fraroc Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 For me personally, I think Geddy's bass playing style works good for both sounds. You can clearly indentify Geddy's stule in both tones. Either the poppy, clean Wal and Steinberger bass sound or the gritty, distorted, almost Lemmy Kilmeister-esque sound of the Ricky and the Fender Jazz. In terms of what I personally prefer, as I'm more partial to 80s Rush, I gotta go with the clean tone, especially with the Wal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhunter Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 The black Wal is just a rubber band. The red one was much better. especially on live bootlegs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Huh, well, I'm partial to the '80s stuff, but I also prefer the fuzzed out bass, so . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78jazz Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Nova, you can like both! I prefer the Ric and the Jazz. I found the red Wal to be the least appealing. Also, the Precision on Roll the Bones on the R40 tour should be mentioned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 For me personally, I think Geddy's bass playing style works good for both sounds. You can clearly indentify Geddy's stule in both tones. Either the poppy, clean Wal and Steinberger bass sound or the gritty, distorted, almost Lemmy Kilmeister-esque sound of the Ricky and the Fender Jazz. In terms of what I personally prefer, as I'm more partial to 80s Rush, I gotta go with the clean tone, especially with the Wal. Yeah, Geddy Lee was trying to match Lemmy’s bass tone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Nova, you can like both! Drat! Okay, if we're just talking bass tones, it's the Rick for me. Plus, it just has that classic "look" that my mind's eye summons up when I think of Geddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 (edited) The Taurus bass pedals tone by Geddy is my favorite. No one else steps on those pedals like he does to get that sound. Edited July 21, 2019 by RushFanForever 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 For me personally, I think Geddy's bass playing style works good for both sounds. You can clearly indentify Geddy's stule in both tones. Either the poppy, clean Wal and Steinberger bass sound or the gritty, distorted, almost Lemmy Kilmeister-esque sound of the Ricky and the Fender Jazz. In terms of what I personally prefer, as I'm more partial to 80s Rush, I gotta go with the clean tone, especially with the Wal. Yeah, Geddy Lee was trying to match Lemmy’s bass tone. I know you're being sarcastic, but you can't deny how heavy Ged's bass tone got in those 2000s-2010s tours where he played nothing except his Jazz. It almost does sound Lemmy-esque at times. You can tell that was his favorite tone though, as he tried to replicate it on the various other basses he played on R40, such as the Thunderbird, the Les Paul bass, and even the Canora bass from the 60s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Geddy's got nothing on melodic777. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 I will further say this: you lot know much more about Geddy's gear than I do, and I bow to your superior knowledge and discretion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdogged Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 I will further say this: you lot know much more about Geddy's gear than I do, and I bow to your superior knowledge and discretion! You don't really need to know that stuff to know what tone you like the best. Your ears and brain will tell you what you like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 I will further say this: you lot know much more about Geddy's gear than I do, and I bow to your superior knowledge and discretion! Although I suck at playing (mostly because I'm too busy with IRL stuff to practice), I am a bit of gearhead ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 I will further say this: you lot know much more about Geddy's gear than I do, and I bow to your superior knowledge and discretion! You don't really need to know that stuff to know what tone you like the best. Your ears and brain will tell you what you like. And that's why I went ahead and had my say, but I certainly couldn't fake my through a conversation about Geddy's basses for very long! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Geddy's got nothing on melodic777. Epic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Don't really like his tone all that much actually. I guess it all can't be like Leave That Think Alone or The Main Monkey Business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 I will say that the one problem I had with the modern bass tone was that it always sounded very weird when it came to the 80s songs. Listen to Clockwork Angels Live and you'll definitely hear what I mean The Lemmy tone+songs from Power Windows doesnt really go well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I love the Ricky But the Wal was perfect for PoW. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanMistyT Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Love Geddy on the bass to whichever sound he uses at the time, he still makes me swoon with music that he plays...alongside with Neil and Alex!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 The one from ASOH video. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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goose Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 ^^^ :goodone: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnoble Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 I like his crunchy Ric tone, especially on the Exit Stage Left video. But on the other end of the sonic spectrum I also really liked his poppy clean Wal tone which sounded great on the instrumentals like YYZ & La Villa. I never cared for the Steinberger either aesthetically or its plastic thin tone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostRider Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 I like clean more. Specifically his Wal bass but distorted can sound good also like his Fender Bass during R30 and Snakes and Arrows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 http://youtu.be/4P-yUOlOC5M That was really absolutely brilliant - thanks for sharing that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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