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Geddy Finally Came Home!

#25
Dr. Cheese said:


After a ridiculously long layaway, I finally took my American Geddy Lee Fender Jazz home. It is great, but the fact I have to take the neck off to adjust the neck (just like a vintage Seventies Jazz,) is a pain in the butt because it could use a little tweak. Still, I am very happy because I have wanted a Seventies style Jazz since the actually Seventies. I will never forget when Bootsy’s RubberBand opened for Parliament, and Bootsy had a pretty white Jazz because his original Space Bass had been stolen. I remember War’s original bassist, B.B. Dickerson, on stage with Jazz, and I remember the guy from Spain in Heatwave who had a Seventies Jazz too. Ironically, the one time I saw Larry Graham, he had an Alembic.:laugh: Of course, the greatest bassist of my generation, Marcus Miller, rocked a Seventies Jazz, and his Fender is his number one till this day. The funny thing is that I always loved the Geddy Lee Signature Jazz much more than the Marcus Miller. I almost bought a CIJ Geddy about fifteen years ago. That said, I am a pretty big Geddy Lee fan too. I would like to unload my Music Man SUB5, but I may keep it since no one is biting in the classifieds. My Geddy is my four and my Pedulla and my Carvin are my fives.
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Sounds great Doc!
 
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micguy said:
Fender had 21 years between the introduction of their first bass and 1972 to realize that you should be able to adjust a truss rod without having to take off the neck. Their stubbornness in matters like these is why, although I play instruments that are similar in many ways to Fenders, I have never actually owned a whole Fender bass (I had a bass with a Fender neck once, so I've owned half of a Fender bass. The body (which wasn't a Fender) was the first of several bodies where I've routed a truss rod access channel.

It's not that hard to fix these things, so long as you're paying attention, and are willing to put in a tiny bit of work. The company I work for, we make gear for pro sound use. If we acted like Fender, our competitors would have taken all our business many decades ago.
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I mean...it takes maybe three or more minutes to do...not THAT big of a deal...
 
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micguy said:
Fender had 21 years between the introduction of their first bass and 1972 to realize that you should be able to adjust a truss rod without having to take off the neck. Their stubbornness in matters like these is why, although I play instruments that are similar in many ways to Fenders, I have never actually owned a whole Fender bass (I had a bass with a Fender neck once, so I've owned half of a Fender bass. The body (which wasn't a Fender) was the first of several bodies where I've routed a truss rod access channel.

It's not that hard to fix these things, so long as you're paying attention, and are willing to put in a tiny bit of work. The company I work for, we make gear for pro sound use. If we acted like Fender, our competitors would have taken all our business many decades ago.
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Fender thrives because they have the original sound and people like nostalgia. A little rout would make removing the neck unnecessary, but a lot of people literally want a bass just Geddy’s.
 
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Congrats, Doc! It’s been a long time coming, but having owned one, I know it was worth the wait!

I’m planning on buying another US Geddy to replace the one I stupidly sold. It was the best passive J bass I’ve ever owned or played, but being stuck on 5 strings, I didn’t use it enough. But I’ve got more use for a 4 string now, so..
 
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Ryan L. said:
Congrats, Doc! It’s been a long time coming, but having owned one, I know it was worth the wait!

I’m planning on buying another US Geddy to replace the one I stupidly sold. It was the best passive J bass I’ve ever owned or played, but being stuck on 5 strings, I didn’t use it enough. But I’ve got more use for a 4 string now, so..
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Hey, you know it’s the real deal!
 
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Congratulations.

A tech could put a factory quality rout in the body and pickguard for you. It’s been under a hundred bucks when I’ve had it done and worthwhile.

Enjoy the bass; I know how long you’ve been waiting for it.
 
#35
Dr. Cheese said:


After a ridiculously long layaway, I finally took my American Geddy Lee Fender Jazz home. It is great, but the fact I have to take the neck off to adjust the neck (just like a vintage Seventies Jazz,) is a pain in the butt because it could use a little tweak. Still, I am very happy because I have wanted a Seventies style Jazz since the actually Seventies. I will never forget when Bootsy’s RubberBand opened for Parliament, and Bootsy had a pretty white Jazz because his original Space Bass had been stolen. I remember War’s original bassist, B.B. Dickerson, on stage with Jazz, and I remember the guy from Spain in Heatwave who had a Seventies Jazz too. Ironically, the one time I saw Larry Graham, he had an Alembic.:laugh: Of course, the greatest bassist of my generation, Marcus Miller, rocked a Seventies Jazz, and his Fender is his number one till this day. The funny thing is that I always loved the Geddy Lee Signature Jazz much more than the Marcus Miller. I almost bought a CIJ Geddy about fifteen years ago. That said, I am a pretty big Geddy Lee fan too. I would like to unload my Music Man SUB5, but I may keep it since no one is biting in the classifieds. My Geddy is my four and my Pedulla and my Carvin are my fives.
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many happy years of enjoyment to you!
 
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