Geddy Lee on Permanent Waves & Moving Pictures

[lijazz]

OK, I know there are countless Geddy/Rush threads that cover this topic (a few that I have even participated in), but can someone please finally offer some concrete evidence as to which basses Geddy used on each track off these two albums..On PW me thinks it was the Rick on all tracks except for Entre Nous and Different Strings (Jazz)....and on MP it was the Jazz on all tracks except for Red Barchetta and The Camera Eye (Rick)...I feel like the Rick is way distinctive on the said tracks, but the tracks where I am unsure I think it must be the Jazz.

Can someone...anyone...please put am end to this insanity for me?

[KPAX]

I started a thread a while back that covers some of that:
Geddy Lee - Which bass, which album, which song
The consensus seems to be (and my ears agree) that Permanent Waves was all Ric and Moving Pictures was mostly Ric.
I know Geddy didn't play the Jazz live on the Moving Pictures tour. Exit Stage Left is all Ric.

Originally Posted by lijazz

OK, I know there are countless Geddy/Rush threads that cover this topic (a few that I have even participated in), but can someone please finally offer some concrete evidence as to which basses Geddy used on each track off these two albums..On PW me thinks it was the Rick on all tracks except for Entre Nous and Different Strings (Jazz)....and on MP it was the Jazz on all tracks except for Red Barchetta and The Camera Eye (Rick)...I feel like the Rick is way distinctive on the said tracks, but the tracks where I am unsure I think it must be the Jazz.

Can someone...anyone...please put am end to this insanity for me?

[lijazz]

As if my above post wasn't enough food for thought....check tis out...the comments show many differing opinions...thoughts anyone...I vote for the Jazz because the 'Berger and the Wal were never that metallic sounding and the Rick was chunkier...so must be the Jazz...uh, I think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1h6D...eature=related

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Originally Posted by lijazz

on MP it was the Jazz on all tracks except for Red Barchetta and The Camera Eye (Rick)...

When asked about it in this interview (at the 4:54 mark), Geddy says that "Limelight" was recorded with the Ric (or he thought so, at least).

[lijazz]

Further to my second post above, after listening more carefully (and comparing the sound to other live versions of RB from different eras), I believe the sound on that clip is the Wal bass...if it is indeed Geddy...many comments believe it is not, but I think it is.....comments anyone??

[73jbass]

He didn't start playing the Wal till several albums later if I recall. That was the time he was splitting time between the Ric,and Jazz.The Stienbereger came next,then the Wal.He didn't play the Jazz again until Test for Echo.

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Originally Posted by 73jbass

He didn't start playing the Wal till several albums later if I recall. That was the time he was splitting time between the Ric,and Jazz.The Stienbereger came next,then the Wal.

Exactly. "Red Barchetta" was recorded with the Ric. He used the Wal for the first time on "Power Windows" after recording "Grace Under Pressure" with the Steinberger.

Originally Posted by 73jbass

He didn't play the Jazz again until Test for Echo.

"Counterparts" was the first album in which he started using the Jazz Bass again (and added the flamenco-like technique to his toolbox, BTW).

[lijazz]

The sound clip above is supposedly live, so it may be any of the basses......Wal?, Jazz?, other? First I thought Jazz because of the metallic twanginess, but the higher notes do sound like the Wal.