Geddy Lee's Sound on Counterparts

[lijazz]

Anyone know if Geddy used any effects on the Counterparts CD? Seems like a little bit of Chorus on some of the songs. I like his jazz bass sound on that CD moreso than any of the subsequent CDs. Also anyone know what guage strings he used?

[SteveC]

Geddy usually swears he doesn't use effects. His usual comment is that someone may have added something post, but he is a bass to amp (well, SansAmp, avalon Palmer simulator) kind of guy.

I believe Rotosound round wounds.

[Baryonyx]

Indeed, if there are any effects there, they've been added in later. Me, I still find that record hard to listen to, especially when you consider the glories that came in the 4 records before it!

[GeddyLeeFTW]

Geddy Lee uses .45 - .105 gauge Rotosound Swingbass 66 Stainless Steel Roundwood.

[Hamrhed]

Not sure but he may still have been using Wal basses at the time of recording Counterparts...

I think its interesting that- since Geddy generally hasnt colored his tone w/ effects- he has used basses that are distinctly different sounding (Rickenbacker, Wal, Fender). Now that he has settled on the least distinctive sounding of the three (imo), he sounds better than ever

[WJGreer]

Originally Posted by Hamrhed

Not sure but he may still have been using Wal basses at the time of recording Counterparts...

I think Counterparts was the first one he recorded with the J after the Wal period. I am not completely sure about Roll The Bones.

But I agree - great bass tone. And Counterparts was the last album that, IMO, didn't suffer from overcompression in the recordring (until Snakes & Arrows, in which case they were consciously avoiding it after the terrible press Vapor Trails got).

I don't hear any "effects" on that album, though, except maybe a little overdrive.