<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Geddy-lee ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/geddy-lee Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:59:36 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “You really can't ask us what song to play. If we have to choose one song, it's almost impossible”: Rush's Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee perform with new drummer Anika Nilles for the first time at Canada's Juno Awards ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/rush-alex-lifeson-geddy-lee-first-show-with-anika-nilles ArrX9PBcgt34M84jh9XwVR Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:59:36 +0000 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:02:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We played at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert with the Foo Fighters. After we finished our set, everyone was encouraging us to go back on tour”: Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee look back on the moment that sparked the idea for a Rush reunion ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/alex-lifeson-and-geddy-lee-on-the-moment-that-sparked-the-idea-for-a-reunion-tour GuRkNPECZtPuEr6AupPfaU Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:12:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ NAMM 2026: The best new things in bass from the biggest music instrument event of the year ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/new-things-in-bass-from-namm-2026 Zd3TLRefebM4hHSXYJTXY4 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:25:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We put in everything but the kitchen sink…It sounded like a real monster”: How Geddy Lee created one of the most outrageous bass tones of all time for a Rush fantasy classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/geddy-lee-rush-by-tor-and-the-snow-dog LQJ57hYwjFi27DogZkg6iJ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:41:20 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:51:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When we sat down and started playing some of the Rush stuff, and I realized how hard it was to play these songs”: Alex Lifeson reveals his biggest challenge when preparing for the Rush reunion tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/alex-lifeson-reveals-his-biggest-challenge-when-preparing-for-the-rush-reunion-tour XP7qP9YEZgiyudvDuqjUnS Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:38:45 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:31:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Alex and I have done some serious soul searching and come to the decision that we miss it”: Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee announce Rush reunion tour – and name who will be playing drums ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/rush-announce-reunion-tour 7qhHsFdv97TUEw4TBGjJ37 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:25:38 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:08:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I rediscovered the glorious bottom-end of the Fender… I feel far more fluid playing the Jazz Bass than I ever did on the Rickenbacker”: Geddy Lee went on a tonal quest and broke all the bass rules to make Rush sound huge ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/geddy-lee-rush-bass-tone-quest X94DKiscSVspfw45TjcXwW Sun, 19 Jan 2025 14:34:00 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:32:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I need to play. Once a week I go to Ged’s – it’s in the calendar”: Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee are recording their regular jam sessions – but remain tight-lipped about what they’re using them for ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/alex-lifeson-and-geddy-lee-are-recording-their-regular-jam-sessions cicPPFgSWrnZn88zbB7ZF Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:01:11 +0000 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:52:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was the first kind of ‘bass solo’ I’d been allowed to throw on a Rush song. I wanted to trade off with Alex, but he didn’t want to get into that”: Geddy Lee offers his track-by-track guide to Vapor Trails – the album that saved Rush ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/geddy-lee-rush-guide-to-vapor-trails vjeh8FNT3QdX2nxWRtLgy9 Thu, 30 May 2024 15:49:57 +0000 Mon, 10 Jun 2024 08:28:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Gordon’s daughter said to us, ‘Leave it to Rush to make The Way I Feel sound prog,’ so I think we succeeded”: Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee reunite for Gordon Lightfoot tribute ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rush-alex-lifeson-geddy-lee-gordon-lightfoot-tribute-concert HhJEoNaAPafECudmWZVEAe Wed, 29 May 2024 13:43:37 +0000 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:34:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Nobody cares about new material anymore. They just want to hear the old stuff from guys like us”: Alex Lifeson says he’s jamming with Geddy Lee again – but they sound like a “really bad tribute band” at times ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/alex-lifeson-geddy-lee-reunion UCGFCJ2nymfp2L53GyTXR3 Tue, 07 May 2024 09:34:23 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2024 14:48:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He’d pull off bass riffs that were just amazing – he doesn’t just follow the roots”: Listen to Geddy Lee’s “flamenco” strumming technique on Rush’s Snakes & Arrows ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/geddy-lee-flamenco-technique-on-snakes-and-arrows ekGpDb6EjBz4xB3NRK2f2S Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:13:25 +0000 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:58:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Even John Paul Jones, Geddy Lee, Sting, and Steve Harris dig this guy”: Cordell Crockett of Ugly Kid Joe reels off 5 albums that shaped his sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/cordell-crockett-names-5-albums-that-shaped-his-sound TjbFHyAibZLcQY5Ep4bGvX Tue, 12 Dec 2023 12:10:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m trying to show the world that a bass player can do many things”: Watch the first trailer for Geddy Lee’s new docuseries, featuring Les Claypool and Robert Trujillo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/geddy-lee-asks-are-bass-players-human-too BHVnHik5QLULbzsQJ6EDSh Thu, 26 Oct 2023 12:41:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I love the sound of the Rickenbacker, but I didn’t sound like Chris Squire on it!”Geddy Lee on his Rick-O-Sound tone and ‘crossing the floor’ to Fender ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/geddy-lee-on-his-rickenbacker-tone AWiFCMAVsF93rRo8fVGHuN Tue, 17 Oct 2023 12:07:16 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:46:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If I wanted to play like Geddy Lee I’d play a black-and-white Rickenbacker”: Les Claypool on his bass collection, and the Rickenbacker he bought from John Entwistle ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/les-claypool-on-his-bass-collection JUzaafXPPeZ4tW5P24cmNm Thu, 14 Sep 2023 14:37:57 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:15:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You bassists who think your bass isn’t loud enough, you’re right! I always want my bass louder in the mix”: How Geddy Lee found his sound with Rush ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/how-geddy-lee-found-his-sound-with-rush ZKcLzkaTCHpmYyfgHXRkP3 Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:06:10 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:35:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gene Simmons says Geddy Lee "didn't understand what a blues scale was" when they first jammed together ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gene-simmons-geddy-lee-blues-scale 6nL5z9jsGPiV9fJy5zQ5f8 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 21:49:22 +0000 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 11:57:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to Geddy Lee’s isolated bassline on Freewill. The Rush song Alex Lifeson said was their “most ambitious” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/geddy-lees-bassline-on-freewill guSq6RRcuSCKg3LsifzGbU Fri, 23 Jun 2023 14:18:29 +0000 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:31:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ When Cliff Burton met Geddy Lee: “He started pacing, he started smoking pot, and he was like, ‘Oh my God!’” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/when-cliff-burton-met-geddy-lee-he-started-pacing-he-started-smoking-pot-and-he-was-like-oh-my-god L9WWGiQr8eg6z3TUY8oU7m Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:31:14 +0000 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:05:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Frank Bello: 5 bass players who influenced me ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/frank-bello-the-5-bass-players-that-influenced-me moFH7z8VSgxrKFLZtUMVeU Mon, 14 Nov 2022 16:40:14 +0000 Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:19:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tech 21 partners with Geddy Lee for new YYZ Shape-shifter SansAmp to bring unprecedented levels of… Schmegilka? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tech-21-geddy-lee-yyz-signature-sansamp mrjvSKnNGJ2edh56rTuxUe Wed, 26 Oct 2022 13:00:01 +0000 Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:38:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch pro-shot footage of Rush performing Working Man with Chad Smith at Taylor Hawkins tribute ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rush-working-man-chad-smith DrDxFio7Vgw5XGYojQAi5S Mon, 03 Oct 2022 18:45:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee perform Rush classics with Dave Grohl at Taylor Hawkins tribute show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/alex-lifeson-geddy-lee-rush-taylor-hawkins-tribute-show D3qSivfYBtVAcXDHEsBoTG Mon, 05 Sep 2022 10:43:27 +0000 Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:23:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Rush’s Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee reunite to perform Closer to the Heart, with South Park creator Matt Stone on drums ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rush-reunion-lifeson-lee-south-park pF4Xpzdvs5gtP9MfiMgtKV Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:15:14 +0000 Thu, 11 Aug 2022 20:36:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jeff Berlin releases Jack Bruce tribute album featuring guitar solos from Alex Lifeson, Bumblefoot and Eric Johnson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jeff-berlin-jack-songs-alex-lifeson-eric-johnson-bumblefoot pb6S3aQ8YAGiiyGPYqyQVV Fri, 05 Aug 2022 15:10:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Primus cancel European leg of A Tribute To Kings tour due to “unavoidable logistical challenges” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/primus-cancels-tribute-to-kings-european-leg zHME6dUmAqT9JReu7jZTyh Wed, 29 Jun 2022 11:36:53 +0000 Wed, 29 Jun 2022 11:37:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Foo Fighters to be joined by Brian May, Wolfgang Van Halen, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and more at Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/foo-fighters-may-van-halen-rush-taylor-hawkins 6pYXUgwoGoS2FAVuAsEfXc Wed, 15 Jun 2022 19:35:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rush’s Geddy Lee on A Farewell To Kings, Les Claypool the bassist, and what he thinks of Primus playing the album live in its entirety ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rush-geddy-lee-farewell-to-kings-primus 27Gk5gWNKnW8sEk3YU3Cq8 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 10:34:30 +0000 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 10:36:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Barenaked Ladies' Jim Creeggan: “Geddy Lee was the first guy I was air-bassing to… and his gear is on our new record” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jim-creeggan-barenaked-ladies BGd24DY2WLoJ28Thbs6GvY Thu, 21 Oct 2021 11:00:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rush’s Geddy Lee will release an “epic-length” memoir in 2022 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rush-geddy-lee-memoir XL66suHSGEtmDzpyorTYLM Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:16:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Barenaked Ladies' Ed Robertson has teamed up with Geddy Lee for a "super-secret" project ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/barenaked-ladies-geddy-lee-secret-project 4JTBc79RmxiGFQUXhGKNwk Wed, 08 Sep 2021 16:26:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch a 9-year-old play Geddy Lee's Tom Sawyer bass part to perfection ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/9-year-old-girl-plays-tom-sawyer WnX7vzkkbhZNhPfMvnJkjh Wed, 11 Aug 2021 15:34:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Les Claypool has been taking bass lessons from Rush's Geddy Lee ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/geddy-lee-les-claypool-bass-lessons BgDjKh3KK8E2nHCRDLWzGZ Tue, 10 Aug 2021 11:00:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alex Lifeson says “there’s no way Rush will ever exist again” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/alex-lifeson-no-way-rush-will-ever-exist-again Tj3uyHmmxxw8QHBabxk5Kc Wed, 07 Jul 2021 14:56:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rush's Alex Lifeson on new music with Geddy Lee: "We're both eager to get back together" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rushs-alex-lifeson-on-new-music-with-geddy-lee-were-both-eager-to-get-back-together jSsM6AQuC8jSQtYNnVTTEZ Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:22:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee name 22 songs that shaped Rush's sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/songs-that-shaped-rushs-sound fe5ahERrToL43AztZ9Dswi Wed, 29 Jul 2020 15:05:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Prog bassists will want to Rush to grab Geddy Lee's new Signature SansAmp DI-2112 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/prog-bassists-will-want-to-rush-to-grab-geddy-lees-new-signature-sansamp-di-2112 nnLGrNeNGUZFeynpJikKJK Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:08:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Geddy Lee to auction off 6 drool-worthy vintage guitars, including his '59 Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/geddy-lee-to-auction-off-6-drool-worthy-vintage-guitars-including-his-59-les-paul zaYLuHgueZUKVAn5GfVEp8 Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:52:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10 bassists you'd want in your dream band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/10-bassists-youd-want-in-your-dream-band bdZeWnNMKe3cSXUaDxg8X4 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 15:55:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rush Release "Farewell to Kings" Lyric Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/rush-release-farewell-to-kings-lyric-video fZ7dFVjbUAPfXirnC3S8vG Mon, 26 Mar 2018 15:52:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rush Announce 40th Anniversary 'A Farewell to Kings' Reissue ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/319499 6mZtTxKPaZcHLwqzkCVrR4 Fri, 20 Oct 2017 15:22:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rush's Top 10 Acoustic Guitar Songs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/acoustic-nation-top-acoustic-rush-songs-all-time hsgcxigr3T3j4j2YWor8pT Thu, 28 Sep 2017 04:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Jon Anderson, Geddy Lee and Trevor Rabin Perform with Yes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/jon-anderson-geddy-lee-and-tervor-rabin-perform-yes-rock-and-roll-hall-fame JJfqtZkaccp84QbQwdVdWN Mon, 10 Apr 2017 11:47:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Videos: Guitarists and Rockers Get Moist for Charity ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/als-ice-bucket-challenge-videos-guitarists-and-rockers-get-moist-charity-video iuEGX34he7EtMEKH9LiB9J Thu, 28 Aug 2014 10:44:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Interview: Alex Lifeson Discusses Rush's Rock Hall of Fame Induction and Deluxe Reissue of '2112' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/magazine/interview-alex-lifeson-discusses-rushs-rock-hall-fame-induction-and-deluxe-reissue-2112 5r39XK4hbcRmJapqM9rtdg Wed, 29 May 2013 12:06:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rush Announce Second Leg of North American Clockwork Angels Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rush-announce-second-leg-north-american-clockwork-angels-tour dS9eAEb2NBUsJqDfAu8jZd Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:32:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rush Guitarist Alex Lifeson Talks New Album, 'Clockwork Angels' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rush-guitarist-alex-lifeson-talks-new-album-clockwork-angels FscA4JjbYSwDEsKmRUGoPj Fri, 25 May 2012 14:17:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rush Streaming New Song, "Headlong Flight" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rush-streaming-new-song-headlong-flight SqsxWifvJn74Ty5W2xmZc8 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:32:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rush Unveil Artwork, Track Listing for New Album, 'Clockwork Angels' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rush-unveil-artwork-track-listing-new-album-clockwork-angels dX6C4HtrMVeapeu43banpb Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:56:50 +0000