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Should I ? (Geddy Lee)

Should I buy it?

  • buy it there great

    Votes: 26 81.3%

  • There is better basses for the money

    Votes: 1 3.1%

  • There ok

    Votes: 2 6.3%

  • Overpriced cause of Geddy name

    Votes: 3 9.4%
  • Total voters
    32
matty4string

matty4string

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#1
I forgot this bass existed unfortunately was thinking about putting in my collection. I was curious if anyone knows if the USA Geddy lee jazz basses have the reinforcement rods in the neck. It did not say so in the fender specs so I was curious if it was left out for some reason or if they forgot to type it in. Thanks
 
#4
matty4string said:
Is there any reason. Did it sacrifice tone for stability? Do fender necks even need these rods? After all they didn't use them for years
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IMO they're a nice to have but not essential. Possibly done with authenticity in mind, but may also be a cost issue. In any case, they are incredible necks and should be good for a lifetime of awesomeness.
 
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matty4string said:
Is there any reason. Did it sacrifice tone for stability? Do fender necks even need these rods? After all they didn't use them for years
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The reason is because the bass is a replication of a 1970s Jazz. It wouldn't be period correct to have rods in the neck. I would also expect it to have no shielding outside of some brass plates.
 
#7
Will the neck stand the test of time without said rods. Compared to a neck with rods. And if it's not shielded to modern spec will it have a lot of 60 cycle hum ?
DiabolusInMusic said:
The reason is because the bass is a replication of a 1970s Jazz. It wouldn't be period correct to have rods in the neck. I would also expect it to have no shielding outside of some brass plates.
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the rod
 
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matty4string said:
Will the neck stand the test of time without said rods. Compared to a neck with rods. And if it's not shielded to modern spec will it have a lot of 60 cycle hum ?

the rod
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I would put total faith into the neck. As you said earlier, Fender made them this way for years. The bass will be susceptible to 60hz hum if you favour one pickup since it uses single coil pickups but that has nothing to do with shielding. You would need to drop in humbuckers to alleviate 60hz hum from soloing one pickup. The bass may get RF interference due to the lack of shielding. I haven't opened a new Geddy but, for the most part, Fender is pretty meticulous about replicating an era's specs. I am not certain of if it will have shielding or not I just wouldn't expect it due to the era. For what it's worth, I love my Fenders and I assume I will have to shield every single one. While it is a nuisance, it isn't a deal-breaker in my eyes.
 
#12
My main Jazz.

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jaybones said:
I have gas for one, even though I realize you're paying a premium for a signature model.

Also, it they're, as in they are. There means where something is located.
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They're great basses indeed! I saw one on craigslist recently and it was not expensive at all.

There is my 39 year old '78 jazz bass wth no damn graphite rods in the perfectly straight maple neck and I'm going to play it right now! My '08 am. std. jazz bass has those rods in the neck but it sounds completely different than the '78 J. I prefer the '78 but the '08 has a nice modern vibe and excellent sustain (probably because of those graphite rods dammit). Love them both but soundwise they are different, no doubt.
Okay, the '78 J is in my hands now and dude this bass plays and souds totally awesome! Whoa!

'78 J:
78jazzbassnatural.jpg


'08 am.std. J:
08am-std-jb.jpg
 
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#17
Sorry.This is killing me...
  1. buy it there great... ...........................................Buy it. THEY'RE Great!

  3. There is better basses for the money.............. There ARE better basses for the money.
  4. There ok........................................................... THEY'RE OK
  5. Overpriced cause of Geddy name..................Overpriced BECAUSE of the Geddy name.
 
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