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@joefugate22157 жыл бұрын
When is Fender gonna come out with the Dave's World signature P bass???
@Neodude9917 жыл бұрын
Surely that would be set-up like ass and gooched at the same time!
@christopherbullock26447 жыл бұрын
"When Geddy Lee signed this bastard..." made me laugh out loud then I farted.
@truthfilterforyoutube82184 жыл бұрын
Fender should include Geddy's specs on a card when you purchase a Geddy Lee bass....
@Claidheambmor Жыл бұрын
Agree, one of the many nonsensical things in the guitar world.
@bryantcrawford56647 жыл бұрын
hey Dave.This is Bryant from Tennessee. Thanks for your channel.I love watching you every day.if I'm having a bad day I can watch your movies and some how feel better.I found out I've got cancer and your vids get all that off my mind.Your videos has helped me on several of my builds to.I build guitar kits.keep up the good job buddy and a big shout out from Tennessee. thanks for making my day brighter.talk to you soon friend
@roman140327 жыл бұрын
wow
@PSF17 жыл бұрын
Stay positive, Bryant. I wish you the best.
@NinerFourWhiskey3 жыл бұрын
Fender intentionally makes them with this string spacing, because that's exactly how they are on Geddy Lee's bass... It isn't a bug, it is a feature. Every one of them was made that way. Mexico, Japan, US and even the hand-made ones from the Custom Shop.
@nickboxer71472 жыл бұрын
Never apologize for cussing. Most of us probably love it.
@bobross55807 жыл бұрын
Dave, thanks for putting this luthier stuff online. I appreciate the fearless approach you have and I am learning allot from you.
@stevencochrane1152 ай бұрын
Dave, I had exactly the same problem! Re: the metronome, I asked my father the exact same question! His answer was, tap your foot while you're playing then. The long term result is, I'm still tapping my foot when I'm playing!
@DavesWorldofFunStuff2 ай бұрын
the music is your body
@scammelljones65452 жыл бұрын
“When Geddy Lee signed this bastard “ spat my cup of tea out laughing hhhah!!
@samuelviden74126 жыл бұрын
Love your videos and your honest, straightforward comments. The anecdotes are fantastic as well. It's nice to see Sweden represented in the SKF measures you are using. Keep up the good work!
@KyooMac7 жыл бұрын
Dave! You F#%$ing ROCK! I love watching your videos for two reasons. One, VERY informative. Two, your awesome delivery! Keep up the great work!
@wildbillhackett7 жыл бұрын
I have a MIM Tele body I bought on eBay that had the exact same bridge problem. I just loosened the neck and pulled it to one side while tightening it back down, and that did the trick, although I did have to sand the bass side of the neck pocket a little.
@stevefisher57833 жыл бұрын
My MIM Geddy Lee bass is fabulous. I just hate the hard to get at truss rod.
@wildbillhackett7 жыл бұрын
Something you might want to consider when making new bridge holes is to run a straight edge down each side of the neck all the way past the bridge, and mark both sides. Then just measure the distance across (going over the old holes) and divide it in half to find the center for the bridge. I don't know if I would rely on that rear pickup rout being straight or not. They did mess up the bridge after all. I'd use a drill press for those new holes too. It would be a lot easier, and the holes would be straighter too.
@LD-qj2te3 жыл бұрын
Exactly . Run centerline of the neck. Also find 3 places in the the neck . Find 3 centerline and create a straight edge
@jamescoderre95954 жыл бұрын
Made in Mexico in 2012 would of been one of the first batches of the Geddy Lee Jazz bass when Fender moved production from Japan. I have a 2006 Crafted in Japan Geddy Lee Jazz Bass & a 2014 USA Geddy Lee Jazz bass . . Both are good working man ( no pun intended) basses .. both also have different necks , the USA version has a slightly thicker neck, which is spect from the current neck on Geddy's #1 Jazz bass the neck wasmade for him by Fender custom shop ( Geddy's #1 is on its 3rd neck ) I like both necks though I tend to grab my USA version with the slightly thicker neck more often .. It has a nice feel to it. IMO Anyway .. good video as usual Dave .👍
@Snoekvisser19727 жыл бұрын
Great job decrapitalizing this finely build mariachi bass guitar, go Dave!
@StonyRC7 жыл бұрын
I reckon they used a countersink to avoid the bridge being raised by the finish as the screws were tightened into the holes.
@XoxJasonReynoldsxoX3 жыл бұрын
This is EXTREMELY frustrating. Fender doesn't charge peanuts for their instruments and MANY buyers aren't professional musicians with thousands to blow. It's shameful that this passed Q.C. knowing it would be sold for 950.00$! I started playing in 1990 but because I was working and living on my own at 17 (and always had people to take care of that I was responsible for) I couldn't get a Fender. It took me until a few week ago to be able to FINALLY afford a legit fender. If you are going to charge a premium for anything with your name; make sure it meets a minimum standard and has been produced within reasonable specification tolerances. I'd be upset if I dreamed about owning a real fender for 30 years only to end up with an incorrectly assembled instrument that requires MAJOR professional restoration new out of the box. I hope the owner kept the signature tag that shows everyone at Fender who "ok'd" that bass for sale. I would expect this kind of thing out of a chibson; not a legit manufacturer like Fender.
@kungpuk51862 жыл бұрын
Bought a Fender player precision last year. Had to repair four different issues out of the box. Nut cut way, way off and a jack that was not assambled right and so on. Since I live in europe i payed over $900 for this bass plus shipping. It's not ok in any way to ship out guitars that are broken and unusable for that kind of money!
@evhwannabe65907 жыл бұрын
Comedy....originally made in America...built in Mexico...fixed in Canada! Great video Dave, your care package is on it's way to you, thanks again for the education on how to fix what should have been done right in the first place!
@cm206573 жыл бұрын
My MIA Geddy Jazz has EXACTLY the same bridge offset as this one.
@Claidheambmor Жыл бұрын
Don't say that so loud, the racists might hear you and have to face up to the fact this is a Fender issue, not an issue relating to the apparent racial deficiencies inherent to non-Americans
@lancethrustworthy7 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU, for caring about the audio quality! You get extra points for that. ;) The make of your plastic drill bit holder, please.
@dbvetter74856 жыл бұрын
My low E string on my MIM Getty Lee Bass is about 1/16 off the center of the pickup. But weird thing it’s only the low E string (well only E string). $800 for that. I just bought a new Rickenbacker 4003 ($2,200)and love it. Always been a Fender man. So now it’s a stickinmybacker for now. Haha
@lukasherczeg68975 жыл бұрын
I really don't understand this, the strings seem to be running center along the neck as they are. Why would you want to pull them to the bass side (so that the E string almost falls of)? The neck-bridge alignment seems to be ok (though the birdge is a little crooked). The pickups are off which doesn't seem to matter that much.
@216trixie7 жыл бұрын
I love my Mexican Strat. And a Mexican Jazz bass is what caused me to fall in love with them, and end up with a U.S. model.
@PSF17 жыл бұрын
I recently spent a Saturday afternoon playing a bunch of MIM and American Standards. I couldn't justify the cost difference of the two. The hardware and finish on the American is better but as far as play-ability and sound they were comparable.
@SaxophoneHitman0087 жыл бұрын
Yeah I was with you until you said comparable. The differences we find is mostly in labor just like Davey so aptly illustrated here. If we were to charge real shop costs like we're supposed to--- to do what Dave just did and more BTW. The cost difference between American and Mexican starts to look a lot more doable if you get my drift. CHeers folks.
@PSF17 жыл бұрын
Good points. Cheers
@BluesRockRo7 жыл бұрын
"you're going to have to learn how to tap your foot"...lmao
@dbvetter74853 жыл бұрын
I think my MIM Geddy Lee Jazz Bass was made in the same batch. My strings are offset from the pickups also.
@wtcornet7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great idea of using the oak dowels. I have a mis-drilled battery box I need to fix.
@johnsimms39573 жыл бұрын
Good job Dave. And I hope Fender has seen this video.
@monkeymindmatters3 жыл бұрын
I have that exact bass, and it’s awesome. No real flaws. I hate the placement of the truss rod adjustment, only complaint. Biggest change I made in setup was to raise the pickups and wow... it sounds incredible.
@garyjohnson19707 жыл бұрын
Great videos, love the commentary, don't change!
@catdumpling7 жыл бұрын
Gedward likes his action very low, to get a little of that grindy fret buzz. He likes his necks as straight as possible. IIRC I read that in a gear rundown article from the Time Machine tour. And yes, I made up "Gedward" because it's very amusing to me ;) .
@frankazack67017 жыл бұрын
I had a Japan Geddy... the neck was way too thin for my enormous hands, now I have an MIM 70's jazz bass.. has a meatier U shaped neck.. I added a set of 1/4 pounders & stack knobs, high mass bridge & an ashtray... now it looks & sounds like a "74 jazz bass" without having to pay $2,399
@Barrow7547 жыл бұрын
Every time Dave does a setup on a Geddy Lee jazz bass you need to drink a shot
@tradbowseven4 жыл бұрын
If any of these fenders were put together properly, we wouldn’t need the custom shop.
@tradbowseven4 жыл бұрын
Just to add, any truss rod that needs neck removal to turn is freakin useless.
@nicolasptrsn3 жыл бұрын
If the E string is out of place, then maybe that's why it made the nut groove bigger? All that string tension over time might cause that nut to erode a little. I dunno
@darcycloss2259 Жыл бұрын
I'm thinking most of these MIM Geddy Lee Jazz basses were sent out like this. I have one and it has/had the same problem. Had to had somebody do this same job, moving the bridge.
@TheMitchbassman5 жыл бұрын
I got me a metronome.. a metric one . for metric time.
@chrispalmer39674 жыл бұрын
Counts in beats per 100 seconds
@sebastian.arancibia6 жыл бұрын
I have a US Geddy Lee and it has the same exact issue. Fender says it’s “normal”. 1700 USD and they say it’s normal!!
@mattholehouse61516 жыл бұрын
That's really bad - annoying enough in the cheaper version, but the higher price should get you better quality control. Have they really rejected a return?
@thejoshuatree033 жыл бұрын
is it just me or do the strings look evenly spaced at the beginning of the video? I realize the bridge isnt perfectly centered behind the pickup but the distance between each outer string and the edge of the fretboard looks the same to me. Maybe the camera angle? idk
@wallacewooldridge40707 жыл бұрын
dave you rock
@jaymichael46046 жыл бұрын
Pups have a gap on the G side. Just unscrew the pups and shift them over and reattach. That would realign the pole pieces more favorably.
@sid51564 жыл бұрын
" put it in a fuckin tomb, and wait for that" lmao
@leonardoromero45575 жыл бұрын
i wish i had a Dave in my country :-)
@brucepiland6 жыл бұрын
I bought the last MIJ Geddy Lee bass that I could find. Five years on, I still love it. Glad I got that one, as opposed to a MIM. I did own a MIM jazz, which wasn't bad. Took some work (Bad Ass II bridge, DeMarzio silent single coils) and it was pretty good. After all that, though, it didn't compare to the GL bass. It now resides with my old guitar player (with flatwounds!).
@arw1109697 жыл бұрын
Nice job Dave!
@mitchwrench2397 жыл бұрын
you are the best dave.. keep it goin...
@Weird_Old_Uncle_Kenny2 жыл бұрын
Bridge mounting position was a recurring problem at Fender. In 2012, a friend got an American Strat, I got a Mexican Tele. In both cases, the bridge was mounted too close to the neck, so the low E and A strings couldn't be intonated properly without removing the saddle springs (couldn't back up the saddle enough). I just bought a new 2022 Mexican Tele, it does not have this problem, so hopefully some progress has occurred? Or maybe I just got lucky...
@areuaware68425 жыл бұрын
/Maybe Geddy Lee rocks a cockeyed bridge, and you ruined it! LOL
@letsleepingdogslie24927 жыл бұрын
I recently bought me a fender jazz natural mim at guitar center! It's a damn good buy for 599.99!
@subnormalwater81587 жыл бұрын
my MIM has wrong bridge holes too :( fortunately I bought a grooved badass II and I can adjust the string position a little bit better than the stock bridge
@ianmacdougall88127 ай бұрын
I just bought one, shimmed the neck plays great but the bridge is crooked so here we go.
@AdrenalineRushMX4 жыл бұрын
i got mine for cheap because of that and it was easy to fix
@dbvetter74853 жыл бұрын
I have a Made in Mexico Geddy Lee JB. Real nice bass. The black one though.
@Ottonic64 жыл бұрын
Bridge and strings lined up with neck first, then I install the pickups with pole pieces lined up under the strings. And in a perfect world the center line of the body should run right under the center of the bridge.. Also, some Fender pickup sets have the pole pieces closer together on the neck pickup than the bridge pickup to compensate string space taper from bridge to nut resulting in the pole pieces being directly under each string.
@nancyleekellyproductions16167 жыл бұрын
HEY THAT LOOKS LIKE A NICE BASS ,,, AND I LOVE MEXICO,,, I'M PRACTICALLY LIVING IN MEXICO,, I'M SO CLOSE TO IT!
@shane44947 жыл бұрын
Dave you should give us a place to print the set up specs you use on the various makes of guitars you service. That would help us fans who chose to gooch our own guitars.
@64frogg7 жыл бұрын
Great video Dave
@ihanvarmasti7 жыл бұрын
I think this is very common problem on guitars. Just watched 2017 namm vid of ibanez premium guitar which low E was like 1cm off the edge of neck and high e was on the edge of the neck. Must be fun times straightenin that floyd rose bridge lol. Those guitars go around 1300$
@TheSuitgetslive7 жыл бұрын
damn. thats unacceptable.
@WolfTheMartin4 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna check all my basses now... odd point here, couldn't you just move the bridge forward or back along the correct axis and make the repair tidier ? After all there is enough play in the bridge to alter the intonation up and keep scale length and string tension
@tobus21121 Жыл бұрын
I bought a geddy Lee mim 10 months ago. March of 2022. I have a slight bend forward. Took it into long and mcquades to get it looked at. Did not buy it from there. I bought it from Amazon. They told me my string spacing is off. I guess it must be common with Mims. Hope to get it back this weekend and turns out as well as this one on the video.
@TaralgaBushAdventure7 жыл бұрын
I once had a bass where a metal spacer shim was between the saddles to move the E up a tad. Worked fine, not sure if that is frowned upon or not.
@beachcomber20087 жыл бұрын
You better check whether the CENTRELINE of the neck agrees with the CENTERLINE of the body. That bridge position is compensating for that. (Experience!)
@robkis82097 жыл бұрын
Hello! How can I do that? Because I have a Fender JB MIM like this. thanks
@j_freed7 жыл бұрын
Yes. This is actually way more important than pickup pole piece alignment which as we all know is forgiving due to the broad magnetic field on the string. Of course that doesn't stop Fender from putting out instruments with incorrect string alignment on the neck.
@djorges7 жыл бұрын
I understand wanting to have clean holes so you take a countersink to the hole to clean up the top so the bridge sits better but jeez!! Big fan Dave - Love the patreon
@Captain-Nostromo7 жыл бұрын
That was Anthem Bass Line when you tested the bass😀
@mattfoley60824 жыл бұрын
The string grooves on the nut, the neck position, the pickups, the bridge all must be aligned. How do you know the bridge is the part that is out of alignment? 28:27 why are you thoroughly convinced the other parts are in the right position? How did you determine the center line? How do you know the pickups and bridge are exactly perpendicular to the center line? You drill out the bridge holes and say you'll reglue the sawdust then 10 seconds later you vacuum the sawdust. Huh?
@metalgruntos4 жыл бұрын
I think he has a point. All the pockets were made with (NC) machines. The only part that could be screwed (bun intended) by humans, is the bridge. I think he also made some crude measurements to confirm that.
@thephilshow97015 жыл бұрын
I remember the Carlo Robelli guitars from Sam Ash back in the 70's notorious for the most messed up bridge installs.
@regortex33646 жыл бұрын
"Hey spa Geddy" fuck Dave you never fail to crack me up.
@Jeffsafe4 жыл бұрын
Commenting on a 3year old vid seems odd but I was thinking was you were assuming the Bridge pocket was cut straight since your measuring off the pocket. If the pocket was off slightly then ... you know.
@jimcampbell80613 жыл бұрын
How much difference in a bass made by Mexicans in Mexico as opposed to made by Mexicans in California.
@fdfsdfsvsfgsg48882 жыл бұрын
To a racist like you? Very little.
@timothymckane63627 жыл бұрын
Alternate title: "A Mexican Fender Bass That Needs a Straight Bridge (The Movie)"
@letsleepingdogslie2492 Жыл бұрын
I once bought a 5 string musicman and the G sting was too close to the edge of the fret board and I paid well over a thousand dollars! Just goes to show no matter how expensive the bass they all come with some kind of defect , just the luck of the draw.
@tonyduncan98524 жыл бұрын
Well done. Sometimes there's a little slack in the neck pocket which you can take up.
@yallevereatenbeans27237 жыл бұрын
you might want to knock the audio down to mono because when you're wearing headphones your voice jumps from left to right and back again
@TheBassfresh7 жыл бұрын
not the 1st I've seen that on a fender bass, seems to happen a lot.
@ryanolinski71633 жыл бұрын
LePage's was made for Huffin'!!! And can bond things together as a side note.
@Curtislow24 жыл бұрын
Dave rebuilds another ONE!
@417ah7 Жыл бұрын
Dave, Dave, Dave. Lots of work, but some is not necessary in my view. If the 4 strings are centered on the neck (which they were here), not much else matters for playability. The modern pickups will still make great tone even if off center by 1/16 of an inch. The bridge had the strings centered on the neck, so no need to move it. The pickups looked visually off center, which is disturbing, but makes no difference tone wise. Overall, great work again by the KZfaq Master Dave, but Made In Mexico is about as good as made in china. Not Good. In the meantime, I am loving my Yamaha TRBX304 Active Bass.
@Claidheambmor Жыл бұрын
MIM/MIC/MIJ/MIA - there is no good reason why quality control should be any different. The fact is that Fender let this bass go out gooched.
@AndreaA1277 жыл бұрын
omg your jokes are freaking great! love em!
@guitarmage00727 жыл бұрын
Thumping the bass man! Dave do you have a setup manual for an SG or G400 guitar?
@paultraynorbsc6277 жыл бұрын
excellent. video
@urbanweekendwarrior72387 жыл бұрын
I get the impression you've strung a bass guitar before maybe once or twice ;) I don't know why I never tried doing the first wind or two by hand
@LD-qj2te3 жыл бұрын
I would use the neck as a centerline . Or use the straight line of the strings to the nut . While the bridge will dictate the line of the strings I would take 3 centerline points of the neck and see where the strings are at . Then use either use a string line to align the bridge .
@ryanpowell98475 жыл бұрын
Watched the whole thing. I don't play bass... or even any stringed instrument.
@TheMitchbassman5 жыл бұрын
Do you play a tuba?
@Disco-Terry7 жыл бұрын
I got a shit £2 lapel mic from Amazon, it's surprisingly good. I only bought it to yell at people on video games but I've recorded a bit of guitar on it and it holds up surprisingly well.
@axe-z83167 жыл бұрын
just bought a mij of this model, it's absolutely perfect. The american coil pick ups on this baby are incredible, who needs active , if they all sounded deep like those. Wish you would grade the build quality on the bass you get. This one is not impressive to say the least.
@kogabear17 жыл бұрын
Surprised guitar stores don't add, "dealer prep" to their price.
@Javic21124 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial. Thks for sharing !
@raymari7658 Жыл бұрын
Dave, another fine job of making things right. I have a '94 Mexican P Bass. I did change out the pots and pickups. Seymore Duncan. More punch. Happens to have a 1 piece body. There are tons of gigs on it. Love the bass. Who makes the drill bit set you use ?
@amunderdog7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dave - You are a wizard :)
@bert_buikema7 жыл бұрын
I just now looked at the pictures on the Fender website. That misaligned bridge seems to be a standard feature for these basses. Damned stupid shame for a 1200 euro bass.
@alexm26237 жыл бұрын
Yeah the Japanese Geddy's have a BadAss II and were better in every way. Sadly, they are no longer made and Fender installed shitty alternative bridges, pickups, a fatter neck, and tuners. Totally different instrument.If you want a real Geddy, get a Japan one.
@JLindebergful7 жыл бұрын
The new American made version looks better: shop.fender.com/en-US/electric-basses/jazz-bass/usa-geddy-lee-jazz-bass/product-0197702806.html
@alexm26237 жыл бұрын
Purty fo sho, but different pickups, different bridge, different tuners, different neck...different guitar...IMHO
@666Musik7 жыл бұрын
I've seen it on numerous Fender and Squire guitars for sale online.... How many came out of the factory like that? Millions lol....
@fullhd6598 Жыл бұрын
@@alexm2623 the Mij have misaligned bridge too??
@pointyboot7 жыл бұрын
The camera mic is fine. The noise floor is quite high with the new one.
@TMCG37 жыл бұрын
pointyboot I like the noise it's relaxing in the silence
@KozmykJ7 жыл бұрын
Now you've got the bridge in a better place it looks like the neck could do to rotate in the pocket a bit (headstock upwards). The G is a lot nearer the edge of the neck than the E. It would place the strings a bit more even over the pole piece pairs also. Just sayin... What you've got is a fair save already. Maybe it's my OCD
@nickouellette66343 жыл бұрын
Lol! Sillymetres. There's always a comment or two that makes me LOL
@burningkarma7 жыл бұрын
It's either made in Mexico by Mexicans or made in the USA by Mexicans. "Made In America" in all due respect is a superior product most of the time but it is also an excuse to raise the price $500.
@jmakc35417 ай бұрын
The pilot joke was a slow burn for me... Hi, my favorite color is "clear."
@pjpeltier49417 жыл бұрын
What was the purpose of measuring the bridge position off the pickup symmetry and not the neck symmetry?
@markschmidt9083 жыл бұрын
Do the Geddy Lee's have more problems than other MIM Fender basses? Or are they just getting more attention? I love mine, but I have no experience with other MIM Fender basses.
@silverdroid7 жыл бұрын
I'm going to invest in a better quality microphone, wireless too for convenience....all for the purpose of hearing my shirt rattle. 😂😂😂 Gold!
@moleman19617 жыл бұрын
You would have thought that they would have made a simple jig to line the bridge up! Too easy?
@mr7wi7 жыл бұрын
Stop making sense...
@Baelthaazar7 жыл бұрын
They probably do have a jig, but it's wrong. My summer 2016 is off center as well, by the same amount.