My vote too. First impulse is there are too many to pick from - all great in their own way. But Farewell to Kings has a sick bass tone above the others, imo.
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Geddy Lee's best tone?
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My vote too. First impulse is there are too many to pick from - all great in their own way. But Farewell to Kings has a sick bass tone above the others, imo.
I just can't get enough of the Clockwork Angels CD. I really love it. The more I listen to it, the more engrained it becomes.
this is interesting to listen to...
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The isolated bass track from The Main Monkey Business from Snakes and Arrows. This is a tone similar to what I try to achieve.
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The isolated bass track from The Main Monkey Business from Snakes and Arrows. This is a tone similar to what I try to achieve.
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Power Windows for me tied with Moving Pictures. (Hold Your Fire did not come close to PW for Geddy's tone; PW was punchy and snappy, where HYF seemed kind of muffled and lifeless in comparison). Also, Moving Pictures is the tone I've chased since I started playing in 1985. One reason I'm loving jammit.com for Geddy's solo'd isolated tracks.
Anyone heard that Hildie Reworked version of Vapor Trails?
I've heard it, sounds a little on the "thin" side to me. If you can, try to get a listen of PBTHALS vinyl remaster. If Rush released that version I think there would be no complaints about the sound. Maybe.
Oh yes, but which songs feature the Jazz?
Let the debate continue....
Sorry for the troll behavior.
Au contraire! I strongly believe the 80's era of Rush featured their best work!
I totally agree! The 80's stuff from Rush def is my favorite era. And I love signals and I love the keyboards and effects used on that album and the next few albums- awesome stuff ! I'm glad Rush took musical chances, they never lost me. They did make me wonder "whats up with that" when presto and roll the bones came out( I like them both now)
It's funny, but there is something so compelling to me about Ged's tone on Hold Your Fire. Perhaps it's because I'm hearing it in context to his earlier, dirtier tone, or perhaps because of that album's proximity to when I really started playing bass seriously, but it is a singular tone that sits perfectly in the production, and has a tang and fatness that I really enjoy. Sometimes I admit that the strings are a little pingy for my taste, but that sound is so delicious.
AFAIK 'Limelight' is the Ric.
Geddy has said that he played the Jazz on 'Tom Sawyer' and used the Ric in the video. 'Limelight' was the reverse - Jazz in the video, Ric on the song.
Think I saw this on the Classic Albums DVD or somewhere on youtube.....
Geddy has said that he played the Jazz on 'Tom Sawyer' and used the Ric in the video. 'Limelight' was the reverse - Jazz in the video, Ric on the song.
Think I saw this on the Classic Albums DVD or somewhere on youtube.....
Ok, Sorry for resurrecting this one but Geddy's tone on Fly by Night- the song, not the album as a whole- has really perplexed me. It's probably one of my favorite tones but it sounds smoother than his usual Ric sound. How do you think he got that tone! It's been driving me nuts.
