Mex Fender Geddy Lee - a neck question

[fretmeister]

Anyone played both the Jap and Mex Geddy Lee jazz?

Are the necks the same, or like the US version, has the Mex one put on some neck thickness?
ta

[LewisK1975]

As far as I remember the neck on the Mex version is the same as the neck on the Jap version. I.e., very thin.

It's only the US version which has the thicker neck specs.

[fretmeister]

Looks like I'll have to save up more than I wanted then!

ta.

[spongebob]

I've had both.

The MIJ was wafer thin, whereas the MIM I had (this was back in 2014) definitely had more of a thickness.

In fact, I'd say that the MIM was the better instrument out of the two. Felt nicer, cracking tone.

Like an idiot, I sold it on. Bad decision in retrospect!

[afterimage]

Bass guitar Magazine this month has a good review on the MIM Geddy lee ihave one very skinny neck
Just needs a truss rod adjustment every now and then
Excellent Bass

[tommorichards]

whens the Mexi coming out? Since the Rush docu on netflix, ive had a hankering, especially since trying to learn YYz

[LewisK1975]

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whens the Mexi coming out? Since the Rush docu on netflix, ive had a hankering, especially since trying to learn YYz
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They are already out. They are now making only 2 types of Geddy Sig model, The USA made one and the Mex made one.

As far as I know, originally there was only the MIJ model, then they transferred that production to Mexico.

Then they added the USA production model.

IIRC there was also a short-lived custom shop model you could get before they brought out before the USA production model, which was reliced to match Geddy's actual '72 Bass.