BGW 750 -ASHLY GEDDY LEE SETUP

robmk21 · #1 09-12-2011, 11:34 AM

Im thinking of getting a BGW 750 with an ashly sc40 to get that Moving Pictures tone. Has anyone had any experiences with this setup and is it worth it?

bassgod0dmw · #2 09-12-2011, 12:12 PM

I think you'll find that you're not going to get the answers you're looking for.

IMO, to get a Geddy Lee sound you need to be Geddy...or have his hands surgically implanted onto your hands.

BassmanPaul · #3 09-12-2011, 12:35 PM

Hands have nothing to do with it!! It's in the mind that controls them that the secret lies.

I<34080 · #4 09-12-2011, 12:38 PM

good luck finding either one.

RickenBoogie · #5 09-12-2011, 12:42 PM

+1 it's always best to create your own sound. Be influenced, of course, but blaze your own trail.

agreatheight · #6 09-12-2011, 12:50 PM

I hear a lot about it all being in the hands, and that is a bit an exaggeration - it's mostly in the hands. But, some of it IS the gear. I play with a heavy right hand and can cop a pretty convincing Geddy tone with the right equipment. Where do I fail? Well, I suck compared to Mr. Lee. But the sound? Yeah, I can get pretty close.

jgroh · #7 09-12-2011, 12:56 PM

The bass tones on the tracks for Moving Pictures are killer, but did he use that setup in the studio to get those tones is my question?

svtb15 · #8 09-12-2011, 01:12 PM

Yes .. I used that Exact set up in the mid 80s... but i didnt sound like Geddy Lee... But it does sound huge.. I loved the BGW 750 only second to the old Crown PSA2.. I ran them both for years.. later went to a NEVE preamp in front of the BGW....
Back then i played a Steinberger, Yamaha BB3000s or 64 JAzz bass.. But i never sounded like Geddy...

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Originally Posted by robmk21

Im thinking of getting a BGW 750 with an ashly sc40 to get that Moving Pictures tone. Has anyone had any experiences with this setup and is it worth it?

R Baer · #9 09-12-2011, 01:27 PM

Have to agree that 90% of the sound is technique. I can get pretty close to Geddy's sound with my Ken Lawrence 5 string through almost any rig that will let me dial in a little distortion. Geddy hits the strings much harder than I do, so I have to use a pick to cop his tone, but I can still get very close. The Lawrence 5 string is very different than a Fender Jazz, but it does have a fairly bright top end with a lot of zing.

robmk21 · #10 09-12-2011, 06:13 PM

Well im just looking for a new rig setup and i kinda wanna take advantage of my RICs ricko sound for the new rig should i go for a stereo setup?