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No More Cheap Basses!

#61
JW56789 said:
So for my eternally-confused-by-Fender-building-so-many-different(?)-Jazz-Basses self, WHAT exactly makes a Geddy different than the other two dozen they sell?
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The original Geddy Lee was a copy of a Seventies Jazz that Geddy Lee found in a Michigan pawnshop whose neck had been shaved down to be much thinner than a standard Jazz from that era. The American Geddy Lee that I am getting is based on Custom Shop copy of a 1974 that Fender made for Geddy Lee. It has a thicker neck, reverse tuners, and pretty much the highest level hardware imaginable.
 
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#63
Dr. Cheese said:
The original Geddy Lee was a copy of Seventies Jazz that Geddy Lee found in a Michigan pawnshop whose neck had been shaved down to be much thinner than a standard Jazz from that era. The American Geddy Lee that I am getting is based on Custom Shop copy of a 1974 that Fender made for Geddy Lee. It has a thicker neck, reverse tuners, and pretty much the highest level hardware imaginable.
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Thanks for that ...didn't know about the origins, and I live in Michigan. :)
 
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#68
Dr. Cheese said:



Seriously, I could have had this bad boy out in November if I would leave those “to good to pass up” deals alone. With the exception of the American SUBs, nothing I have bought comes close to this Geddy.
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Yeah that’s pretty much how it goes. Most people who have a ton of basses don’t have a single one I’d want. Or they just have one or two really nice ones. Exceptions tend to be folks with very deep pockets.
 
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#69
I wholeheartedly agree with this. I guess the predetermined factor is what level do you set your cheap-o-meter at?

The $900 level for a Fender MIM Vintera Precision scores you a really excellent bass. They're especially nice if you can get them for much less.

So I guess my cheap-o-meter starts at sub $900 basses.

I knew it was a problem when I had 23 basses worth about $3000. I now have five worth over twice that.
 
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bassstrangler said:
I wholeheartedly agree with this. I guess the predetermined factor is what level do you set your cheap-o-meter at?

The $900 level for a Fender MIM Vintera Precision scores you a really excellent bass. They're especially nice if you can get them for much less.

So I guess my cheap-o-meter starts at sub $900 basses.

I knew it was a problem when I had 23 basses worth about $3000. I now have five worth over twice that.
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I guess you are the bass version of JayZ: mo money; mo problems.:D
 
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#78
I try to avoid the too good to pass up basses, they always end up costing more. Recently bought a Peavey Koa Dyna bass for cheap and I bought an Audere preamp and a set of Ulyate Tic Tac pickups, a jack, knobs, miscellaneous parts, shielding tape, etc, etc, but it should emerge as a really solid bass, all in about $650. Maybe I shouldn't list that in case I decide to flip it sometime.
 

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