I was in the Rush In Rio show, in front of Geddy Lee. I'll never forget the look on his face when the crowd started to sing YYZ.

@montlejohnbojangles8937

10 ай бұрын

That would have been fucking amazing

@emobassist

10 ай бұрын

​@@montlejohnbojangles8937how do you sing YYZ lolz

@Wizardhandz

10 ай бұрын

@@emobassistbruh thats what i was thinking lol

@Ampher03

10 ай бұрын

@@Wizardhandzsing the riff lol. The live video is amazing

@nugboy420

9 ай бұрын

Lol never knew it was a … oh crap as I type this ninjas Showed up and cut meee

Thanks for the shout-out Scott! IMO Geddy Lee, Chris Squire, and John Entwistle are the three godfathers of exactly the thing you're demonstrating in this video - the bright strike-through chime and attack, but not so much that it strangles the note - it actually enhances it. And notice how Geddy doesn't look like he's mangling the strings to get that sound! It's pretty sublime.

@joemartucci4786

10 ай бұрын

As a bassist myself I agree I might add Greg Lake also. Plus you’re a beast of a bassist Bryan….love your playing….great tone great feel.

@57precision

10 ай бұрын

It's a hard technique to pull off, at least for me. You have to hit the string hard but not too hard to choke it out completely. Getting that consistent attack every time is tough.

@CaptainTedStryker

10 ай бұрын

Those are my top three GOAT rock bass players!

@jons3808

9 ай бұрын

My 3 favorite bass players as well

@ForgottenTupperware

9 ай бұрын

Don't forget Geezer!

All three of those guys are the greatest! And rest in peace, Mr Peart

Happy Birthday to the man himself! Rush as a whole is 3 of the greatest of their respective instruments. A true pioneer of Progressive and articulate music

@MrBasso69

10 ай бұрын

True! And great lyrics by Mr. Peart.

Geddy Lee was so influential to all those funk metal guys. Les Claypool, Timmy C, Dirk Lance, FLEA, Billy Gould. The idea of really smacking through the string is prevalent with all those guys.

I love Scott's Bass Lessons, but it's about time this channel showed Geddy some love.

The difference, I think, about Rush time signatures was that they always serve the riff or phrase. They're not doing it to be clever, but because the music required it.

@bobinchainz

6 ай бұрын

And because they could . Those three loved to play and play hard . Every song of theirs has a challenge or challenges

@matthaynes2484

2 ай бұрын

I never have to count playing Neil, it always feels ..just right, shrug

@MS-jc9sy

2 ай бұрын

"...but because the music required it". That is absolutely dead on, and that is the description i've been struggling to put into words for nearly thirty years. It's the hidden ingredient that makes their music such a joy to listen to.

Geddy is incredible, Rush is one of the greatest bands of all time imo

@poindextertunes

10 ай бұрын

they’re definitely my number 1 or two band of all time. They could be 1a and 1b with Led Zeppelin

Geddy grows out his nails and uses them to get that grinding, aggressive sound. He did it because he was never comfortable playing with a pick, but he loved the tone. It's soooo nasty good. He lost some of his higher vocal range, it was evident during their last few tours, but they never EVER disappointed me when I saw them live. Absolute legends.

@Riley88990

10 ай бұрын

I believe Les Claypool was what got him into that lol real nasty good

@och70

10 ай бұрын

@@Riley88990 I remember reading an interview in a guitar or bass magazine years and years ago, where he mentioned doing it. I honestly can't say if he gave Les credit for the inspiration or not. Either way, it kind of worked for him.

@faustinogarciabassplayer3174

10 ай бұрын

I keep my nails short and just pluck the strings harder to get the same effect. Keeping a low action helps.

@anta40

10 ай бұрын

Have you see Geddy played Roundabout with Yes? I still prefer Chris's, but Geddy wasn't slouch. Still very cool.

@och70

10 ай бұрын

@@anta40 Yes, I think I've seen it.

Ive always loved the bass on anthem. Its about as complex as any bass line and he wrote it in his early 20's. Geddy is the best

Geddy talks about his later career “flamenco fingerpick” style to describe that back and forth sweeping style. Geddy was my first bass hero - he just put the bass right out front and covers so much landscape. I first heard Rush when Hemispheres came out and Geddy just blew me away. The other thing about his bass playing was the incredible connection and tightness with Neil on drums (RIP). He also has an incredible sense of melody. While my own tastes have expanded and style has evolved over the years, Geddy will always be my favorite bass player. Thanks for the Geddy Lee birthday present and y’all should definitely interview him!

@trenken

7 ай бұрын

He started doing that after touring with primus. He liked les’s percussive sound but wasnt a fan of slapping or tapping, and at that time rush was starting to get away from the keys so he felt a need to funkify and fill up the sound. Making his bass parts busier with the flamenco did that. I dont personally like that style of his but that’s definitely why he did it. Although he actually did it very sporadically much earlier in rush’s career. For example on exit stage left, when geddy does his little solo thing at the end of red barchetta, you can hear him doing the flamenco. So he always had it but didnt feature it like he did later. You gotta have nails to do it though. The whole point is to get a picking sound without using a pick. Geddys heroes used a pick like chris squire but he never wanted to use one.

@pumpichank

7 ай бұрын

@@trenken Yep, and I'm totally with you that I personally preferred his earlier style. I remember when Moving Pictures came out (am I dating myself?) and it floored me. Everything about it spoke directly to my bass playing self at that time. The tone is unmatched, as is the bass parts.

@MyVideos-fm7ug

6 ай бұрын

All he’s doing is using his middle finger as a guitar pick… which isn’t easy to just “do” in this application

@lucianogoyenechea8704

3 ай бұрын

@@MyVideos-fm7ug he uses his index finger

"Countdown" off of Signals is worth a watch. Geddy gets after the keys and plays open strings on the bass at the same time. I had never seen anything like it live.

@devinebass

10 ай бұрын

Absolute 🔥🔥🔥 skills from Geddy!

The reason there were so many people at the Rio show was that it was the first time they had ever toured South America. Some of those people had been waiting for twenty five years to see them!

Geddy Sings, bass, Taurus, Keys ( HE'S NUMBER ONE IN MY BOOK ). Got to See RUSH free for years through Skip Gildersleeve, 10 row, stage left. Eye level with Geddy (WOW). When he signed my book I told Geddy about Skip hooking us up when they rolled in town. Geddy smiled and said good O' Skip.

Justice finally done! SBL finally recognises the brilliance of Geddy!

I had the pleasure of being in the studio audience at Electric Lady in NYC when Rush played live over the radio. We're talking December '74. Good memories.

@devinebass

10 ай бұрын

So awesome dude! 🔥

Geddy is THE reason I play bass. I'm still not sure Scott is entirely convinced though.

@joedecker3900

10 ай бұрын

Nobody can play like Geddy

Geddy Lee...is...da...man! He's why I started playing bass.

This is awesome! Happy 70th Birthday to Geddy today btw! So u hit the nail on the head, Geddy's sound is mostly in his aggressive right hand attack and placement! That's the most important element. And that flamenco attack he began using since "Counterparts" added a whole new dimension to his lines and in my opinion made some of them more difficult to learn than the standard 2 finger plucking lines.

My favorite Geddy bass line is from Digital Man. Just love the melody.

@devinebass

10 ай бұрын

So sick! 🦠

Ya gotta cover Chris Squire from Yes. He heavily influenced Geddy and a million other bassists. Hell, I had a 1974 4001 back in the day and now own a 4003 Rick because of Chris. And yes, you are correct, it didn't matter what bass he played, Geddy always sounded like Geddy. The debate still rages as to what bass he played on various songs. No one knows except the man himself. All I know that no matter what it was he played it still sounds like Geddy.

I love that they brought up the fact that you can sound like Geddy no matter what bass you’re playing. I’ve played on an ‘03 Geddy J-Bass (MIJ) ever since my brother gave it to me for Christmas that year, and I’ve honed that aggressive Geddy tone with my right hand to the point that I could switch over to my Modulus Quantum V (which has its own tone and feel) and still get that gritty, barking tone. My dad and my brother- both accomplished bassists in their own rights- initially hated that I had developed such a heavy hand due to my Gedhead discipleship. However, after discovering isolated Geddy, Squire, Entwistle, and JPJ bass tracks, they came to realize that 90% of your tone comes from your attack. All of them had their own aggressive styles. The other 10% is divided into what bass and rig you’re playing through. Each bass and rig has its own unique sound. Ampegs will definitely give you a different tone than a Mark Bass; Music Mans will give you a slightly different tone than an Ibanez. But it’s all in the way you approach the instrument. The only time in Rush’s history you can tell he’s playing neither his Rickenbacker nor Jazz was in the late ‘80s with the Wal. That Wal had a very poppy top end, but you could still hear it and say, “Damn, that’s Geddy!”

I still remember the day when I first "hard plucked" the strings on my very first bass, so I said "Woah! This thing sounds like Geddy Lee!". 😍 Today the legendary man reaches 70 years! 🕶

Geddy is my personal bass god and I modeled my playing off his aggressive attack and was surprised to learn not every bassist plays that way. There ain’t no going back though

@scrambis

10 ай бұрын

My man

Geddy said in an interview that his technique is sort of a blend of flamenco, typical styles and just digging in. When Geddy played with Yes at the Rock Hall of Fame, he played Roundabout and sounded a bit like himself and Chris Squire. He sounded awesome as always.

Geddy is a legend. He is one of those few players that embody the SPIRIT of music in it's essential quality, he knows who he is and can express himself with whatever he can get his hands on.

@devinebass

10 ай бұрын

💯💯💯

"Geddy sounds like Geddy," EXCEPT when he played "Roundabout" with Yes, where he absolutely nailed the Chris Squire sound, and on a Jazz Bass, and without a pick! Very impressive.

He was the bassman (a really world class one), he was the keys man, and he was the singer... a killer one... and he did all those things simultaneously... the fkn boss!

I’d say Geddy is the Progson, Chris Squire is the Progfather, and John Entwistle is the Grandprogger. Three of my favorite bassists :)

When I got my first bass, the first album I decided to try to play along with was Moving Pictures. It...wasn't quite as easy as I thought. But Geddy is still the most influential bassist in my entire musical career.

@devinebass

10 ай бұрын

Awesome dude! Geddy has been such an inspiration to SO many bass players! 🙌🏻🧡🔥

@Bacopa68

7 ай бұрын

Geddy was about the worst choice to copy. Maybe play along with Devo's Freedom of Choice. I heard a bit of "Whip It" at 14:30 in the video.

Great video guys! You've exposed the tip of the iceberg of Geddy's greatness, so many more performances you could analyze. In my opinion, he's not only the greatest prog-bassist but greatest singer-bassist of any genre. I've not seen any other bassist play his complex lines, sing a completely different melody, and play Taurus pedals. All at the same time! Truly one of a kind.

Thank for turning on Scott to Geddy lee and RUSH

Taurus Pedals are considered “bass” pedals, but can be programmed to play the droning “strings” parts as well. Both Geddy and Alex play pedals throughout Tom sawyer.

I was at the concert in Rio and it was awesome!! The crowd and the band had such a good time! Amazing.

@devinebass

10 ай бұрын

Awesome, looked like an incredible experience! 🔥

Fun fact about rush, my grandfather was the principal at either Alex’s or geddys high school (I don’t remember the full details) and he suspended him for smoking weed behind the school. And my uncle used to jam with Alex’s son.

@scrambis

10 ай бұрын

Both, I think they went to high school together. That is dope as hell!

Sorry, Scott- after that opening comment, you need to be fed to the winged creature (with the Carmen Miranda fruit hat) on the cover of the “Rush In Rio” DVD… 😂😂😂 Seriously, you guys did a great job of covering Geddy’s unorthodox right hand technique. (I met him in 2000 right after his solo album came out- so cool, humble and amazing.)

Moving Pictures is the backdrop to my life. Lost count how many times I've listened to that album.

@devinebass

7 ай бұрын

MP is an amazing record, along with 2112 and Permanent Waves (and many others!)

I was there in that show, here in Rio, at Maracanã Stadium. The croud sang every riff. It was a dream comming true to see theese 3 guys live!

@devinebass

10 ай бұрын

That's so awesome, must have been a hell of an experience! 🙌🏻🧡🔥

@guisalgueiro

10 ай бұрын

Sure it was! Geddy is my hero!

Rush is the best band in the history of the universe

👍The 3rd album, “Caress of Steel” was the beginnings of Rush being a major force in Rock. Geddy’s tone works well in Rush to allow the bass to articulate in the mix more effectively. 😉

All three trigger sounds, Alex via midi/Taurus bass pedals, Neil via pads, etc.

You can't forget the influence that Yes had on him as well. Not just Chris Squires, but also Jon Anderson. Many parallels can be drawn between their two vocal styles. Rush constantly filled massive stadiums and arenas as the headliner for 30 years. Scott needs to spend some time with their "Hemispheres" album. They're very much on the line of fusion on that album. "La Villa Strangiato" is a piece where they basically plunge right into that realm. Although there is no true improvisation (unless you count Alex Lifeson's rants during the live versions) it's basically executed exactly the same way every time. But the Rush in Rio version of it gave them a chance to streach out a bit. Plus it's quite impressive that, like YYZ, the audience was belting out the entire song back at them! Brazilians are exceptionally passionate people where it comes to their music.

I have never seen a video done about Dave Hope from Kansas. He's also a singular sounding player with some truly magnificent contributions. I'll even double-dog dare ya to try and figure out bass parts to things like The Spider, Magnum Opus, Journey From Mariabronn and Song For America!!!

@berndbrakemeier1418

10 ай бұрын

Und immer wieder kommt jemand um die Ecke und sagt er kenne etwas noch viel besseres! Langweilig!

I think Scott just needs to listen to all twenty Rush studio albums!

I'm a massive Rush fan and bassist. I've seen every tour since first hearing them in 1977 and learned how to play literally every Rush song on bass. All that being said, Geddy owes a lot of his "smashy" sound and style (and he openly acknowledges this in interviews) to the bright, aggressive bassists who inspired him, like Chris Squire, John Entwistle, and Jack Casady, guys who approached the bass as equal to the guitars and keyboards rather than merely filling the traditional subordinate rhythm section "root-five" role.

@devinebass

10 ай бұрын

That's amazing! Rush and Geddy Lee have certainly left a massive impact on bass playing. Awesome to see how diverse inspirations shaped his unique "smashy" sound 💪🏻💥

I saw Rush in concert several times, and Geddy is just astonishing to see perform. First, he always looks like he's just tootling about, like the sickest bassline you ever heard is simple for him. Second, he wasn't just playing the Taurus bass pedals at the same time. He had what looked like a small doorstopper attached at the neck of his bass, and he was using it to hit keys on a keyboard - probably triggering sounds or sequences. But doing all this at once is just incredible.

To the bass players starting out with Geddy Lee; Get ready for the blisters

TIL I learned to play bass in the Geddy Lee style before I learned the "right" way. But it makes sense, Rush lines were some of the first I truly put effort into mastering.

Chris Squire and John Entwistle, particularly Squire, is an earlier progressive bass monster. Listen to Close to the Edge or Tales from Topographic Oceans, and he is the precursor to prog bass. Rest In Peace, Chris. I would love a Rickenbacker 4003S/5 Bass Guitar, I used to have a 4001, and I now have a few 5-string basses, but I still want the the RIC..It's pricey for me right now. but It has authority. Another Prog bassist was Greg Lake. Hey, I'm old school. Squire was percussion bass. Geddy, Squire, Entwistle, Greg Lake and Jack Bruce are some of my favorites.

@devinebass

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely, Geddy Lee is an iconic bassist, and he's in great company with those legends! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

I think Alex played the Taurus pedals when Geddy was playing keys. Cool video!

@pedrovicnt_

3 ай бұрын

Its a korg set up like a moog, really interesting

Happy Birthday to the Ged. If not for him I never would have considered a J style bass... Now I cant get enough of em.

Loved this. Please feature the late Mick Karn of Japan

@geraldfriend256

10 ай бұрын

Some insanely brilliant fretless playing

Rush kind of seems like the silent powerhouse. All my life I've been hearing people obsess over guitarists like Slash, Steve Vai, Jimi Hendrick, Eddie Van Halen, but when people talked about bass, it was almost always Flea, Paul McCartney, or Stanley Clarke. Sometimes Victor Wooten, or Davie. In college I got exposed to Jaco Pastorius, Carol Keyes, and Marcus Miller, as well as classical upright players like Dragonnetti and Botesinni. But I never even heard about Rush or Geddy Lee until my 30s. Now all of a sudden I'm constantly hearing how great he is, how innovative he was, how big his fan base is.

@poindextertunes

10 ай бұрын

you could say the same thing about Alex Lifeson. He seems to get drowned out by the absolute masters that are his band mates, Neil Peart and Geddy Lee

@nicholasvinen

2 ай бұрын

Their music is amazing and all three are/were virtuosos but for some reason they never really had widespread appeal. I'm not sure why. Maybe too technical and complex for the average listener?

Where they opening for someone? Seriously Scott? Happy Birthday Geddy!!!!!!

Rush manages to be liked by regular rock fans, not just prog fans. That is truly their special skill. Ps. Scott has the musical tast of a 75 year old. I am always amazed by the obscure R&B and Jazz bass players that he talks about.😊

Dig in like Geddy Lee!

I loved Ged's sound when he was on the Wal bass.

@devinebass

10 ай бұрын

💯💯💯 Killer!

Excellent! At the age of 53 I'm trying to teach myself bass after discovering Rush, turns out all the rattling and buzzing I'm trying to stop is exactly what I'm looking for to sound like Geddy, just turn the amp up! Seems to work attempting Geezer Butler bass lines as well... Great vid chaps.

Been a rush fanatic since 78 here in uk. Saw them live 10 times wish it was more.

Not sure if someone already said this in comments, but Geddy's back and forth staccato finger picking that is being discussed on "Leave that thing alone", that's due to Geddy starting to get carpal tunnel syndrome and he complained that he couldn't pick super fast notes anymore with both fingers, so he kind of created that pendulum style of playing to cover the fast notes live. At least that's what Geddy said about it. It winds up having a cool sound that's different from normal pedaling with index and middle finger. I think their song "Animate" really demonstrates how sick that finger attack sounds, it really makes that song and sets the standard for Geddy's changing finger style.

It's important to understand that while Geddy was playing the keyboard, Alex would use his pedals to fill in, or trigger, bass lines. Alex and Geddy played off each other and had the arrangements down to perfection. I can't imagine the hours these three spent in the studio or practice room getting the timing and structure sorted.

One thought, re: 8:51 in the video. I don't know that they ever played to "tracks". They triggered a lot of stuff, be it with keyboards, taurus pedals, or Neil hitting an electronic pad. They definitely used rhythmic tracks, usually an arpeggiated synth thing that was in the original recording. But not tracks like you think of modern artists playing to, where main, important parts were happening because the musicians couldn't cover them. If there was a sound happening on stage, they were making it happen live. Great video as always, guys!

I would add Chris Squire (Yes) to the Mount Rushmore of bass

6:49 he actually plays going with index/middle fingers and coming back with his thumb, with a "strumming-like" motion

"What's this called?" "Limelight." ❤️🗡️😫

Such a huge Geddy fan he is playing a Wal bass which was used on The Big Money. Geddy is simply the best for all reasons ;)

im 39 uk rush fan found them at 14 when i was getting drum lessons my drum teacher was like check this guy out and now im here

@devinebass

14 күн бұрын

🧡🧡🧡

The thing that Ged is absolutely peerless at is backing a guitar solo, so many examples of sublime playing behind the solo: red barchetta, freewill, xanadu, anthem and loads of others.

This is so cool expert bass players teaching each other styles of great bass players to convince the other of the reason why their playing is so special. I’m a major geddy fan but a plec player I struggle to copy but his influence is very much embedded

Rush are huge in my one bedroom flat!!

I’ve watched a few of your videos, but this one had me clicking SUBSCRIBE. You two are a hoot - and you’re a good pair, as you frequently deeply offend one another and the laugh it off! That’s just terrific.

I saw them on the “A Farewell to Kings” tour back in high school and I’ve been a devoted Geddy fan since. I’ve met Geddy and Neil at separate times and both of them were genuinely nice guys; hopefully, I’ll get a chance to meet Alex one of these days. As far as bass lines go, I’ve always enjoyed learning Geddy’s lines… And don’t even get me started about “Xanadu!”, lol!

@devinebass

6 ай бұрын

🧡🧡🧡

I love Getty, Steve Harris, John Myung, Billy Sheehan, Geezer Butler, Frank Bello, Cliff Burton, Jason Newstead, I could go on and on. So just keep the videos coming.

Geez, that Wal bass is gorgeous

Want your mind blown? The analog kid live after the guitar solo we have bass line, choral keys with feet, plus vocals. All at the same freaking time.

I was at snakes and arrows concert in Glasgow Oct 2008,..Geddy was bass God🙏✨✨

@devinebass

9 ай бұрын

Awesome dude! 🔥

I saw Rush a couple times before, amazing live Geddy's so hype. I like the growl I get on my Spector when I dig in, so do it all the time.

One thing I did learn, and use today is, doing 16th notes with my middle finger going up and down on whatever string with I can't do it with 2 fingers.

Great vid. Would love to see one on Michael Shuman or all of QOTSA's bassists. Or Jesse Keeler from Death From Above

No one is gonna talk about that Wal? What a responsive bass

geddy is history's greatest musician hands down. singing, bass keyboards with his feet and wrote 98% of the melodies, and all of the sound effects...think of the bridge of Force Ten-genius

I listened to Rush for half of my life before, I ever picked up a Bass guitar but one day, I just decided to learn Geddy's basslines. I already knew a bunch of the guitar parts but never played bass and to complicate things, further, I am a lefty guitarist and play bass, right handed. I'm sure that I could rip up a bass, left handed, but my approach was both musical and scientific - I wanted to play a bass that I bought and I wanted to see if I could learn right handed, as a "bass player" and not use my muscle memory from my left handed picking hand and still utilize my musical knowledge from schooling and years of self teachings . It's rather complex and also fun. Music is fun and sometimes complex. I'll play it both ways...I imagine that it's using different hemispheres of the brain when I play guitar as a "lefty" and play bass as a "righty". I did learn a bunch of Rush parts on bass but more so, I used Geddy's parts as a master class to speed build my chops because some of his parts are quite wild. I'm nowhere near ready to perform or anything but I consider myself a "bassist" now, as well as a guitarist, thanks to Rush (and other's, I was watching this channel called Scott's Bass Lessons, like 10 years ago, around the time I picked up the bass for the first time and it was helpful in building the confidence to learn bass...).

Great Vid.. Lots of fun to watch.

Keep in mind Geddy's idol was Chris Squire, and he used a pick. Geddy probably developed the technique trying to mimic Chris's sound (not realizing the pick was the reason for the sound). Just a guess, but would have been a great question during his book tour...

Also a Montanan...and like a lot of people, Geddy inspired me to pick up the bass...44 years ago. Sad that Scott's not a prog guy, but maybe he'll learn the error of his ways...in time.

All your videos are so fun to watch both of you having a great time Sharing some opinions and your Bass wisdom ❤ Thanks🤟 Greets from Leipzig, Germany

Albums like Power Windows, Hold Your Fire and Presto could be Scott's ticket into Rush. Those albums have beautiful melodies and showcase Geddy at his absolute peak imho.

@devinebass

6 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

Oh how I wish you'd have covered Camera Eye, from Moving Pictures, I absolutely love that one. Still bloody brilliant stuff, Thanks

Happy Birthday Dirk!

With all the due respect, the video title is misleading. Geddy Lee is GOD. As much as Jimi. And Rush was made of GODS. What a perfect band, I regret I wasn't able to see them live. Thanks for this video, much much appreciated!

I play a 90's Aria Pro II and I CONSTANTLY get friction blisters on my right hand due to playing too much Rush. My girlfriend always loved the bass, but she says she never heard it "quite that way" before she met me, that my sound is "violent". Then she heard Caress of Steel and she was like "oooh, I get it".

When it came to live performances, both Geddy and Alex played Taurus peddles. With Alex playing the lowest notes and Geddy playing the higher. Just one of the myriad reasons why Rush were the greatest band ever! 👍

@devinebass

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing dude! What a combo!

Be great if you guys did one of these on either Adam Avery from Jane's addiction or Peter Hook from New Order. Two bass players whose playing style really shaped the sound of their respective bands. Great video guys. Keep up the good work!

Happy Birthday, Geddy

@devinebass

10 ай бұрын

🎉🎉🎉

These player focused videos are awesome. Loved the Steve Harris video as well…definitely motivates me to pick up my bass! Give us Lemmy next!!

Fan since 82, and i flipped when i saw the kids in rio singing old rush tunes, was worried about them lol, gkad it turned out ok haha

I likely wouldn't even be a bass player if I hadn't heard Geddy Lee. I was 14 in 1980, and just learning how to play guitar. At that time, I don't think I was yet even aware of the "bass guitar" as a distinct instrument. A friend played "Freewill" for me, which had just come out. It got to the instrumental section with that amazing bass breakdown, and it was the coolest thing I had ever heard! I asked my friend, "What IS that?" and he said, "That's the bass!" I decided right then that I was going to be a bass player.

@devinebass

7 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

First Steve Harris then Geddy Lee! You two are killing it.

@devinebass

10 ай бұрын

Thanks dude! 🙌🏻

Cool video. Rush's music is awesome and Geddy Lee is definitely a big part of that but I can't help being distracted by the glove on the fretting hand of one of these guys 😆

In the beginnings of the keyboard era, Alex also played Taurus pedals