Geddy Lee Bass Solo - Driven

[Johnny66215]

Gary Lee, Don't leave us.

[jerrythepotato1919]

And this, my dear ladies and gentlemen, proves that Geddy Lee is indeed, a badass.

[YoyoingPony]

Thumbs up if you watched the OTHER video of him playing the solo!!

[extradutyfelt1]

I was there, the dream of seeing rush llive, came true!

[PattyMCcool440]

of salesmen?

[OMERTA011]

hes ok. but nothing special. listen to Marcus Miller.

[ManOffTTC]

@OMERTA011 Stop comparing. Geddy Lee and Marcus Miller have totally different styles.

[mattymanten]

i think im going to crap lightning!

[Annonymus121]

This man inspired me to play bass I have fallen in love with the instrument now! But why does he do the thing where he hits himself in the head lol ? I've seen him do that before.

[rockston11]

@Annonymus121

It's his thing! Brain surgery!!!!

[codern]

mind blowing good

[RCAvhstape]

Geddy really makes his bass sing.

[Barathrun]

Does anyone know what song would follow?

[SamuelScott94]

Why are there washing machines on the stage?

[DJmcRUSH]

@SamuelScott94 Well bass amplification technology is at a point where Geddy doesn't need massive amps to broadcast his raw sound. So in order to fill up the extra space of the stage they used washing machines filled with custom t-shirts; you should see what Geddy used now instead of those machines...

[Reardenlife1957]

@DJmcRUSH I saw them in August and he had a sausage maker

[D0llton]

@DJmcRUSH I saw the time machine tour. They had like Golden washers with rubber chinkens swirling around in them haha.

[UmbrarumCantus]

@D0llton Either you didn't actually see the time machine tour, or you couldn't tell the difference between Geddy (who had an elaborate sausage-making time machine behind him) and Alex (who had amps shaped like old-fashioned radios with round displays on them that might look a little like "golden washers with rubber chickens swirling around in them"). Either way, I am quite confused.

[lukekinn]

@DJmcRUSH he uses rotisory chicken cookers

[spynae]

@lukekinn On the recent Time Machine tour, he had "time machines"/sausage cookers. But he's actually switched to using amps rather than using a DI box to the PA system.

[Broons2112Bane]

@DJmcRUSH SAUSAGE MACHINES!

[BassWolf100]

@DJmcRUSH didn't he have a fridge as well?

[Tagahahu]

@DJmcRUSH yea once, at snakes and arrows redrocks CO, they had ROTISERY CHIKEN.

[YourNameHere136]

@SamuelScott94 now geddy has these big chicken roticary things, its hilarious

[The12Child]

@SamuelScott94 I thought that was some voodoo amp :))

[westinbw]

@SamuelScott94 why not?

[purehatred0]

@SamuelScott94 watch the DVD and find out

[DarfnageL]

@SamuelScott94 Geddy plays completely through the PA system, he's had Chicken rotisseries, washing machines, vending machines, all kinds of stuff

[Jalreal]

if you expected something better look for his little "filler" licks from la villa strangiato, where's my thing, yyz, etc. this isnt really all that great nor was it supposed to be

[nickthecomedian]

if it wasn't for this man i wouldn't have taken up bass

[JKevorkian]

Geddy plays better bass than most of these wannabee guitarists play lead



[RubHerSoul1]

Hmm. I expected something better from Geddy. One things for sure, the bass lines he plays while singing are certainly incredible enough! He actually doesn't need to do a solo. Still, seeing that he did decide to do one, i thought it would be more melodic and structured like Jaco Pastorious did on the Weather report live record. Maybe it was just impromptu, but I can't imagine he'd do one on the spot like that.

[saxabass]

@RubHerSoul1 This isn't really a true bass solo. its part of the song driven. His real solos live are much better.

[QuadropheniaBrosef]

plain and simple...Geddy is a bleeding genius

[BassGuitarted]

Hey i also play bass

Would you guys mind checkin out my videos, got a couple originals on my channel loll

and yeh jst lettin me know wht u think of em

Cheers

[irena7777777]

Best bass player...the guy from M-People.

[Hardtack444]

Bootsy collins, nobody mentions him

[amar7368]

AAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA im going to go see this shiz live and it will be the absolute greatest. >D

[vzsozs]

omg that fender jaz basss.... forever!!!

[clipzngunz]

Geddy Lee = Mean, Mean Pride! \m/

[Satonica]

Geddy is EVERY bit as good, if not better, than Cliff Burton was and THAT is saying a LOT. Geddy seems to have more technique but that could be because of the many years he's been playing.

[sociopathix]

@DJmcRUSH Wasnt he more so inspired by the likes of Yes then the Who?

[dwilmer7]

I like cheeseburgers.

[akunmano]

yeaaaah geddy!! you rock man L:L

[atahadol1]

rock progresive ala jazz rock...... great....

[pthompson2010]

If you guys have ever studied Neil's lyrics, you know where his influences in objectivism come from. I'm no disciple of anyone, but I'm running a congressional campaign that will be based on those same philosophies. I'd be much obliged if you'd all critique my video's for my campaign.

PS I also put a few of my old guitar solo's in there for you.

Thanks

Patrick Thompson

[sociopathix]

@pthompson2010 Uh, dont use rush to promote your political agenda.

[Rafescow]

damn guys, this is a geddy lee vid, why the hell is everyone talking about other bassists? each one has his own style, they're all incredibly skilled we already know this... there is no "best", but favorite... so don't try to compare different styles because it won't fucking work

[toddkur]

Agreed!

[maninahole]

@Rafescow he's MY faviroute bassist of all time. i have a huge respect for bassists from jaco to flea and all inbetween like wooton, hamm, sting, turner, claypool and every other bassist on the planet from me to you but i find geddy's bass lines are amazing and fresh

[pumberdog]

@Rafescow Dude, I know exactly what you mean..... This one guy flipped out cause i didn't think John Mayer was THE BEST guitarist in the universe, he kept calling me arrogant and kept saying that i have no idea what i'm talking about.... good thing i blocked him!

[theonlyiguana]

@Rafescow you are so fucking right

[rockypc24]

best bassist ever

[Fezetone]

Yeah he doesn't usually play with amps. he plugs straight into the mixing board to get his tone so he uses washing machines to fill the background where his speaker cabs would go :)

[alexlifeson4pres]

Dude watch out. thecheat3224 had to change his audio for a Lee bass solo to the plain white douche's, I mean t's, because of audio rights.

[Ahmazement]

i LOVE the washing machines!

[Hbulcao]

The best one ever. U don't need to play fast to be the best.

[LetshaveFun02]

hey picprobey listen to YYZ in moving pictures and shut thee fuck up -.-

[QueenStereo]

en el documental de rush in rio Geddy Lee dice que se distendió lo que le hacía perder la movilidad de la mano y aun con ese problema pudo tocar su bajo de manera increible

Geddy Lee Grande

[vicprobey]

I'm convinced the only great bassist who solo's with a sense of musicality is Claypool. All these other guys: Wooten, Lee, Entwhistle, Marcus Miller just play a bunch of aimless notes while Claypool creates something almost song worthy during a solo.

[OracleOfSyrinx]

Why denote Lee's musicality?

[TheLastSliceOfPie]

geddy lee actually does a good job on musicality in his solos too

[eithcool]

Him and Cliff B the two best bassist that ever lived, only difference is Cliff is dead

[geddy9167]

Wow... you could hand him any peice of music and he can play it.

[elementking95]

Geddy Lee can do it all

[grbr78]

geddy leeeeee!!

[RushRules4]

I'm learning this bass solo i'm done with the middle part and man Geddy i take my hat of to you!

[tigeraven2112]

0:42 and on has got to be THEE heaviest bass ive ever heard!!!!!!!!

[Ginnagan]

Dropped D hehe, sounds even heavier on the new DVD.

[hiprocka]

Wooten's music is 1000x more difficult to play. Just an FYI.

[GottaWatchShit]

Yeah

[spicyMcHAGGIS9green]

But it's still boring.

[Rago2112]

victor wooten is not a better bass player than geddy lee

[selatik1]

I am the love child of an illicit love affair between Victor Wooten and Geddy Lee.

[r0m3r12]

you know geeddy is the best bass player in my opinion and HEs not dead Finally a bassist that not to dead man

[arnolddrummer]

Geddy Lee's an awsome bassist and it's pretty hard to do wicked bass in a song like flea does while ur singing

[thefriendlybearclub]

geddy lee is the best bassist alive and anyone who thinks otherwise is a weirdo.

[JavidProductionz]

awesome...........but i think that victor Wooten beats this...

[kyzichanyo]

flea ain't got shit on this

[Bassists92]

my view, i think jaco is the best....

haha

[streetniggaman]

me too

[DarthXephron]

geddy lee best bass player ever!

[goodjob151]

i dident know that jesus already came and that he can play bass

[ozzyismetal]

Jesus wasn't the only one who came. lol

[Demyxkh2]

He can also sing and play keyboards with his feet while playing bass

[OracleOfSyrinx]

God I love Geddy. I would've never even thought of picking up bass guitar had I not heard of this man.

[theonlyiguana]

@OracleOfSyrinx same

[vermehIo]

0:43 unbelievable sound. Lots of balls, lots of strength, I think I just came rainbows

[JCACFILMS]

lots of balls lmao

[TheRush250r]

its amazing how fast geddy can get his fingers moving. pretty sweet.

[tanakataku7]

i don't get it why doe3s he use his thumb for the bit with double stops ? wouldn't be more ewfficient to use his fingers only?

[MikeDirnttribute]

no because the strings are 2 apart

[Cygnus419]

He is using his fingers on the double stops -- his thumb is hitting the open A string

[tanakataku7]

why can't he just rake with one finger for the double stops? then he can replace the thumb with fingers for the a string.

[scrubber69]

I think it's because you can get a more accented staccato effect with this approach to double stops over a pedal tone as he's doing here. I find that raking (without nails) doesn't provide that kind of brightness & accuracy, particularly with overdrive, but that is just down to stylistic preference. Raking can create a grace note effect rather than a true double-stop. Geddy's technique is like that of a Classical guitarist.

[tanakataku7]

Yep now i agree with you. with raking the whole thing sounds completely different you can distinguish the double stop from the continous a string. however, the tone with pulling fingers makes it sound awesome!!! go geddy!!!

[Demyxkh2]

Too bad Cliff Burton was inspired by Geddy Lee

[VHOBSESSED78]

Why's that?

[Demyxkh2]

Oh sorry I'm not saying it's a bad thing Geddy inspired Cliff Burton I was just telling that guy that Geddy inspired him because he thought that Cliff Burton was soooooo much better than Geddy Lee.

[VHOBSESSED78]

Oh, okay.

Yeah, Geddy is definitely the better bassist, IMO. That isn't to suggest that Cliff wasn't amazing, though. Because he was.

[Demyxkh2]

Yeah I think Geddy's better too

[VHOBSESSED78]

Glad we can agree on it, lol. ;)

[musicmasterliam]

NO WAY!

[skleung]

i'm wondering is the head tap geddy does....is that where mike portnoy got it from? i see him doing it lots too

[DimeBenDarrell]

that was my thought exactly

[LiveOnQueen]

lol its a jewish thing he dose, a rule ur suppost to follow something like "whlie playing an musical instrument thou shall not tape its head" and he dose jokingly

[aaronaaronjarvis]

his parents are holocausr survivers

[iJafa]

cool...

[kevdiv1974]

looks like steve lawson bass

[andy9906]

geddy goes tottally cazy on this one

[holytiamat777]

damn i really like the sound he got on that. real aggressive and trebley.

[JBLgangsta]

I´ve heard that he wants it to sound just like a Rickenbacker. Which it does.

[tanakataku7]

is that why he's using his thumb?

[gcastro44]

each bassist got their own style which makes them great along with amazing repertoire. so just admire and don't compare.

[Parkesy15]

Just because someone inspires another person, that doesnt mean for a second that, they are the better player :/ Look at Tommy emmanuel and Chet Akins. Not saying Geddy is better than cliff just pointing it out :)

Cliff is amazing tho :P

[apassageto2112]

tommy Emmanuel is amazing

[ggesgd]

Geddy Lee, John Entwistle, Bootsy Collins. they are the best bass players in my opinion.

[kevdiv1974]

hay he looks like steve lawson ! solo bass ha ha

[stupidpablo1]

What a masterpiece.

[IAP623]

True but Cliff is still very good in my opinion. Geddy will always be my favorite, but I like Cliff a lot too.

[blackjack4700]

why are we talking about cliff on a vid about geddy?

[zomgrandomtext]

He was an amazing composer.

[104stawstaw]

Are you talking about Geddy Lee? If so, what do you mean, "was?" He still is.

[tom32669]

was?

[zomgrandomtext]

That comment was a response to someone elses :| was talking about Cliff Burton

[stxguy911]

i agree with you. honestly there isnt anything incredible about his bass playing but he is a steady good bass player

[JeRiSkInG1]

There is if you've listened to alot of rush, and some of his solo stuff, He's incredible, and groovy to shit. :)

[lordnyra]

listen to YYZ

[IAP623]

Geddy beats all even Cliff and Les.

[JonG1212]

your dumb hes not even close to cliff burton

[IAP623]

We have our opinions don't be a jackass to people with opinions that you don't agree with.

[IAP623]

Nobody wants to hear your crap either post about the video or go complain to someone else.

[hipeople1226]

geddy lee is better in my opinion because he inspired cliff and les to play so i think that would make him better

[tom32669]

i would say that he and les are pretty close, but cliff doesn't come close to those 2 he's not that good

[Oz206]

for me i think john entwistle of the who is the greatest but i still love les and geddy

[troggthefrog]

i agree with you about john he and claypool are my heros.

[shenmue15654]

well he was a big influence on both of them, but they took that influence and began playing something different,, would be like comparing paul gilbert to carlos santana

[Lamborgini207]

Is that his signature bass with a different pickgaurd or is that a different Jazz?

[RUSH1200]

Geddy Lee Of RUSH Makes A Cameo Appearance In The Film "I LOVE YOU MAN" In Theaters On March 20, 2009 VERY COOL..........

[BlessureK]

hes good but cliff burton is better

[NICKrockMASTER]

he made me want to play my bass

[n2112bytor2112p]

awesome

[kev5655]

thats how u play bass!

[RSBigJukeRS]

You Rock Geddy Lee!

[GunnyDJ]

Rock On Geddy Lee! Rock On RUSH!