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05-22-2005, 02:24 PM
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"leave that thing alone" - for example. is a pick or just heavy handed fingerstyle near the bridge?
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05-22-2005, 02:35 PM
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05-22-2005, 02:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK | | | He does do that flicky thing with his finger though. Perhaps that 'pick' sound is actually his nail as he flicks that finger |
05-22-2005, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Martybass He does do that flicky thing with his finger though. Perhaps that 'pick' sound is actually his nail as he flicks that finger | I always believed that was the case, but some people have said that he played pickstyle on some of the older records. |
05-22-2005, 04:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The black hole of Cygnus X-1 | | | Geddy is a two-digit dynamo...
his plectrum is his bionic fingernail... |
05-24-2005, 08:45 PM
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On "leave that thing alone" if you watch the Rush in Rio DVD is shows a close up of his right hand. He says that he kind of Manipulates the strings. I don't know what he means, but it sure as hell sounds cool.
Apparently, he used a pick to record Distant Early Warning. I later found out that was BS. i got the video :\
I don't believe he ever used a pick, even on the earlier stuff. Maybe on the Not Fade Away Album? |
05-25-2005, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Geddy_Lee Apparently, he used a pick to record Distant Early Warning. I later found out that was BS. i got the video | What you see on video is not indicitive of how it was recorded. On another video from the "Grace Under Pressure" album ("The Enemy Within" I think), Geddy is using his (former) trademark black Rickenbacker but doesn't use that on the record.
"Distant Early Warning" sure sounds like a pick. |
05-25-2005, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by johnvice What you see on video is not indicitive of how it was recorded. On another video from the "Grace Under Pressure" album ("The Enemy Within" I think), Geddy is using his (former) trademark black Rickenbacker but doesn't use that on the record.
"Distant Early Warning" sure sounds like a pick. | yea I understand all that. Also Geddy has one hell of a clanky tone on that album. |
05-25-2005, 03:27 PM
| | | | Geddy has never used a pick. The others were right on when they said it might be his fingernail. He's got a freaky super-nail thing going and he uses it to get the 16th notes on Animate.
And Not Fade Away was a Pre-Rush cover single, not an album... |
05-25-2005, 03:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The black hole of Cygnus X-1 | | Geddy would never lower himself to that of a pick... 
I mean come on, he's Geddy friggin' Lee for @(^%$t's sake. |
05-25-2005, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Red Wonder Geddy would never lower himself to that of a pick...
I mean come on, he's Geddy friggin' Lee for @(^%$t's sake. | Well, there's nothing wrong with using a pick at all. Geddy's simply developed a unique style of his own that allows him to play both standard fingerstyle/slap and get a nice pick-tone of his own. |
05-25-2005, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Red Wonder Geddy would never lower himself to that of a pick...
I mean come on, he's Geddy friggin' Lee for @(^%$t's sake. | Are you serious? 
Using a pick isn't any better or worse than any other way of manipulating the strings. I guess Justin Chancellor has lowered himself and isn't a good player because he uses a pick, according to your logic. |
05-25-2005, 06:11 PM
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05-26-2005, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by DaemonBass Are you serious?
Using a pick isn't any better or worse than any other way of manipulating the strings. I guess Justin Chancellor has lowered himself and isn't a good player because he uses a pick, according to your logic. | No what I am saying is that Geddy would never use one.
And you are technically restrained using a pick than manipulating with 2 or 3 fingers. |
06-05-2005, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by pdusen Geddy has never used a pick. The others were right on when they said it might be his fingernail. He's got a freaky super-nail thing going and he uses it to get the 16th notes on Animate. | I think I remember reading an interview once where he decribed injuring his finger many years ago, and how the nail grew back really tough...
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06-08-2005, 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Red Wonder No what I am saying is that Geddy would never use one.
And you are technically restrained using a pick than manipulating with 2 or 3 fingers. | That may be true, but how many guitar players do you consider "technically restrained"?? How many of us are some kind of virtuoso that using our fingers makes us some kind of god at the bass where you will condemn players that use a pick? There are many songs that I like that have bass played with a pick that blow away some garbage played with fingers. Sure, this is the technique forum lets all play with 10 fingers on a 30 string bass and have a crap song...
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06-08-2005, 06:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Windsor, Ont. | | When I first heard Rush I was under the impression that Geddy used a pick, I later learned he plays with his fingers. I am sure Geddy has used a pick at a time, maybe in the studio where we don't get to see it. But live, I never seen him use a pick. He's an aggressive index&middle finger player with a very twangy tone that may give the impression that he uses a pick.
Personally, I don't find anything wrong with using a pick. I play all of my original bass lines with my fingers, but if my band covers a Green Day or Tool song I am using a pick so I can manipulate the Mike Dirnt/Justin Chancellor sound as much as I can. You cannot mimic the sound of such bassists with very distinct tone if you are only using your fingers. No matter how much mids/treble/tone you use. I think all bassists should learn how to play with fingers AND pick.  |
06-13-2005, 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Red Wonder No what I am saying is that Geddy would never use one.
And you are technically restrained using a pick than manipulating with 2 or 3 fingers. | Two words: Chris Squire  |
06-13-2005, 07:56 AM
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Truly sad. |
06-13-2005, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by FireAarro Two words: Chris Squire | Five words: Few exceptions to the rule. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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