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BrodieBear
06-02-2006, 02:30 PM
evenin folks, couple of questions regarding future purchases.

1) is the geddy lee jazz a worthwhile purchase? for the money, is his sig a sensible purchse, or would i be better going with another J at a similar price?

2) when geddy lee uses his overdriven tone, like on Earthshine for example, i know he uses a preamp on which he turns up the gain, but failing that, could a Boss ODB3 be a suitable olternative? or does anyone use a bass overdrive that would be effective?

Thanks, Brodiebear.
Sergio
06-02-2006, 02:40 PM
Wel if you have the ODB3, I suggest simply fooling with it until you find a tone that you feel works, cause I'm sure it would.
bass&cookies
06-02-2006, 02:53 PM
i definately prefer the geddy over a normal jazz. i like the slim neck/tone alot.
jazz 24s are pretty good too if you decide to try out different options.
Polyamarous
06-02-2006, 03:26 PM
TO be fair, for that price you are unlikely to find anything better.
deemo
06-02-2006, 03:38 PM
the geddy lee bass is sexy, plus has one of the more common jazz bass upgrades in the bada$$ bridge, along with a slimmer, nicer looking neck with the black block inlays.
PainKiller8191
06-02-2006, 07:04 PM
yeah the geddy is great, good feel, a nice sound..and it's ****ing hot!
mastrrbasser
06-02-2006, 11:33 PM
get it.
faelun
06-02-2006, 11:34 PM
I played the geddy lee today it's amazing i liked it alot
Saberpunk
06-02-2006, 11:41 PM
geddy lee jazz completly pwns any other jazz in its price range
fleakeepr666
06-03-2006, 02:09 AM
I love my Geddy.
Criss Frantic
06-03-2006, 03:25 AM
I was considering a Geddy before I got my 'Ray. They're MIM, yeah?
Chris K
06-03-2006, 03:30 AM
geddy lee jazz completly pwns any other jazz in its price range

I dunno, because the Marcus Miller bass is nearly the same price as it. If I could get my hands on one that wasn't a lemon I'm sure I'd be impressed.
cAPS_lOCK
06-03-2006, 03:38 AM
I once planned to buy a Geddy Lee jazz, until I went for a completely different option and bought a Corvette. But Geddys are really really nice basses, especially for the price.
Polyamarous
06-03-2006, 07:24 AM
I was considering a Geddy before I got my 'Ray. They're MIM, yeah?

CIJ I believe.
BrodieBear
06-03-2006, 08:19 AM
cheers for the responses guys.
PainKiller8191
06-03-2006, 08:25 AM
yep CIJ, i was having a dillema between getting the geddy sig and the miller sig
BrodieBear
06-03-2006, 08:33 AM
i'm gonna assume that if the geddy sound is more your thing than the miller, then the geddy is probably best bet?
PainKiller8191
06-03-2006, 08:52 AM
well no, they each have a different sound, it was a pretty close call too but I ended up taking the marcus for looks and feel....i seemed to get more comfortable with the miller's neck than the geddy