www.buymeacoff... Xanadu off of the Farewell to Kings album. This song was always last on my practice roster because its slightly higher pitch required retuning. I'm thinking they sped it up slightly for the album.
Thanks. "Clackiness" is a big part of Geddy's sound, as well as Entwilstle's, Harris', Squire's, Maby's... I think it adds an additional percussive element to the sound of the bass apart from the fundamental note being played, but, I would agree that it might not be the best sound for all types of music.
RUSH is probably my one and only favorite "band". Aside from them, I like individual songs and albums as opposed to bands or artists. The only other band I own every album of is Cake. I like the small amount of material that was put out by Fastball and Poe as well. My "other bass covers" playlist sort of reflects other music and songs that appeal to me.
The live version is at "concert pitch". This version is slightly sharp of concert pitch because, I believe, they sped it up slightly after it was recorded. The fellow asked what I "consider(d) to be the most difficult part of learning this song?" I think, like most Rush songs, the entire piece was difficult but what I find difficult, another player may find to be quite easy. To me, "nothing stood out", besides the 2 parts I mentioned, as being more difficult as any other part of the song.
My son and his 3pc band played this his last year of high school... I was so proud of him and his friends..!! Being a bass player my self it was so refreshing to know that the instrument he decided to play was the bass... I had everything at his disposal. Guitars, keyboards, drums, basses and a mandolin. As always one of my favorite songs... LOL. Thanks for sharing.! Have a fantastic day..!!
Very cool It must have been thrilling to hear your son and his friends play that. I'm sure much of the audience hadn't heard anything like it before...haha. Thanks and take care.
It just amazes me that Geddy can sing such complex verses while playing such complex basslines. This is what sets him apart from the other great rock bassists. I have been a huge fan since 1974. Great playing again! I don't play but I know talent when I hear it...consider yourself heard.
Covering a band like RUSH takes exceptional talent. On top of it all, performing a bass cover. Geddy Lee's bass lines to all of RUSH's songs are very challenging and tuff to learn. You my friend, have perfected this song as well as the bass line. Keep up the good work.
You play one of the most recognisable bass lines in this song at 0:02 - 0:30 and then again at 4:08 - 4:36. You play it textbook, but I really do like the way Geddy twists it or "improvises" these sections on the Exit Stage Left album - do you know what I mean? I still can't let go of this song after first hearing it back in 1977 on disc and live at the Kitchener-Waterloo Auditorium. I'm sure I suffered damage to ears and eyes from that concert and the flashpots. Terrible acoustics at that hockey arena, but a truly memorable experience nonetheless. What an iconic song in Prog-Rock history.
@TJH3113 Your welcome your the only bass player that post on youtube to post this many good quality videos that I have found. You deserve so many more subcribers to your account, I am going to see if i can get you more.
For several years I have admired your gift. And you cover my favorite bass guitarists such as Geddy Lee and John Taylor. I sure love the busy bass parts that those two men play and I'd say you got them down very well. Thank you for all of your uploads! My very deepest respect to you!
dude kudos you get a killer sound from that thing. it pissed me off endlessly trying to figure out the tuning for this so i watched the video and was like lol.
@synculus I think Geddy recorded quite a bit with the Ricks up until Permanent Waves or so. I don't think he's ever really endorsed any product or instrument as that would mean appearing in advertisements which, as far as I know, he's never done. His name is on the Fender "Geddy Lee Model" Jazz Bass and that might be as close as he's come to a real endorsement.
@TJH3113 What what I can tell, Mike Rutherford was the first one to actually play a Ric- doubleneck; he regularly played one that he had custom built with Genesis at least as early as 1973 (prob. earlier but I there are videos on RU-vid from '73 with him playing it). But Geddy has the first standardized production model. Either way, great job as always.
The first video I used my SansAmp on was "Test For Echo" and I've used it here and there since then. My videos are listed in the order they were posted so anything before "TFE" would have been recorded straight into the amp.
@jpsbrents I think these strings were Curt Mangen's which are nickel. I tried stainless steel strings a very long time ago and found them kind of "sticky" if you know what I mean. Maybe I just tried the wrong brand. I like GHS Boomers which I believe are nickel as well.
DANG it is going to be a while before I can play like this! Thanks for making the best quality video I have seen thus far. You are amazing at bass, I am going to subscribe because of this video! I wish I could play like you do but it is going to be quite so time!
Very well done sir.....I often scratch my head at some of the ""bass cover" videos some novice bass players post...it's often embarrassing to watch and wonder why these people decide to post their "poseur" vids, but you have a gift for the 4 string twanger! Excellent job.
I must say that that was absolutely amazing! Everything was spot on and as a fellow bass player and Rush fanatic, your videos truly inspire me and help a lot in my never-ending journey of improving my skills.Thank you for the videos and keep rocking! By the way, your tone is amazing, it sounds just like geddy's tone and i've been trying so hard to achieve the same tone and have come close but not exact , I was curious as to what your EQ settings are on you amp? Once again thanks for the videos
@Time33Consumer Thank you very much for your kind and generous compliment. I appreciate it. I'm using a cheap guitar practice amp so there's not much to say about "tone sculpting". Treble's on 3 and Bass is on 5. I think much of Geddy's tone comes from the way he strikes the strings - sort of a whack as opposed to a pluck.
I've got a student working on the guitar for this. I thought it'd be fun to play the bass part while he does the guitar. This is going to help A LOT! Thanks!
@treetarded The original version on the album is slightly higher than standard tuning (probably because it was sped up) - so if you are playing along with the album like Troy here is you have to adjust your tuning. But if you are playing with a band or something you can of course play in regular EADG. I jam to the live version on Exit Stage Left myself so no tuning up required :)
@constantine2112 Thank you Constantine. Did you know that Rickenbacker made their first double neck specifically for Geddy at his request? Or so I read in the book "Chemistry".
Holy crap I was playing it soooo wrong, especially the chorus! Your videos are always great help for beginners like me! Hope I will be able to post my cover of this song within a few weeks, but of course it will not be as good as yours. Keep rocking!
That would require a very long answer. In short, I am given a drum track which I play along with while having a friend record my bass part. I send that track to the person who does all the hard work. When the audio portion is mixed, I make a video of myself playing along with that and then send it to another person who does more hard work.
Thanks Christian. At the time I recorded this video I only had the Rickenbacker, the MusicMan Stingray 5, and this bass. I'd probably just gotten it and was using it on everything. When it comes to my preferred bass sound, the term "warmer" is never mentioned.
@MEEEEDOOOOK Welcome to the world of RUSH. They've got a huge amount of material for you to explore. At the time I made this video the strings were Curt Mangan's, Med-Lights. I'd not heard of them before I was given a box of them as a Christmas gift one year. Now that they're gone I'm back to using GHS Boomers, Light gauge. Thanks.
I think he sings the Exit Stage Left version better; more feel IMO. But that was also my introduction to this song so it may come down to which version you hear first. I do prefer him playing the bass on the ending of the studio version.
@TJH3113 I always thought it sounded funky when i played along to the album version; try playing to exit stage left version its in perfect key btw great cover dude
@bassplaya1549 I keep a polishing cloth with each of my guitars and give them a quick "polish" before I put them back in their case. It's easier to keep up in it that way than to let them get filthy and then try to clean them. My car, on the other hand, gets washed once a year - whether it need it or not.
ahh good job Troy...cant get this song outta my head for some reason for the past month........that walk down part was tricky for me as i was actually going down the neck and not across the fretboard...u cleared that up for me..haha...much easier to play like that....Your right about the tuning, it's a bit sharp off the album, but the live version is straight tuning...
