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the geddy lee
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Well it's a good J bass. IMO not any better than any other good J bass, but that's my opinion. Other people have their own opinions.
Although I think a lot of the love comes only from the name on it
Although I think a lot of the love comes only from the name on it
Have you played a Geddy?
Yes it is just a Jazz, but the neck is what sets it apart. And either you like it or you don't. I like it, but I like the standard Jazz neck profile as well. And there was a time the CIJ basses were fantastically cheap price for the quality you got.
And FWIW, I like the feel and profile of the neck on my Squier VM Jazz more than I like the Geddy neck. Though to be fair, I have not played a new Geddy with the satin finished neck and new tuners....
Yes it is just a Jazz, but the neck is what sets it apart. And either you like it or you don't. I like it, but I like the standard Jazz neck profile as well. And there was a time the CIJ basses were fantastically cheap price for the quality you got.
And FWIW, I like the feel and profile of the neck on my Squier VM Jazz more than I like the Geddy neck. Though to be fair, I have not played a new Geddy with the satin finished neck and new tuners....
MM necks are perfect for me actually, the only jazz basses i like are my american j bass or any japanese fender
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I readily admit that his name on it made me take it off the rack (that and the salespersons' enthusiasm) What made me take it home was the way it played and the neck.
Kind of like your thread-making skills..
and i suppose your post was useful??
geddys are one of the best value for money basses fender offers.. played one before with a sadowsky pre and Pickups and she was quite the beast!!
Fair enough. And I hope I didn't come off as sarcastic, I was just curious and what you didn't like about them was the next question.
Personally, the neck is not bad to me, but it is the thing everyone talks about.
Like I said, I prefer the profile on my Squier neck more than the Geddy, but I could sure live with it.
I have played several too and did not find a stinker in the bunch, well, other than one was obviously set up by a drunk man using his feet to do so.....and my playing skills or lack thereof!
I was also originally drawn to the Geddy by the name, but more importantly was the black blocks and bound neck. That just ooozes mojo!
I have played, in music stores, the Standard Jazz, American Jazz, Squier Jazz, and the Geddy Lee.
I was never too excited about any jazz, playability-wise, but as soon as I played the Geddy I decided that will be my next bass - it's on my GAS list! The thinner (front to back) neck makes ALL the difference. I hear they may be coming out with a sunburst - I sure hope so. I believe Geddy himself has one that is translucent red (saw it in Bass Player mag); I would LOVE to have that bass.
I was never too excited about any jazz, playability-wise, but as soon as I played the Geddy I decided that will be my next bass - it's on my GAS list! The thinner (front to back) neck makes ALL the difference. I hear they may be coming out with a sunburst - I sure hope so. I believe Geddy himself has one that is translucent red (saw it in Bass Player mag); I would LOVE to have that bass.
I only played one, one of the newer ones. Nothing special to me, but that's why they make basses different, isn't it?
I have a Geddy. Originally I set out to get a MIA Jazz but after playing a few of them along with 2 or 3 Geddy's, I opted for the Geddy. Note, this was before the new MIA models came out. I've played a few of the new ones and they're nice but not nice enough to get rid of the Geddy for one. I have a MIA Precision from 2000 and it's just fine.
