My son was injured in the Army and suffered a TBI which left his right side with very diminished fine motor skill and some partial paralysis. He sold all his basses and amps because he felt he just couldn't play anymore. But this last Christmas he came to visit and he picked up my bass, which is a Squire Bronco short scale bass and just started noodling around. All the sudden he figures out a way to play with his disabilities and he was inspired to get another bass. The reason I mention this story is that you CAN play with any disability. You just have to find the style and technique the work. The music is inside you, not inside the instrument. Check out a short scale bass. You will find it's much less intimidating to play than a full scale.
I'm tied with Jeff Beck. 6 times each. I have never seen any band 14 times however. But Rush is much much more than just a band. I know, I preaching to the choir! haha
123spleege. Rush has been the most polished band in the last 35 years. Each member is a perfectionist which can be explained they never steer away from their studio music when playing live.. Very hard to find 3 guys who have that much dedication, talent and skill wrapped up in one. Neil's drumming is superb to remember all the changes in every song they play live.
That's bloody awesome! I was glad to be able to see them here in my country twice in 2007 an 2011 (I think they played here once in the early 70s as well..)..
For as long as I have followed Les Claypool and Primus (for about 10 years now) Les is always going on about how he loves Geddy Lee and how he is a huge influence on him. Just imagine how it would feel that one of your influences says that you have influenced his style of playing...
+TheKille22 … The big similarity I see between them is how they bring the bass up front. In Primus it's the main instrument. With Rush it's a 3 piece of equals changing & rotating out the leads. I haven't seen the bass showcased in that manner anywhere else in rock…
Kerstkrans Ya-Mian … Good call … Yes is another fav of mine behind Rush … Chris' bass was often put out front way more than most but still not quite as much as done by Rush in my opinion … Sure hated to hear of his recent passing … RIP …
They are really close friends “beyond the lighted stage”! Les owns a winery in northern Ca. & Ged is a wine “afficianado”. I’d love to sit and drink a bottle of wine with them. Rush are my Gods!!
I've never been a fan of Rush but I respect them and their influence on rock and pop-culture. Lee seems like such a modest, down to earth guy. He's the type of person you want to have a coffee with and listen to stories of his.
The man who inspired tens of thousands to pick up the bass... including me. Many Rush songs talk about maintaining personal and artistic integrity, and the guys in Rush really walk their talk. It's about having integrity. Great role models.
steve harris was the first, geddy was right after. but for steve harris geddy lee was a big thing, so I got inspired by geddy lee before I knew who that was and not realizing that. god works in very mysterious ways but in the end you look back and it looks very cool :)
Exactly, and they have infinite respect for their fans base too. I hear of stories where they will spend ages talking with fans without ever feeling that “you should never meet your hero” vibe. Amazing, honest professionals
Eric Johnson even opened for them on that tour. Imagine seeing Cliffs of Dover (when it was new) and then seeing Rush. To me, that's like confectionary sugar on top of a dream lol.
I got to see Primus open for Rush at Nassau Colliseum. Primus was being booed the whole time! I was like the only one cheering them on. Then someone lazy douche behind me told me to sit because he couldn't see. Still not sure what his weight issues had to do with me.
Geddy was my first favorite bass player when I Started playing in my teens. I’m now 50 and I just got up his fender jazz model. I’m getting back into bass again and it’s so great to see so many cool interviews with him, like this. He’s such a huge influence on so many bass players.
Dear Fender, I want to thank you sincerely. Nothing compares to starting the day at 6:00 am with a good cup of coffee and a video starring amazing Geddy Lee talking about his playing technique. And, of course, awesome Bass. Keep up the good work!
Back in the late 1980’s and early 90’s I was playing bass with a prog rock band that played only original material. I too had never used a flatpick. One night the guitarist asked me if I would use a pick for one particular song that he wanted to take into the studio. While woodshedding the song at home, I experimented with picks of various sizes and thicknesses, but it never felt or sounded right to me, then I just started using the finger flicking technique that Geddy demonstrated here. I had seen a mariachi guitarist doing that before, so I thought I’d try on the bass. It was perfect for that song and sounded great in the mix on that demo. Even though some other local bass players and a few books said that I should NEVER strike the string with my finger in that direction, it just felt natural and sounded right to me. Later that year, I went to see RUSH and was totally shocked to see Geddy doing the same thing! I felt vindicated. 😄 Even though I play mostly blues and blues-rock these days, I still bring that technique out every now and then when I feel that it adds to the song, especially on the rare occasion that I get a solo.
Just am so blown away by how instinctive he plays. My favorite band for over 30 years. I always center on his playing on every song he jams on. My absolute favorite bass player. Keep it playing even though Rush is over.
Hi from Scotland, Geddy has long been my hero, like all of Rush showing and playing their music with respect for their fans. He is the epitome of professional musicianship and is an example to all experienced and new bass players. Believe in your ability and never stop learning (or collecting as I tell my wife)
+jonathan401 , I can see there was a period where this style started to develop and be used more. Up till the early 80s, not too much funky stuff. Listen to Snakes and Arrows....he does this all the time.
+Clinton De Young Turning point was definitely RTB or Counterparts, especially on songs like Leave that Thing Alone, you hear that rythmic funky style more
Every once in a while I come back to this video to reaffirm my perception upon Geddy’s technique. I happened to have a hard time trying to figure out his playing. It had to be live when I was standing not too far from the fence and I could see his technique properly. And I was like “this guy is a monster of his instrument”. You can se how he jams around Alex’s solo during working for the Time Machine Tour and the bass is like a locomotive. Insane. He’s just too humble.
What an absolutely beautiful man. I’ve heard Les Claypool speak about Geddy, but this is the first time I’ve heard Geddy speak about Les. Just beautiful.
Geddy opened my eyes to playing cool licks and singing, and not thinking to much while i'm doing both things at the same time !!! thank you Geddy for everything !!!
Personally, Counterparts (the album released after Rush toured with Primus) is one of my favorites of the modern Rush albums and Geddy's bass work on that album is fresh, revitalized and certainly benefits from Claypool's influence on Geddy. I don't mean that he sounds like Claypool, no, but there's a new pep in Geddy's step on that album, rhythm-wise, that is impossible to not notice. I've been a Rush fan for 23 years, been playing guitar (left handed) for 18 years and Rush songs were among the songs that I first learned. I recently started playing bass (right handed, and, yes, I can play "good", both ways) and, again, I went to Rush to cut my teeth. I started playing all the classics, along with tabs, and at first I struggled (obviously, Geddy's lines are no joke sometimes) but now, a couple years later, I'm playing every day and am getting quite competent on the instrument (and as a right handed player, though I'm nowhere near my left handed ability). I owe Geddy, Neil and Alex more than a bit of gratitude for 20+ years of vast influence.
Holy shit this is wild!!! Les Claypool is the only reason why I started listening to Rush, because of Geddy Lee's influence on him. To hear that it has come back around so that Claypool has so directly influenced him just blows my mind.
He is the one man (with notable mention also to Chris Squire R.I.P) that inspired me to play bass - and so much in later years that I too swapped from Rickenbacker to Fender Jazz.
I remember seeing my favorite band, RUSH, on the Counterparts tour in March of 1994. Primus opened for them, and sounded pretty good. I only knew one song by them at that time, thanks to Beavis and Butthead lol....it was My Name is Mud. But I discovered more of their songs and enjoyed their style. And for Geddy Lee to say that he was influenced by Les Claypool, that is really cool.
I started learning the bass last year and I'm still new to it. But being indoors all day and not working is the perfect opportunity to practice and have fun with it. I'm trying to learn how to play like Geezer Butler. I've been practicing War Pigs and its sounding really good 🎸
I like how he mentioned it as a tool. That is the secret sauce. We spend a bulk of our learning an instrument (or discipline, like martial arts), in just learning the basic building blocks, IE, tools, that we need. We first learn how to use the tools. Only then, can we use those tools to create. Before I started learning martial arts ( Ryukyu Kempo), I always thought, as I imagined most people did, that the goal was getting black belt. But my teacher explained early on, that all the black belt meant, was was you have been taught all the tools necessary to truly learn. True progression in the art, _started_ with getting your black belt. Because only then do you have the tools necessary. Also being a struggling guitarist (new bassist), I know it directly relates, and Geddy points it out clearly.
Very interesting. Geddy is one of those people that can just sit there and talk and be so captivating. Amazing person, amazing musician. And considering how Geddy plays, I do believe the most effective way to emulate that tone is to use a pick.
Greek Dude true, I do think that a pick is way to go to emulate his playing (unless you want to learn his specific Technic that is very unorthodox and might not be as useful to a random player as it is to geddy)
If we're being honest, the best way to emulate that particular technique is to use the fingernail, just as Geddy does. There is so much wonderful stuff happening in their music, shortcuts simply don't do it justice. If we are to learn their methods, let's do it properly.
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Greek Dude - Using picks for bass guitar is for a guitar player on bass. Steve Harris of Iron Maiden never uses a pick, & his fingers are like a machine.
I love playing bass with the fingers, there's a certain feeling that I can't describe about it. But there are a few times when I feel that a pick is needed, and it usually feels like a shortcoming at first (duh, bad right hand technique..), but as soon as I start grooving in that particular song with the pick it's just as natural as if I would playing with my fingers. What's serves the song is of course the most important, not the right hand technique. But of course Mr. Lee never had to think about that, he just grooves with his bloody hands and it always sounds awesome, lol.
This is great. I was actually teaching this style to one of my students the other day. I'm a Classically trained guitarist so I use a lot of the Classical finger technique in my bass playing, as well as Flamenco.
2:18 - 2:32 man this is what it's all about. Yeah Geddy, we all continue to refine our understanding of the neck. I know exactly what you mean. This constant evolution of understanding never ends. At 67 I'm constantly evolving! Music is infinite. If it wasn't, I'd get bored and rather work in a baker's shop.
@Shallex Well for starters the way that most women say that the size of a man's penis doesn't matter or how people (in the United States) in the year 1913 could have aloud an idea like the federal reserve to come into being : ( Oh you are talking about my ???? Ged is not a slapper
@@chazzlucas6395 Les doesn’t slap as much as people say depending on the song. He mostly does flamenco strumming and sometimes does fingertapping. The main thing though is how Les constructs his bass lines, and you can hear influence from a lot of different bassists of different genres.
Much love to Uncle Geddy! Red Barchetta was the song that got me hooked. Never looked away from Rush and the Geddster since. I have a 2006/2007 model Geddy Lee Jazz bass and I love it. Just wish there was a short scale Jazz Bass for my 5'6" self haha.
I am pretty certain we may never have 3 men who are so humble but so great, just one of the reasons I am a proud fan of RUSH, sad we may never hear any new material but I really do not feel we have heard the last of these guys . . . . I really don't because their creativity must come out , sure they may have slowed but they aint dead and for these guys it has always been about the music. Not to say they did not need the bread too but always cared about their product and their brand and it is distinctive
I was 16 when I started playing bass. 2112 had just come out and my friend was driving us to our after school job at a greenhouse the first time I heard "Temples Of Syrinx". It is hard to believe that such scalding vocals came forth from such a funny and laid back guy as Geddy. He would go on to have more of an influence on my playing style than anyone else. I would love to have him out to my ice fishing shack when the togue are hitting well.
Geddy Lee!!! His playing on anything He's done is superb, but i just have to remind every body about his playing on the track Digital Man off of Signals. Does it get any better? Xanadu off of Exit Stage Left sum's up what Rush was and is all about!! Long live this Band!!!!
Fun fact: if you listen to Primus's song John the Fisherman on their live album Suck On This, they play YYZ by Rush as the intro and then it shifts into John the Fisherman
He plays it loud with no amp. I've seen rush several times and each set was different. I've been amazed at how he plays those rhythms and SINGS over it all! Geddy, John Paul Jones, Jaco Pastorius (probably not spelled right) Cliff Burton, and Michael Anthony are my favorite bass players
WOW - that would have been an incredible double bill - Rush and Primus And easily 2 of the best bassists ( or at the very least most influential - groundbreaking ) to pick up the instrument
As a bassplayer myself who first played solely with pick, and then graduated to finger style, I always thought Geddy's fingerstyle technique was nuts. Trying to play all the 32nd and 16th notes in YYZ with my traditional fingerstyle method (with an economy pluck style) is incredibly difficult. Now I've realized he's using the nailpicking thing. Take's the mystery out of that.
He is differently one of the reasons I started playing bass, Geddy is top of the mountain followed by The Mighty Thunderfingers, aka: The Ox, Mr. John Entwistle. Steve the beast Harris, the man is a ton of energy on stage. Then Les Claypool only because he is new to me, but he is differently amazing taking the bass to another level, really hope to see him in concert before I pass its on the bucket list. Lol
Ged doesn't make the bass boring.He.s always writing melodies on the bass that are tasty.tricky.lil busy.but in a fun way...Ex..the bass line to CLOSER TO THE HEART...So much fun to play...as well as Bastille Day...and he covers alot of ground....and he s the lead singer with a totally unique Voice .whether u like it or not...
I pushed myself so hard trying to learn Big Money, the bass lines this man comes up with are by far the best, then to sing and play keys, well good luck finding anyone trying to equal that level of talent these days. I'm looking high and low and cannot find anything that comes close. I sure miss the band and the new material I would always look forward to with each new album. I truly hope Alex and Geddy get something going even solo if not together. 18 concerts here, I was a very devoted fan. If you know of anyone with s similar sound and talent, please let me know.
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Fender is nice I've played'em but too expensive $800 to 3 and 4 G's. I can get a $400 Ibanez n it sounds just as good..
It is because of this guy, this legend, that I really want to learn to play a bass guitar. My cerebral palsy will not stop me.
Go for it! all my respect to you 🎸🎸🎸
I've been playing for two years, the key is to have fun and never give up! Good luck man!
Celticsorcerer 1 Great attitude and determination.
King
My son was injured in the Army and suffered a TBI which left his right side with very diminished fine motor skill and some partial paralysis. He sold all his basses and amps because he felt he just couldn't play anymore. But this last Christmas he came to visit and he picked up my bass, which is a Squire Bronco short scale bass and just started noodling around. All the sudden he figures out a way to play with his disabilities and he was inspired to get another bass. The reason I mention this story is that you CAN play with any disability. You just have to find the style and technique the work. The music is inside you, not inside the instrument. Check out a short scale bass. You will find it's much less intimidating to play than a full scale.
"You want to look at the neck with less mystery as you get older". Classic!
Burned into memory!
I heard that from him as I scrolled upon this comment.
@@jeremycleary2115 likewise
Idk I’m 63 and there’s still a lot of mystery there.
couldn't have said it better myself
So Geddy influenced Les that influenced Geddy back again. That's BASSCEPTION! 😃
Great Story. Saw Primus open for RUSH on the 1994 CounterParts tour.
Geddy giving compliments to the guy he inspired the most. Such a class act.
It’s the circle of BASS!
😆 perfect
@@craigmanning2439 that must have been an awesome show!
Saw Rush in 1980, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 1990, 92, 94, 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015! Love this band. One of my all-time favorites!
I'm tied with Jeff Beck. 6 times each. I have never seen any band 14 times however. But Rush is much much more than just a band. I know, I preaching to the choir! haha
123spleege. Rush has been the most polished band in the last 35 years. Each member is a perfectionist which can be explained they never steer away from their studio music when playing live.. Very hard to find 3 guys who have that much dedication, talent and skill wrapped up in one. Neil's drumming is superb to remember all the changes in every song they play live.
CarnorJast1138 The best band in the galaxy...and some really nice guys to boot.
CarnorJast1138 - With all the times you've seen RUSH, you should be the President of an official RUSH fan club.
That's bloody awesome! I was glad to be able to see them here in my country twice in 2007 an 2011 (I think they played here once in the early 70s as well..)..
Geddy is the reason I play bass. I love his style so much.
Geddy truly is a genius!
Oh yes he is. I has his Fender signature 2001 Japan model. the best bass I ever play. I truly love that jazz bass.
A Farewell to Kings (1977) started it all off for me..
Me too
@@GodRock369 Me too. Cygnus X-1, specifically.
For as long as I have followed Les Claypool and Primus (for about 10 years now) Les is always going on about how he loves Geddy Lee and how he is a huge influence on him. Just imagine how it would feel that one of your influences says that you have influenced his style of playing...
+TheKille22 … The big similarity I see between them is how they bring the bass up front. In Primus it's the main instrument. With Rush it's a 3 piece of equals changing & rotating out the leads. I haven't seen the bass showcased in that manner anywhere else in rock…
The guys are gods. :-)
+YManCyberDude Chris Squire?
Kerstkrans Ya-Mian
… Good call … Yes is another fav of mine behind Rush … Chris' bass was often put out front way more than most but still not quite as much as done by Rush in my opinion … Sure hated to hear of his recent passing … RIP …
They are really close friends “beyond the lighted stage”! Les owns a winery in northern Ca. & Ged is a wine “afficianado”. I’d love to sit and drink a bottle of wine with them. Rush are my Gods!!
I've never been a fan of Rush but I respect them and their influence on rock and pop-culture. Lee seems like such a modest, down to earth guy. He's the type of person you want to have a coffee with and listen to stories of his.
07foxmulder did you say you’re not a rush fan?
07foxmulder well is is Canadian after all...lol, humble, polite and down to earth....rock on brother!
@@jamesbond9873 who cares bruh?
@@AyoGrog lo o
Unbelievable musicians .The angelic triumvirate .
The man who inspired tens of thousands to pick up the bass... including me.
Many Rush songs talk about maintaining personal and artistic integrity, and the guys in Rush really walk their talk. It's about having integrity. Great role models.
Same here, started with Animate.
steve harris was the first, geddy was right after. but for steve harris geddy lee was a big thing, so I got inspired by geddy lee before I knew who that was and not realizing that. god works in very mysterious ways but in the end you look back and it looks very cool :)
Such a humble man. I think that is what all Rush fans love most about the trio. They are intelligent, gifted, outstanding guys.
Like no other...
Other bands go to practice, but Rush goes to perfect.
He's A New World Man...
Exactly, and they have infinite respect for their fans base too. I hear of stories where they will spend ages talking with fans without ever feeling that “you should never meet your hero” vibe. Amazing, honest professionals
rush touring with primus.... a dream comes true.
Eric Johnson even opened for them on that tour. Imagine seeing Cliffs of Dover (when it was new) and then seeing Rush. To me, that's like confectionary sugar on top of a dream lol.
I remember hearing a while back that Rush once opened for Blue Öyster Cult, which is a show I would've killed to go to
I was there. My first concert. Arco Arena in Sacramento. Rush with Primus. It rocked.
I got to see Primus open for Rush at Nassau Colliseum. Primus was being booed the whole time! I was like the only one cheering them on. Then someone lazy douche behind me told me to sit because he couldn't see. Still not sure what his weight issues had to do with me.
I saw them on that tour. It was epic.
Geddy is such a great bass player and the fact that he can sing while playing these complicated parts is amazing.
And he also plays keyboards.
@@WalterBenkel With his feet!
How cool is Geddy Lee?
Unmeasuraabley
+neckarsulme Seriously
All the cool.
Yes
neckarsulme - Geddy is cooler than an iceberg.
I have sooo much RESPECT for this guy....
TheTRUTH me as well
I met him my favourite singer of my favourite band
If you wanna watch me met this amazing man go to my channel to see the video
Geddy was my first favorite bass player when I Started playing in my teens. I’m now 50 and I just got up his fender jazz model. I’m getting back into bass again and it’s so great to see so many cool interviews with him, like this. He’s such a huge influence on so many bass players.
Geddy is the true master of the bass man if you can play Rush you can play anything :-)
Dear Fender, I want to thank you sincerely. Nothing compares to starting the day at 6:00 am with a good cup of coffee and a video starring amazing Geddy Lee talking about his playing technique. And, of course, awesome Bass.
Keep up the good work!
6 am is inhumane :-) Rockers - esp progressive rockers should be able to wake at 10 - start at noon.
+Tioga Fretworks The Crack of 11:30!
Back in the late 1980’s and early 90’s I was playing bass with a prog rock band that played only original material. I too had never used a flatpick. One night the guitarist asked me if I would use a pick for one particular song that he wanted to take into the studio. While woodshedding the song at home, I experimented with picks of various sizes and thicknesses, but it never felt or sounded right to me, then I just started using the finger flicking technique that Geddy demonstrated here. I had seen a mariachi guitarist doing that before, so I thought I’d try on the bass.
It was perfect for that song and sounded great in the mix on that demo. Even though some other local bass players and a few books said that I should NEVER strike the string with my finger in that direction, it just felt natural and sounded right to me. Later that year, I went to see RUSH and was totally shocked to see Geddy doing the same thing! I felt vindicated. 😄
Even though I play mostly blues and blues-rock these days, I still bring that technique out every now and then when I feel that it adds to the song, especially on the rare occasion that I get a solo.
Just am so blown away by how instinctive he plays. My favorite band for over 30 years. I always center on his playing on every song he jams on. My absolute favorite bass player. Keep it playing even though Rush is over.
He's a true master at his craft. Shame they couldn't at least plug it in an amp.
..craft?
Does that word make your butt hurt?
just a little
@@ericf5027 dayum
Geddy is a true legend. A master of the bass, and a very humble and interesting man
Hi from Scotland, Geddy has long been my hero, like all of Rush showing and playing their music with respect for their fans. He is the epitome of professional musicianship and is an example to all experienced and new bass players. Believe in your ability and never stop learning (or collecting as I tell my wife)
How I wish he would make a full dvd of lessons
Such a humble guy from such a badass band
For me, Geddy's playing has always been more of a melodic than a rhythmic thing, though he's superb at both.
+jonathan401 , I can see there was a period where this style started to develop and be used more. Up till the early 80s, not too much funky stuff. Listen to Snakes and Arrows....he does this all the time.
+Clinton De Young Turning point was definitely RTB or Counterparts, especially on songs like Leave that Thing Alone, you hear that rythmic funky style more
and don't forget pete entwhistle
The whole band is playing melody when it comes to Rush lol. Even the drums are melodic!
Hearing Getty Lee talk is a gift. The dude is so smart and level headed.
It's touching the way he talks so fondly about Les Claypool
I once heard a guy saying you should know your guitar as well as you know your lover's body. Can't think of a better way of expressing it!
One of the most under rated bass players on the planet and one very talented dude.
Every once in a while I come back to this video to reaffirm my perception upon Geddy’s technique. I happened to have a hard time trying to figure out his playing. It had to be live when I was standing not too far from the fence and I could see his technique properly. And I was like “this guy is a monster of his instrument”. You can se how he jams around Alex’s solo during working for the Time Machine Tour and the bass is like a locomotive. Insane. He’s just too humble.
Incredible talent! RUSH was a huge part of my younger years. Jammed them all the time, some of the best rock tunes ever written were by them.
What an absolutely beautiful man. I’ve heard Les Claypool speak about Geddy, but this is the first time I’ve heard Geddy speak about Les. Just beautiful.
Mr GEDDY LEE I HAVE ENJOYED YOUR MUSIC FOR YEARS AND STILL. THANK YOU FOR THE YEARS OF MUSIC. BOBBY MOORE.
Geddy opened my eyes to playing cool licks and singing, and not thinking to much while i'm doing both things at the same time !!! thank you Geddy for everything !!!
One of the long standing giants of the instrument! Love this guy!
He is the master that we all look up too when it come to bass. I love it he is still humble to learn something new from others
This guy is the reason I picked up bass. I even learned the technique he's explaining here.
My bass idol
Innovator, humble, unique... Mr.Geddy Lee...please make a tutorial...I beg
Sanson101 ... Dude ... this video was the tutorial.
jiffyware sort of.......seems I can´t get enough of this gentleman talking about bass guitar playing... that is " my problem" !!
Always loved his style of playing his instruments & vocals. Been singing & performing your good works since I was a teenager
A true aficionado at his craft. A genius.
Personally, Counterparts (the album released after Rush toured with Primus) is one of my favorites of the modern Rush albums and Geddy's bass work on that album is fresh, revitalized and certainly benefits from Claypool's influence on Geddy. I don't mean that he sounds like Claypool, no, but there's a new pep in Geddy's step on that album, rhythm-wise, that is impossible to not notice.
I've been a Rush fan for 23 years, been playing guitar (left handed) for 18 years and Rush songs were among the songs that I first learned. I recently started playing bass (right handed, and, yes, I can play "good", both ways) and, again, I went to Rush to cut my teeth. I started playing all the classics, along with tabs, and at first I struggled (obviously, Geddy's lines are no joke sometimes) but now, a couple years later, I'm playing every day and am getting quite competent on the instrument (and as a right handed player, though I'm nowhere near my left handed ability). I owe Geddy, Neil and Alex more than a bit of gratitude for 20+ years of vast influence.
Rush and Primus together, I wonder how many kids went out and bought bass guitars the day after seeing that. 2 of my all time fav bands
All of Rush were first class gentlmen. Hear we have Geddy displaying it. Bless.
Holy shit this is wild!!! Les Claypool is the only reason why I started listening to Rush, because of Geddy Lee's influence on him. To hear that it has come back around so that Claypool has so directly influenced him just blows my mind.
How inspiring that someone who was a virtuoso 4 decades ago is still adding tools to his arsenal and still trying to grow as a musician.
Geddy is such a humble masterpiece.
I love this guy and his band mates. Good guy and good for rock and roll.
I just got my fender jazz bass guitar today, and I’m teaching myself to play, I’m a newbie! ☺️
It's almost as though he does not realize how significant in music history he is.
Influencing the bass player that influenced you to play bass to begin with........Les must be so proud.......and Geddy too.
He is the one man (with notable mention also to Chris Squire R.I.P) that inspired me to play bass - and so much in later years that I too swapped from Rickenbacker to Fender Jazz.
This is FANTASTIC!!! Great job!
I remember seeing my favorite band, RUSH, on the Counterparts tour in March of 1994. Primus opened for them, and sounded pretty good. I only knew one song by them at that time, thanks to Beavis and Butthead lol....it was My Name is Mud. But I discovered more of their songs and enjoyed their style. And for Geddy Lee to say that he was influenced by Les Claypool, that is really cool.
I saw them on that tour. Roll the Bones I believe. Primus opening for them. Fantastic shows from both bands.
Pretty cool to hear him to talk about Les Claypool like this. Two of my favorite bassists for sure.
The sign of a great musician is to grow and change, and to be humble
Because of Rush i love playing my jazz vintage modified, Geddy Lee is my favorite bass player
I started learning the bass last year and I'm still new to it. But being indoors all day and not working is the perfect opportunity to practice and have fun with it. I'm trying to learn how to play like Geezer Butler. I've been practicing War Pigs and its sounding really good 🎸
Post 2000s geddy is my absolute bass influence. Both his flamenco style and his Fender Jazz.
I like how he mentioned it as a tool. That is the secret sauce. We spend a bulk of our learning an instrument (or discipline, like martial arts), in just learning the basic building blocks, IE, tools, that we need. We first learn how to use the tools. Only then, can we use those tools to create. Before I started learning martial arts ( Ryukyu Kempo), I always thought, as I imagined most people did, that the goal was getting black belt. But my teacher explained early on, that all the black belt meant, was was you have been taught all the tools necessary to truly learn. True progression in the art, _started_ with getting your black belt. Because only then do you have the tools necessary.
Also being a struggling guitarist (new bassist), I know it directly relates, and Geddy points it out clearly.
Very interesting. Geddy is one of those people that can just sit there and talk and be so captivating. Amazing person, amazing musician. And considering how Geddy plays, I do believe the most effective way to emulate that tone is to use a pick.
Greek Dude true, I do think that a pick is way to go to emulate his playing (unless you want to learn his specific Technic that is very unorthodox and might not be as useful to a random player as it is to geddy)
If we're being honest, the best way to emulate that particular technique is to use the fingernail, just as Geddy does. There is so much wonderful stuff happening in their music, shortcuts simply don't do it justice. If we are to learn their methods, let's do it properly.
Greek Dude - Using picks for bass guitar is for a guitar player on bass. Steve Harris of Iron Maiden never uses a pick, & his fingers are like a machine.
Not necessarily. There are many bassists who use picks. It just depends on how they want to play the instrument.
I love playing bass with the fingers, there's a certain feeling that I can't describe about it. But there are a few times when I feel that a pick is needed, and it usually feels like a shortcoming at first (duh, bad right hand technique..), but as soon as I start grooving in that particular song with the pick it's just as natural as if I would playing with my fingers.
What's serves the song is of course the most important, not the right hand technique. But of course Mr. Lee never had to think about that, he just grooves with his bloody hands and it always sounds awesome, lol.
This is great. I was actually teaching this style to one of my students the other day. I'm a Classically trained guitarist so I use a lot of the Classical finger technique in my bass playing, as well as Flamenco.
One master complimenting another. Rare and delightful.
2:18 - 2:32 man this is what it's all about. Yeah Geddy, we all continue to refine our understanding of the neck. I know exactly what you mean. This constant evolution of understanding never ends. At 67 I'm constantly evolving! Music is infinite. If it wasn't, I'd get bored and rather work in a baker's shop.
Heading the live version of “Marathon” from “A Show of Hands”….. changed my life. I couldn’t believe how cool a bass could sound. That was it.
I can clearly hear Geddy's influence in Les' playing.
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@Shallex Well for starters the way that most women say that the size of a man's penis doesn't matter or how people (in the United States) in the year 1913 could have aloud an idea like the federal reserve to come into being : (
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Ged is not a slapper
@@chazzlucas6395 Les doesn’t slap as much as people say depending on the song. He mostly does flamenco strumming and sometimes does fingertapping. The main thing though is how Les constructs his bass lines, and you can hear influence from a lot of different bassists of different genres.
Thanks for putting the subtitles over his right hand!
Much love to Uncle Geddy! Red Barchetta was the song that got me hooked. Never looked away from Rush and the Geddster since. I have a 2006/2007 model Geddy Lee Jazz bass and I love it. Just wish there was a short scale Jazz Bass for my 5'6" self haha.
Canadians are so friggin down to earth and modest.
Geddy is king! And the whole reason I began playing bass 40 years ago. ✌🌍🎵
I'm not much of a Rush fan but it's very hard not to like these guys. They seem
to be very honest and humble.
flamenco approach, that's exactly what I had thought all these years. Nice to actually here him say it.
this guy emulated the sound of slap and pick without doing the slap thumb and using an actual pick. absolute legend
Getting better and better at it, it’s a awesome technique!
I am pretty certain we may never have 3 men who are so humble but so great, just one of the reasons I am a proud fan of RUSH, sad we may never hear any new material but I really do not feel we have heard the last of these guys . . . .
I really don't because their creativity must come out , sure they may have slowed but they aint dead and for these guys it has always been about the music.
Not to say they did not need the bread too but always cared about their product and their brand and it is distinctive
A great artist and a fine gentleman.
The man brings soul and groove to Rush’s music
Luckily
Such an awesome guy. Cool to hear him talk about his playing
I saw Rush at Wembley Arena and thought that Geddy Lee was phenomenal!! So too were Alex Leifson and Neil Peart !! 👍👍
Geddy you are awesome! Love you man!
What an amazing person! Really cool to see a more personal side! He is such an amazing talent too! LOVE his music!
Geddy the great , the best bass player ever
I can definitely see Les and Geddy being friends and getting along almost instantly.
I was 16 when I started playing bass. 2112 had just come out and my friend was driving us to our after school job at a greenhouse the first time I heard "Temples Of Syrinx". It is hard to believe that such scalding vocals came forth from such a funny and laid back guy as Geddy. He would go on to have more of an influence on my playing style than anyone else. I would love to have him out to my ice fishing shack when the togue are hitting well.
Geddy Lee!!! His playing on anything He's done is superb, but i just have to remind every body about his playing on the track Digital Man off of Signals. Does it get any better? Xanadu off of Exit Stage Left sum's up what Rush was and is all about!! Long live this Band!!!!
Fun fact: if you listen to Primus's song John the Fisherman on their live album Suck On This, they play YYZ by Rush as the intro and then it shifts into John the Fisherman
That inspiration between Geddy and Les, wow
He plays it loud with no amp. I've seen rush several times and each set was different. I've been amazed at how he plays those rhythms and SINGS over it all! Geddy, John Paul Jones, Jaco Pastorius (probably not spelled right) Cliff Burton, and Michael Anthony are my favorite bass players
It is said that he plucks the strings incredibly hard and that's how he gets that buzz sound that seems to be tough to replicate.
Les is an absolute phenomenon on the bass.
WOW - that would have been an incredible double bill - Rush and Primus
And easily 2 of the best bassists ( or at the very least most influential - groundbreaking ) to pick up the instrument
As a bassplayer myself who first played solely with pick, and then graduated to finger style, I always thought Geddy's fingerstyle technique was nuts. Trying to play all the 32nd and 16th notes in YYZ with my traditional fingerstyle method (with an economy pluck style) is incredibly difficult. Now I've realized he's using the nailpicking thing. Take's the mystery out of that.
What a lovely, modest guy!
He is differently one of the reasons I started playing bass, Geddy is top of the mountain followed by The Mighty Thunderfingers, aka: The Ox, Mr. John Entwistle. Steve the beast Harris, the man is a ton of energy on stage. Then Les Claypool only because he is new to me, but he is differently amazing taking the bass to another level, really hope to see him in concert before I pass its on the bucket list. Lol
Happy Birthday Geddy!!
RUSH is the greatest band ever. I my mind anyway. Lots of rocking songs.
Absolutely excellent vid!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We appreciate the shoutout! 📣
Ged doesn't make the bass boring.He.s always writing melodies on the bass that are tasty.tricky.lil busy.but in a fun way...Ex..the bass line to CLOSER TO THE HEART...So much fun to play...as well as Bastille Day...and he covers alot of ground....and he s the lead singer with a totally unique Voice .whether u like it or not...
seen them13 times...Geddy made me want to play Bass
I pushed myself so hard trying to learn Big Money, the bass lines this man comes up with are by far the best, then to sing and play keys, well good luck finding anyone trying to equal that level of talent these days. I'm looking high and low and cannot find anything that comes close. I sure miss the band and the new material I would always look forward to with each new album. I truly hope Alex and Geddy get something going even solo if not together. 18 concerts here, I was a very devoted fan. If you know of anyone with s similar sound and talent, please let me know.
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