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Geddy Lee Jazz Bass is a Japanese Artist Signature bass guitar made by Fender in honor of
RushRush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
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Geddy LeeGeddy Lee OC is a Canadian musician best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush...
. This "signature" model is a recreation of Lee's favorite bass, a 1972 model Fender Jazz that he bought in a pawn shop in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Along with his Rickenbacker 4001 bass, it has been one of his most utilized instruments throughout his career spanning over three decades.
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The
Geddy Lee Jazz Bass is a Japanese Artist Signature bass guitar made by Fender in honor of
RushRush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
bassist/vocalist
Geddy LeeGeddy Lee OC is a Canadian musician best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush...
. This "signature" model is a recreation of Lee's favorite bass, a 1972 model Fender Jazz that he bought in a pawn shop in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Along with his Rickenbacker 4001 bass, it has been one of his most utilized instruments throughout his career spanning over three decades. It has a solid
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Jazz BassJazz bass is the use of the double bass or bass guitar to improvise accompaniment and solos in a jazz or jazz fusion style. The double bass began being used in jazz in the 1890s, to supply the low-pitched walking basslines which outlined the harmony of the music...
body, black finish,
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bridge, 3-ply white/black/white pickguard and a thin 1-piece C-shape maple neck with
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fingerboard featuring 20 medium-jumbo frets, black neck binding and block-shaped position markers. Other features include vintage-style tuners, chrome-plated hardware and a pair of American Vintage Jazz Bass pickups controlled by two separate volumes and a master tone. Introduced in 1998, this signature bass is also available with a 3-colour sunburst finish and a 3-ply black/white/black pickguard as of 2009.
Literature
- Peter Bertges: The Fender Reference; Bomots, Saarbrücken 2007, ISBN 978-3-939316-38-1