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Wilco Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Useful comparison video. I'm massive Rush fan & used to own the MIJ model. Can't say I was that impressed to be honest. Tuners were poor, sharp fret ends & the pickups were lacking in the Geddy oomph too. I put Hipshot tuners on it, had the sharp fret ends filed down, put Entwistle pickups in & changed the capacitor - then it was the bass it should have been out of the box. Found the finish not to be too durable either mind. Recent review in BGM of the latest Mexican version was very positive though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) I bought my MIJ Geddy Lee from a guy in California, via Ebay. It was in great condition and had a fantastic low action. The neck was so slim it almost played itself. I felt it was a lot twangyier than my other jazzes (is that a word?). The 70s style tuners were a bit imprecise but that's 70s style tuners for you. Interestingly, I swopped the neck with a chunkier Allparts, rosewood, Jazz neck (for curiosity's sake) and felt it then sounded a lot deeper and darker. Stupidly I sold it and instantly regretted it. That was about 5 years ago and I've come to the conclusion that my next bass purchase will have to be another Geddy Lee (I plan to fit it with a John East J-retro, which will make it an even more awesome instrument). Edited January 23, 2018 by gjones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 He missed out my Limelight GL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afterimage Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 was lucky i imported mine fromthe USA had a choice of tbree yess tge review in bass guitar mag gave it a big thumbs up very happy with mine love the slim neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afterimage Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/fender-geddy-lee-signature-jazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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