How to Get the Geddy Lee Sound

In this video, Ian explains Geddy Lee's aggressive plucking technique and demonstrates how it can be used to achieve a similar sound.

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[fever_spike]

“I hit the bass so damn hard that you can hear the frets whack and the string hitting the pickup. I’m a bit of an animal!” ~Geddy

[jadeone]

why do so many bassists play like they’re scared of the strings 😭

[davidtaylor]

He’s right, it’s the right hand attack. The subtle trick to it is he uses his nails for the bite. Hits the finger, then the nail, all with muting. Gives the pick sound with out a pick. I learned it from Geddy in a radio interview in the early 80’s.

[Hasselblad]

Geddy was the influence that got me playing bass.

[brandondavidson]

Now that I've watched this short video, I now sound exactly like geddy lee. Only downside is eveytime I try and speak all that comes out is "his mind is not for rent"

[Nohandle]

Every once in a while, a person comes along that is so talented at what they do, it’s better to just leave it be. Trying to explain it brings it down to a level that you hope others can understand. I appreciate that. There are some things so great, it doesn’t require or deserve explanation. Geddy Lee’s bass play is one of them

[NRG]

That’s how I naturally started playing bass. Much closer to the neck and heavier handed… then you hear all this about “buzzing” or making the note out of tune by playing too hard… it’s nice to get that reminder of the way you initially approached the instrument before people influence you into other sounds .

[thebumblingbassist]

You're also moving your positioning, by playing behind the neck pickup first then switching to the front of the neck pickup which is giving a different tone also.

[SoundBoss]

The craziest part of this video is the women standing front & center @ a Rush concert and ENJOYING it!! I thought they only existed in legends

[AkashiXI]

I wish I knew that your action needs to be pretty low to achieve that iconic growl/bite months and months ago. I started playing Bass about 1 year ago, and I thought I was doomed from ever getting that sound from my attack. Turns out all I needed was lower action... that may be silly to vets, but I finally got it:)

[ChipsA]

I learned how to play bass by watching geddy and his aggressive funk with the right hand. People say i play hard but i cab get his sound so im happy.

[arturprikhodko]

I'm so in love with how this guys being amazed by what they doing

[mniopl]

Guys dont forget about think that sound also came from sans amp and propably some compression in it but of course bass tone definitly geddy right hand ^^

[EllissDeeyoume]

When I started playing bass years ago I naturally learned a bunch of songs from my two favorite bands, rush and Iron Maiden. It took me years to learn that I don’t have to actually play that hard. Sounds great when you do though.

[SameAsAnyOtherStranger]

You gotta try to imitate a bass saxaphone to sound like Geddy.

[caidlod]

My bass can’t achieve this tone😢 the pick up’s aren’t responsive enough. One day baby when I’m not broke ✊

[ericpurvis]

Well both geddy and thunderfingers played closer to the neck, or even on the neck for entwistle where they had the most elasticity and enough attack to launch a rock off their strings like a slingshot haha but they dug in to where theyre able to get that punch and not playing over the pick ups or by the bridge where you're tone maybe more consistent, but limited as well. And just my experience and opinion, is get a pj setup to get that fatter rounded tone in the front and the higher glistens on the back end by the bridge when playing like geddy, just sounds nice

[oscarleppington]

Is it just the power / force he hits the strings?

[keny]

Geddy plays super heavy handed. I didn't realize for a long time after getting a lot of the same gear he had and still sounding nothing like him how much technique plays into sounding like someone else. You don't always want to play like that though depending on the music/band/song there's a time and place for everything.

[TracerGTRider]

How to get the Geddy Lee sound? Be Geddy Lee!