Geddy

[GreyBeard]

Lately I've been on a Geddy kick and just can't hear enough of him. Not that I want to play like him as I have my own style and we are nothing alike however, I really like what he plays and how it fits so well with Alex and Neil. Does anyone know which bass he uses on the album Counterparts, "Leave That Thing Alone"? Ric, Jazz, Wal, or something else? I am totally in love with the tone he gets on that song.

 

[sloppy_phil]

Pretty sure that was the record he went back to his Fender Jazz for, after the Wal phase

 

[joelns]

After moving pictures, there was some flirtation with a Steinberger and then a Wal. He went back to his J-bass after that and has stuck with it.

 

[GTHintz]

So as soon as they recorded counterparts in '93 it was all Jazz bass from there. You can hear the subtle changes in his rig over the years but he recorded everything on his 72 jazz bass.

 

[JLee]

Lately I've been on a Geddy kick and just can't hear enough of him. Not that I want to play like him as I have my own style and we are nothing alike however, I really like what he plays and how it fits so well with Alex and Neil. Does anyone know which bass he uses on the album Counterparts, "Leave That Thing Alone"? Ric, Jazz, Wal, or something else? I am totally in love with the tone he gets on that song.

 

[JLee]

His black '72 Fender Jazz Bass. The '70s Jazz Bass is a little different than the '60s. The bridge pickup is a little closer to the bridge. Not sure what body wood is on his black Jazz. I think Alder. But, the ' 60s Jazz' were an alder body with a rosewood neck and the 70s JAZZ were an Ash body with a maple neck.

 

[songwriter21]

Lately I've been on a Geddy kick and just can't hear enough of him. Not that I want to play like him as I have my own style and we are nothing alike however, I really like what he plays and how it fits so well with Alex and Neil. Does anyone know which bass he uses on the album Counterparts, "Leave That Thing Alone"? Ric, Jazz, Wal, or something else? I am totally in love with the tone he gets on that song.

The snarl of "Stick It Out" is epic.

 

[Janforth]

As previously stated the '72 Jazz bass was used, and I believe through a Ampeg SVT, I think these were used for the whole album, but not sure.

 

[sloppy_phil]

As previously stated the '72 Jazz bass was used, and I believe through a Ampeg SVT, I think these were used for the whole album, but not sure.

Could have been an SVT, but I seem to recall Caveman saying it was on old B-15 Fliptop. Can't recall when/where I saw that, though, so pinch of salt may be needed

 

[roller]

The Wals were still in tow in '91-'92 for the Roll The Bones tour...

 

[Justinian]

"[Wanted me to use my Fender bass, go through old-school ampeg amps…old school, everything was old school]" - Geddy on working with their new producer on counterparts from the Rush documentary "Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage"

 

[Killing Floor]

Yep. How he do that?

 

[sotua]

Lately I've been on a Geddy kick and just can't hear enough of him. Not that I want to play like him as I have my own style and we are nothing alike however, I really like what he plays and how it fits so well with Alex and Neil. Does anyone know which bass he uses on the album Counterparts, "Leave That Thing Alone"? Ric, Jazz, Wal, or something else? I am totally in love with the tone he gets on that song.

That's definitely the JBass. IIRC it's mixed in three tracks: distorted with sansamp, DI, and DI with speaker simulator.

When I want to get into Geddy tone, I usually go for a two-track approach with a compressed DI and compressed+distorted track with high and low pass filters on it (so that you distort the midrange but leave the bottom end and top end alone so you don't get loads of mushy distorted low end or too-harsh distorted top end), grab the jazz bass, and then *dig in like crazy*.

 

[Wilmingtonian]

So as soon as they recorded counterparts in '93 it was all Jazz bass from there. You can hear the subtle changes in his rig over the years but he recorded everything on his 72 jazz bass.

It takes a more practiced ear than mine to tell when Geddy is using a Jazz or Ric on, say, MP... but there is nothing subtle about that damn Wal!

 

[GreyBeard]

"[Wanted me to use my Fender bass, go through old-school ampeg amps…old school, everything was old school]" - Geddy on working with their new producer on counterparts from the Rush documentary "Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage"

Geeezzz, I've watched that documentary on Netflix several times. And, now I remember this part about "Cave Man" wanting everything "old school" and having him use his Jazz and Ampeg tube amps.

 

[sotua]

It takes a more practiced ear than mine to tell when Geddy is using a Jazz or Ric on, say, MP... but there is nothing subtle about that damn Wal!

For sure - that Wal manages to snarl but also stay clear as a bell even with Geddy levels of digging in.

(I want a Wal - or a bass that can "snarl clearly" :-D )

 

[ThomasTronics]

I don't recall Ged ever using a b-15 flip top.
Its his Jazz for sure and I feel at that time he plugging in directly to the board...
If you want a good geddy tone, bought his sansamp 2112 pedal and you can really dial in some good old 70s geddy tone and the more tincan clang sound he had through the 90s to 2000s.
Counterparts is probably my favorite rush album after all the experimenting of the 80s and brought it all back to 3 piece rock while grunge was just breaking out.
Rush will always be the penultimate three piece

 

[GreyBeard]

That's definitely the JBass. IIRC it's mixed in three tracks: distorted with sansamp, DI, and DI with speaker simulator.

When I want to get into Geddy tone, I usually go for a two-track approach with a compressed DI and compressed+distorted track with high and low pass filters on it (so that you distort the midrange but leave the bottom end and top end alone so you don't get loads of mushy distorted low end or too-harsh distorted top end), grab the jazz bass, and then *dig in like crazy*.

So, I could take my Broughton HP/LP, set it up to pass mids, put it in the FX loop with my YYZ pedal and mix it with the dry signal?

 

[Smooth_bass88]

Tom Sawyer='72 Jazz Bass, just FYI

 

[sotua]

So, I could take my Broughton HP/LP, set it up to pass mids, put it in the FX loop with my YYZ pedal and mix it with the dry signal?

I think the YYZ already has a blend/mix, right? But in general, doing that allows us to use more distortion than with un-EQ distortion (that includes highs and lows).