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USA Geddy Lee fender Jazz

#41
Per the photo in post #39, the saddles for the E-A are a mirror image of the D-G set and the grooves are not cut directly on center. That's where the difference is.... the A & D are reversed. It's not much, but definitely there. Mine goes from 19mm on the outers to about 20mm on the iners too.
 
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#44
Maybe it's the side to side setscrews for the A and D saddles are matching the radius of the fretboard? That is the peak, right?

If you lowered all the saddles, flat to the base of the bridge, I bet they'd be really close to the same measurement, from string to string.
 
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Spidey2112 said:
Maybe it's the side to side setscrews for the A and D saddles are matching the radius of the fretboard? That is the peak, right?

If you lowered all the saddles, flat to the base of the bridge, I bet they'd be really close to the same measurement, from string to string.
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that was my thinking. They didnt just make a bridge and decide to widen the A and D spacing. If that bass is 7.25 then the saddle height is probably out of whack.
 
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Kubicki Fan said:
The USA did at one time.
Mark - a Mississippi river term: a mark on the line that measured depth signified a fathom, or six feet.
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Where Mark Twain's name came from:

Clemens first signed his writing with the name in February 1863, as a newspaper reporter in Nevada. "Mark Twain" (meaning "Mark number two") was a Mississippi River term: the second mark on the line that measured depth signified two fathoms, or twelve feet—safe depth for the steamboat.

Man I'm pretty far afield from bass stuff here.
 
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#56
Yeah, recently anyhow. Not that it makes bridge fixes any more excusable but they retailed for $1600 recently, with used ones going for less. That said, I had alignment issues with an older MIM one I had (Post BAII) regarding bad slots. Inexcusable on anything above a Squier CV IMO.

Since Geddy Lee Jazz is on the front page, I'll also hopelessly plug that I'm on personal white whaling expedition to acquire a Crimson Red one. Had one years ago, sold it here on TB when situation warranted. I know it's a shot in the dark with only 100 made and few if anyone willing to sell.

Back on track...I've had several Geddys and each one has had its peculiarities, glad to see I'm not the only one with bridge and neck annoyances.
 
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#57
If the issue is that the saddles weren't put together using the proper parts, or that they were installed incorrectly, this wouldn't be the first time Fender has had this problem. There is a recall for the JMJ Mustang that affects units with the newer black finish only. I got one, sent a photo of the bridge to [email protected], and they acknowledged that the bridge was incorrect and that they would send me a new one and pay for a luthier to replace it. The issue became moot when I discovered that damage to the bass had occurred during shipping, so it was returned. This bridge situation is a topic of much discussion on the JMJ Mustang thread.
 
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#58
Just checked my MIJ Geddy Lee. I've never noticed. All my other fenders are even ~19mm spacing. You cut slots in the bad ass bridge stuff usually. And these came cut from the factory with a little wacky string spacing. And it's pretty similar to OP:

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E-A string ~19mm center to center. A-D a little more. D-G 19mm again.
 
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