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Geddy Lee on Freewill

Discussion in 'Bassists [BG]' started by Mongo Slade, Jun 25, 2008.

  1. Jun 25, 2008 #1
    Mongo Slade

    Mongo Slade

    Dec 1, 2005
    Northern New Jersey
    I have a simple fanboy question;
    Does anyone know for sure whether Geddy lee played his Rickenbacker or Fender Jazz on the studio recording of Freewill?

    Just wanted to know.

    Peace
     
  2. Jun 25, 2008 #2
    Alvaro Martín Gómez A.

    Alvaro Martín Gómez A. TalkBass' resident Bongo + cowbell player

    Nov 10, 2000
    Bucaramanga, Colombia, South A
    From Bass Player Magazine, February 2006.

    Geddy played his Rotosound-strung Rickenbacker 4001 on “Freewill,” sending its neck pickup output to one set of amps, and its bridge pickup to another. “Typically we’d record the neck pickup direct and send the bridge pickup to a miked cabinet, usually 15" Theil cabinets,” he says.
    Engineer Paul Northfield would then blend the two signals, adding compression. “Paul loved this piece of gear called a Loft [probably a Loft 440 Line Delay/Phaser]. He’d put it on bass solo parts to create a stereo feel—to put the bass out to the edges [of the stereo field] and give it instant width.”
     
  3. Jun 25, 2008 #3
    Mongo Slade

    Mongo Slade

    Dec 1, 2005
    Northern New Jersey
    Thank you, Alvaro! What a wealth of information you have.
    This is why TalkBass is so much cooler than Wikipedia.

    Peace
     
  4. Jun 25, 2008 #4
    Alvaro Martín Gómez A.

    Alvaro Martín Gómez A. TalkBass' resident Bongo + cowbell player

    Nov 10, 2000
    Bucaramanga, Colombia, South A
    My pleasure, man. I'm happy to help. :)