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Post subject: Why a Geddy Bass?
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 4:05 am
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Hi guys.. can anyone share some opinions and for those who owns or played with a Geddy Bass...
I just wanna ask the pros and cons of the bass and why should I get one? or should I look for something else?


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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:51 am
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Here's the description for the Geddy at Musician's Friend
Geddy Lee signature Jazz
Vintage-design alder body
Custom-shaped maple neck
U.S. Vintage Jazz Bass pickups
Badass II bridge
'70s style block inlays and binding

And here's the
American Standard -
Alder body
Graphite-reinforced neck with modern C shape and satin polyurethane finish
Rosewood or maple fingerboard with rolled edges
20 medium jumbo frets
Open-back cast machine heads
2 U.S. Jazz Bass single-coil pickups
Volume/volume/master tone controls
HMV Bridge (high mass vintage)
Chrome hardware
Thinner undercoat
Improved neck pocket

Fender American Standard Jazz Bass Guitar Includes:
Fender hardshell case
The American Standard has more finish options, and is about 200 bucks more


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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:05 am
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I like mine a lot. Others that play it do too.

It has a slimmer neck, and gets more of a Rush type growl than my older Jazz bass if I set the tone to do so.


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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 1:54 pm
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I spent a long time deciding between the geddy and am. standard, so let me take you through my thought process on the decision. Both are very close in price, and if you are considering the Geddy you might as well be considering the Am. St.

The most obvious difference is the aesthetics: the geddy has the binding and block inlays, the 70's headstock and logo, and other cosmetic differences. The Am. Standard has a more traditional look and has a tinted neck.

The necks are both quite different. The geddy has a thinner C shape toward the nut which does feel quite different. It also has a gloss finish over the entire neck, which can take some getting used to. The Am. St. with a maple fretboard has a thin satin on the back of the neck and gloss on the fret-side of the neck. I happen to like the satin/gloss combo on the am. standard, but that is personal preference. I will tell you that the satin on the am. standard feels much smoother than satin finishes on MIM or MIJ basses.

The hardware is slightly different between them, and they both have high mass bridges, though different models. Not a huge difference there.

Another huge difference is the pickups and spacing. The geddy has the 70's bridge pickup location, which does make a significant difference to the tone. Tone wise, THAT is the selling point: pickups can be replaced, but you can't change that location. It comes with 62 reissue pickups, which sound great.

The Am. St. has the regular 60's location and very modern sounding pickups, i.e. wide treble range, TONS of low mids, a little weak on the high mids. The lack of high mids is what ultimately made me switch out the stock pickups in mine for the custom 60s.

You ultimately have to try them out. I did and settled on the am. standard, and I'm glad with my decision. That's just me: try it out and see what you like. The Geddy is a great bass.


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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 9:13 pm
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Question about the Geddy. I have a 2006 Geddy. Have they changed the newer ones from the 2006 I have? Neck, fretboard, tuners, etc.? Thanks.

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Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:19 am
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@djflats
i dont think they changed it... try checking the website for specs
as far as i know they added a sunburst color option in 2009

@anubis
seems like I'm experiencing the same thing... I'd want an american standard with the Antiquity II
question though.. if the fingerboard of the AM std is rosewood is it unfinished?
for me I'd prefer a satin back and a modern neck radius similar to my MIM, and I'm not really a fan of oil finished...
I tried an SX, wanted to go for it before but the oil was a big turn off..
Geddys look pretty cool though and the 70's biting tone... but I'm still leaning towards olympic white MIAs with flats, they'd look close to the 60's..


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Post subject: The neck is the killer difference
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:53 am
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As others have said already, the neck on the Geddy is ultra, ultra slim.

If it was any narrower you'd be able to fret the notes from the back! :D

This may or may not suit everybody - you can move around the fretboard very quickly because of this neck profile, however I have heard it mentioned before that some people feel their fretting hand gets fatigued quicker playing the Geddy bass, because there is less wood for the thumb and palm to "grip" onto.

This has not been a problem for me, to be honest. I love my Geddy. It sounds fab, looks great (the Badass Bridge benefits may be subjective but it looks killer) and - being MIJ - it is built like a brick s@@@house. The frets in particular are finished and profiled beautifully.


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Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 6:32 am
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eyecandy wrote:
@djflats
i dont think they changed it... try checking the website for specs
as far as i know they added a sunburst color option in 2009

@anubis
seems like I'm experiencing the same thing... I'd want an american standard with the Antiquity II
question though.. if the fingerboard of the AM std is rosewood is it unfinished?
for me I'd prefer a satin back and a modern neck radius similar to my MIM, and I'm not really a fan of oil finished...
I tried an SX, wanted to go for it before but the oil was a big turn off..
Geddys look pretty cool though and the 70's biting tone... but I'm still leaning towards olympic white MIAs with flats, they'd look close to the 60's..


The rosewood boards are unfinished, so you're set. Yeah, it sounds like you'd be more into the Am. Standard. I love mine.


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Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:47 pm
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yeah.. MiA's a bit higher than geddys but considering the posiflex, the rosewood, the white and tort and the classic look..

i almost forgot.. MiAs can either be top loaded or strung through right?


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Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 7:28 pm
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eyecandy wrote:
yeah.. MiA's a bit higher than geddys but considering the posiflex, the rosewood, the white and tort and the classic look..

i almost forgot.. MiAs can either be top loaded or strung through right?


Yup.


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Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 1:49 am
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thanks bat



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Might just be a tad off topic, but then again not, G.L. sig model was made way back in the early part of the 1st year they were in production, so I have had mine for quite a while now. Let me all of you who have one a little tip. The Roger Sadowsky outboard preamp goes "hand in glove" with this or any other Jazz bass. IMHO the Leo Q bridge does seem to emphasize the higher overtones at the expense of a little bottom end. When I use the Sadowsky outboard preamp I can pump just a hint more bottom back into the sound to give my sound a little "kick in the pants". Plus you don't permanently modify anything on your instrument. I have found that it works well with the Precisions I have too, and other brands too. It just seems tailored for the Jazz bass really well though. I used that combo out live for several years and got lots of compliments from the audience and fellow band members, it just seemed to help fill out the sound in some live environments too, you can get a little help with the top end too, without turning all of it up and getting too harsh.


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Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 2:31 pm
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guymanndude1 wrote:
Might just be a tad off topic, but then again not, G.L. sig model was made way back in the early part of the 1st year they were in production, so I have had mine for quite a while now. Let me all of you who have one a little tip. The Roger Sadowsky outboard preamp goes "hand in glove" with this or any other Jazz bass. IMHO the Leo Q bridge does seem to emphasize the higher overtones at the expense of a little bottom end. When I use the Sadowsky outboard preamp I can pump just a hint more bottom back into the sound to give my sound a little "kick in the pants". Plus you don't permanently modify anything on your instrument. I have found that it works well with the Precisions I have too, and other brands too. It just seems tailored for the Jazz bass really well though. I used that combo out live for several years and got lots of compliments from the audience and fellow band members, it just seemed to help fill out the sound in some live environments too, you can get a little help with the top end too, without turning all of it up and getting too harsh.


Well, Sadawsky preamps aren't the most transparent. This isn't to say they don't sound good: it just makes a fender sound like a Sadowsky.


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Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 6:46 pm
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The idea is that outboard preamps are good for ease of use and not being permanent, like pickup changes, or the like. Like any effect, use is subject to personal taste.


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