chasesigi Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Does anyone have a final count on how many different Basses Geddy is using? From the tourbook it looks like he was going to use over 20 different basses but I only noticed 5 or 6 changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish_matt Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 it looked to me that he was changing after almost every song. matt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbass Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 The tour book has 26 basses listed, and a picture of him with them... I believe I have counted 14 different basses being played on one show, based on pictures I have seen from said show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaked Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 He has played at least 4 different jazz bases. 2 Tbirds. 3 Rickeys. A P. Something that looks like a Les Paul but isn't... And there are more that I can't think of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 He has played at least 4 different jazz bases. 2 Tbirds. 3 Rickeys. A P. Something that looks like a Les Paul but isn't... And there are more that I can't think of The Les Paul looking bass is a Zemaitis. http://www.zemaitis.de/index_gallery13.html Kind of a niche bass if there ever was one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) I serisouly thought that the Les Paul looking bass was either an actual Les Paul bass or an ESP. Edited May 15, 2015 by fraroc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaked Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 He has played at least 4 different jazz bases. 2 Tbirds. 3 Rickeys. A P. Something that looks like a Les Paul but isn't... And there are more that I can't think of The Les Paul looking bass is a Zemaitis. http://www.zemaitis.de/index_gallery13.html Kind of a niche bass if there ever was one. Yeah. That thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I also think he was playing a replica of the cheap-ass Canora bass he owned before his Fender Precision. He also broke out that Precision bass for Jacobs Ladder in Tulsa, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gudbuytjane Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I think he's played the Epiphone Embassy on 'What You're Doing." Or maybe I'm misremembering. http://cdn1.gbase.com/usercontent/gear/3358378/p1_up4kcpyy4_ss.jpg Or maybe the Hofner? http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/gallery/gallery2/gallery10/sob1.jpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gudbuytjane Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Both of which bear a resemblance to a Canora: http://www.highomusic.com/images/34.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreww Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 As I recall from that roadie documentary, he has spares for everything he uses. So if the tour book lists 26 bases, he's likely playing 13 per set barring any issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbass Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) I think he's played the Epiphone Embassy on 'What You're Doing." Or maybe I'm misremembering. http://cdn1.gbase.com/usercontent/gear/3358378/p1_up4kcpyy4_ss.jpg Or maybe the Hofner? http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/gallery/gallery2/gallery10/sob1.jpeg It's the 1961 Hofner - cool looking bass! http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s282/rushbass/4080-12%20Fireglow/61Hofner1.jpg Edited May 15, 2015 by rushbass 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poké Floats Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Can anyone confirm what songs he's using the white Gibson Thunderbird II? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78jazz Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Can anyone confirm what songs he's using the white Gibson Thunderbird II? I thought that was for the VT songs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shemp Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Can anyone confirm what songs he's using the white Gibson Thunderbird II? I thought that was for the VT songs.How It Is 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy Jazz Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Can anyone confirm what songs he's using the white Gibson Thunderbird II? I thought that was for the VT songs.OLV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy Jazz Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I also think he was playing a replica of the cheap-ass Canora bass he owned before his Fender Precision. He also broke out that Precision bass for Jacobs Ladder in Tulsa, I think.the 1968 Telecaster Bass-Paisley made its appearance for Anthem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyta Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 So which one is the favorite he was waxing poetic on Rock Icons about? The one that had the schmgel something or other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaked Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 The'72 Jazz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy Jazz Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Geddy should be the founder/president/ ceo /comissioner or whatever of the RR Bass Guitar Hall of Fame...nobody has done on stage, that I am aware, what he is doing on R40.....paying tribute to the instrument´s history..... :kisshug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnoble Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I wish he'd bring out his red Wal for Roll The Bones or if they finally get around to playing The Big Money or something from HYF or Presto 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gudbuytjane Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I was bored, so using the full show video on YouTube from the St. Louis show (here and here), I went through and tried to match the basses from the tour book. Some of the lighter-coloured Jazz basses are hard to make out under the lights, especially with the main colours seeming to be blues and purples, so I'm not sure. Still, most of the others I'm pretty sure about. This is a bass player's dream! (Also, I think I read someone say he played the paisley Telecaster bass on CTTH in Tulsa, maybe, which suggests he might be mixing it up from show to show.) Set 1: The Anarchist - 1972 Fender Jazz Bass (Black)Clockwork Angels - 1972 Fender Jazz Bass (Black)Headlong Flight (with Drumbastica mini drum solo) - 1962 Fender Jazz Bass (Sea Foam Green)Far Cry - 1962 Fender Jazz Bass (Sea Foam Green)The Main Monkey Business - 1972 Fender Jazz Bass (Blonde) ? One Little Victory - 1967 Gibson Thunderbird II (Polaris White) Animate - 1964 Gibson Thunderbird IV (Sunburst) Roll The Bones (with celebrity rappers video) - 1959 Fender Precision Bass (Olympic White)Distant Early Warning - 1992 Zematis Bass (Black with engraved metal front) Subdivisions - 1964 Fender Jazz Bass (Sonic Blue with matching headstock) Set 2: Tom Sawyer - 1972 Fender Jazz Bass (Black)Red Barchetta - 1977 Rickenbacker Model 4001 (JetGlo)The Spirit of Radio - 1972 Fender Jazz Bass (Blonde) ? Jacob's Ladder - 1959 Fender Precision Bass (Olympic White) ? Hemispheres: Prelude - 1960 Fender Jazz Bass (Fiesta Red) Cygnus X-1 - 1964 Fender Jazz Bass (Lake Placid Blue with matching headstock) ? Closer To The Heart - 1967 Rickenbacker Model 3261 (FireGlo) Xanadu - 1978 Rickenbacker Model 4080/12 (FireGlo) 2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx/Presentation/Grand Finale - 1963 Fender Jazz Bass (Black with matching headstock) Encore: Lakeside Park - 1968 Fender Telecaster Bass (Paisley)Anthem - 1968 Fender Telecaster Bass (Paisley)What You're Doing - 1961 Hofner Solid Body 2 Pickup (Cherry Red) Working Man (Garden Road riff at the end) - 1966 Fender Jazz Bass (Shoreline Gold with matching headstock) ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctbadger Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 (edited) I wish he'd bring out his red Wal for Roll The Bones or if they finally get around to playing The Big Money or something from HYF or Presto He should be busting out the Steinberger for Distant Early Warning :) Edited May 16, 2015 by ctbadger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I was bored, so using the full show video on YouTube from the St. Louis show (here and here), I went through and tried to match the basses from the tour book. Some of the lighter-coloured Jazz basses are hard to make out under the lights, especially with the main colours seeming to be blues and purples, so I'm not sure. Still, most of the others I'm pretty sure about. This is a bass player's dream! (Also, I think I read someone say he played the paisley Telecaster bass on CTTH in Tulsa, maybe, which suggests he might be mixing it up from show to show.) Set 1: The Anarchist - 1972 Fender Jazz Bass (Black)Clockwork Angels - 1972 Fender Jazz Bass (Black)Headlong Flight (with Drumbastica mini drum solo) - 1962 Fender Jazz Bass (Sea Foam Green)Far Cry - 1962 Fender Jazz Bass (Sea Foam Green)The Main Monkey Business - 1972 Fender Jazz Bass (Blonde) ? One Little Victory - 1967 Gibson Thunderbird II (Polaris White) Animate - 1964 Gibson Thunderbird IV (Sunburst) Roll The Bones (with celebrity rappers video) - 1959 Fender Precision Bass (Olympic White)Distant Early Warning - 1992 Zematis Bass (Black with engraved metal front) Subdivisions - 1964 Fender Jazz Bass (Sonic Blue with matching headstock) Set 2: Tom Sawyer - 1972 Fender Jazz Bass (Black)Red Barchetta - 1977 Rickenbacker Model 4001 (JetGlo)The Spirit of Radio - 1972 Fender Jazz Bass (Blonde) ? Jacob's Ladder - 1959 Fender Precision Bass (Olympic White) ? Hemispheres: Prelude - 1960 Fender Jazz Bass (Fiesta Red) Cygnus X-1 - 1964 Fender Jazz Bass (Lake Placid Blue with matching headstock) ? Closer To The Heart - 1967 Rickenbacker Model 3261 (FireGlo) Xanadu - 1978 Rickenbacker Model 4080/12 (FireGlo) 2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx/Presentation/Grand Finale - 1963 Fender Jazz Bass (Black with matching headstock) Encore: Lakeside Park - 1968 Fender Telecaster Bass (Paisley)Anthem - 1968 Fender Telecaster Bass (Paisley)What You're Doing - 1961 Hofner Solid Body 2 Pickup (Cherry Red) Working Man (Garden Road riff at the end) - 1966 Fender Jazz Bass (Shoreline Gold with matching headstock) ? That's awesome. Thanks for taking the time to do that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasesigi Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 I was bored, so using the full show video on YouTube from the St. Louis show (here and here), I went through and tried to match the basses from the tour book. Some of the lighter-coloured Jazz basses are hard to make out under the lights, especially with the main colours seeming to be blues and purples, so I'm not sure. Still, most of the others I'm pretty sure about. This is a bass player's dream! (Also, I think I read someone say he played the paisley Telecaster bass on CTTH in Tulsa, maybe, which suggests he might be mixing it up from show to show.) Set 1: The Anarchist - 1972 Fender Jazz Bass (Black)Clockwork Angels - 1972 Fender Jazz Bass (Black)Headlong Flight (with Drumbastica mini drum solo) - 1962 Fender Jazz Bass (Sea Foam Green)Far Cry - 1962 Fender Jazz Bass (Sea Foam Green)The Main Monkey Business - 1972 Fender Jazz Bass (Blonde) ?One Little Victory - 1967 Gibson Thunderbird II (Polaris White)Animate - 1964 Gibson Thunderbird IV (Sunburst)Roll The Bones (with celebrity rappers video) - 1959 Fender Precision Bass (Olympic White)Distant Early Warning - 1992 Zematis Bass (Black with engraved metal front)Subdivisions - 1964 Fender Jazz Bass (Sonic Blue with matching headstock) Set 2: Tom Sawyer - 1972 Fender Jazz Bass (Black)Red Barchetta - 1977 Rickenbacker Model 4001 (JetGlo)The Spirit of Radio - 1972 Fender Jazz Bass (Blonde) ?Jacob's Ladder - 1959 Fender Precision Bass (Olympic White) ?Hemispheres: Prelude - 1960 Fender Jazz Bass (Fiesta Red)Cygnus X-1 - 1964 Fender Jazz Bass (Lake Placid Blue with matching headstock) ?Closer To The Heart - 1967 Rickenbacker Model 3261 (FireGlo)Xanadu - 1978 Rickenbacker Model 4080/12 (FireGlo)2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx/Presentation/Grand Finale - 1963 Fender Jazz Bass (Black with matching headstock) Encore: Lakeside Park - 1968 Fender Telecaster Bass (Paisley)Anthem - 1968 Fender Telecaster Bass (Paisley)What You're Doing - 1961 Hofner Solid Body 2 Pickup (Cherry Red)Working Man (Garden Road riff at the end) - 1966 Fender Jazz Bass (Shoreline Gold with matching headstock) ? Wow this is GREAT, Thanks for taking the time to do this , hopefully someone will chime in and confirm your list! I have been hearing rumors of Geddy collecting classic basses for 2 years, during this time I have wondered what he might play on stage ..... I don't think anyone could have imagined he would play all of these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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