Open Box Fender Geddy Lee Signature Jazz Bass Level 1 Black

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Best price, incredible guitar, just as good as Fender's American made counterparts!

Found the lowest price at another online nusic outlet and Guitar Center matched it without debate. Being a long-time musician playing in a successful casual band, I was a little hesitant about buying anything less than an American-made Fender product. I had been playing the same P-Bass that I bought new in 1972 and because of its value and collectibility, I decided to put the old girl to rest rather than continue to use it on the road. Today's music requires a bass guitar that can emulate a variety of sounds, so I made the decision to buy a Fender Jazz Bass that could provide a wider spectrum of sounds in the music that my band plays, which ranges from the 70's to today's top 40 hits. The new Fender Geddy Lee Jazz basses are built in Mexico. Not America, not Japan. I figured for a reissue Fender guitar built in Mexico, how much could I expect? My expectations were certainly not high considering the fact that an American made Jazz Bass was at least $1,5000 or more. I came home, pulled out the guitar and within the first two minutes, it simply blew me away. I am 60-years-old musician and I've played in cover bands since 1966. I own 10 guitars, all Amercian made. Telecasters, Stratocasters, Les Paul, P-Bass, 5 string Jazz bass, Ricky 12 string, etc. etc. blah, blah, blah. This guitar is right up there with the best of them. The Geddy Lee Jazz Bass that I bought played perfectly right out of the box. No set-up was needed. It weighs just as much as an American Jazz Bass: Heavy wood, full of tone with tons of sustain and volume. The quality was unmatched in every respect. It plays like a dream with the thin neck, maple fretboard and the finish is spot-on. The hardware is just as good as the rest of the Fender product line. Fender has come a long way in improving the quality of it's reissue products, and this Geddy Lee Jazz Bass is proof of that. Usually one looks past any imperfections if the rest of the guitar is satisfactory in other respects, but this guitar was impressive without any imperfections. The guitar is great, but so was the service that I got from the sales staff at the Sherman Oaks Guitar Center. The guitar needed to be ordered because I wanted the 3-tone sunburst finish. The salesman said it would be about a week to get it because I ordered it just before the Holiday weekend. The guitar was in the store four days later. I got the conformation on my order directly from Fender one hour after I left the store. Four days later I got an email that the guitar had arrived at the store. TWO MINUTES after I got the email, the salesman called to say the guitar was there. Imagine that in today's world: A high quality guitar sold at an extremely reasonable price by a music store with service that is unsurpassed. Certainly a rarity in today's business would. Maybe that's why I have been buying my gear from the Guitar Center since the early 1970's. Cone to think of it, I bought my 1972 P-Bass from the Guitar Center!