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“It was the first kind of ‘bass solo’ I’d been allowed to throw on a Rush song”: Geddy Lee on the album that saved Rush

By Karl Coryat Published

After a six-year absence from the recording studio, Vapor Trails redefined Rush’s career

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2013 Inductees Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush perform onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City
Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee reunite for Gordon Lightfoot tribute

By Janelle Borg Published

Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee paid tribute to the Canadian songwriting icon in Toronto

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Alex Lifeson, founding member of the classic rock band Rush, performs onstage during the Medlock Krieger All Star Concert benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at Saddle Rock Ranch on October 28, 2018 in Malibu, California
Alex Lifeson says he’s back to jamming with Geddy Lee – but they sound like a “really bad tribute band”

By Janelle Borg Published

Alex Lifeson sets the record straight on whether Rush will ever tour again

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Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart of Rush performs on stage during the R40 LIVE Tour at KeyArena on July 19, 2015 in Seattle, Washington.
Listen to Geddy Lee’s “flamenco” strumming technique on Rush’s Snakes & Arrows

By Nick Wells Published

Geddy Lee’s signature sounds abound on Snakes and Arrows, but was there a new twist in his bass playing?

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Cordell Crockett of Ugly Kid Joe performs at KK's Steel Mill on November 11, 2022 in Wolverhampton, England.
“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

By Joel McIver Published

Ugly Kid Joe’s long-term bassist reflects on Sgt. Pepper, and why Michael Anthony had the “hardest gig” supporting Eddie Van Halen

Music Releases
Geddy Lee Paramount Plus Series
“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

By Nick Wells Published

Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too? also stars Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic and former Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur

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Geddy Lee from Canadian rock group Rush performs live on stage at Bingley Hall in Staffordshire, England on 21st September 1979
“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

By Joel McIver Published

The Ricky 4001 is both loved and hated by bass players: for the Rush legend it’s still a classic

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Les Claypool
“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

By Joel McIver Published

The Primus frontman has employed a range of instruments during his career, including a Dobro bass and the famous one-string Whamola

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Geddy Lee of Rush performs part of the bands' Time Machine Tour at Sleep Train Pavilion on June 26, 2011 in Concord, California.
“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

By Brian Fox Published

Geddy Lee used distortion to “knit together” his live sound with Canada’s pioneering power trio

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Gene Simmons (left) and Geddy Lee perform onstage
Gene Simmons says Geddy Lee "didn't understand what a blues scale was" when they first jammed together

By Jackson Maxwell Published

At that point, the Kiss bassist says, "Geddy played purely by ear." Of course, he continued, "later on, he learned what the notes were and stuff like that“

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