Geddy Endorses Orange

aharden · #1 06-02-2010, 01:48 PM

Geddy Lee endorses Orange Bass Amps

Geddy's been going direct for his live bass sound since the Test For Echo tour of '96-'97. I wonder what made him decide to do this? From what I'm reading here it sounds like the AD200B allows you to dial in some vintage tube tones.

Luckily, this is just one stack of equipment and there will be plenty of room for the follow-up to the fridges, washing machines, and rotisseries that are usually on his side of the stage. My prediction for the Time Machine Tour: grandfather clocks.

jp58 · #2 06-02-2010, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by aharden

Geddy Lee endorses Orange Bass Amps

Geddy's been going direct for his live bass sound since the Test For Echo tour of '96-'97. I wonder what made him decide to do this? From what I'm reading here it sounds like the AD200B allows you to dial in some vintage tube tones.

Luckily, this is just one stack of equipment and there will be plenty of room for the follow-up to the fridges, washing machines, and rotisseries that are usually on his side of the stage. My prediction for the Time Machine Tour: grandfather clocks.

Or maybe a "Real" time machine?

Sartori · #3 06-02-2010, 02:29 PM

Maybe this.

thudstaff23 · #4 06-02-2010, 02:36 PM

That article is a spelling and grammar trainwreck! Other than that, good for Geddy. Better for Orange.

iamthebassman · #5 06-02-2010, 02:38 PM

Well shoot, I was planning on getting an Orange.

jgroh · #6 06-02-2010, 02:46 PM

Awesome! Ive said for a long while now that he needs real bass amps and real bass cabinets up there behind him. This should only make his live tone better.

MonetBass · #7 06-02-2010, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Sartori

Maybe this.

I was thinking more like this:

Hopefully it will improve his sound. When I saw them in 2008 in OKC, the sound guy made his bass too boomy. It was annoying.

Ray man · #8 06-02-2010, 02:53 PM

let me first say I love rush.
The truth is I am so glad he got rid of that rediculous set up. His direct sound sux. 'Different Stages' sounded awsome, but whatever he used on Rio through S&A live was the worst sound I ever heard, I totaly despise that rancid sound. It's the irritating and unlistenable.

Listen to YYZ on Different stages then listen to it on Rio, R30, and S&A live. It sounds compleatly hollow and scratchy. Those little fills in YYZ are so articulate on DS live compared to that flat, mushy, weak and slopy tone.

I've been waiting for years for Geddy to wake up. While he's at it, I hope he gets rid of that broken down Fender.

marantz10 · #9 06-02-2010, 02:55 PM

Well, I guess Geddy heard that people didn't like his modern sound using Sansamp. We'll see how he sounds this summer during the tour...

CapnSev · #10 06-02-2010, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by marantz10

Well, I guess Geddy heard that people didn't like his modern sound using Sansamp. We'll see how he sounds this summer during the tour...

+1

I posted this in the other thread on this topic, but I'm super excited to see Geddy's chainsaw tone go buh-bye. It will be nice to get some meat on that bass again.

Ray man · #11 06-02-2010, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CapnSev

+1

I posted this in the other thread on this topic, but I'm super excited to see Geddy's chainsaw tone go buh-bye. It will be nice to get some meat on that bass again.

I passionatly agree. I can't possibly emphisise this enough.

Ray man · #12 06-02-2010, 03:06 PM

I wasn't even gonna buy the single or a ticket for the show if I have to hear that cheap sh!ty crappy sound.

However, since he's got an amp and the setlist should be different this tour, I might actually go see them.

CapnSev · #13 06-02-2010, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Ray man

I wasn't even gonna buy the single or a ticket for the show if I have to hear that cheap sh!ty crappy sound.

However, since he's got an amp and the setlist should be different this tour, I might actually go see them.

I'm going to go ahead and +1 this one too.

I already have my tickets, but I really wasn't looking forward to it as much as I am now. Half of Rush's screechy noise mess is fixed, now we just need Lifeson to get a decent setup too.

Seans · #14 06-02-2010, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by aharden

Geddy Lee endorses Orange Bass Amps

Geddy's been going direct for his live bass sound since the Test For Echo tour of '96-'97. I wonder what made him decide to do this? From what I'm reading here it sounds like the AD200B allows you to dial in some vintage tube tones.

Luckily, this is just one stack of equipment and there will be plenty of room for the follow-up to the fridges, washing machines, and rotisseries that are usually on his side of the stage. My prediction for the Time Machine Tour: grandfather clocks.

Very sad news indeed, its making me sneeze....AAAAAHHHHH...SVT....SVT....SVT....Gazunt ite...

alexgeddy · #15 06-02-2010, 03:15 PM

git tickets front and center inthe 6th row so I will try to take pics and give a review!!!!

Ray man · #16 06-02-2010, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by CapnSev

I'm going to go ahead and +1 this one too.

I already have my tickets, but I really wasn't looking forward to it as much as I am now. Half of Rush's screechy noise mess is fixed, now we just need Lifeson to get a decent setup too.

After being so disgusted with that sound for the last 8 or so years, I swore I would never waste another dime toward tickets or any new studio material.

But since they are changing things up a little including the setlist I am kicking myself for not buying tickets.

Btw, Neils huge drum kit sound quite small lately.

I am sorry to all I have offended, I loved Rush since high school, I just expect more from them I guess.

RickenBoogie · #17 06-02-2010, 04:55 PM

It's about time. Bass tone is sooooo important, no matter how great the bassist. I've seen Rush live more times than I can count, (mostly between FTK and Power Windows) and now looking foward to this tour much more.

Eublet · #18 06-02-2010, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by marantz10

Well, I guess Geddy heard that people didn't like his modern sound using Sansamp. We'll see how he sounds this summer during the tour...

No reason he had to leave his Sansamp setup to get a different sound. His live sound has been crappy for a while, but that's no fault of the Sansamp. He and his engineers are the one's who dialed that ratty tone in.

Ray man · #19 06-02-2010, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Eublet

No reason he had to leave his Sansamp setup to get a different sound. His live sound has been crappy for a while, but that's no fault of the Sansamp. He and his engineers are the one's who dialed that ratty tone in.

I agree, I have both the RBI and the RPM.
At no setting do they sound as 'Fisher Price' as Geddy the last 8 years.

msquared · #20 06-02-2010, 09:53 PM

I'll be the lone dissenter regarding Geddy's sound. I think it's been awesome for a while now, and I regularly listen to the Rio versions of songs just because sonically it is way better to my ears than a lot of the original stuff was.

My guess with the switch to Orange was that he wanted something that was currently in production rather than relying on his long out of production Trace Elliot gear. Or maybe he just has as much GAS as the rest of us.

In any case I look forward to hearing this new version of his rig. Geddy has always been one of those who proves "it's not the arrow, it's the Indian" and I'm sure it'll sound great.