how many geddys does fender make in a year? is it a limited number or do they just pump em out? any chance that the value of this bass will go up in time, or will it be looked at as just another jazz bass?
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geddy value
- Thread starter mike phillips
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I don't see any sign that Fender is limiting the number they produce. I think they are pumping them out as fast as people are buying them, which is pretty fast. I play a Geddy, so I've really been noticing how many are around. They are a great value, but I don't think that we'll see them appreciate any time soon.
Its a nice bass but the love of the Geddy is getting tiresome... it just isn't original to play a sig. I would probably get one if they made a MIJ Fender Jazz with the inlays and cool features like the high gloss, shaved neck and the trebly pups. I think it is just too good a deal for the jerks at Fender, who love to extort every penny.
It IS just a CIJ Fender Jazz with the inlays and features like the high gloss, shaved necks, and trebly pickups. It just happens to have someone's signature on it.Jeralya said:
Would you refrain from playing a Les Paul, Roscoe Beck V, just because someone's name is attached to them?
I have heard talk that the ones with the Limited neck plate and inlays (not painted blocks) are the ones that would be collectable.
As much as I would lobe a valable bass, I kind of hopethat they don't become collectable. THey are a GREAT jazz bass that people can afford. I just hope Fender just keeps pumping them out.
It is time to expand the line with some colors though. With my luck, it will happen the day I refin mine.
As much as I would lobe a valable bass, I kind of hopethat they don't become collectable. THey are a GREAT jazz bass that people can afford. I just hope Fender just keeps pumping them out.
It is time to expand the line with some colors though. With my luck, it will happen the day I refin mine.
Jeralya said:
That's a bit on the cynical side. Some people buy signature instruments because they often have the features that aren't available on a standard instrument. If you don't want to play one, the strongest case you can make against them is simply not to buy one.
mike- Compare to some of the more rare signature instruments like the Donald Duck Dunn or the Steve Harris, there are oodles of Geddy Lees out there. The Marcus Miller is another sig that caught on and just seems to keep getting made. I wouldn't buy either with the hopes of cashing in on them in a few years as collectors items. You would be better served finding a more rare instrument if you're looking at it as an investment opportunity.
I agree, the Marcus Miller Jazz is my #1 instrument with a few mods to make it very much mine. P-Bass neck, Hipshot tuners, but the body, Badass bridge and preamp are what make this a Miller. But they're what I love.
SuperDuck said:
im not lookin to cash in on it. i was just wonderin where they fit in on the "collectable" market. i am not lookin for a rare instrument or an instrument as a investment opportunity. what i buy i keep. i am not much of a business man.
I think the gravy train will end soon enough and Fender will stop making the Geddys. They have been around for what 5 or 6 years now? I agree that they won't increase in value but one thing is for sure...they will always keep a decent resale value because they are alot of bass for the buck.
It isn't really the name thing so much as the fact that I wouldbe playing cosmetically and electronically the EXACT same bass as a lot of others. Sure I could make an argument to play it, but I think I would prefer to just not. Not trying to be cynical, just isn't my bag. That said, I think it has a better contruct than the Americans (except the block painting- GIVE ME INLAYS!) I would consider buying the Marcus Miller one though, that sig is madly versatile.
"I dont think they've been around for 5 or 6 years, but I could be wrong."
Actually it's more like 8 years. They were introduced in 1998.
Actually it's more like 8 years. They were introduced in 1998.
I think someday they'll be like the 80's MIJ '62RIs that are well coveted now. They're great basses for the money, and especially if fender lets quality slip again ... could go up in value a tiny bit. More importantly they play great, and the sig is on the back of the headstock, so who cares that its there?
Nobody else in your band or audience will notice that "lots of other people play the exact same bass".
Nobody else in your band or audience will notice that "lots of other people play the exact same bass".
Jeralya said:
A lot of people seem to feel this way about the painted on blocks. I don't really get it. I see the blocks as one of the reasons that Fender is able to offer such a great bass at such a great price. But if it's a deal breaker for you, maybe you could explain to me why that is. IMO the painted on blocks don't effect the sound of the bass, or the feel, you can't even tell by looking unless you are using a magnifying glass. Why is it that the painted on blocks offend you so?
