Top 5 Rush Bass Lines | Geddy Lee | Thomann

This time Julia selected her personal Top 5 Bass Lines from prog rock legends Rush! Originally played by Geddy Lee with his hard hitting, yet melodic and complex finger style Julia adds her own touch to these bass parts... What's your favourite Rush Bass Line? Let us know in the comments!

Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Intro
0:42 Song 1 | Tom Sawyer
2:24 Song 2 | Halo Effect
3:23 Song 3 | YYZ
4:17 Song 4 | Red Barchetta
5:06 Song 5 | Big Money
6:14 What's your favourite Rush Bass Line?
6:22 Thanks for watching!

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[ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

Hey guys, thank you so much for all your comments! 😊
Here are your suggestions:

Digital Man
Turn The Page
Subdivisions
Anthem
Chemistry
Marathon
Vital Signs
The Analog Kid
Circumstances
Fly By Night
Limelight
Working Man
Red Lenses
Prime Mover
Middletown Dreams
Bastille Day
Malignant Narcissism
The Trees
Where‘s My Thing
Leave That Thing Alone
Show Don‘t Tell
The Enemy Within
La Villa Strangiato
Spirit Of Radio
Camera Eye

Cheers, Julia 💛

[YesPlutoisaplanet]

What’s most amazing, to me, is that Geddy played these complicated bass riffs while singing melodies that were completely dissimilar. Truly a talent.

[mr.e]

Digital Man is one of my favorite Geddy bass lines. That opening is killer

[blazingsaddle]

Geddy Lee is bass god in his own right but the fact that he sings while playing all that just elevates him to another level of musician. Oh his keyboard skills are not too shabby either. Legend.

[lastdaysguitar]

Geddy's Bass solo that blends into Alex's solo on FREEWILL is amazing.

[jiujitsubassist]

Everybody disregards the 80s Rush songs when they do these lists. I'm glad you picked Big Money to be included here.

[BoomerBends]

I've always been amazed at how Geddy could play those bass lines and sing at the same time. Monster talent.

[leesbassment]

Tom Sawyer was on Moving Pictures. 1981, not '76

[aporiaiseuphoria]

Glad to see a Clockwork Angels tune getting some love. That album deserves more attention and credit. In his memoir, Geddy personally ranked CWA as another one of Rush's apotheoses, right next to 2112, Moving Picture, and Power Windows. I recently revisited the album and fell in love with basically every song all over again. CWA, as Geddy described in his book, was really the peak of Rush's return to their heavy rock sound that had started with Counterparts. I have to agree with the bass God himself! Btw I am 27 years old. Young people still love this band!!! Long live Rush.

[lmnop]

I’m from Ontario, Canada, believe it or not they played at my high school in 1972, I’ve seen them 8 times, starting with the, All the Worlds a Stage tour, when they were still playing the Oshawa Civic Auditorium, up to the Moving Pictures tour. One of my all time favourite bands! Great video Julia!

[josephcallahan]

Another great bass video. I love watching bassists who love their instrument honor other bassists who love the bass like Lee.

[joermnyc]

Amazing part about Rush, they figured out how to play all their songs as recorded on the albums in a live setting without adding touring musicians, so they are up there playing their usual instruments, Geddy has a pedal synth so he’s playing 2 instruments at once AND singing (and standing on one foot), and all three of them had gear to trigger samplers to add in anything they couldn’t play without having 8 arms and legs.

[loveagainstgods]

Those three Canadian gents are three of the most amazing musicians ever to grace rock ‘n’ roll

[thejollyrancher]

There’s no hiding when you’re playing Rush. You either have it or you don’t.

Julia has it apparently. Well done.

[johnviolette]

Geddy Lee? Favorite bass line... too many to choose from.

[KaltOhm]

The counting right after the first part of the intro to YYZ… it always feels great! 🤘🏽😁

[jesseseogeek]

My favorite Geddy Lee bass part, hands down, is Xanadu. That intro that moves into the walking line is so fun to play.

[billytai]

My favourite is Show Don’t Tell, especially the bass solo.

[zkeletonz]

I love the bass in "Free Will."

[yuggothfungi]

"Leave That Thing Alone" for me is the perfect tune for learning and playing. And it also features one of Lee's trademark techniques, playing with one finger in a way of alternative picking.