Fender Custom Shop Limited Geddy Lee 1972 Jazz Bass - Black

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One of the world's most recognizable Fender Jazz basses has to be
Geddy Lee's famous black '72 Jazz Bass, purchased circa 1977 from a
pawnshop in Kalamazoo, Mich. Lee bought it as is, with no original case,
for $200.

Lee first used it for a couple songs on enormously successful 1981 Rush
album Moving Pictures. At the sessions for that album, he used the Jazz
Bass to record Vital Signs," Witch Hunt," and two of Rush's biggest
and most enduringly popular hits, classic rock staples Limelight" and
Tom Sawyer" (the bass also appeared in the Limelight" and Vital Signs"
videos).

After that, Lee used the Jazz only sparingly on various Rush tracks
throughout the rest of the '80s and into the early 1990s. When it came
time to record 1993's Counterparts, however, engineer Kevin the
Caveman" Shirley insisted that Lee return to the black Jazz Bass rather
than use the more contemporary basses of the era that Lee had
experimented with. Lee fell in love with his Jazz Bass's tone and feel
all over again; this time for goodÒever since, he's played it full-time
as his number-one bass on all Rush albums and tours. For Lee, it remains
the benchmark against which all other basses are judged.

Lee's beloved Jazz Bass is now on its third neck, crafted in the Fender
Custom Shop and featuring white binding and pearl inlays (as opposed to
the original black), and the original tuners, bushings and string tree.
When the neck was replaced, Lee opted for an oil finish on the back
(instead of poly) because it's smoother and faster (and indeed all his
touring basses are now set up that way).

Now, the Custom Shop has meticulously replicated every detail in neck
shape, wiring, pickups and more in creating the Limited Edition Geddy
Lee Jazz Bass, including the wear and tear of nearly 35 years of
touring.

Only 50 units available worldwide!

Other specifications include:

• Model Number: 1554202806
• Series: Limited Edition
• Color: Black
• Body Material: Select Alder
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Shape: Jazz Bass
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape: Custom "C"
• Neck Binding: 1-Ply White
• Scale Length: 34" (864 mm)
• Fingerboard: Bound Maple
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Number of Frets: 20
• Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
• Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)
• Position Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Block
• Bridge Pickup: Custom '75 Hand-Wound Single-Coil Jazz Bass
• Neck Pickup: Custom '75 Hand-Wound Single-Coil Jazz Bass
• Controls: Volume 1. (Middle Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone
• Pickup Configuration: SS
• Bridge: Leo Quan Badass II
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Locking
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Pearloid
• Unique
  Features: White Fingerboard Binding with White Pearloid Block
  Position Markers, Bone Nut, Limited Edition Engraved 4-Bolt F" Neck
  Plate, á70s Jazz Bass Headstock Perimeter, Bridge Pickup in Mid á70s
  Location 1/4" Closer to the Bridge, Modified Jazz Bass Wiring using a
  .022uF Capacitor Instead of a Traditional .05uF, Dunlop Dual Design
  Straplock on Upper Horn, Dunlop Original Straplock on Bottom, 3 Large
  Jazz Bass Knobs
• Included Accessories: Strap, Cable, Limited Edition Certificate of Authenticity, Case
  
• 9 lbs 0 oz
  
• R69090
  

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