50-something tour

[Wasnex]

But why do you need multiple of (what seems to be) the exact same instrument?

Perhaps it's more of a want thing than a need thing. Geddy can play however many basses he WANTS, and it does not have to make sense to anyone else.

The most basses I have ever used on one gig is three, and they were all drastically different: Yamaha TRB6P, NS Design US series 6-string EUB, Lakeberg & Baer double bass.

Most bass guitars I have ever played on one gig is two. Not something I did frequently--I didn't need to and I didn't want to .

 

[LowActionHero]

Along with the other mentioned reasons, some bands that can afford it switch just to give the tech time to double check the tuning while the show keeps moving.

 

[Root 5]

I’d play 103 bass guitars during a show if I were Geddy!

 

[96tbird]

I’ve been around TB for over a decade, reading this thread or that. This premise is the silliest thing I’ve read here yet, thanks for the laughs.

Let me paraphrase “I don’t know S about Rush, but that Geddy is a showboat.”

He can do as he pleases and earned every right to it.

Then, people post things like “he’s overplaying” or “his voice.” “It’s a money grab” No S Sherlock he’s 72, DESTROYING HIS INSTRUMENTS, on a world wide high selling tour. Filled shows everywhere. Started with an handful of gigs and now over 80 slated. He has earned everything you see him with or do.

Don’t forget to remind me when YOU attain that level of… everything that HE has and is.

You all ever guess that it isn’t for YOU? It’s for them that are packing the shows? And you’ve got the answer and start this S show? Well, ain’t that peachy.

Like, what are we doing? Wacko.

Sincerely, a fanboy.

 

[Altitude]

I saw the show Monday night. Too bad he doesn't give the Wal any love - now that would pique my interest.

He's great, of course, but this is probably the first time I'm actually paying attention to the other players instead of him. The live mix is doing some violence to his tone these days and he's kind of overplaying since the keyboard guy has freed him up.

I’m as big a Rush fan as anyone, but I think his bass parade is for him and not for us. If he were thinking about it from the perspective of his fans, he’d probably figure that what we really want is for him to bust out the Wal on Big Money and the Steinberger on Distant Early Warning. Instead, he must be thinking “hm, might be interesting to use a P-bass on ‘Marathon,’ I think I’ll try that tonight.” As 96tbird said above, he’s certainly earned that right.

This occurred to me during the R40 tour mostly, where their act was literally to go through their careers in reverse order as a retrospective. I don’t know how you don’t use period correct basses in that act. But he didn’t ask me.

Lastly - I haven’t seen this show yet (9/25 San Antonio) but I agree his live tone has been too wooly ever since about Rush in Rio. There’s a little too much going on in that area of the sound spectrum for my ears personally. I actually think that while the Steinberger sound might not have been right for Rush in any number of other ways, it did contribute to the cleanest and easiest to listen to live mix.

 

[96tbird]

“By album sales, Rush ranks 84th in the US with 26 million units sold (as of 2022). They have also been placed third behind the Beatles and the Rolling Stones for the most consecutive gold or platinum albums by a rock band.”

Yeah, that Geddy is a slacker. Unaccomplished Showboat

 

[MovingPitchers]

I don’t think anyone is seeing this Rush tour to be swooned by Geddy’s voice haha.

As one comment here said, they started focusing more on the other musicians instead of Geddy (I know, sacrilege!) and that says something I think.

 

[MovingPitchers]

I’m as big a Rush fan as anyone, but I think his bass parade is for him and not for us. If he were thinking about it from the perspective of his fans, he’d probably figure that what we really want is for him to bust out the Wal on Big Money and the Steinberger on Distant Early Warning. Instead, he must be thinking “hm, might be interesting to use a P-bass on ‘Marathon,’ I think I’ll try that tonight.” As 96tbird said above, he’s certainly earned that right.

This occurred to me during the R40 tour mostly, where their act was literally to go through their careers in reverse order as a retrospective. I don’t know how you don’t use period correct basses in that act. But he didn’t ask me.

Lastly - I haven’t seen this show yet (9/25 San Antonio) but I agree his live tone has been too wooly ever since about Rush in Rio. There’s a little too much going on in that area of the sound spectrum for my ears personally. I actually think that while the Steinberger sound might not have been right for Rush in any number of other ways, it did contribute to the cleanest and easiest to listen to live mix.

His bass tech is also a bass history god. I’m sure he’s talked about period era correct basses for that tour but Skully probably was like “meh you can play what you want as long as I get paid well.”

 

[bobba66]

Did they have the chickens and washing machines? That would have been awesome.

 

[80jazz]

I don’t think anyone is seeing this Rush tour to be swooned by Geddy’s voice haha.

I'd say 2007 was the last time he went out before something odd started happening with his timbre, but the videos on this tour seem to suggest he sounds better than he did in 2012 or 2013 at least.

My current plan is seeing the band Monday night because of 2 children in my house who were either too young to have remembered seeing them if they wanted to or not even being alive when the band was touring with Neil. (No, they aren't both going. They will get separate shows due to one tune they may end up playing every other night once the 4-night business stops).

 

[MovingPitchers]

I'd say 2007 was the last time he went out before something odd started happening with his timbre, but the videos on this tour seem to suggest he sounds better than he did in 2012 or 2013 at least.

My current plan is seeing the band Monday night because of 2 children in my house who were either too young to have remembered seeing them if they wanted to or not even being alive when the band was touring with Neil. (No, they aren't both going. They will get separate shows due to one tune they may end up playing every other night once the 4-night business stops).

For now, anyways. The longer the tour goes, the more wear and tear his voice will take...by September it probably won't sound as good as it does now.

 

[80jazz]

The longer the tour goes, the more wear and tear his voice will take...by September it probably won't sound as good as it does now.

This could be true. I have tentative plans to also catch a show in November and we'll see how things are going at that point.