growl. :)
 
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I took the plunge too, Th9nker!

It was too good to pass up -

serious GAS cravings + income tax return + new geddy at local gc (still in the shipping box) = new bass

It probably is not the wisest choice for me (I already have a MIA Fender Jazz), and I usually try to buy very different basses to have various options (others are a frettless and a Ric).

I'm a huge Rush fan and it is a great looking bass. This combined with the value made it too good to pass up. So far, so good.

(now if it could magically make me play like Geddy . . . )
 
#15
carrythatweight said:
So, I have a question about the Geddy Lee jazz. I hate Geddy's tone, does it sound good when EQ'd differently?
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Wow, strange post, 'cause Geddy's growl, IMHO, is awesome, and yeah, the GL bass can do that tone.

However, assuming this isn't a troll post (noticed you just joined), at the end of the day, it's just a great sounding J, so depending on what you DO like (you don't say what you mean by "good"... you only say what you don't like), maybe that answers your question.
 
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carrythatweight said:
So, I have a question about the Geddy Lee jazz. I hate Geddy's tone, does it sound good when EQ'd differently?
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I don't own a single Rush album (but I've heard 'tom sawyer' on the radio ;) ). Needless to say I'm not a big Rush fan, but the Geddy has quickly become my favorite bass!

From my own experience and judging by the disparate group of players that use the GL Jazzes, they have a tone that finds its way into most styles of music. More so than Geddy's Ric IMHO (and no, I'm not hating, I've owned a few Rics over the years). For example, earlier today, I was cleaning some stuff off of the Tivo, and I noticed the bass players for both the killers and counting crows were playijng GL jazzes, and both players got very different tones out of the GL.

As far as the LP bass mentioned awhile ago--I had a passive studio model a few years back that I regret selling. Beefy neck, but it had some serious tone and growl (I favored it over the t-bird I had at the same time).
 
#17
vics said:
...at the end of the day, it's just a great sounding J, so depending on what you DO like (you don't say what you mean by "good"... you only say what you don't like), maybe that answers your question.
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I was in a hurry earlier so I didn't clarify my opinion of a good sound, sorry about that. I listen to mostly british bands, from the Beatles(in case my name didn't give it away) to the Stones, and especially Britpop and rock bands from the 90's through now(Kula Shaker, The Verve, Travis, Coldplay, Radiohead, etc.). That warm, smooth, slightly fat, a little nasty from time to time, when it's called for, sound. Basically no treble, none of that stingy, twangy, growly, tin can-ish sound like Geddy Lee is pretty well known for. I didn't mean to offend anyone if that's the sound you prefer, i just can't handle it, that's all.

However, assuming this isn't a troll post (noticed you just joined)...
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I've actually been a member since 2002ish, I just set up a new account the other day, b/c my old moniker wasn't accurate anymore(311fan2001).
 
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carrythatweight said:
...I listen to mostly british bands, from the Beatles to the Stones, and especially Britpop and rock bands from the 90's through now(Kula Shaker, The Verve, Travis, Coldplay, Radiohead, etc.). That warm, smooth, slightly fat, a little nasty from time to time, when it's called for, sound. Basically no treble, none of that stingy, twangy, growly, tin can-ish sound like Geddy Lee is pretty well known for.
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I'd say yeah, especially if you solo the neck pickup or maybe if you blend, but based on what you just said, I'd recommend a great P, not a J.
 
#19
I agree w/ Vic. My band plays alot of r+b, soul, funk and some rock. I find the J bass does fine.

If I want a meatier/bass tone, I usually open both p'up's wide (or turn down the bridge p'up a little) and play over the neck p'up.

If I want more of a treble tone for some slappin' and poppin'- I back off the neck p'up and play over the bridge p'up.

I like that versatility. Mostly I play w/ both p up's open wide and my tone open wide to treble.

It's a personal thing - try them both and see what works best for you. Strings and amp will play a part in the tone as well. (Also, the fingers)
 

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