Geddy Lee (Rush)

[PerianArdocyl]

Okay, okay, I'm not a bassist. But I still think this guy's bass playing rocks out loud!

[Terren]

He's one of my favourite bassists, right in my top 5.
I love how in any mix, live or studio, you can hear his bass clearly so you know it's a very integral part to a song rather than just the background rhythm that is most bass playing.

[thunder_bird]

Yea he rocks, i want his sig Jazz

[PerianArdocyl]

Yeah, and while most bassists seem to be just playing one or two keys per verse, he'll play about seven or eight.

[j99]

he's awsome, and his mate alex on guitar is pretty good too,

[acwild]

He's got such an easy to distinguish tone, but I can't seem to pin it down with my Jazz bass. He's in my top five also, but I have him at the top.

[tedcrop]

Try playing through a tube amp like a boggie or an Ampeg and cranking it up until it distorts a little.

This may help as well

2 SansAmp R.B.I. Bass preamps by Tech 21

See http://www.rush.com/php/home.php?f=1

[acwild]

I did something else... I just traded my Jazz Bass for a Geddy signature Jazz. What a difference!

[metalupyoura**]

... am i the only one who hates rush ?

[PerianArdocyl]

I don't see how anyone could hate such a thoroughly and cosmically creative band. :smile:

[TeleTristan]

... am i the only one who hates rush ?
nope...hates too strong for me though I guess I just don't "get it"

[Shibby]

there not one of my favorite bands but i dig them. I could understand how people could find their music annoying. my friend just got lee's sig jazz bass. its nice.

[Vox Populi]

Rush is a great band. They're too out there for some people to understand, but I love them.

[guitarchitect]

Let there be no more Rush-bashing sacrilege here. Geddy, Alex and Neil are gods among men. Best show I've ever seen, hands down. (For you doubters, Geddy can still hit the notes as of summer of 2004.)

[JChester]

I've been seeing a lot of references lately about the Geddy Signature Jazz.
When did Geddy dump his Ric for a Jazz Bass? ...and for God's sake WHY??? :hmmm:

[CptnAhab]

... am i the only one who hates rush ?


:eek: ***?. :eek: Rush is the only band that's up there with Zep and the Beatles.Actually I think they might even be better.Well,atleast in the old days.Their new stuff's just not the same though.It's still better than most modern bands though.

Why do I rate them so high?

Because all three members play their instruments as good or better than anyone band ever has.They're tight.And I rate their writing up there with Zep and the Beatles too.Rush is f-ing awesome!!!!

[gamma_function]

I've been seeing a lot of references lately about the Geddy Signature Jazz.
When did Geddy dump his Ric for a Jazz Bass? ...and for God's sake WHY??? :hmmm:

geddy dumped the ric back in the late 70's for the jazz. then in the early to mid 80's, he dumped the jazz for a steinberger. then he dumped the steinberer for some graphite basses (zon's i think). now he's back to strictly jazz basses live.
why he did these things...i do not know. perhaps because he liked the sound of any particular bass better than another, i suppose.

[fenderpaw]

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[tallpaul]

why you ask........ricks are damn heavy!and those wide necks... and his jazz gets almost the same sound and is easier to play.....I have both.......

[Lazy Bee]

The Rics have a distinctive tone but I found them to be neck heavy and akward to play.

[ubleka00]

I did something else... I just traded my Jazz Bass for a Geddy signature Jazz. What a difference!

What's the difference? Was your J-Bass an American?

[JChester]

why you ask........ricks are damn heavy!and those wide necks... and his jazz gets almost the same sound and is easier to play.....I have both.......
Heavy I'll grant you. A neck-thru instrument, made entirely of hard-rock maple is gonna be heavy, but it's worth it. That density yeilds GREAT SUSTAIN!

... but MY 4003's neck is one of the skinniest I've ever played! It's about the same as a J near the nut, but it stays that way, all the way down to the body, while the Js I've played get wider & wider toward the body. :confuse:

As for sound... NOTHING can GROWL , like a Ric, when you really punch it, back near the bridge. :D

As far as balance (i.e. "neck-heavy")... not an issue. THAT'S WHAT THE BIG WEIRD UPPER HORN IS FOR!

[PerianArdocyl]

All three members play their instruments as good or better than any band ever has.They're tight. And I rate their writing up there with Zep and the Beatles too. Rush is f-ing awesome!!!!

Yus! I've been re-made a Rush believer! I just got the "Exit...Stage Left" album, and I must say, awesomeness!!! I don't even know which one to deem my favorite, they're all so delectable!

[phingerboard]

For you doubters, Geddy can still hit the notes...

Yeah. So can my cat.

I could dig Rush well enough, but Geddy Lee's voice just makes my skin crawl. Nothing personal.

[PerianArdocyl]

Yeah, my sis too. She'd rather listen to her one band (the one with different names...I think it's called 'modern rock music').

[pagodas_fiesta]

Geddy's voice is an acquired taste I think. It took me a while but now he's one of my favorite rock singers around. And I would agree, all three members are absolutely amazing at their instruments. Rush is definately an all-star band and one of my favorites.

[Plstrcast]

I have that Sans Amp Bass DI box & i will NEVER play without it! it's the most important componant in my rig

[FadedCayenne]

Yea he rocks, i want his sig Jazz

that makes two of us

[Plstrcast]

Did ya know Geddy was a drummer too?

[crusty]

Did ya know Geddy was a drummer too?

I did not know that. Interresting. Has he played drums on any albums?

[Plstrcast]

I did not know that. Interresting. Has he played drums on any albums?
I dont know? my drummer told me this last night, so it was the first I'd ever heard of this too

[Rogue Axel]

Geddy Lee is pretty darn sweet. Who has heard vapor trails? I think he plays some nice riffs there.

[Globe_Dasher]

acwild,
A friend told me that much of Geddy Lee's tone comes from his light use of both chorus and overdrive. He went on to say that this is common among many of the bassist that have tremendous tone like Geddy.

G_D