HemiBeers Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 My top three Geddy albums 1. Permanent Waves2. Moving Pictures3. Signals Playing, bass lines, tone, the Full Monty!!! What a run of sonic and playing brilliance on bass for my taste. I would agree with this but I'd also put Hemispheres in there. I'd put it at #1. I would too. The bass on that album is really awesome. The tone is quite possibly his best. You just can't beat the growl of the Rick! I think we can blame the decline in the quality of their music to the fact that Geddy quit playing the Ric. ;) Actually I hated it when he switched to the Jazz full time even though I understand it now. It was his signature tone and it always sounded the best to my ears. Eh, I don't really see a decline in their music, minus the dip they took in the synth era (all my opinion of course). The last three albums have been among my favorites, and I really like Counterparts and Test for Echo. It was a joke, that's why I put the winky. :)When my son was a toddler his winky was part of his anatomy. Oh the memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 My top three Geddy albums 1. Permanent Waves2. Moving Pictures3. Signals Playing, bass lines, tone, the Full Monty!!! What a run of sonic and playing brilliance on bass for my taste. I would agree with this but I'd also put Hemispheres in there. I'd put it at #1. I would too. The bass on that album is really awesome. The tone is quite possibly his best. You just can't beat the growl of the Rick! I think we can blame the decline in the quality of their music to the fact that Geddy quit playing the Ric. ;) Actually I hated it when he switched to the Jazz full time even though I understand it now. It was his signature tone and it always sounded the best to my ears. Eh, I don't really see a decline in their music, minus the dip they took in the synth era (all my opinion of course). The last three albums have been among my favorites, and I really like Counterparts and Test for Echo. It was a joke, that's why I put the winky. :)When my son was a toddler his winky was part of his anatomy. Oh the memories. You mean it fell off later? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 My top three Geddy albums 1. Permanent Waves2. Moving Pictures3. Signals Playing, bass lines, tone, the Full Monty!!! What a run of sonic and playing brilliance on bass for my taste. I would agree with this but I'd also put Hemispheres in there. I'd put it at #1. I would too. The bass on that album is really awesome. The tone is quite possibly his best. You just can't beat the growl of the Rick! I think we can blame the decline in the quality of their music to the fact that Geddy quit playing the Ric. ;) Actually I hated it when he switched to the Jazz full time even though I understand it now. It was his signature tone and it always sounded the best to my ears. Eh, I don't really see a decline in their music, minus the dip they took in the synth era (all my opinion of course). The last three albums have been among my favorites, and I really like Counterparts and Test for Echo. It was a joke, that's why I put the winky. :)When my son was a toddler his winky was part of his anatomy. Oh the memories. You mean it fell off later? :o 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 My top three Geddy albums 1. Permanent Waves2. Moving Pictures3. Signals Playing, bass lines, tone, the Full Monty!!! What a run of sonic and playing brilliance on bass for my taste. I would agree with this but I'd also put Hemispheres in there. I'd put it at #1. I would too. The bass on that album is really awesome. The tone is quite possibly his best. You just can't beat the growl of the Rick! I think we can blame the decline in the quality of their music to the fact that Geddy quit playing the Ric. ;) Actually I hated it when he switched to the Jazz full time even though I understand it now. It was his signature tone and it always sounded the best to my ears. Eh, I don't really see a decline in their music, minus the dip they took in the synth era (all my opinion of course). The last three albums have been among my favorites, and I really like Counterparts and Test for Echo. It was a joke, that's why I put the winky. :) Yeah sorry. I just love the modern era. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Digital Man Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 I think Geddy got it mostly right with the basses he used on the tunes that he played them on however while I think the Fender Jazz tone started off great I think sometime after Test For Echo he got carried away with his effects rig and lost the natural tone of the instrument, especially in a live situation! It would also have been nice if he had given his Wals a chance to show their real potential by replacing their superlight strings with mediums and cranking up the bottom end, I think a lot of the Wal haters would have had a change of heart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 I think Geddy got it mostly right with the basses he used on the tunes that he played them on however while I think the Fender Jazz tone started off great I think sometime after Test For Echo he got carried away with his effects rig and lost the natural tone of the instrument, especially in a live situation! It would also have been nice if he had given his Wals a chance to show their real potential by replacing their superlight strings with mediums and cranking up the bottom end, I think a lot of the Wal haters would have had a change of heart! I've played a Wal and even though I thought it was a very well made instrument the natural tone of it was too modern and synthetic sounding to me. Run through a bank of effects like someone like Justin Chancellor does just makes it worse, though his tone fits Tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todem Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Hemispheres has been my number 1 since I first heard it. It's always been my #2 Waves has always been my #1 And will always be. Rush's perfect marriage of prog and pop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thombytor Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) Edited January 7, 2016 by thombytor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Digital Man Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) Well my Wal sounds awesome as most do, Geddy's tone on his Wals were the natural sound of the instrument, surely the bass with the modern and synthetic tone is Geddy's over processed Fender Jazz which is not a natural sound by any means? Edited January 7, 2016 by New Digital Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Digital Man Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) Good Wal tone here; Edited January 7, 2016 by New Digital Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnoble Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I think Geddy got it mostly right with the basses he used on the tunes that he played them on however while I think the Fender Jazz tone started off great I think sometime after Test For Echo he got carried away with his effects rig and lost the natural tone of the instrument, especially in a live situation! It would also have been nice if he had given his Wals a chance to show their real potential by replacing their superlight strings with mediums and cranking up the bottom end, I think a lot of the Wal haters would have had a change of heart! Geddy's Fender bass sound on Counterparts was outstanding. Unfortunatly after that, it started to get too distorted and overdriven tone-wise. Live too. His tone on Rush in Rio is terrible. Sounds like he's playing through a blown amp cranked to 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Well my Wal sounds awesome as most do, Geddy's tone on his Wals were the natural sound of the instrument, surely the bass with the modern and synthetic tone is Geddy's over processed Fender Jazz which is not a natural sound by any means? Yes definitely his Fender tone has become a lot more processed over the years. I was saying that the natural sound of the bass is modern and synthetic sounding to my ears. Farty especially with the pick attack engaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78jazz Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I think Geddy got it mostly right with the basses he used on the tunes that he played them on however while I think the Fender Jazz tone started off great I think sometime after Test For Echo he got carried away with his effects rig and lost the natural tone of the instrument, especially in a live situation! It would also have been nice if he had given his Wals a chance to show their real potential by replacing their superlight strings with mediums and cranking up the bottom end, I think a lot of the Wal haters would have had a change of heart! I am not so sold on the idea that changing the string gauge would have solved that. I am with one person on another forum who has suggested that people can't pick out the string gauge consistently based on the sound alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 I sound the same regardless of the string gauge or bass that I use. Active does add something. I read that on the RTB tour Geddy was using the same rig he had been using for years. It must have been the production and not the bass. Trevor Jones made a Wal sound massive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Digital Man Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Of course it wasn't the bass!! :tsk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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