Surprising disappointment from Fender

[JTE]

Can't they make that 'gash' a little more artfully?

It's done with a long narrow drill bit at an angle. It's got to go from the bridge over to the control cavity without compromising the wood in the back. So, they drill in at a pretty steep angle, and that's why the entrance on the body looks so large. Aesthetics don't matter here because it's going to be covered up with just about any bridge you'd put on there.

John

 

[FunkMetalBass]

I got seriously laughed-at when I thought Geddy Lee was a Civil War Memorial or the name of a famous stern-wheeler on the Mississippi River.

It wasn't until I saw the RUSH video on PBS a few weeks ago that I found out - well that, and the fact that my comment got several face-plant replies too from some of the kind folks at TB!

Hey! What did I know? Huh?

You probably got those replies because the first 3 (I didn't check any farther, but I suspect it extends much farther) search result pages for "Geddy Lee" on Google return something about the Rush bassist.

There are certain questions that I will totally dismiss as n00by - we all have to learn somewhere, and weeding through copious amounts of potentially biased information on pickup tonality and the perfect strings is something that needs to be discussed case-by-case from experienced members. Other questions that can be answered via quick research in less time than it takes to post the question on TB are just laziness, in my eyes.

 

[Tim Skaggs]

[QUOTEI still don't understand (I do it's a cost issue!) but really, why Fender would make a bass that you've pretty much got to use with the 'guard on, while some of it's competitors have basses that you can either get without a 'guard or remove the guard from][/QUOTE]

Were you serious about this? It's not a new thing that Fender and several others manufacture instruments that include / require the pickguard as an integral part of the instrument. Have you checked out a Fender Strat or P-bass in the last 50 or so years?

 

[KramerBassFan]

You probably got those replies because the first 3 (I didn't check any farther, but I suspect it extends much farther) search result pages for "Geddy Lee" on Google return something about the Rush bassist.

There are certain questions that I will totally dismiss as n00by - we all have to learn somewhere, and weeding through copious amounts of potentially biased information on pickup tonality and the perfect strings is something that needs to be discussed case-by-case from experienced members. Other questions that can be answered via quick research in less time than it takes to post the question on TB are just laziness, in my eyes.

Like matters of impedance and wattage and speaker powering or the "lack there of".

 

[FunkMetalBass]

Like matters of impedance and wattage and speaker powering or the "lack there of".

Oh snap...he's referencing one of my previous posts...

 

[SurferJoe46]

What kind?

It was either chunky cream of liver and mint jelly on rye or the peanut butter and grape jelly went bad.

 

[A-Step-Towards]

Somehow I don't mind getting fried for making dumb comments - I've been outta the music loop (except for playing CDs and such) for over 40 years and am making a lot of catch-up moves right now.

I got seriously laughed-at when I thought Geddy Lee was a Civil War Memorial or the name of a famous stern-wheeler on the Mississippi River.
It wasn't until I saw the RUSH video on PBS a few weeks ago that I found out - well that, and the fact that my comment got several face-plant replies too from some of the kind folks at TB!

Hey! What did I know? Huh?

haha woo that is pretty funny , TB will sure burn you for that. To be fair thats just a stage name not his real one, Geddy Lee is a weird name

 

[Relayer71]

haha woo that is pretty funny , TB will sure burn you for that. To be fair thats just a stage name not his real one, Geddy Lee is a weird name

Not far from his real name which is Gary Lee. Supposedly his grandma, whose first language wasn't English, pronouced Gary "Geddy". Or something like that.

Oh, and very entertaining post this one but come on, everyone makes silly mistakes or incorrect observations/assumptions.

When I bought my first guitar at 16 (some Strat copy) I totally stripped the hole for the vibrato bar because instead of yanking it forwards and back, I threaded it until it was completely tight and then I kept moving it UP AND DOWN (as in screwing and unscrewing) and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't "whammy", hehe. Until I saw some guy at a music store playing it correctly.

 

[RoboChrist]

I think those holes are there because they didn't bother using a vacuum table for cutting the bodies.

 

[hover]

I think those holes are there because they didn't bother using a vacuum table for cutting the bodies.

there is no vacuum table in the world that would hold that 2" blank when a bit is running the full thickness of the perimeter cut. I can almost guarantee that body is cut in one pass. I certainly would not want that body to become dislodged with a bit applied to it and come flying at me. There's only so much you can do with a spoil board.

 

[mulchor]

Are there any Rush songs on Rock Band?

 

[Dark Horse]

RE: The holes in the body -

They aren't for CNC. Fender makes plenty of bodies without "holes" still using CNC. They are there for the line workers to easily identify which body it is....MIM Std, 60's, 70's, etc.
Some have one hole under the guard, some have two under the guard, some have no holes, and some just have a neck pocket holes. It's just a simple way to identify things.

Here's a quick "basic" chart I put together a while back -

 

[darkstorm]

The hole in thunderitters post is used to hold the body while its spray painted. Then while drying. If it had been hand finished with some kind of sealer then it also be hung up on that hole for drying. Trying to hand finish body while its on the peg holder is hard, but it would allow for whole body finishing by hand if one cared to. For necks, they just use one of the tuning key holes. Which is why necks dont have an odd hole in them like bodies do. Rumor has it that some employees will play spin the guitar while its on its peg hole. Lol.

 

[ClassicJazz]

Almost all basses have that under the bridge. Even my Sadowsky...here is the body right after painting. They call it a worm hole.

 

[michael_atw]

Are there any Rush songs on Rock Band?

10 bucks says Tom Sawyer.

 

[Relayer71]

Almost all basses have that under the bridge. Even my Sadowsky...here is the body right after painting. They call it a worm hole.

Yeah, but look at how tiny, nice and clean it looks on your fancy, schmancy $2000 bass!!!!

 

[Relayer71]

10 bucks says Tom Sawyer.

10,000 bucks says it's NOT "The Fountain Of Lamneth".

 

[Southpaw5]

Don't take the pick-guard off some of the new Fenders or you'll get the following hole at the start of the lower horn! Here's a bare body pick so you can see what's what when you take everything off:

I have the same thing on my MIM5. I always wondered what it was for.

 

[Jim Carr]

Yeah, but look at how tiny, nice and clean it looks on your fancy, schmancy $2k bass!!!!

Nope, more like 4.5K...

 

[Rickett Customs]

RE: The holes in the body -

They aren't for CNC. Fender makes plenty of bodies without "holes" still using CNC. They are there for the line workers to easily identify which body it is....MIM Std, 60's, 70's, etc.
Some have one hole under the guard, some have two under the guard, some have no holes, and some just have a neck pocket holes. It's just a simple way to identify things.

Here's a quick "basic" chart I put together a while back -

And this I did not know, good insight on that Dark......