gjones

Tried 5 Fenders recently, one after the other, at my local music shop because I had some money burning a hole in my pocket. A red road worn jazz £930(Mex), a 60's classic Jazz £600(Mex), a 70's classic Jazz £600(Mex), a MIA jazz £990, a MIA Precision £990 and a Squier 60's classic vibe jazz bass £250. Although I really liked the MIA basses, as far a as value for money is concerned, the prize goes to the Squier followed by the 60's classic jazz. I'm not sure about the road worn basses? They do look great but there's is something a bit weird about making a spanking brand new bass look like it's 50 years old (why not buy a stock Mex bass and drag it behind a truck for a couple of miles). In the end after playing all those Fenders, I realised none of them could compete with my 2006 Geddy Lee for playability or sound so my money stayed in my pocket.

I'm in the same situation with about £500 to spend and unsure what to buy. I went to my local music shop and played every Jazz they had Mexican (road worn jazz being one of them) and US but the only one which came close to my Geddy was, of all things, the Squier Vintage Vibe. I love the retro look of the new Mex 70's classic Jazz Bass as well but when I played it the neck felt awfully chunky. [attachment=38033:jazz_of_my_dreams.jpg] My advice is to try out a Geddy and you may just fall in love with it. They have a great sound and are really a pleasure to play because of their incredibly slim necks.

I agree with everything I've read. Those CV Jazzes are excellent for the money. I have a Geddy Lee, which is a great bass, that I bought after doing a lot of research on what was the best value Fender Jazz for your money (read zillions of reviews). But after watching the bass whisperer comparison on ebay went straight down to my local music shop (strangely enough reddog music in edinburgh) and tried the squier jazz out. Absolutely brilliant and sounds as good as the Geddy for 4 or 5 hundred less. If it was sunburst I would have bought it there and then. I recommend checking out the bass whisperer on ebay for a direct comparison (If you haven't already) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Cd98DH__U"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Cd98DH__U[/url]

Very pretty, the same colour as my Stratocaster which I believe is sonic blue (in Fender speak). I've sent away to guitarpartsworldwide.com for a surf green precision body to team up with the neck of my old mightymight bass. I'd be interested on how you get on.