bassybill Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) Basschatter Stag saw this bass in another thread and PM’d me to ask if I would say a bit more about it. So… I bought a new MIM Jazz in 2004 with the intention of tarting it up a bit. It was a nice player when I got it but I wanted a more modern vibe, so it got the active EMGs (J set) and a Badass II pretty much straight away, along with a change from W/B/W to B/W/B pickguard. A couple of years later I picked up a Geddy Lee Jazz and loved the neck but wasn’t over enthusiastic about the rest of the bass. So, the necks got swapped and I sold the Geddy with the MIM neck (rosewood board) on here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=103758"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=103758[/url] I call what I have left my “reverse Geddy” and it’s a corker – very fast and snappy player, perfect for slap stuff, with a modern tone, loads of clarity and very full range responsiveness (that’ll be the EMGs, then). Here it is again in all its glory: Edited July 25, 2011 by bassybill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademan_98 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 You have some mighty fine basses my friend That is simply stunning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stag Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Really really love that Bill, killer look and a killer tone no doubt! Have considered a Geddy and a MIM as separate entities but never as one bass. Awesomeness :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BT! Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Pass me a bucket to catch my drool please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I was thinking of changing pick-ups on my Geddy Jazz. I have EMG's on my Warwick and thought about them. Having never changed pick-ups before not sure where to start. The EMG's are active so i guess they come with an active circuit board and control knobs. What pick up model number as there seems to be a raft of options to choose from. Does it come as a kit. ? Would appreciate any advice. Cheers Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassybill Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 [quote name='dmccombe7' post='1316604' date='Jul 26 2011, 08:41 AM']I was thinking of changing pick-ups on my Geddy Jazz. I have EMG's on my Warwick and thought about them. Having never changed pick-ups before not sure where to start. The EMG's are active so i guess they come with an active circuit board and control knobs. What pick up model number as there seems to be a raft of options to choose from. Does it come as a kit. ? Would appreciate any advice. Cheers Dave[/quote] No circuit board. My EMG J set came with pickups and a wired up harness with the pots and jack socket. I had to solder the pickup cables to the pots, but now I think they come with "quick connect" cables. You just need to mount the pots, connect the pickups and controls up, clip in a battery and you're done (no ground to bridge needed). [url="http://www.emgpickups.com/products/index/60/25/2"]http://www.emgpickups.com/products/index/60/25/2[/url] Go for these if you like the EMG "active" sound, but not if you want a more traditional passive Jazz tone. These are different beasts to conventional Jazz pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Cant say much than WOW, Seriously nice looking bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 That is a very nice looking bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassybill Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Hmmmm - just having a serious think about what I need to keep and what is actually duplicated or surplus to requirements. This one isn't going up for sale just yet, but in the next week or two it might become available. I'll keep y'all posted in the Marketplace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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