Rush - YYZ (Bass Track)

[spookerz35]

Love these isolation tracks! Great song for it too with that funky Rickenbacker 4001 sound. Geddy will always be considered one of the best rock bass players; I wish I had about 30% of his talent.

[Thejesusofsuburbia21]

People need to stop comparing Geddy Lee with God. He's great and all, But he'll never be like Geddy. ;D

[saxmacgyver]

2:01 = My Favourite Part Hands DOWN

[TheRyry97]

@saxmacgyver i always wait for that part too! its straight up nasty

[madcowga]

that is just filthy

[Cookieonbass]

does he have a distortion on the solo? Its sounds a little grittier then the rest of the track

[bassdude70]

@Cookieonbass If I remember correctly, the solo pieces were what the industry calls "punched in". They were recorded on a different bass at a different time than the rest of the song, and were "punched in", hence the different tone and increased volume. I'm a big Geddy nut too. FINALLY got to see them on the Time Machine tour in Tulsa. :-)

[Cookieonbass]

@bassdude70 Thats crazy and how would you EQ to get your bass to sound like a "Punch in"

[JoeyRapps1]

the bass sound on moving pictures was the friggin best ever

[gorfjorf2112112]

Holy shit! I never noticed the crazy line at 4:19 !!!

Sick! Sick!

[CBRHurricane6]

i WISH i could play this....i can almost do it...just not fast enough......well might as well aim high for a goal to improve my playing.....so was this ripped from guitar hero?



[BackingTracks1999]

@CBRHurricane6 I wish I could be just half as good as Geddy. Well someday we'll be at his level. :)

And yes, I took it from Rock Band/Guitar Hero. I forgot exactly what one.

[CBRHurricane6]

@BackingTracks1999 it was smash hits LOL originally guitar hero 2. but that was a cover. wish means mortals CAN play it . so yea when the redid their best songs from old versions they ponied up to pay for the original tracks. sad part is i can play it ON GH on expert....but i must have failed it 20 times...still dont get it 100%. im more on to really playing now....i can only get full speed with a pick tho (ew.)

[RidleyPwnsU]

@CBRHurricane6 Nevermind, didn't read your comment right lol

[LSA2013]

I like how he matched Alex's rhythm for a little over half the song. And those really high notes at 2:17 and 2:18 are the highest I've ever heard a bass played.

Geddy also had the unique sounding bass that always stands out. Brian May (Queen's guitarist) is the only other person I can think of who plays an instrument with a tone that is hard (or impossible) to find anywhere else.

[vectron12]

@LSA2013 they're harmonics

the bass can actually produce much higher notes than that using other natural or pinch harmonics

pinch harmonics are usually heard on guitar if you're ever heard a guitar "squeal"

[fasionroadkill]

I dont see why people keep comparing Geddy Lee to God. Come on guys. He's good, but he's no Geddy Lee.

[CBRHurricane6]

@fasionroadkill LMAO good one

[RighanRed]

Imagein Geddy Lee Greek god of bass guitarists

[LoucurasDoPortal]

analogkidt4e Rush = Gods

[dweezy2001]

fuck yyyyyyyyyyyyyah

[TehAndyQt]

I hate it when people compare Geddy to God, I mean, he's great and all, but he isn't Geddy by a long shot xD

[playbassistplay]

@TehAndyQt You sir win comment of the day award, bravo :3

[Dennis19901]

@TehAndyQt Older then the internet

[SuperBuckalew]

@TehAndyQt He is God.

[92796Apollo]

Geddy Lee. Brian Marshall. John Entwistle. Johnny April.

My bass influences.

Even though I know I'll never be as good as any of them :/

[Dennis19901]

@92796Apollo Steve Harris?

[92796Apollo]

@Dennis19901 I like his basslines. But he's not exactly an influence :I

[TheMexicaster]

If it ain't Geddy it's a fine facsimile!

[throwsand]

Not Geddy

[musicfan101ful]

@throwsand how is it not Geddy?

[maxgrant]

@musicfan101ful It's him. I've listened to this song a million times. There are distinctive crackles and growls that just can't be duplicated exactly. What's really fun is hearing the overdubbed solos with that fat chorus effect, and of course just listening to him beat the living daylights out of those strings. That's pure Geddy.

[Mapon123]

2:53 awkward silence.....



[TFIFH]

It doesn't get any better than this.

[TheOzzySabbath]

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[DemonkingMorgan]

This is pretty much a bass solo in itself! lol

[analogkidt4e]

Geddy = god

[AdvancedGameplays]

@analogkidt4e I think you mean Geddy > god