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Great things about the USA Geddy Lee Jazz thread

The guy selling the CIJ Geddy Jazz is willing to take it in for a setup and confirm the neck is in good condition. If it looks good and I figure out shipping then I'll probably pull the trigger on it. He's also going to post it on Reverb, as I'll probably have more buyer protection if I buy it from him there. Does anyone have any tips on how I can make sure the bass is packaged securely for shipping?
 
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Good luck on finding one!

For some reason, hard to get inventory seems to pop up in weird places at times. The Geddy Lee USA showed up at Guitar Center/Musician's Friend as in stock, despite being back ordered absolutely everywhere. They even showed two in stock when I ordered.

The Geddy is a lot of fun so far. Weirdly, my A-string went dead. The instrument is factory fresh and the strings as shiny and new as could be. But it just went absolutely thump-dead from the 10th fret on up. Also weird, in spite of the factory sheet saying it has 7250ML on it, (45 - 100) the A-string turned out to 085 instead of 080. Maybe they're short on strings and that's why they're back ordered?

When I got the A-string off, it was stiff as can be about halfway up from the bridge. Never seen that before. The other ones are perfectly fine, very bright and sustain for days.

Replaced the whole set with Rotosound 66 LD (45-105). Never really used them before, but now I totally sound like Geddy Lee! (just kidding).

Was surprised they're actually a bit warmer than the Fender strings that came with it. I would have thought stainless would be brighter.

Not sure I like them. Nickel wound or plated are my usual choice, nickel feels a little smoother to my fingers than stainless. I'll probably go back to my usual 45-100 nickel or plated at some point.
 
Good luck on finding one!

For some reason, hard to get inventory seems to pop up in weird places at times. The Geddy Lee USA showed up at Guitar Center/Musician's Friend as in stock, despite being back ordered absolutely everywhere. They even showed two in stock when I ordered.

The Geddy is a lot of fun so far. Weirdly, my A-string went dead. The instrument is factory fresh and the strings as shiny and new as could be. But it just went absolutely thump-dead from the 10th fret on up. Also weird, in spite of the factory sheet saying it has 7250ML on it, (45 - 100) the A-string turned out to 085 instead of 080. Maybe they're short on strings and that's why they're back ordered?

When I got the A-string off, it was stiff as can be about halfway up from the bridge. Never seen that before. The other ones are perfectly fine, very bright and sustain for days.

Replaced the whole set with Rotosound 66 LD (45-105). Never really used them before, but now I totally sound like Geddy Lee! (just kidding).

Was surprised they're actually a bit warmer than the Fender strings that came with it. I would have thought stainless would be brighter.

Not sure I like them. Nickel wound or plated are my usual choice, nickel feels a little smoother to my fingers than stainless. I'll probably go back to my usual 45-100 nickel or plated at some point.

Weird about the bum string but that's an easy fix!

I'm a big fan of the Dunlop Super Bright nickels on my Geddy.
 
So the guy selling the Japanese Geddy Lee took it in for a setup and sent me a picture of the neck! And even sent me a picture of the setup recipt.

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It looks good to me. I'll probably pull the trigger within the next 2 days. Can't wait!
 
The CIJ Geddy came in today! Besides a few cosmetic things here and there (due to being a 13-year-old bass), everything is nearly perfect. String action is a bit high for my preference, but I'll probably take it in for a setup and put on some rotosounds. The quality is superb and it looks and sounds way better in person.

I love the thin neck! My playing feels better already. The USA Geddy Jazz must be insanely good if it beats this! My only complaint is the poly finish on the back of the necks makes it sticky after a while. Maybe I'll get it sanded down in the future. It's probably the best bass I've played to date.

Stay tuned for the NBD!

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The CIJ Geddy came in today! Besides a few cosmetic things here and there (due to being a 13-year-old bass), everything is nearly perfect. String action is a bit high for my preference, but I'll probably take it in for a setup and put on some rotosounds. The quality is superb and it looks and sounds way better in person.

I love the thin neck! My playing feels better already. The USA Geddy Jazz must be insanely good if it beats this! My only complaint is the poly finish on the back of the necks makes it sticky after a while. Maybe I'll get it sanded down in the future. It's probably the best bass I've played to date.

Stay tuned for the NBD!

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So glad you like it. :thumbsup:
 
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