NBD: USA Geddy+

[kmon]

Hey all! Been a while since I hit ya with a NBD. I actually have 2 NBDs but I was holding off till I got the pickguards dialed in. Lord knows I want everything to be perfect for you guys...

OK so a USA Geddy. Upgraded with Brantley pickups which sound fantastic. I let one of these get away a ways back and I've regretted it ever since. These are special IMO.

The original pearl white pickguard wasn't my thing so I went with Black and Cream. I do love a black and maple bass and it plays great.

Merry Christmas!

 

[ModuMan]

Grats! I'm a big fan of the Brantley pickups as well. The bass sounded good before, now it's even better!

 

[JRA]

wow, two great looking axes (xmas is in the air!), and this one looks fantastic, too! congratulations on your new instrument!

 

[Rumblefisher]

Amazing, great find!
Play it in good health!

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

Congratulations on a beautiful bass!

That's a big box under the tree. Another bass?

 

[Altitude]

USA Geddy with a b/w/b guard is the best new Fender these days, I think. You could really have that as your only bass ever and do just fine. Enjoy it.

 

[REV]

The Geddy is easily the best Jazz bass that Fender makes. Enjoy!

 

[bigtone23]

Love it! Black body/black plastic is where it's at!
I also agree that the Geddy is a top contender for J Basses. Gotta love the 70s platform (I know I do)!

 

[LowendG]

Black guard FTW---nice! Now get some creme PU covers....

 

[Andy Marshman]

Black-on-Black - my fave look (even more than tort!). I've got the same look on my two Jazz basses.

 

[Artman]

Congratulations!
I really like my 2017 USA Geddy!

I was considering changing the pickups for Brantley Geddys, but saw a youtube review in which the reviewer said right at the end that his next video would feature the same bass with Brantleys, but then that follow up video never happened.
I messaged the guy to ask why, and he said that after the pickup swap, his bass sounded exactly the same.

So I just never bothered with changing anything on mine but the bridge.
I swapped the Fender "GL" bridge out for a Leo Quann Badass, which made no difference to sound, but looks better (to me) and the standard spacing feels a lot nicer to my hands.

Another related story, I recently played it at a gig that required us to use the club-provided sound technician.
I was playing bass>direct box>pa and iems.
During the first set, sound guy approached me between songs and asked if I could turn down the "bass knob a nudge on that active bass".
You should have seen the look on his face when I told him it's totally passive.

Enjoy your GLJ!

 

[Killing Floor]

Santa loves Geddy

 

[Square]

BadAss II is on my wishlist for my 2023 Geddy. Aside from the weird string spacing it is an awesome bass. The spacing is easy enough to get used to if it’s the only bass you play. I’ve been going between two basses so I notice it.

 

[ModuMan]

I messaged the guy to ask why, and he said that after the pickup swap, his bass sounded exactly the same.

So I just never bothered with changing anything on mine but the bridge.
I swapped the Fender "GL" bridge out for a Leo Quann Badass, which made no difference to sound, but looks better (to me) and the standard spacing feels a lot nicer to my hands.

We all have different ears but to me there is a difference in the pickups, mostly in the bottom end.

I went with a Hipshot Kickass bridge. Even string spacing was enough of a reason for me! I had come across a pretty good comparison video of the stock bridge, BAII, Kickass and... something else. With headphones you can hear a difference but in real life, who knows. Still, to my ears all of them sounded better than stock.

 

[bigtone23]

The original pearl white pickguard wasn't my thing so I went with Black and Cream. I do love a black and maple bass and it plays great.

Yeah, the white pearl guards are kinda too much. They were tolerable a couple decades ago.

Black-on-Black - my fave look (even more than tort!). I've got the same look on my two Jazz basses.

So I just never bothered with changing anything on mine but the bridge.
I swapped the Fender "GL" bridge out for a Leo Quann Badass, which made no difference to sound, but looks better (to me) and the standard spacing feels a lot nicer to my hands.

I love Black n Maple, and BadAss bridges, too!
I have a 72 J and a Squier CV 70s Jazz V.
The 72 J platform is certainly Geddy adjacent.
The Squier follows the Geddy aesthetic (and has the proper 70s pickup spacing.
If these basses had a baby, I think it could be a proper GLJB!

The 72 J was purchased 32 years ago. It had EMGs and a replacement black guard when I got it. Eventually, the EMGs were switched with Barts and a J Retro. Also installed a BadAss bridge and green guard. Love that bass, it's going to the grave with me.
The Squier was new, but got an electronics swap for EMG J5/BTS, a matte black control plate, and moved the jack to the side. Love the black on black with maple look! This also turned out to be an exceptional bass after a deep dive in the set up.

 

[got_the_bug]

I think it’s odd that the stock pickguard doesn’t match the blocks…maybe that’s true to the original bass it’s modeled after?

I just picked up (another) US Geddy after previously having and selling at least two others…installed Brantley pickups, a Badass II, an aged pearloid guard from WD Music, a Starr Guitars control plate with serial switch…and i modified it so that i could adjust the truss rod without removing the neck or loosening any bolts!

 

[kmon]

I think it’s odd that the stock pickguard doesn’t match the blocks…maybe that’s true to the original bass it’s modeled after?

I just picked up (another) US Geddy after previously having and selling at least two others…installed Brantley pickups, a Badass II, an aged pearloid guard from WD Music, a Starr Guitars control plate with serial switch…and i modified it so that i could adjust the truss rod without removing the neck or loosening any bolts!

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I like that aged pick guard way better than the original

 

[got_the_bug]

Thanks! It matches the blocks, and has a cutout for the tool to adjust the truss rod…

 

[Square]

I think it’s odd that the stock pickguard doesn’t match the blocks…maybe that’s true to the original bass it’s modeled after?

I just picked up (another) US Geddy after previously having and selling at least two others…installed Brantley pickups, a Badass II, an aged pearloid guard from WD Music, a Starr Guitars control plate with serial switch…and i modified it so that i could adjust the truss rod without removing the neck or loosening any bolts!

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So which model of pick guard did you choose? I just looked and didn’t see a USA Geddy.

 

[got_the_bug]

So which model of pick guard did you choose? I just looked and didn’t see a USA Geddy.

Sorry, I misremembered on the guard…the last few I’ve ordered have been from WD Music. This one happens to be a Fender replacement: