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Geddy Lee jazz bass or Marcus Miller 4?
- Thread starter Abe Silva
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Geddy. Maple with black blocks! Tone for days!
Actually kind of depends on if you like passive or active basses.
Actually kind of depends on if you like passive or active basses.
I haven't had the opportunity to play a Geddy Lee JBass but the MMJ sounds pretty much exactly like you'd expect. Whether that's good or bad, it's a pretty solid bass with a nice looking/sounding ash body. I have this preconceived notion that the tone of the wood makes the sound and paint jobs or crappy grains are a turnoff for me. I'm a sucker for aesthetically pleasing wood grain, which explains my weakness for warmoth.com's showroom.
I MM wins hands down for me. Not that the GL is a bad bass, but the Miller Jazz is just fantastic! Great slap tone, amazing tone when playing fingerstyle!
I'd be keeping my MM if it wasn't for the preamp (or the fact that it's missing a string...). I'm not a fan of the stock pre... I'd drop a Sadowsky onboard pre and it'd be the cat's meow.
Then again I love ash/maple basses and I'm not too big on the Geddy tone. I don't play like Marcus either, but his sig bass is great for a lot of stuff.
Then again I love ash/maple basses and I'm not too big on the Geddy tone. I don't play like Marcus either, but his sig bass is great for a lot of stuff.
Buy a G&L tribute L-2000. I own a warwick thumb, geddy jazz, and us masters, and the G&L has been getting the most play. It's a bargain at 700 buck or less and it has more punch and pleasing tone than the geddy. Go to the music store and play as many of them as you can and pick the best sounding one. Best bass for your dollar; and I know cause I have had a lot of different basses over the years.
i think GL and MM have different color of tones.
for me, i prefer MM rather than GD.
the MM have a brighter tones than the GD.
for me, i prefer MM rather than GD.
the MM have a brighter tones than the GD.
Geddy or Marcus...hmmmmmmm Both copies 70's Fender Jazz bass with artist mods. Geddy thinner neck, BAII bridge, painted blocks and passive. Marcus more 70's correct (bullet truss rod), BAII bridge, real blocks, Ash body, and active.
Geddy's tone is not as colored as Marcus, not better, just different.
Now, if you're really in the market for a Signature bass get the Reggie Hamilton, its the best. But if you really just want a 70's style bass take a gander at this http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-70s-Jazz-Bass?sku=519790
Then you can MOD it to your hearts content
Geddy's tone is not as colored as Marcus, not better, just different.
Now, if you're really in the market for a Signature bass get the Reggie Hamilton, its the best. But if you really just want a 70's style bass take a gander at this http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-70s-Jazz-Bass?sku=519790
Then you can MOD it to your hearts content
hi guys, thanks a lot for all of your replies. i already have a Geddy & am satisfied w/ my pick, i also got an Audere to replace the stock preamp.
for me both basses were great, i just found the Geddy's tone more versatile & more vintage jazz bass-ish than the Marcus. i love the slap tone of the Marcus but i think the Geddy's tone is just as competitive (& a bit close to the Marcus' slap tone w/ the Audere), i also love the laminated neck. i just wish it had Schaller machineheads, (too much?) haha! i'm also planning to install Barts, hehe...
STUNTBASS77 : hi dude... i once owned a swamp ash G&L L2k w/ maple & bird's eye fingerboard (made in US) but i wasn't satisfied w/ the tonal options, guess it just doesn't fit my taste. after that i also owned a Thumb & an ExFactor, still something was missing then i finally realized that i want to get back to the jazz bass sound.
again thanks a lot for all of your replies... we could still get this thread going, for more inputs, opinions & suggestions regarding the Geddy & the Marcus. peace!
for me both basses were great, i just found the Geddy's tone more versatile & more vintage jazz bass-ish than the Marcus. i love the slap tone of the Marcus but i think the Geddy's tone is just as competitive (& a bit close to the Marcus' slap tone w/ the Audere), i also love the laminated neck. i just wish it had Schaller machineheads, (too much?) haha! i'm also planning to install Barts, hehe...
STUNTBASS77 : hi dude... i once owned a swamp ash G&L L2k w/ maple & bird's eye fingerboard (made in US) but i wasn't satisfied w/ the tonal options, guess it just doesn't fit my taste. after that i also owned a Thumb & an ExFactor, still something was missing then i finally realized that i want to get back to the jazz bass sound.
again thanks a lot for all of your replies... we could still get this thread going, for more inputs, opinions & suggestions regarding the Geddy & the Marcus. peace!
Ya I love the geddy, but do a lot of recording and find I need a quite bass with hot pickups. I will never sell the geddy, but I find that I like the sound of the 60's style jazz a little more. The 60's jazz just sounds to me like what a jazz should sound like. The geddy however plays like no other jazz I have ever played (outstanding). The usa made just were not built better enough to justify the higher price tag. I have payed a lot for some of the basses I have owned in the passed and found that it is not alway a recipe for the perfect bass. Even my current warwick needs adjusting; so you wont find one out the box that will never need some TLC. I like a bass that can do a little of everything; does not need to perfect for any one style. The G&L does nothing perfect, but does all styles well enough for me. And if it gets stolen; at that price Ill just go buy another.
